Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-12
LAST NIGHTS BANQUET.
Three Hundred Sit Down TO n Feast mt
the MidIand-The
OratOry,

Toastmaster Frank FaxOn sat in the
| center of the head table, at his right sat
| past president, w. II. Preston. The mem
bers of the board of administration sat at
the same table, as did also Rev. DR.. ].
| OBJ. Lowry, Rev. II. d. Jenkins. Major
| William Warner, T. J. Morrow, William
! H. Wallace and the other speakers.
Four long tables We're arranged, reach
| ing across the main dining hall, and 800
seats were filled when the banquet was
opened at 10:l5.
The menu was one Of the, the most elaborate
Little Necks. Amontillado.
Chicken Broth. Fresh Okra
Chat. Latour Blanche.
Cucumbers Parisienne Potatoes.
Fresh Mushrooms. En- Caisses.
POntet Canet.
Fflet Of Beef; Pique Mirabau.
Benedictine Punch.
Vanilla Waters.
Cigarettes.
Golden Plover, Au Cresson.
Pommery. Louis ROederer.
Lettuce and Tomatoes.
Mumm's. '92.
Biscuit Glace.
, Moet & Chandon White Seal.
Fancy Cakes Monet Jeune.
Chauvenet Ultra Sec.
Coffee. LiQueurS. Cigars.
1t was after midnight before the speech
making began. The following was the
formal programme of toasts:
The President of the United States"
our Guests" Mr.. 7. H. Slattery Kansas
City: -, ,.. -.
Mr.. w. II. Preston, Sioux City. la.
Principle and Practice" Mr.. John +.
Burke, Milwaukee, Wis.
kansas City" Mr.. William H. Taylor,
aIri:i Trials and and L-ibulations of Credit Men,"
Mr.; +. Boocock; New York city;
Success Mr.. H. A. Haworth, Council
Bluffs, la.
our Country and Her Commercial In
terests," Mr.. Thomas r. Morrow, Kansas
City; hYBs.oa >, Mr. Arthur cono,.nd port,ard
Ore.
1t was just midnight when ]. II. WiIes
chairman of the entertainment committee,
raped for order: Cigars were lighted.
for the toasts. Mr.. Wiles introduced Mr..
Frank FaXOn as toastmaster. Mr.. Faxon.
in few happy. remarks, mentioned the
pleasant associations of the past few days
and welcomed the time when all about the
festal board could enjoy personal acquaint-
ance and cultivate fellowship. Referring to
the first toast, The President of the United
States" he welcomed 1t as Indicative of that
deep respect that should at all times be
felt by the patriotic American for the presi-
dent. He proposed the toast and all pres
ent stood II was drunk. Then he intro
duced, to respond. Mr.. William II. Wallace,
whose wit and eloquenCe has so often enter
tained and delighted people in Kansas City.
Mr.. Wallace said the committee had
eltner perpetrated a great JOKE on MIN or
else had thoughtlessly placed a tremendous
burden on his shoulders. For. under the
present circumstances, the little band of
gold Democrats to which he belonged had
no home, and no part in the political labors
and fortunes of the day. In making his re-
marks he would walk by faith and not by
sight. Then he talked of the office of pres
ident, the attributes of the man fitted for
that high position, the aims he should have
the purposes that should animate him in
his labors. His reference to Mckinley as
that splendid gentleman who now occupies
the White House" brought out strong ap-
plause. He referred TO Mr.. Bryan in eulo-
glstc terms and a number of the members
grew enthusiastic over that reference. The
Louisiana delegates led the applause.
Mr.. Wallace hit a popular chord and was
greeted with great outburst of applause
when he said he hoped TO see the time
when no man could be appointed to any Of
flee unless he was man of industry who
had vocation in life and employed his tai
ents. leaving his duty only long enough to
discharge his duties. The government
should lean on the citizen, not the citizen
on the government. He deplored the pa
ternal tendency of the times and hoped TO
see the time when patronage counted for
lie closed with a glowing tribute to the
office and the nation. 1t caught the dele
gates like a whirlwind and the room rang
with applause. Mr.. Wallace was called up
on to rise in acknowledgment.
Mr.. Z. H. Slattery responded f1ttngly to
the toast, "Our Guests He hit the spot
squarely and was literally Hpplauded.
The National Association of Credit Men"
was RESPONDED 10 DN mT. W. ii. preston, |
the retiring president. He acknowledged |
with much pleasure the generous greeting |
the city gave the association. He said al |
Toledo last year when Mr.. Parker asked |
the association to come to Kansas CITY he |
doubted If the city could redeem all prom |
ises. What he had seen convinced him |
He made a happy hit in play on the |
names of the members of the board of ad- /
ministration. His reference to the new |
president. Cannon. brought out much ap- |
plause, and Mr.. Cannon was called on to /
make an impromptu response. He was In /
troduced as the advocate of that era Of /
prosperity that will rehabilitate the whole /
land. on that subject he said:
Prosperity Is Assured.
with the magnificent harvests YOU peo-
pie here in the West will produce, with the /
prompt settlement of the tariff question,
the appointment of a currency commission |
of experts to settle all there is of that |
question, there exists no reason why pros
perity may not again dwell with u.s. the
plauseD He said the association had been |
offered a pleasant office in New York free
of rent until May l. II was the purpose
now to push the work of the organization
and he expressed the hope the call for
funds would find the business men Of the
city all in their present good humor and
liberal spirit.
principle and Practice" was responded !
- by Mr.. John F. Burke. of Milwaukee. 1t |
was statistical and argumentative.
William II. Taylor responded TO the toast, |
Kansas City and made many happy hits |
In telling of the good qualities of the city |
ami speculating on what outsiders might |
have felt was an exaggeration of the possi-
Dilities of the future, but to Kansas Cityans
seems an assured fact.
G. II. Jones. of Galveston. responded 10
the toast, Credit Conditions in Texas" |
and took advantage of the occasion 10 say |
many very eulogistic things of the state. |
He had a lengthy speech that he read with
much emphasis amidst great applause.
L. r. BOocock spoke of the Trials and
Troubles of a Credit Man"
Thomas r. Morrow made a brief but elo-
luent address on Our Country and Her |
Interests" and Arthur Cope |
and. of Portland Ore, closed the banquet |
With a neat speech on Peace" Ii