ice Retiuial Busleetball’ |
Banquet Held: Monday |

A carefully planned banquet for the
Parkville championship 1945 basket- ,
ball teams was carried out very suc-_
cessfully Monday evening at the
Communitty House. ;

The only guests were Dr. and Mrs.
Charles Ryan Adams and the speak-
er of the evening, Dr. F. C. Allen.

E. A. Hecker acted as toastmast-
er and the former mayor of North
Kansas City who has a son of the lo-
cal team, was quite at home in the
role he assumed.

Sharing equal glory and promin-
ence were the loyally competent mo-
tthers of team players who prepared
the feast and saw to it that every-

thing was just righttt.
:| Mrs. Charles Bennett had charge of
‘| decorations. The school colors of
red and white were carried out by
‘|the use. of spirea and japonica, and
red candles lighted the tables. Three
of the trophies won by the teams this
/|year were also used as table decora-
tions. Attractive place cards and |.
nut cups, carrying out the basketball |:
idea widea were made by Norma Jean |.
Bennett. The programs added much ,:
to the dinner. The teams wish to].
thank Jas. Tibbett who did such a
fine job of printing. The Coach, Supt.
W. K. Meek was presented a hand-
some floor lamp by the two captains,
Reese Pollard and Audrey Oberhel-
5 |man_ to show the teams’ appreciation

of his work with them this year. :
The committee of mothers who]:
supervised the dinner were: Mrs. R.