Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-24
LOVE BOOSTED LOW
Republicans Forget Themselves
and Mingle Their Souls.

and Mingle Their Souls.
THE LINCOLN CLUBS BANQUET.
as Arrangements Were Concerned and
some of the Remarkable Results At
tained-siGhts Never to be Forgotten.
It was q flow OF soul, an inter-
mingling of inspirations, a unison of
sentiments. 1t was a reunion of
'.old soldiers'-and generals. too.
1t was like the soft, sweet notes
played on the harmonica, in the
sound of subdued voices. 1t was a
feast Of love, a feast of good things
but not feast of reason-was the
first annual banquet of the Lincoln
republican club at Industrial hall
Saturday evening. Love was perched
low. SO low that all present might
imbibe Of the refreshing nectar and
become of one thought. The kindred
feeling made all wondrous kind, and
the motto Of the evening was love
one another" There were strange
sights to be seen. There were
Thomas and McConochie hand and
glove, Quayle and Edwards soul to
soul, Drs. Hollowbush and Kinyon
heart to heart. Walter johnson saw
the vision of the millennium and
wept; Mayor Knox forgot all that
had happened since last Nav when
Aid. Kennedy embraced him. Tears
Of JOY were shed, the ice wagon made
not its appearance, and one over
jealous member of the party said in
ecstacy as his eye rested on the
scene, .'this is indeed our happy day
Il knowed it would come"
A CredItable Affair.
As FAR as the feast was concerned
it was in the highest sense credita-
BILE, and the Lincoln club is deserv-
ing Of great measure of praise for
the successful carrying out of ar
engagements on so elaborate a scale.
1t was the ideal place for such an
an event and Trustee Thomas, of the
Industrial home building, had spared
no pains to make the accommoda-
tions all that could be desired. The
rooms on the second floor were
thrown open to reception purposes;
the feast was spread in the great hall
in the third story. The banquet
hal, presented superb appearance.
The decorations were lavish and at.
tractive. The patriotic significance
of an occasion dear to US all was not
lost sight OF in the homage paid to
republican ideals. The scene was
gorgeously illuminated and the
table decorations of exquisite taste
Covers were laid for 200 and there
were few regrets.
| The Banquet.
Responding to Capt. H. G. Cleave.
lands announcement, the guests pro
ceeded to the banquet hall at 8
o'clock and after all had been as
signed to seats, a table of honor hav.
ing been provided for the distin
guished guests and representative.
of the press, President Searle intro.
duced Rev. f. w. Merrell, who in.
voked the divine blessing.
Fully two hours were passed in .
relished and hearty discussion of tn,
delights of the inner man. the cuts
inc being under the direction of S.
NJ. Arnd,, of the Grown restaurant
and was something to be proud of
the menu embracing:
Blue Points on Shell Consomme en- Tass
Baehsmei sance Hsrcorls verls
Potatoes Lyonnaise
Lincoln Punch Cream Slice
Baked Kenaebec Salmon, Tomato sauce
| Petit Pois Mayonpaise OF shrimp
sweetbread Patties Celery OF MayoLnais
Diplom.. Cream Cream eAn'w assorted Cakes
Fruits sailed Almonds Mixed M:
Bleuer's orchestra heightened tn
spirits of the fortunate ones VIII,
were privileged to be present as the,
assembled and during the serving U
the various courses.
Flow Of Oratory.
President Charles j. Searle opene,
the oratorical flow by thankin;
all the distinguished visitors in be
half of the Lincoln repub lican clul
for their presence. He then assured
the faithful 200 assembled about tn
festive board that the death knell O
democracy had already been sounde'
Throughout the state; that Their,
would be no necessity of an election
all the republicans of Illinois woul'
have to do was to nominate honorabl
men and the mere announcement O
their desire to represent the peop
would mean an immediate SURRENDER
of democracy. Then he gave
whole string Of stories about tn
alleged shortcomings OF the presen
administration and said the Ameri
can people had had enough of it. II
mentioned the several fellows VIII
would like to occupy the presidential
chair. Shelby NJ Cullom's nam
aroused little enthusiasm, bu
slight compared to that greeting tn
mentioning of Mckinley. whicI
nearly caused a stampede. H. S
Comstock. the Henry county editor
very nearly lost his right arm i
displaying his enthusiasm. An
there were others to whom it wa
thought it would be necessary I