The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-31
Fathers and Sons Held
Banquet, Lake Crystal
Largest Function In That Vii
lage For Some Time;
Fine ToastS.

about the grand time they had
at the Father and son banquet
Tuesday evening. This banquet was
one Of the largest events that had
been held in Lake Crystal for some
time. The attendance at this ban
Quet more than doubled the attend
ance at the Father and Son ban
Quet last year, which shows plainly
that the plan has won the favor OF
the public and has come to stay.
Long before the appointed hour a
large crowd of carefree fathers and
sons had gathered at the hall en-
trance waiting patiently for the
doors to open. Those who had no
sons of their own, or sons who had
no fathers had canvassed the city
before had and had supplied them
selves with the requirements OF the
banquet. Those who had not chosen
fathers or sons at the last moment
were helped in their choice at the
entrance to the hall by the COM
mittee in charge. The Hi-Y boys
are responsible for this great event
in Lake Crystal and assisted great
ly in strengthening out several
tangled questions
At a little after seven o'clock the
doors opened, and it was a sight
that will be remembered ror some
time, to see the hall all lit up and
the entire floor space taken up with
tables decked with sparkling cloths
and table ware. Tables had been
set for one hundred sixty eight.
The hall was very prettily decorat
which carried from the center OF
the ceiling TO the four walls and
down the sides. The tables were
decorated with emblems OF the COM
ing easter and on each table were
unmistakeable signs of spring, in
punches of pussy willows. The proud
fathers and sons marched in taking
their places at the tables in the
order they came. When all were
standing at their places. Rev. Reser
of the Methodist church was asked
TO give the invocation.
Some of the ladies had spent sew
eral hours and no doubt had SUI
fered writer's cramps in preparing
places. These cards also had an
emblem of the coming easter in
the ever present rabbit and egg
The cards were all written out in a
good clear handwriting and were
titled as follows: Father and Son
Banquet, Lake Crystal, Minnesota
March p. 1922 Menu, fruit cock
tail: creamed chicken, mashed pc.
tatoes, escalloped corn, pickles and
rolls; pie ala mode and coffee.
The ladies of the Baptist church,
Who had prepared this excellent
banquet, are TO be highly com.
mented upon the way they handled
such a large crowd. serving all at
the same time. The mattresses were
always on the go attending-to the
wants of the banquetterS and whom
considering the fact that waiting
was made mode difficult owing to
the addition of extra tables in the
hall, which made getting around
rather difficult, everyone was well
pleased with the services given.
Immediately following the banquet,
s. L. Sherwin took charge of the
meeting in his usual able and ener-
getic manner. In the opening re
marks. Mr.. Sherwin, said that while
the Fathers and Sons were the
whole thing at this banquet, that
the should not forget another most
Daughters, who had made this ban
uuet such a grand success by their
untiring efforts as cooks and wait
resses, and it was his desire to see
this big event broaden out to take
in the Mothers and and Daughters
also. Mr.. Sherwin then introduced
Geo. w. Champlin who gave an in
teresting talk on The son as seen
through the fathers specticals,
bringing out several interesting lit
tie sketches showing the many I'M
answerable questions the son will
ask his father in his hunt for know
answer these questions in as
Straightforward a manner as pos
sible in ordG- that the, son may
not loose confidence in his father.
Harry Huen favored the audience
with an instrumental sClo which
was very we'll rendered and appre-
ciated. Lorin Davis gave short
talk on The Father as seen by the
SON" Mr. Davis handled this topic
in very complimentary manner,
closing his talk with toast TO the
fathers. Harold Williams was called
upon for a solo, to which he re-
sponded in a prompt and able man
ner, playing his own accompani-
ment on the piano. Here to for a
program has never been considered
complete without the assistance Of
some ladies. either in singing or at
the piano, and it was very pleasing
things in their own hands, proving
themselves well able to carry on
their parts without any assistance
from the gentler sex.
AS is always the case, the big
events are kept for the last, and
such was the case here. The speak
er of the evening, E. w. Peck, state
secretary of the Young Mems Chris
ton association, was here with an
abundance of short stories and wit
which soon had the audience up and
a coming, and in just the right
bumor to receive the excellent
speech he gave on the Father and
Son, urging that the fathers and
sons should become on more chum-
mic terms for the betterment and
higher ideals of the coming genera
ton. Mr.. Peck stated that more
boys 90 wrong today for the one
reason that their father does not
understand them, nor does he take
the time to try and get on more
intimate terms with his son and
point out to him the higher ideals OF
life. Many of the fathers leaving
the training Of their sons to their
mothers, who no doubt have done
their best, but the longing for the
comradeship of the father. and for
his advise is not forthcoming, caus
ing the boy, when he becomes older
TO seek out his own companions
uuadyised by his father in the right
and wrong of life.
At the close of this most inter
testing lecture, Mr.. Sherwin called
flor a raising vote of thanks to the