Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-02-07
THE u. K. E. A.
Enjoys Its Annual Banquet at
Skowhegan.
Largely Attended by Prominent Men
From all Parts Of State.
An Enjoyable Occasion to be Long Remembered
by Those Present.

guards, corps lycoums, and mysterious
to the square inch than can
be produced in most any other town of
its size in Maine. These organizations
all have their great days, their reunions
and ANIMALS, etc. etc. but the day of all
club days, when the ordinary clubite
takes off his hat and modestly retires, is
the day of the annual reunion and
banquet of the Upper kennebec Explor-
ing Association, called more briefly and
T. n T.. A. For one day,
or more properly one night, the L. X. H..
A. own the town. 1t is not the only
thing they own either; many of our
heaviest Kennebec lumbermen and promi-
nenu business men being numbered with
this association.
There having been seven original mem
bers who formed the association, seven
years after they had spent seven days to-
gether in the heart of the Maine forest
1.-THE seventh heaven of the true sports
mani and this Icing the seventh year
since banouets were begun it is no wonder
that their star is in the ascendancy and
that the present reunion and entertain
ment Laid over anything heretofore at
tempted
The original seven We're Hon. Omar
Clark of Carratunk, 5. A. Dins-
more of Bingham, W. B. Snow, W. II.
WiIdes and L. J. Addition of Skowhegan
Dr Fl Pushor of Pittsfield and n. Nj.
Webb of Hartland The members cannot
however, say with truth now we are
seven rs the membership has been III
creased very materially
The invited guests at this re-
union numbered $50 and IN
clude not only the prominent men OIL
this county, but many from other parts
of Maine and quite number OF our
present Maine Legislators. Most OF the
members and invited guests, arrived on
the 8. 10 p. NJ, train and were most
Hospitality welcomed by Landlord Hesel-
ton and by the seven original members
who are tie prime movers in these re-
unions.
Not only were the preparations
made most elaborate, but everything
tended to remind one of the forest life OF
northern Maine. In appropriate positions
were grouped surprisingly large mum
Der of stuffed wild ANIMALS from field and
woods, including Il car load Of the same
animals that went to make up the excel
mt display at the Worlds Fair in
Chicago
But that which attracted the mosl
attention was vcritable log cabir
or lumbermen's camp. 1t occupied the
whole of the billiard hall 14x20 feet ant
was built of the rough spruce logs fresi
IL gD:. A., xr-if
ly chinked with moss, and contained all
thc elaborate (?) furnishings Of genuine
camp, such as the necessary dishes, soh'
roughly hewed benches and table and q
large bunk nicely made up with the
sweetest of sweet smelling boughs. Int
these spacious rooms of the hotel this
finely arranged, swarmed the host of good
natured and bound to- be-pleased explor
ers and guests, while the reception com
mittec of the L. *. K. A. a host IL
themselves, made everyone welcome.
Thus the time passed merrily till II
O'Clock when the dining hall was opened
and the banquet was ready. The spacious
room was ablaze with colored electric
lights, red, white and blue, IS extra hay
ing been added specially for the occasion
while flowers in profusion, and in the cor
ncrs of tho room clumps of evergreen
among which many wild animals scanned
trying yainly to hide, added much to the
attractiveness of the room. Without
these however, no one could fail to ap-
preciate the following very appetizing;
Blue Points Steamed CLANS
Consomme Printaniere Celery
Fish.
Boiled Red Snapper, Tartar Sauce
Lettuce Saratoga ChipS haulshes
Roasts.
Young Native Turkey with Dressing,
Cranberry Sauce
,s5 Tomatoes '95 Spinach Greens
Chicken Salad
Loin Black Bear with jelly
Rabbit Stew, Hunters Style
Chocolate Eelairs aan1ta 1hace,ta coe treaa cake
Angel Cake
Fruit.
Oranges Bananas Malaga Grapes Pears
Crane Fruit Mixed Nuts Raisins Dates
Figs Confectionery Coffee
Ounce Marmalade Traiser's Perfecto Cigars
At intervals during the service of the
above excellent menu, the following ad-
mirable musical numbers were rendered
by Unknown combinations:
Music-"We are all Here"
Kendall's Orchestra
yocal---"Blue Bells of Scotland
Ladies' Cecilian Quartet
Vocal Selection, Temple st. Quartet
"Darkies Patrol"
Augusta Banjo, Guitar and Mandolin Club
Reading-.Me and jim" Miss Richardson
Music, KendalPs Orchestra
Somerset County Favorites,
Fairfield Male Quartet
"Get Along, Eliza Jane"
Dinsmore Male Sextet
Plantation Melodies, Portland Banjo Club
Music, KendalPs Orchestra
Song-Se]ected Fairfield Male Quartet
Song-"Come Again Temple st. Quartet
Reading--"This Little Pig" Miss Richardson
Nor'uandie March,
igusta Banjo, Guitar and Mandolin Club
IT a.ir Sun Shall No More Go Down.
Ladies' Cecilian Quartet
Special Selection, Dinsmore's Sextet
At a late hour W. H. Wildes called the
assemblylto order and introduced the fol-
lowing well-known gentlemen who re-
sponded in an informal, pleasing manner:
Hon. C. A. Marston, Skowhegan; Hon.