Wichita eagle., 1889-03-12
SPECIFICATIONS
OF A BANQUET EATEN ACCORDING
TO CONTRACT BY THE GUESTS
OF the Builders Exchange Of Wichita,
Kan, at Their First Annual Ban
quet at the Carey Hotel
Last Night.

were present over one hundred gentlemen
all of whom have been variously interested
in the building OF the magnificent business
houses and private residences in Wichita
The attendants numbered many of the
solid, substantial representative business
men of the city, and the gathering proved
to be not only very pleasant but also OF
decided interest and value to all.
At 10 O'Clock the doors to the dining
room were thrown open and some of the
richest and most beautifully trimmed
tables ever set at a banquet in the city
were displayed. Then the banquet, every
course of which was rich and elegant,
was served. There was nothing lack
ing nor incomplete and it will ever be
remembered as one of the finest in this
city Or state. The menu card was unique
and apropos, Icing arranged after the
most approved manner of specifications
used by contractors, and was as follows:
Foundation-The foundation shall con-
slst of meats laid as follows: Fillet of
beef we'll set with mushrooms, with orna-
mental belt courses of roast wild duck.
sweet breads larded with green peas, and
mortar mixed with turtle soup and saddle
rock oysters The interstices to be well
hiICo Will SuIShCuy lODSlcE du0 JOOdUO
salad.
Water Table-Shall be selected, well
dressed celery, English chow-chow. mixed
pickles, Spanish olives, Worcestershire
sauce and cold slaw.
uperstructure-The superstructure to
be of those ancient and substantial ma
terials, known as milk. rye and light
bread.
Ornamentation- to con-
sist of pyramids of fruits, pyramids of
wine jelly, ornamented angel food and or
namented sunshine
Inside Finish-Inside finish to consist of
pound cake, jelly tarts, egg kisses, almond
and cocoanut macaroons, lady fingers and
almond spongueletts.
Plastering-Center pieces to consist of
oranges, bananas, apples, London layer
raisins and Malaga grapes, to be well Sc
cured to ceilings and thoroughly fastened
with Neapolitan ice cream, claret punch
and finished with coat of Edam cheese
and water crackers.
notwithstanding to the constitutional
amendments it will be impossible to enter
into detailed specifications respecting this
class of material.
Painting.-The whole to receive two
flowing coats of French coffee and as much
water as may be necessary to make good
job.
General.-Ths whole to be under the i'm
mediate charge and supervision of E. p.
Hovey. H. H. Jackman and r. c. Stewart,
contractors for the exchange
THE sUB-CoNTRACTS,
As the toasts and responses were called,
then occupied the attention of the guests.
In response to the first, the Builders
Mr.. f. Whitehead, secretary,
as follows:
Mr.. Contractor, Gentlemen-Speaking
Of the subject proposed by the master of
ceremonies, | shall occupy but a few mo-
ments of the valuable time of this gather
ing and endeavor to set forth few of the
principal objects, aims and purposes of the
Exchange of this city. The Builders Ex-
change of Wichita was organized and in
under the laws of the state of
Kansas on the LIST day of April, 1888, with
/ membership at the time Of seventeen
principal contractors and material dealers |
IF this city. Having been organized for |
he period of eleven months at the present |
line of the leading firms doing business in |
he city connected with the various |
branches of building, comprising archi-
ects, contractors iron and cornice works, |
material dealers, etc.
With these remarks Introductory to our
subject will proceed TO give general
outlines Of few of the objects, ETC., of the !
ion.
To provide suitable rooms for the daily
md weekly meetings of the exchange in
he city of Wichita, and further the
OF system. the maintenance
# uniformity, and concert of action, the
efinite statement of just and proper
Methods which shall develop practice"
whether between builders themselves or
'etween builders and others to the end
hat builders may know precisely their
lights in the premDes the provisions of
means whereby irregular and improper
Methods are punished in short the stand
ng upon guard, as it were, for the general
interest of the whole and through that
he interests of the individual with the
anne watchfulness that is exercised for
be comfort, convenience nd protection of
hose who came into the shete of the ex-
hange room for the transaction of bust
ess. Merchants men in trade, used to
ae eachother daily ''in change" it is true,
ut besides they had local habitatiou
tone warehouse or office where for the
reatsr part of the day they expect TO be on
uty for the transaction of business and
here others may be reasonably sure of |
ndiug them.
With builders the structure is radically
ifferent. comparatively few builders
ave offices and even those who do, the ne q,
essities of building require their atten-
on here, there and everywhere wherever
Heir work may be going on and it is the ,
lceptiou to find them at what may
? termed their place of business. ;
he builder must superintend his work ,
herever it happens to be, and therefore
Iust continue to be an unreliable individ- :
al as to his whereabouts, and all the
ore unreliable in proportion to the num- !
sr and location of his various jobs. 1t is
lie peculiar characteristic of the building :
lsiness and the builders practice which
axes the common meeting place Of many 9
en- in the various trades in the city of the :
'eatest advantage and convenience. 1t :
cans as the very first element of value; =.
e greatest economy of time, and time to .
e builder of all others means money: for !
goes without saying that the builder =
ho must need TO see other builders whose
ork IS commlngied With his and yet !
no are as unreachable with any certainty |
he is himself. finds the most complete
wing of time in the rendezvous of the ex
ange, where he and those whom he
eds, to personally meet and who need 10 3
we the same personal contrast with him v
We established the custome of being each -
y at definite time. T
On the floor of the exchange at the rec
nized change hour" the builder may be 5
sure, on any business day. of b
ding those men whose work must be n
along with theirs, and whom /;
ey, iu consequence. need to see to talk 4
some detail. or whose experience they :.
sh to consult as TO the feasibility OF GER Il
n work, or whose estimates they want
Immediate USE or whom they wish
rticularly TO see without delay 20 cor
t some error, make some change or bur u
some particular portion. II one builder
I'd TO see others for the quick
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