The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-12-15
FATHER AND SON BANQUET

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that he was not deceptive. Youth
should have vitality, yigor, vision
and zeal to carry him on through
the pathways of success. Fathers
should not suppress these traits If
found in their sons, but they should
offer them their more experienced
leadership in making the most of
these good traits"
The big gathering Of sons and
their dads was presided over by w.
A. Streater, and Rev. G. F. Aiming
ton was the POSTMASTER of the pro-
gram which was conducted follow
ing the banquet. Music by the Y.
Nd. G. A. entertained the guests dur
jung the courses of the banquet.
w. A. Streater, in opening the
meeting, stated that too often boys
were barred from taking part in big
events of the city, but that once
each year an affair was held here
were really the whole crowd,
ing button of the biggest Fathers
and Sons banquet yet held in this
city. BY pressing the button, Rev.
Arlington will arise and take
charge here from now on. l press
the button" =
Rev. Arlington proved to be an
exceptional toastmaster. He gave
several clever short stories in his
talks leading up to the speeches
which followed. :.
Sometime We think life is all
wrong, but the fault all lies with
our work. We should create our
own atmosphere about US. But to
help the atmospheric conditions
here, l will call the first number on
the program.--Miss Bonita Johnson.
Miss Johnson played two piano
solo selections and was highly ap :
preciated by the large gathering:
Ray Healy, representing the HI
Y" club, was the first speaker on the
program. His talk dealt main
Wy with the work being accomplish :
ed among the boys at the Y. M. G.
A. and at the high school.
Every year we try to make our
club better. Every Thursday we hold
OR meetings at the Y. M. G. A. at
which times discussions of various
topics are held. Sometimes business
men of the city are asked to
address US at these meetings SO
that we may get a broader
view of our subject. Every two
weeks at our meetings we nave a
big feed. prepared by our mothers.
we try to follow is to come clean,-
clean speech, clean, scholarship and
clean athletics. The club intends
to foster a movement for a mothers
and sons banquet each year also.
Our lilly" intends to do all we can
to better our community and our
school" -.
: Glen Shoemaker was we'll receiv-
ed when he sang two sailor songs
by Watson.
The talk given by Lloyd Kersey,
who had. as his subject, dad and T.
was one of the leading addresses of
SMost fellows don't speak of their
father and themselves as Dad and
l." they say my old man. there
is something wrong when that oc-
curs." g..
at isn't hard to be a good SON,
fellows. But it Is a real job to be
good dad. He has got to
be a sons chim. He doesn't get all
the credit that is due him either
II the son makes big showing IN
the world, his dad isn't given cred
son goes to- the dogs the dad Is
blamed. But never the less dad
should be given lot of credit"
The court of human sympathy is
conferred around the mother, but
humorous about dad. Did you ever
stop to think what it would be at
home without dad. Sometimes
sons don't give dad a chance. The
boys are not at home enough. Eel
lows we should show our ,apprecia-
ton to our dads more, and make
the most of the opportunity which
he offers to us. Don't call your dad
the old man like have heard SO
many do.
Kersey stated that it was just as
to have Fathers Day"
started as to have Mothers Day"
He also said that he hoped at the
next meeting there would be more
granddads present at the meeting.
"Dads-boys couldn't get along
without you and we want YOU to
know that we appreciate YOU"
: Miss DIUeliner was next on the
program and delivered two pleasing
vocal solos.
Address BY Mr.. Tompkins
The fathers at the banquet were
on the program by J. N,
Tompkins. In opening his talk he
referred to the address made just
previous by Kersey in regard to the
presence of grandfathers at the
banquet. He called attention to the
fact that he himself was grand
dad and that he also hoped there
would be more grandfathers at the
next annual banquet. He told of
coming to the banquet against,
his doctors orders, as he would
not miss the opportunity Of attend
ing the banquet and making his
scheduled address.
cit seems to me that any Of US
dads who have been doubtful of our
sons, why it has certainly squared
Us away with them at this banquet,
Grandfathers should be at this ban
luet, | know that I'll never forget
my old father. / think of my old
father many times. ] think OF him
as old, as that. Is how ! remember
him.
at must be remembered that You
are your fathers son and you are
your sons father at these meetings,
and we are all pals. The first thing
> father should do is, to make his
son his pal Fathers should say,
where he wants to go, I'll go and
what he wants to do, I'll do.
He told of his personal exper-
Ience with his own son, how they
were at most times like boys to-
gether and how lonesome he was