Show HOLIDAY SUPPER WELL ATTENDED Three Hundred Persons Sit at Tables in First M. M E. E Church DECORATIONS ARE PRETTY Short Addresses Addresses' and Patriotic Songs Are Features of the Occasion One On of ot time the events of at interest In the city in observance of ot Washington's birthday was the tho supper held at the tho First Methodist Episcopal church at Second cond East and Second South streets which was as attended b by man many persons person of ot prominence and anti their friends Al Although Although Although Al Al- though no announcement had hac been made by Rev Hey Francis D B. B Short tl tie LIe e pastor on Sun Sunday a of special features it had been expected that former Gov- Gov amer J J. J Frank Hanly of ot Indiana would be at tho the affair and that advantage ad would bo be taken of ot his presence for tor a afew afew few tew remarks from tram him on the subjects to which he ho has given his attention from tram the lecture platform recently p. p It wn was learned yesterday in n n. however however how how- ever that Governor Hanly was not expected to lo arrive In tho tim city until aft after r tho the hour bout set for the banquet and this feature was not counted upon A Gathering Tho The supper partook of ot the nature of ofa ofa a patriotic gathering in honor of ot the theay day ay and proved to be of ot a n very Interesting Interesting interesting inter Inter- esting character The pastor announced announce 1 prior to the supper that no form formal fennel ll program for tor speechmaking and other features hall had been laid down in advance ad ad- advance vance ance as on other occasions of this sort In tho the past but hut two or three persons were In attendance who helped to make m tho the affair interesting through talks I chiefly of ot a n patriotic character I The rho supper began about 6 o'clock In Inthe Inthe the tIme dining room In tn tho the basement of ot tho church The affair was given en under the management of ot the Ladles Ladles' Aid s J- J clet clety of ot the church and members of ot the society were on hand durin during a large portion of ot the day yesterday getting get get- ting thug things tImings in readiness for tor the spread The rhe tables almost filled tho the large dining dining din din- ing room covers being b laid for tor that persons number of or tickets having been disposed of ot The dining room presented a pretty appearance when the guests entered The Tho color scheme was carried out In white and red or cherry as ns It would be spoken of from froma troma a Washington birthday standpoint There were some brief talks during the evening and tho the singing of some I old songs was vas a torture of ot the occasion I |