Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1912 — JEFFERSON CLUB HELD FIRST ANNUAL BANQUET. [ARTICLE]

JEFFERSON CLUB HELD FIRST ANNUAL BANQUET.

Several College Students Guests of , Function at Mateerer Hotel Tu£S- ~ day Evening. The Jefferson Club, composed of a number of young men of this city, gave a banquet at the Makeever uot°l Tuesday night Covers were laid for twenty-four in all, and one long table extending across the dining room, was ample for the banqueters. The table presented a very pleasing appearance and the initial banquet of what proposed to be an annual event nereafter proved very enjoyable. N The club is composed of the following members: Don Beam, president; Vern Haas, J vice-president; Forest Miorlan, sec-retary-treasurer; Jacob Moore, sentry; Don Wright, historian, Junior Benjamin, John Hemphill, Leo Col vert, Simon Thompson, Frank Cox, Lonzo Healy, Earl Hemphill and Howard cirh-k. Among the guests were H. F. Parker, Geo. H. Healey, Charles Porter, Kenneth Allman, Fay Clarke, Clarence Smith, jTohn Knox and one or two others. The menu follows: Cream of Tomato Soup Olives Sweet Pickles Radishes Roast Turkey au jus Oyster Dressing . Brown Gravy Mashed Potatoes Hot Rolls •• Coffee Jeiferson Cream Club Cake After Dinner Joints . Cigars Cigarettes President Doi/ Beam officiated rfs teastmister and in a very happy manner introduced the speakers. Kenneth Allman, who attends the University of Colorado, was the first speaker, and he gave an Instructive talk abou* the college he attends. He stated that, the western colleges, while not so old. are thoroughly abreast of the eastern colleges in all modern methods. He told of the course that a siu-

ings, the campus, the results attained and the attendance and wound up ■with a little enlogy of the athletic ; prowess there, and told of the nightgown parade foilowiAj their biggest football victory and oFthe manner In which students blockaded the street car tracks and held off the police until the fire department came out and turned the ho(je bn the offenders. Colorado looks good to Kenneth and his talk was very interesting. Faye Clarke followed with a talk about Purdue, where he is attending agricultural school. He was also very proud of his school And told of the delight felt there when Purdue defeated Indiana at foetbali. ,He also related as amusing story, very appropriate for an after dinner speech Clarence Smith also delivered & pleasing toast with Purdue -as a theme and concluded with a pledge of friendship to the Jefferson club members. After short talks by H. F. Parker and Geo. H. Healey, the treat of the evening came when John Knox responded to the toast “Club Life.” Ho had given considerable thought to the subject and told of some of the' oldest clubs and the methods and the corruptions in England, then of the New York end the Chicago clubs and the grandeur In which they are maintained. He also told of the illustrious membership and then brought himself, to a short discussion of the Jefferson -Club with its small membership, so far unknown to fame, but he predicted for it splendid future and pronounced every one of its present mem • 'bers a prince. He was loudly cheered and his clever address sbows him to have the possibility of great things as a public speaker. The program being completed, the club members and 4 their guests went to the club rooms in the K. of P. building and listened to Lonzo Healy’s piano solo entitled “The Jefferson Rag," which be has dedicated to the club. After a song or two, in which several took part, all left for tL*ir homes; the guests assuring the hosts that the banquet was one of the best things they had ever been up against