Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1926-04-23
CIVIC CLUB HOLDS
ANNUAL LUNCHEON
Home Products Luncheon
Commentaries Birthday
of Local Civic
Club

The fourth annual luncheon of the
Civic Club was held in the Club
room on Wednesday, April IA, at one
o'clock, the occasion being the birth
day OF the Club. The members as
sembled in the library and were
summoned to the banquet room
promptly at one o'clock where the
spirit Of loyalty and love of the
beautiful was reused in every one
for the picture was perfect.
The tables, set in a hollow square,
were resplendent in their dress of
white linen. glass candle sticks with
pink candles glass vases with pink
carnation, pink cut cups with white
mints and center table OF green
ferns.
The birthday cake Of pink and
white with ribbons in club colors
and tiny candles graced the head
table where were seated the four
presidents of the club.
At each plate was an artistic fold
er containing the club songs which
were sung at intervals between
courses.
The luncheon was strictly a Home
Products Luncheon and during its
serving we could not but comment
that none but Home Club Women
could have served 1t SO dafntily and
so we'll Here's to the economic com
mittee-Long may 1t reign.
The president, Mrs. Pearl Barber
was toast mistress and after well
come which was filled with genuine
hospitality she introduced Mrs Kin
sey who greeted the Past Presidents
followed by response by Mrs. Van
degrift.
The Working committees were
complimented by Mrs. H. H. Eaton
and at the close of her verses Mrs.
A. F. Anderson responded with an en-
thusiasm for club duties that might
well be remembered by all.
One of the Charter members was
the next to be introduced and as
Mrs. Caldwell rose there was evil
ience Of keen interest and deep was
The feeling of appreciation when
Mrs. Caldwell told the message she
lad to bring from the surviving
of the Sub Rosa club, five
If whom were at the banquet table.
She gave us peep into the history
If the Sub Rosa club, leading us
through its active years and bring
ng us to the present with grateful
'egard for those public spirited wo-
men who paved the way for our pres
mt club.
At the close of their active years
hey had acquired some town lots
he deed to which they presented to
he Civic Club as birthday gift to-
ether with a 500 Liberty Bond
nth its accrued interest.
This splendid gift presented so
raciously on so memorable an oc-
aston will indeed be one of the
OF our club and it was Of
1r. deep sense Of appreciation that
-rs. Braden spoke as she accepted
lis general gift in the name Of the
ub, when called upon by the Toast
istress.
The vocal music consisted of
In True Love Dale" and idaho
other oMine" written by j M.
Use Of Boise and President Upham
Moscow, respectively also an in
rumental selection "a Melody"
ritten by Vice President Dawes and
aged by Mrs. Otto Hendricks. The
emory Of such a birthday will be
keepsake with every member to-
ther with the hand painted place
rds which bore at their top some
aho product
The tables and dishes were
lisked away by willing hands and
a short time the regular meeting
the club was called to order. Roll
II was responded to by birthday
eetings and it was with regret that
E lateness Of the hour found us
rning away from our Fourth
rthday party but each one was en-
lsiastie as she said, Many Hap
Returns OF the Day"
Mrs. John w. Morton was charm