Monmouth College - Ravelings Yearbook (Monmouth, IL)

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Eccritean Annual Banquet. AN ECCRITEAN Reunion was held in connection with the Eccritean Peanut Banquet this year, which was ceie- hrated E iday evening, November the first, in the banquet room of Wallace Hall. About four hundred invitations were sent out to the alumni of the society, and altho there were but a few who were able to come, many sent their regrets and assured the members that they would be there in spirit if not in person. The hall was decorated in red, white and blue streamers in- tertwined and mingled with the leaves of the autmun oak. Presi- dent Kritzer acted as toastmaster and caused much mirth by his witty remarks. Hon. T. H. Gault, ' 70, State Commander of the Illi- no isG. A. R., responded to the toast to the Old Eccriteans. The contest team in whose honor the banquet was held was announced: Debater, John Kritzer; Orator, .John Simpson; Essayist, Will Mc- CuUoeh; Declaimer, Ralph ' liite. MENU. Oyster Cocktail. Bread and Butter Sandwiches. Olives. Sweet Bread. Rosettes. Celery. Roast Young Turkey. Dressing. Gravy. Jlashed Potatoes. Browned Sweet Potatoes. Cranberry Jelly. Mixed Pickles. Parker House Rolls. Raspberry Ice. Marshmallows. Fruit Salad. Baronet Biscuit. Ice Cream. Cake. Mints. Coffee. Peanuts. TOAST PROGRAM. JOHN J. KRITZER— Toastmaster. Grand Army of Eccritean Scott Kndley The Call to Arms Bert Chapel Response Contestants Eccritean Auxiliary Miss Beulah St. Clair The Recruits Bruce Henderson Response James McCoy The Staff Officers Dean Whitman The Veterans ... Robert McBride Response . Thos. H. Gault, 70, Vice Commander of 111. G, A. R.

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Philo Annual Banquet. r HE PHILO Annual Banquet was held in the Colonial I 1 Hotel banquet room Wednesday evening, October IB, 1912, in honor of the new men. The guests were received in the hotel reception parlors and here frappe was served from a cleverly arranged autumn booth. After a short musical program the guests proceeded to the banquet room where they found tables beautifully decorated in the society colors. After a bountiful ban- quet Ralph D. Kyle of the class of 1 DOS was introduced as toastmaster and showed himself an able leader in after-dinner wit. MENU. Tomato Cream. Olives. Celery. Blanched .Mmonds. Roast Young Turkey. Sage IJressing. Brown Gravy. Cranberry Sauce. Mashed Potatoes. Hot Rolls. Candied Sweets. Fruit Salad. Ice Cream. Coffee. Frou Frous. Assorted Cakes. Mints. TOAST PROGRAM. R-A.LPH D. KYLE, ' OS— Toastmaster. ■To the Occasion Leon Henderson To .Monmouth College John W. Meloy Violin Solo Miss Katharin Finley To Our Ladies George Campbell Response Una De Vinney To the New Members Raymond Smiley Response Robert Teare Vocal Solo Miss Eva Carnahan To Old Philo Hugh Milne Appreciutious Doctor McMichael

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Class Day, February 20, 1913. U Senior Day. Junior Spread, ,-! AT X O O N on February 22 the Senior class assembled in the gymnasium for Senior Day. This is the first time in the year when the Senior class assembles as dignified Sen- iors. The tables were decorated with miniature ships. Around the ships were icebergs which lowered the atmosphere of the room considerably. Following the delicious banquet served by Eliza Smith, was a toatst program carrying out the idea of the wreck of the Titanic: Pilot Chauncey SherricU Voyage . . l ois Barnes Titanic John Kritzer Band Master Dorothy Austin Officers Maude Megchelsen Passengers lim Curry Band • Gertrude Fletcher Iceberg Marguerite Rhodes Wreck Kdna Mumford T H K .JUNIOR Spread held in the assembly room of the I 1 Auditorium on the twentieth of February- in coramemora- tion of the FYeshman Banquet of two years ago, and inci- dentally in honor o£ the Father of His Country, could hardly be termed a banquet, altho the quality of the food was prob- ably superior to the usual banquet, as the girls had prepared the repast with their own hands. The tables were bountifully laden with sandwiches, salad, chips, pickles, cakes, ice cream, coffee and candies. The following is their impromptu toast program: REFLECTIONS. To tlie Class of ' U George Campbell History of the Freshmen Banquet. Boys ' Point of View Robert Ross Girls ' Point of View Eleanor Welch To Our Sophomore Banquet John Meloy To Dr. McMichael -Miss Mary French To Dean Winbigler Clarence Barnes To the Faculty Miss Myrtle Brown To the Study Body Dean Whiteman To the Greatest Event of All. Our Graduation . . . Harry Gillis