Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-05-29
seniors GUESTS:
OF H. S. JUNIORS
Annual Banquet Held in
Wilson Hotel is Ex-
tremely Merry
Affair.
FINE PROGRAM GIVEN
Clever Entertainment Pro-
. vided by Hosts at
Banquet.
FINE PROGRAM GIVEN

I The New Wilson Hotel was the
scene of one OF the merriest hanunets
ever given in Webster City when, Fri.
day night, the junior class of Lincoln
nigh school was host to the senior class
and the faculty.
The dining room was beautifully
arranged with five tables extending the
full length of the room. Covers for
1876 guests "were laid. Printed pro
grams and place cards, together with
baskets of Columbia roses, made the
banquet hall one of festive appearance
indeed. The guests assembled at Z
O'Clock and more beautiful array of
youth and strength and vivid colOring,
could not he imagined. As they filed
into the dining room and found their
Places. II was sight to make America
proud of her yonng citizens.
| a Merry Banquet.
! delicious three course banquet was
served with the perfection of detail
Tor which the management of the Will |
son IS noted. Laughter and gay qnips
illled the air and the merriment was
al ITS highest when the Mgnified Young
toastmaster. Wendell Metcalf, called
he aSscmblage to order and announced
III
the world what other folks were going |
ito talk ahout--and this he proceeded |
to DO in manner that would have been |
highly creditable in speaker of far
r!per years.
The toast program was entitled THE |
Plays the Thing"-and each toast |
was tho name Of some well known play.
The idea was cleverly carried out in
every response.
The Program.
The tOaStS were as follows:
Friendly Enemics"-bT Gerald Prin-
gle. Junior. II was a witty and
gracious welcome to the seniors
'"The Rivals" was the response given |
ny the particularly pretty, poppy prcSi-
dent of the senior claSS-MiSS Helen 1
Ash"-a response that brought roarS |
of laughter with its clever atlapta TONS Il
Nothing hut the Truth was he sub
j'ct of the toast given by Vera KurtZ.
This toast was Il scream, from start Il
to finish. Where she over found out
the hidden secrets of certain members
|Of the sch0ol-secrets which it had |
been dcvoutly hoped would never APP
pearls Il mystcry-yct there they
were thrown upon the screen and flash
ed with such clevcrneSs as to bring
down the house.
Golden Days was a humorous semi
historical sketch of school life. delight
fully given by Harold Mag.
Principal C. NJ. Ross responded to the
topic "Kindling" in very witty
speech. closing with concrete illustra
ton. using tooth picks and a match
"AllS Well that Ends Well" was
the topic given Superintendent Sifrrt
to close the toast program. With scv-
Cral touches Of humor, with Il few Scri-
GUS remarks and Il beautiful poetic
finish. he gave II fitting climax to this
unusually clever group OF toa>tS. Miss
Ma,lrine Sayrs gave Il fine piano solo
and the high school orchestra gave
two numbers. While the tables were
Icing removed and inst at this time
fate played Il mean trick on the merry II
makers. for the lights grew dim and
DINNER, and ut length left the room
in total darkness for some ten minutes.
The FOllies.
During this period. there appeared
THE FollieS Of 1922"-suppose,ily
broadway stars-siX junior girls who
sang very Swectly and portrayed the
folhles of certain senior boys in won
dsrfully clever song. Six Junior boys
followed. and what they didn't tell
or sing about some Of the senior girls.
wasn't worth mentioning.
Gerald Pringle gave fine solo and
responded to an encore with sweet
Caroline"
Four members of the junior class
Laura Lconard-Eurtz. Mack knmlor.
Miriam Chipmriield. and Dick White
man-prcScntcd 4 clcverly acted and
highly IudicrOuS farce. The Lie that II
Jack Ruilt'-aftrr which the chorus
Of "FollieS" sang a poppy good night 4
tribute. la,uing the fact that the SEN
iurs had been game and had taken all
the jokes in good part.
Praise Seniors.
II must truthfully be said that there
were some wonderfully good jokes told
ON the various stars of the school.
L ut those who were not present Will
have to take it for granted that there
" as more finn 20 the square inch at
ri,lay nights banquet than has been
had at any similar occasion in many |
days.
The juniors. under the specially able
direction of Miss Katherine Lane, prov
lot themselves generous and clever dis
pcnsers of hospitality and the guests.
both seniors aud faculty. will always |
remember this meeting as an unusual |
lly happy occasion for which they are
iil,dchtcd to the rcSourcefnlnesS of Miss |
| Lime and the Responsiveness of the
lclaSS of 1923.
have bought the Geo. w. Smith
pump and windmill business. will |
repair pumps and windmills and do