The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-03-15
FATHER son
BANQUET Is
BIG SUCCESS
More Than 400 Gather at An
nual Affair Under Auspices
of Rotary Club
CHRIsTIANsON PREsIDES
ID. r. Poole of Winnipeg Points
Responsibility of Parents
To Children

10 On1lQTen
Bismarck's second annual Fathe,
and Son banquet under the direction
of the Rotary club and supervision o.
j.. ]. Macleod, boy welfare worker
was one Of the most successful events
ever held in the Capital City. More
than 400 fathers and sons sat down
to an evening Of fun, song and inspir-
ational addresses. D. R. Poole OF
Winnipeg, brought a real message to
Bismarck.
The work that 'tMac" has been do
ing the last year was apparent in the
lineup Of boys and their interest in
the banquet and general manly, de-
meanor. Those who have contributed
to the work expressed themselves as
gratified at the showing made among
the youth of the city.
After a song and cheer fest in the
assembly room of the High School
where boys who did not have their
"Dads" with them picked out an es-
cort, the guests marched to the school
gymnasium where the tables were all
"set'' with baked beans, biscuits, ''hot
dogs pickles and trimmings. 1t was
no small task to feed 50 many and
keep pace with the boy appetite for
beans and weiners, but the various
committees of Rotarians together
with the assisting mothers covered
themselves with glory. The feed was
topped off with Esquimaux pies which
won the universal endorsement of the
boys all of whom secured two while
dad" had to be satisfied with one.
Song Leaders Enthuse Crowd
Hank Halverson and George Hum
phreys assisted by a boy orchestra
consisting Of Masters Cayou, Hunter,
McGray and Dalzer, made the COM
immunity singing a success. Myrpn
Atkinson assisted at the piano. There
was a regular Rotary "punch" ard
"gO" about the affair.
Judge Christianson, as toastmaster,
was in good form and following the
invocation by Rev. H. G. Postle-
thwaite gave toast to "Our Country"
He emphasized the privileges enjoyed
under American institutions and
voiced the change that has come over
AucdlS dAu dSpAl oIAOAo.
@Our Dads"
Charles Moses in responding to
toast, "Our Dads" stressed the re-
spect due to parents and deplored the
use Of disrespectful names when re-
ferring either to father or mother. He
thanked the Rotary for an opportun-
ity to join in the festivities and on
behalf of the boys Of the city thanked
the citizens generally whose generos-
ity had made possible the welfare
work among the youth OF Bismarck.
This toast was responded to by
George E. Wallace who has won sew
eral honors as a dad" himself. Mr..
Wallace has been very active in the
Boy Scout work of the city and his
son Bruce Wallace gave toast at
the First Annual Father and Son
banquet. Mr. Wallace outlined the
quiet and constructive work being
done by the Boy Scouts. His advice to
the Dads" who have been letting the
other fellow take care OF his sons was
timely and the scope Of the Boy Scout
work was excellently outlined.
Toast to Mothers
"Our Mothers" toast given by
Master Barton Muir, voiced the prop
er attitude boys should show toward
mother. It was Barton's first attempt
at responding to a toast and he gave
some very good points upon how a
hoy should treat his mother and what
her sacrifices have been
DR.. E. P. Quain in speech full OF
sound sense and humOr responded. He
told Of the necessity Of father play
ing a great part in the girls life. He
declared that girl needed the protec-
ton and guidance. of father equally
as much if not more than the son did.
His reference to the love and tender
ministrations of mother were espec-
tally fitting.
An excellent program was fittingly
concluded by an address by D. K.
Poole of Winnipeg, director OF boys
work for Manitoba.
Fathers and sons who were FORUM
ate to be there had driven home to
them the responsibility that rests
heavily upon both these factors of the
home.
He began his address with outlining
what the boy owes to father and OF
course that means the obligation to
mother also and the home itself.
First of all he urged partnership
with father and mother to- the end
that a better understanding be reached
and the little problems settled har-
moniously which mean so much in
boy development.
In the second place he declared the
boy owed cooperation to the home.
The third duty to the home was to
bring sunshine into it by being hon.
est in condolences with the parents
There was no reason, he said, why
youth and young manhood should
wear frown or harbor grudge.
A fathers responsibility to his son
was interestingly shown and illustrat
ed from a wealth of experiences II
his own life. He declared there
should exist partnership of the faith
er with the boy. The father at al
times, he said, should show an in
terest in the reading, play and re
ligious activities of the boy. One i'm
portant feature he urged was the re
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