Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 January 1914 — COACH PARKER HOST TO HUSKY ATHLETICS [ARTICLE]

COACH PARKER HOST TO HUSKY ATHLETICS

Popular Athletic Director Staffs Football Sqnad and Guests - With Goose et aL No matter what your prejudices in the past have been about football you would have changed your mind if you could have witnessed the 1913 squad of the Rensselaer high school and the members of the faculty identified (with athletics, and a few fortunate guests, as they surrounded a magniflceni; table and tried to eat everything that Head Coach Harry Parker and his wife had provided for them. The way to the heart is said to /be through the stomach, but the eulogistic tone of the guests toward Coach Parker proved that their hearts had found reason to praise him long before the goose dinner was planned. - Mrs. Parker was assisted in the preparation, of the dinner by Mrs. Dean, wife of Superintendent Dean, and the guests in addition to the entire squad of 1913 included Sup erintendent Dean, Principal Sharp, Prof. Coe, Rev. J. C. Parrett, Assistant Opaches John Morgan, of Butler, and Jay Nowels, of Hanover, Elmer Wilcox and Oeorge H. Healey. All of the dinner guests were seated at a long table in the commodious dining room at the Parker home. Beneath the large dome that shaded the electric lights the

football used during the fall was .mounted on a silver pedestal. It was discolored by use and bore the >cars of conflict, hut the boorish roughness of its season of strife had been softened by its girdling with baby ribbon and. it spoke an eloquent comparison of the gridiron and dinner occasions and showed the diversified possibilities of American youths. Prom the dome hung the large letters *R. H. S/’, painted red and black and there radiated alternately red and black baby ribbons from the sides to the ends of the table, while a wide band of red bordered with black girdled the center of the table. , It was an arrangement of splendid taste and added to the feast that kept the guests busy for the next hour and a half. Oyster cocktails, roast goose, mashed potatoes, gravy, sweet potatoes/ spiced peaches, grape juice, salted nuts, celery, pickles, pie and probably we have -forgotten several things, at least. The supply and variety was so abundant that every one was forced to call enough. Speech making followed and Cap tain McCarthy briefly reviewed the past season. Paul Miller presented Coach Parker with a fine new sweater coat, of R, H. S. colors and a big “R” on the breast. Mr. Parker at once substituted it for his coat and in a feeling manner he thanked the football team for the remembrance. Near the close of the dinner Mr. Parker presented the football to Captain McCarthy., An election of captain and assistant captain for the 1914 team followed. Will was elected cap tain and Sam Duvall assistant. During the speech making, in which all took part, Rev. Parrett acted as toastmaster. A flashlght picture of all'was taken at the dinner table and it will probably adorn the 1914 Chaos.