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Show Banquet ancl Ball Given by Employoos of l'ooplo'H Co-op To W. E. Knokor. Tho Imtuiuet mill bull TlmiHilny night In honor of V B. 1 tucker glveu by tho directors nnd eittployoeH of the l'eople'w Co-op wan tho tho pretlk-rd of the Henson. Kiich guestim they cntorcil the ollleo of (lie Union 1 Intel wni pn-hentwl pn-hentwl with n pretty bouquet. Tlie tublcri were ct for one liinutrvd persoim T'he hthlos prionlod n hnttlllful High! nf fiK)d, fruit-, nml llowont, and Mn. Htodiliirl, tho proprietor of. tho hotul ittid till her niilx nrt lo be congratulated tUMiu lite pretty Hhowlng itmde. Mr. T. K. Tiiiih' wiih nmHlor of oerv iiioiiIoh. After nil had pur titkeii of the itiuiiy ilelli-aclert cot befoio them, Prcldent T. 11. Cutler, win citlled ujioii for nil tuhlmsH whieh he rvHHutlcd to lit u brief tiiul happy liiutiuer. Ho lehited iititiiy of tho liK'Idontrt which tho Co-op 1 lit tl punned Ihrotiglt during the iiiiiny years of ltn exUtonee, ho related how the Institution had grown hIiico lie wits Ihe only elerk employed at IIh start, lit tho close of his mid rem he iircHettted Mr. Jtneker with a lovely gold watch, chain nml eliaiiu, on Itehalf of tho illri'oloiHiind eiii)loyecs. The present east Hi 10. Mr. Ilneker'ri einotloiiH tit this pre-HeiitnUoii pre-HeiitnUoii were plainly vlslhlo mid he responded In a very feeling liuiuiier, thanking tho givers In a pretty nuit lcccli which was etwlly hcon emtio flout his licatt. Vice PicsMciit Win. Clark ii)oUe of his loiigncipialittiiiico with Mr. Haeker nml the institution and fell pleased of the success which hnd followed during thu lliiii! Mr. Itaeker hnd liecu stiit. Mks Lulu Tratte gave one of her ret'itatiotis. Mr. rf. I. Goodwin, tho iiow-Hiipt.i.H culled upon for a Hpecch nnd lie i-Hpotiiled i-Hpotiiled In u few well cluwen words, . riMi:.inV i: wiStS5Tsa Uco. Webb were called upon to spenk of the occasion that had called thonu piesoiltitngclhor. The piograut was then changed, am) all retired to Ihu dancing room In the hunk building ami enjoyed the dance (o lite tntisie df the Huiulii hand until V2 o'clock. |