Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-01
A SumptuOus Repast, Fit for the Great
est Lords Of the Land.
OPENING REMARKS BY GEN.sIBLEY
TOasts and Responses by DIR. Day, VIM.
GrimshaW, A. E. Rice and
Speaker Fletcher.
MR.HILL'S ADDRESS ON COMMERCE
MeSsrs. Hahn, Hicks aud Ramsey Expa-
tiate on Appropriate Topics of
the Evening"

The Minnesota legislature and executive
officers Of the state, laid aside the pressing
cares of state for few hours last evening
to accept of the hospitalities rendered
them by the st. Paul chamber OF com
merce, in the form of banquet
at the Merchants hotel. Short
ly after o'clock the guests
of the chamber began to assemble in the
main lobby of the hotel, where they were
received by members of the reception
committee and shown to retiring rooms.
At o'clock the Great Western band, which
had been secured to supply the musie for
the occasion, took position at the head of
the hall on the second floor, and
opposite the entrance to the parlor, and
while they discoursed an inspiriting air,
the large concourse of guests slowly filed
into the parlor, and were formally received
by Gen. H. H. Sibley, president, assisted
by Gov. Alex. Ramsey. This portion of
the ceremony completed, which occupied
about half an hour, the
guests we're ushered to the
main dining room, in which
THE BANQUET
was served. AS the doors of this far-famed
house of epicures was thrown open, q scene
of dazzling splendor and magnifcence
burst upon the vision. Running the entire
length of the great dining hall were six
tables, each with plates for 12O persons,
alongside of which we're two score or more
walters in black suits and
snow white aprons in watchful attenda nee.
The tables with their bright silver and
glass ware, profusion of flowers, tropical
fruits, confections, ETC., presented happy
f0retaste of the feast of good things in
store. At the opposite end of the hall
from the main entrance, and between the
two great glass napkin cases, had been
erected a stand for the band. The tops of
the cases were covered with an exceed
ingly rich and varied assortment of
house plants, while on the wall between
the two and back of the band in semi
circle was the word
MINNESOTA"
in large letters of evergreen background,
fronted with white tube roses, the whole
lighted up and brought out in all their
beauty by the myriad lights of
the six chandeliers, the pendants
and bases of which were wreathed
in smilax and Gala lilies. In front of every
guest was a handsome lapel bouquet, and
a most comprehensive and tastfully pre-
pared
BILL OF FARE.
1t was eight pages, printed on two
sheets, and the sheets tied together with
red ribbon. The title page bore the fol
lowing inscription:
''Bnquet to the Members of the Legislature
and Executive Officers of the State, by tn
Chamber of Commerce, at the Merchants Hotel
Wednesday Evening, Feb. %, 1882
On the reverse page was the following:
IIenu.
Oysters-Raw.
Soup-Tomato.
Fish-Roast red snapper, mushroom sauce.
Boiled-Buffalo tongue, Ioin of mutton, cape
sauce.
Roast-Beef, turkey, ham, champagne sauce
Cold Eutremets-Boned turkey, ham, chick
en- salad.
Entrees-Orange fritters, fried oysters, ter
derIoin beef, larded.
Gfame-Wild turkey, venison, mallard ducks
Vegetables-Mashed potatoes, corn, turnip:
asparagus, baked sweet potatoes.
Pastry-Enplish plum pudding, rum sauce
mince pie, peach pie, delicate cake, black CAKE
assorted cake.
Entremets-Pound cake, fruit cake, lad
cake.
Pyramids kisses.
Dessert-Vanilla ice cream, French cream
lemon ice, Charlotte russo, brandy jelly, sherr
wine Jelly, fruit jelly, oranges, grapes, pear
bananas, figs raisins, nuts.
Coffee, tea.
The remainder of the bill was occupie
by the names of the governor and othe
state officers, and list of the senate an
house of representatives, with the officer
of each body.
Gen. Sibley, as president, occupied th
head of the third table from the left, wit
Lieut. Gov. Gilman at the head of the ne1
table on his right, ex-Gov. Marshall havin
the post of honor at the remaining one O
that side At the head of the first tab
on the left of Gen. Sibley was Gov. Ran
sew. with Speaker Fletcher and Senate
Waite doing the honors at the remainir
two tables.
FORMAL WELCOME.
The guests all seated Gen. Sibley callC
the assemblage to order, and Rev. N
Smith, chaplain of the senate, offer'
a very earnest prayer, at the conclusion
which Gen. Sibley, as president, extend
formal welcome to all present to the he
pitalitles prepared for them,speaking su
stantially as follows
The chamber of commerce representa-
st. Paul, having invited his excellency, t
governor, the senator elect and membt
of the legislature to a banquet in this b
set apart for such purposes, and prepar
under the direction of that prince of hos
Col. Allen, bid you hearty W
come st. Paul has such extensi
and close business relations with
portions of the state, that
can hardly regard you as strangers, |
more as hth and kin. This is not intend
to be a cold formality, but as a comp
ment to the Legislature, and we pray J
to do tribute to our offering as did t