Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 130, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1913 — ALUMNI BANQUET LARGELY ATTENDED [ARTICLE]

ALUMNI BANQUET LARGELY ATTENDED

1 Many Graduates of Former Tears Gathered to Welcome Class of 1913 into the Fold. The last of the commencement week events was held Friday night. It was the banquet given by the Alumni Association of the Rensselaer high school to the class of 1913, and it taxed the floor space of the armory to provide table space for ;he banqueters. The graduates’ ;able occupied the center of the hall and seated at this table were 24 of i;he 29 graduates, five being absent for various reasons. Superintendent and Mrs. Wm. P. Clark were also at this table. The alumni were at ;ables surrounding the center, neaty arranged. The ladies of the Christion church served the banqueters and many compliments have been paid them upon the way the serving was conducted. Interspersed with the feasting several toasts were delivered. C. Arthur Tuteur was the toastmaster and made a good one, having some real witty things to offer in the introduction of each of his “worldstartling all-star performers.” The toasts were all very spicy and each speaker produced ripples of merriment throughout their recital. The humor was not without flashes of wit in which Toastmaster Tuteur and the various speakers had a combat of sharp repartee, very amusing to the hearers. After the banqueting and toasting had concluded the tables were cleared away and dancing followed and even the very warm evening did not lessen the terpsichorean ardor and the Barley orchestra, of Logansport, was kept busy playing until about 2:30 Saturday morning.