The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-03
CITIZENS MAKE THE BANQUET AT
THE WEST HOTEL A MAG
NIFICENT AFFAIR.
SPACIOUS HALLS ARE FILLED,
NEARLY 500 OF THE MOST PROM
INENT PEOPLE OF THE CITY
BEING PRESENT..
PROTECTION OF THE FORESTS
Legislation Needed, Say Hortfcul-
turists, to Preserve the Lnkes
OF the State.

The complimentary banquet rendered
Col John T. West, of the West hotel,
by the citizens of Minneapolis last
night was the most successful affair of
the kind ever attempted in this city.
Nearly 500 Of the most prominent
citizens of Minneapolis, representing
the brain and capital of the Flour City,
paid a tribute to their fellow citizen
by their attendance at the banquet.
The tables were laid in the large
dining hall of the hotel, the most spa
cious and most beautifully decorated
dining room in the West Covers were
prepared for nearly 500, and at o'clock
every seat in the room was filled, and
tables were laid in the small ante
rooms in order to accommodate the
overflow. Thomas Lowry was chair
man Of the evening, and after the ci-
gars had been passed around made one
of his characteristic after dinner
speeches, introducing the guest Of the
occasion, Col. West. 1t took the colonel
but a few minutes to thank those pres
ent and the citizens Of Minneapolis in
general for the compliment paid him.
He told Of the struggles he had been
compelled to go through in order to
keep the name Of the West hotel before
the people of the Northwest and Of the
entire country in fact, as he would like
to keep it. It was his ambition to
give to the Northwest one of the finest
hostelries in America, and to do that
he must needs have the support of ev-
cry man in Minneapolis, as well as of
the travelling public.
Five minute speeches were made by
a score or more Of those present, and
with cheers for Col. John T. West the
gathering dispersed shortly after mid
night
Among those present were:
Thomas Lowry, John T. West, John Ire
land, W. D. Washburn, M. B. Koon, D. M.
Sabin, w. H. Eustis, Marion d. Shutter. q.
G. Hartley. Samuel Hill, F. D. Underwood,
McGregor, Frank M. Nye ]. C. Eliel, C. A.
Pillsbury, Loren Fletcher, H. c. Akeley. ].
a; Walters 3. H. Moulton, B. M. Goodsel,
Mannix. M. Lara, James c. Byrne, Anthony
Kelly, E.. R. Barber, John w Haywood.
Sohn BIZ. BlgeloM, M. B. Turner, c. W. Case, W.
moor, G. F.. Hitchcock Jr., Charles P. Pres
ton, j. F: Moore, Fred L. Grey, W. X. MORT
yVn; j.: 5; Porteous. W. L; Bigelow, W. L.
William Donaldson. G. G. Hillman. G. r.
Lewis, W. B. Grosskopf ]. E. Fritsche. g.
}: Morton, w. B. Joyce John Chisholm 4
+. Matschke, H. w. Freeman G. w Parker
NJ f. Lenox, c. F. Gordon, G. B. Stevens
Jonas F. Brown, G. w. Stricken. E. J. MoJes
Harry j. March, L. P. Chute. S. H Chute
J.: 6: Butter. Ray w. Jones, j. l.. Dobbin
W. H. Lands. w. H. Curran. 8. H Row
man, A B. Barton, H. L. Staples. r. p
ward Il. A. Davis, w. D. Packer. Theo
Wetmore, L. B. Arnold H. o. b. Harding
y. =. Weber, Hovey G. Clark c. D. Lyo1'
L. T. waldo, ). G. Tooker, G.. NJ Armsby. +
Hurtzmann. Frank S. Danforth. Fred w
JONES' Y. L. Jaffray, George H. Daggett
The floral decorations were elegant
as the occasion suggested. The prin-
c1pal floral piece was a center niece IN
the head table in which the words
complimentary to Col West" had
peen worked in red carnations IT was
nearly yard in length and CORE
spending width, and besides the fol;-
age was made up Of Roman hyacinths
Ioses, carnations and other flowers
Inc windows were set in palms. and
OF the balcony in the dining hall was
a beautiful bank of palms and otha1.
foliage, including running vines which
hung over the edge as though grown
upon the spot
BESIDES the principal center niece
the tables were literally decorated with
roses, chrysanthemums and other
movers, and on the snowy table linen
the erect was one of great beauty