The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-01-08
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THURSDAY. JANUARY 8 1885
STOCKMEN-s BANQUET.
The First Annual BAN and 1ssnauet Of
she Central KanaAs Live stock AssOcia-
ton IT the Hotel Coolidge.
In every year and in every community
events transpire that are among the few
things that create eager expectation. az
ford gratifying realization and are held
in pleasant recollection. For this part
Of Kansas the present year was auspic
iously opened by such an event. To the
ef1cient management Of the committees
appointed. aud to Emporis and her facil.
tiles and capacity for entertaining the
grand success of the first annual ball and
banquet of the Central Kansas Live
Stock association is due
BY the magnitude Of the affair, it's
working without connection and the
general good time a. feast and on daocing
noor, the recently formed association
has proved itself herald OF many
pleasant annu i reunions Of stockmen
and those IN sympathy with interests
which are of inestimabIe value TO our
state and conmdnity.
From east, west, north and south,
from every region near at hand where
the stock interests are largest,
from all the adjacent coun-
ties, from Lyon county, and
from Emporia city, Wednesdays
trains commenced the bringing OF stock
men and their friends and wives and
ladies, and this inpouring was con-
tin1ed until the last train arrived be-
fore the time set for the beginning of
the. festivities Thursday night. The be tells
were filed the Coolidge being crowded
through out The company was as large
as the most enthusiastic had expected
ADD when In the evening the head
quarters, offices, parlOrs and halls
were filed with the hundreds from
abroad aGd at nome. the assembIege IN
cluded many sterling business men, and
men standing high at home and in the
state and nation; and many Of the fairest
of Kansas women THAI whom the world
has none iairer.
The Knights Templar band discoursed
most excellent music st the hotel dur.
ing the afternoon receiving many sp- |
plauses and many Communications for |
the display OF merit that has
made them renowned. In the |
interval between the time the |
company had gathered and when the |
doors OF the banquet hall were thrown |
sjAr, the orchestra of the same band |
play cd for some extra dances 10 the |
Parlors aud balls, At nine O'Clock the !
feast commenced. Four long tables
with seating capacity of one hundred
ahd twenty extended the iull length of |
the dining hall and when these had |
been cleared tor the third time about
threc hundred people had partalxen of a
sumptuous banquet served under Col.
Whitley's directions by efficient walters
III little more than two houfs. That
which caught the eye soonest while
awaiting the 6rst course of the feast was
the decorating OF the hall The numer-
Gus large pictures were trimmed with
evergreen; from the central pillars
fastened by its four corners was sus.
peuded large silk American flag; at the
west end was a banner with the words:
king are rulers aud despots in the
cast in the west the cattle men are
kings and good 'unS' at u east" and 1t
the east end another with the inscrlp-
ton Good breeding and good feeding
always leave their IN lrks;" ON the sur
rounding walls We're notices favorable TO
TO the no horned. Galloway, and to Dur
ham, Hereford, jersey, Texan, with
their various styled horns and to the Col
orado mixed horn-presumably anti
81. John-In short, TO every sort but the
COW with crumpled horn; and besides
these were the rows of Chinese lanterns
and flowers suspended, altogether Civ
ing the b1nqueting hall q CHEEKY APP
pearance to begin with. When the
viAnds were set before the guests with APP
preciatiye appetites. according to their
orders, thoughts of all elss vanished save
the annihilatlon of the variety of good
things chosen from the following almost
endless menu:
BILL OF FARE
who rises from a feast with that keen ap-
petite that he sits DOWN."
OYSTERS.
Raw. steWed Frici
FISH.
Baked Trout wine sauce,
Boiled white. maitre d. no 81,
Baked Pickerel. pickle sauce,
BOILED.
POLAND China Ham.
Will Turkey, celery dressing,
Ham OF Bear, with mountain dew.
Leg OF $outhdown Mutton, caPar sauce,
Buffalo Tongue, hunter lyle,
Chicken, oyster sauce
Loin of Galloway Beet.
Loin OF Buffalo. "a la stampede,
I. nderloin aud Ribs OF Hereford Beef
Berkshire Ham, an.i-st John sauce.
Black Failed Deer with eurrant jelly,
Rihs OF Black Fear, n la Modoc,
Loins and Ribs o: Durham Beef, barbecued u
Brisket of Eik. monntaineer's delight
Turkey, Continental style.
TendeTlOin of Chester White,
Saddle OF Antelope,
Canvas Back Duck, Coolidge dressing.
Game Chicken.
EnJlisA Hare, jAyhRwk style.
vEGErABLEs
Mashed Potatoes, Asparagus. Green Peas,
ENTREES.
FIllet Of Grizzly Bear, au terrible,
Escalloped Oysters. Boston style,
Jack Rabbit Braise. sauce burgundy,
Jenied hieken, Alatre d'Hotel Coolidge.
Lobster, shrimp. Chicken. Salmon.
PAsTRY, DESSERT, ETc.
Bon Bons. Fruit AXE, Jelly Cake.
Assorted Cake, Charlotte Russo Macaroon,,
Pould CAKE. Wine Jelly, Orange
bananas, Grapes, Apples.
Figs. RaisiSs. Nuts. lee Cream,
Coffee, Cheese and Crackers.
The following is q nearly complete
list, taken partially from the secretaIY's
papers, of gentlemen who partook Of
the feast, most of them being accompan-
led by their wives or laSY friends:
senator p. B. Plumb, H. L. Norton.
NJ. l.. sampson, Jacob Tay lor,
,. AcHardy, A. R. Bancroft,
n. NJ. Mason, A. Jones,
Z. 8 Cross, N W. Brewer
Jack GAtewood, JohR Rehrig,
y. N. Chase. Ben Wheltion
VIM. Brogan, Il. w. ElStun,
w. II. Lord, Max Buck,
n. H Doty. L. Finch,
Neil Campbell, J. NJ Steele,
W. w. Scott, Dr. Carter,
Z. A Hildeorand, q. W. Blackburn,
Alex. Norton. j. L. Palmer.
Howard Dunlap, E.w. Winner,
J. w. Beard. q. u. Graham.
T. e. Ladd. w. IL. Amsbangh,
ID. l.. Jones, w. +. Brush,
I. ID. Peters, John w. Clark,
Levi johnson. +. SliSher.
MARI Gilchrist, Vim. wayman,
Bert St John. T Z. Welcn,
!. A. Taylor. 10. Kiser,
j. p. Vansice, IA. TerwiIleRer
NJ. T. Williams, Levi Dumbauld
l. \. Lambert. I>p. Woodbury..
T. NJ Porter. c. L. Goulding.
W. II. Leonard, n. T. Weaver
Fred Nation, s. Nation,
j. II. Clotfelter. A. Gillett,