Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-13
H0N0RS TO HENDERSON.
Magnificent Banquet at the Pax
ton Last Night.
Feting "the Soldier, the Advo-
cate, and the Statesman
All Unite In Doing Honor to tho
Peoples Choice.


Henderson to q seat In the United
States senate, with one exception the
highest honor in the gift Of the Amer.
lean people, was until last evening UNI
marked by an particular demonstra.
ton or celebration Of the event.
Yesterday a small but neat bit Ct
card board found it's way to the desk
of THE BEE reporter, notify ing him
that at $50 In the evening a banquet
would be given at the Paxton in honor
of General Msnderson's election, by
his comrades Of the Omaha Post No.
Ito, Grand Army of the Republic
At the hour named about forty per.
Joni assembled a. the palatial MOTEL
over whose destinies tho Kitchen
Bros. preside, and at the sound of q
grand march played by the Musical
Union orchestra, marched from the
psrlor to the dining room, where a
long table, extending its entire length,
was spread, grooming under a weight
of delicscies In season and out of sea.
son. The party, as seated at the
boards, was made up Of the folio wing
gentlemen:
Gen. o. O. Howard, Capt. Jos. A.
Sladen, Capt. Chas E. S. Wood,
Lieut.. Guy Howard, Col. j. FL. Tay-
lor, Gsn. Thomas Wilson, Col. T. Fl.
Stanton, Hon. Al. Sorenson, Maj.
John v. Furay, Col. E. @. Mason,
Rev. S. F. Woodbridge, Capt. Sam
B. Jones, VIM. Coburn, w. F. Bschel,
Hon. w. }. Broatch, Hon. P. P.
Shelby, d E Kimbsll, S. A. Hun
toon, E A. Par nlee, M. R Risdon,
G. E. Squires, j. S. Caul6eld, Hon.
G. F. Goodman, q. e. Burmester, j.
France, Victor Landergren, Hon. l..
M. Bsnnett, F. E Congdon, j. &c.
Wilbur, Hon. Jas. W. Savage. w. FL.
Kent, Gen. G. Il. Frederick, Hon. s.
j. Alexander, J. B. Kttche1, r chard
Kitchen, G, w. Kitchen, Hon. G X.
Constant, Col. j. B. Detwiler, Hon.
Pat o. HAYES, A. j. Manderson,
Major J. I. Davis, F. E. Brown and
Hon. w. Fl, Michael.
A prettier scene has never been
witnessed at any banquet in Ne.
braska. The most distinguished and
SCHOLARLY representatives of the
bench, the bar, the mercantile world
and the army were present. Judge
Savage presided at the head of the
table at his right the distinguished
guest of the evening, Gen. Mander-
son, the senator elect, and OF his LEFT
Gen. o. o. Howard, commander OF
the department of the Platte. On
either side of the board were dis.
tribated the flower OF the military
and civil world of Omaha.
The table was lovely in itself. The
head was decorated with floral beauties
In the ahape o, boquets, Gala lilies,
heliotropes, etc. In the center was a
mineature tent Of red, white aud blue,
the stars and stripes fl Eating in front
of it and a platoon of leaden warriors
escorting a lesdeu warrior to the int.
rior. All the rare fruits of the G ,lder
state were banked in pyramids on the
boards, fladked by salads, cakes, fruits
and flowers.
At the plate OF each guest was q
handsome and programme ex.
e~rcises, the latter printed on tinted
satin Of various colors. The menu
was as follows:
Raw. Fried.
Sherry.
HoR %D'oEUvsEs,
Olives. Celery. Gherkins.
COLD DISHES.
Aspio of Boned Turkey, au Traff.
Sliced Fowl. Ssrdines. Ham.
Smoked Beef Tongue.
Pomery Sec.
Chicken Salad Decore. Lobster Salad.
ORNAMENTAL DISHES.
Frosted Lady Cake, with Negat Bas.
ket. Macaroni Pyramid. Fancy
Rims Pyramid. Frosted Pound
Cake, with Flower Basket.
French Candy Pyramid.
Plain Jelly Cake. Macaroons.
CREAMS AND JELLIEs.
Charlotte Russo. Bavarian Cream. Ne.
apolitan Ice Cream. Claret Wine
Jelly. Fruit Jelly, a la Chintilla.
Lemon Jelly.
DESSERT.
Malaga Grapes. Oranges. Coffee.
Cream. Old Cognac.
An hour was spent In discussing tn,
magnificent bill of fare, and ate
washing down the various substantial
with sherry and Pommery Sac, tn
toast matter of the evening, Judg
Savage, announced the first toast O
the evening, sour Senator Elect.
which was responded to by
HON W. h MIoHAELs,
of Grand Island.
The Republican party was in power
when the state of Nebraska wa
formed, and it was proper that tina
party should take the reins of it's gov
eminent. At every election the can
didates of that party were successful
and every legislature had a large Re-
publican majority, to which majorit
belonged the credit of passing tn
laws that govern Nebraska All tn
conditions were favorable for a lon
lease of power, and hence the warnin
in the last campaign fell like a thur
derbolt from a clear sky. The intsl
ruption and the causes that led to
made the election OF Gen. Manderso
possible. The voters of the part
said the principles are the same an
the party's history is as glorious as
ever was, buG the giant clutch OF Co
porate power Is upon her, and the II
sidious influence of aggregated wealt
has turned her head. Whether tn
idea was exaggerated or not-wheth,
the people had overestimsted IL
power of railroads or exaggerated IL
part they took in politics, it is unne
essary at this time to inquire. tt