The Travelers are an industrious studious people, but they need occasional recreation consequently Mrs. G. F. Sylvester opened her home to them on Monday evening where they held their holiday festival in the form of a 6 o’clock dinner.
The rooms were prettily decorated, especially the dining hall showing forth the colors of the club- green and pink.
Covers were placed for 22, the members being seated at the banquet table. Miss French invoked Divine blessing upon the assembled members and upon the home represented.
During the progress of the feast the following musical program was tendered, the numbers being interspersed between courses.
Piano Solo- Miss Shaughnessy
Vocal Solo- Miss Trisler
Vocal Trio- Austin, LaCraft, Trisler
Piano Solo- "Spinning Wheel" Godard- Mrs. G. F. Sylvester
Vocal Solo- Mrs. Austin
The several courses having been served, toasts were given, our worthy president, Miss Elliot, acting as toast mistress. The first toast- the occasion – was responded to by Miss French, beginning her remarks with the old adage "A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men." Miss French gave a glowing picture of the vast difference between the facial expression of the members when seated at the festive board and that depicted in their countenances when called upon to answer a question in French history.
The truly social and humorous side of the evening may be demonstrated by the fact that when Miss French was called to the telephone, that the County Superintendent might announce a teacher’s meeting, our worthy Superintendent of Schools remarked that she did "wish there would be one evening’s entertainment when school questions were not in evidence."
The next toast "The Travelers" was given by Miss Robinson. She gave a resume of the strides the members had made since the beginning of the year- covering a period of over 1,000 years of mastering (?) the intricacies of the French pronunciation, and of other wonderful achievements.
Mrs. McKenney called upon the muse and fancy presented to her the old school house with all its myriad recollections. Among those brought before her vision was Myrtle Mallory Bolton. When called upon to recite her lesson, she would say "I don’t know, but Melvin does." (NOTE: Melvin was her twin brother.) Kate Shaughnessy on hearing the name of a new pupil from the country- Miss Furlong, immediately dubbed her, Miss Forty Rods, and thus did fancy weave her chair of happy memories about many of those present.
Miss Nickerson arose in response to the toast "Our President." She spoke of presidents of the great corporations, presidents of charitable institutions, presidents of Universities, and presidents of nations. Who would not wish to have his name mentioned with that of Washington, Roosevelt, Taft? Again, who would not wish to be listed with those of French, Schaughnesy, Lahey?
Miss Elliot-
"Long May she reign
And happy may she be."
The president then proposed toasts to the hostess and to the committee on arrangement, which were responded to heartily by all.
At fifteen minutes before nine o’clock, the company withdrew to the parlors where an impromptu program was given.
When the time came to say goodbye, all voted this to be one of the most enjoyable evenings in the history of the Travelers Club.

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