Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 113, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1917 — ALUMNI BANQUET FOR CLASS OF 1917 [ARTICLE]

ALUMNI BANQUET FOR CLASS OF 1917

All Present Enjoyed Annual Banquet Served at the Christian Church Dining Room. There were one hundred and fourteen graduates of the Rensselaer high school seated at the festive board spread by the ladies of the First Christian church in the dining room of that church. The room was beautifully decorated and the menu and service were in keeping with this one of Rensselaer’s annual school functions. At about 7:30 in the evening invocation was offered by Rev. Asa McDaniel. President Floyd Meyers then as is the usual custom, dn an unusual way made some very serious remarks and administered the oath to the new members and then introduced the toastmaster, the Hon. W. H. Parkinson.

Parkinson said he had taken a special preparatory course by being actively engaged for the past three weeks in the courts of this and Newton county, in defending criminals. Everyone who was introduced by Mr. Parkinson can testify to the thoroughness of that training. Woodhull I. Spitler came back at him with a Submarine. Aileen Allman chugged him into a Subway. B. F. Fendig handed hima Subrosa cigar with criminal intentions. Ruth Wood succeeded in the Subtraction of hie wit. Judge Robert VanAtta’s subpoena brought him to justice. The verdidt was unanimously rendered that Parkinson was a first class toasftmater and that the toasts were mighty fine. The officers for 1918 are, President George Collins, Vice-President George Padgitt, Secretary Lucille Luers, and Treasurer Mildred Biggs. Following the banquet, a dance was held at the armory, to which many of those attending the banquet attended. The armory was beautifully decorated in the class colors of red and white and a large American flag was in evidence in the center of the hall. The Rhode-Gorman orchestra, of Hammond, furnished the music, McKelvey’s, of Chicago, being unable to fulfill their engagement.