Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-02-25
A ROYAL WELCOME.
Colorado Assemblylnen and Friends
Receive a Cordial Greeting in
the Historic Capital.
Reception and Entertainment Last
Nights Banquet and Ball
The Toasts.


number of $40. They were Immediately
taken in charge by the various commit
tees and sent from the depots in carriage
to the Palace hotel. 1t is d.. less to de-
scribe the delegation as whole, except
to say they we're of Colorado's fairest,
best and wisest. The trains arrived at
4:3O and $50 yesterday evening, and
from that time until the banquet the
visitors were shown around town.
The first train came in over the D. & R.
G. and Santa Fe Southern, General Pas
senger Agent Hooper winning 500 on
which train arrived first.
From that on Santa Fe did her best, al
though she was Handicapped by the fact
that the Queen City, Denver, had done
her greatest anG best to impress her
southern guests. Santa Fe although, the
oldest town in the United States, built as
Governor Prince said last night, before
Berlin or St. Petersburg, had appeared on
the map, and therefore one of the Oldest
and most historic capitals in the world,
is not yet quite able to compete with her
young rival. The fates with their usual in
difference to time, place or circumstances
ordered Denver to increase and multiply.
while historic and old Santa Fe, that ex-
listed before jamestown or Plymouth had
seen Raleigh or the Pilgrims, has stood
still in all but the ancient hospitality that
has graced her since the founding of the
city. To-day she says to every one within
her gates-"What I have is yours. Take
it; can do no more"
Carriages, hotels, and refreshments
such as the city afforded, were thrown
open to the visitors, and they enjoyed the
genuine hospitality of New Mexican
welcome. The program for yesterday did
not include visits to the famous places OF
the city but many Of them awaited them.
selves of the early opportunity to make
cursory inspection.
Everything of course, was subsidiary
to the banquet last night, and tht
"Palace" was therefore crowded. 1t was
beautifully decorated with flowers anc
electric lights. Mr.. j. H. Crist presided
as toast master over the following
MENU.
Oysters Bouillon
Sherry
Entrees
Scalloped Oysters
s, Relishes
Olives Pickles Celery
Sailed Almonds
Haul Sauterne
Roasts
Turkey, au Trufles Saddle of Venisor
Ponche, a la Romano
Entremets
Ham Glazed Tongue
Bordeaux Pontet Canet
Salads
Mayonnaise of Chicken Potato Salad
Champagne
Dessert
Cream, a la Vanilla Pineapple Sherbet
Cake Roquefort Fruit
Coffee
Gov. L. Bradford Prince made the
speech of Welcome during the first course
as follows:
The pleasant duty has devolved upon
me of bidding you formally welcome to
New Mexico and Santa Fe. say "for-
mally," because have but to put into
words that which we trust you have al
ready recognized, without its expression,
as in the heart of every New Mexican to-
day. -.
During the last four years I have been
called upon to welcome to this territory
many distinguished men and women, e1-
cursions and conventions, but never such
an assemblage as this, containing SO much
of beauty, talent and influence. We had
to welcome you specially as
representatives of Colorado, but since
somewhat with those present I
feel that the welcome should be even more
hearty to you as individuals.
But for Colorado we have particular
ly kind feeling. We are connected with it
in many ways, our circumstances and our
interests are to great extent identical.
The same great range of mountains
whose snowy peaks are seen from Denver
and Colorado Springs, casts its shadows
upon you when you arrived here to-day.
The Rio Grande forms long succession
of charming and fertile valleys from the
San Luis to Mesilla. We have the same
rich minerals, the same incompatible
fruit, the same majestic scenery of noun
tains and canon.