Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-12


mercnahts anu lhahunacturefs ,.a'. , oi ,ne eoun-
ny me ieauins p' po'il'e.ais' ma
va VA anu pusiiiess men were iepieseii.eu'
wv guests were present.
AL VI 'he secoiio hoor Vi 'he as
toria portioh Oh the hotei was utiilzeu
1or he"dinher. lhe grand banquet nan
was 100 small, ana small tables were set
In the ADJOINING rooms.
The banquet hall itself was a marvel OF
beauty. The galleries and balconies We're
artistically draped with national colors in
over the table at which sat the guests of
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honor was superb. Many coioren bouquets
of chrysanthemums in crystal holders pro-
duced q charming effect. The whole was
enhanced IN beautv nv tho bright uniforms
e,inan'eu ~ pe"uNy W .,e vi Isl, u,o. i In ,'
itary service present that. with their
weisbts of gold braid and the clanking of
s,,.lsna5 80 .r,aas s,,.ards 800 tbo .s-
slVered anu sHdeu s"oros' gave INC as
semblage decidedly military aspect.
The menu cards were bound in vellum,
with portrait Of General Miles. and
scenes through which the general has
passed in his military lit ,r career. scenes in
the civil, lndian and spanish wars.
At 1:30 o'clock, Joseph III. Choate, the
POSTMASTER, took General Miles by the
arm ana, al,er oriei ieree III ',e As'or
saheF!' ieaueu 'ie iohs iihe ~ liie oa
choate entered the dining room, a large
orchestra struck up Hail to the Chief"
oiii Inst after n the ~ oysters @ were ~ ~ served =
commotion was heard on the north side
of the banquet hail. Soon after cheers
were heard as Governor-elect Roosevelt
was much cheering, everyone rising to his
feet the ladies' in the .t boxes growing en- IN
at,usias''c IN hlIu "aTis tneir nrtad M
.he .S e9doHei. Ha b ~ ;i1noss GO
eral Smarter. VINO sent regrets al the last
WITH I General G Nils and this sA Was the aG ocs
casion OF more cheering.
Among those VINO sat at tne guests Ia
uie. pxs,Geu i % ooa n N1ep N91seph W. nodte;
". i inhJu, @ BE- ;eiI L. Il. 1li't
~ bis lsft. s az! Gorernor Rnrar WGico,t Of
AZ MS ieit, oo'ernoi r! nose n: Moicott, oi ,,
t ~ itui e.. y;
Gsneroi pST nane, sicbals Dayid q WIZ
Generdi OanieI z; sTriChels' 1 anI " HIa Tat-
Kins, Kits hehJaiim JGisn dI cntar a. Ii1S
s,hs9n. Aouuson @ Or r' Ley
tain aiI. Arthur thu Pa Paget r. n: Rev. Dr.. j. g..
wilson, Daniei n: Hastings; governor OF
pennsyHahia; MAJOR genera ~ ". %: HOW ~.
Fl. vanDyke, Roswell P. Flower. chauncey
SLs ~. DePe~: pen ns Ns,vIsmd AND Rer NJ
Ges; sovermHr ot haf 'a'iu' anu NV Dr.
nIace was reserved for Rear Admiral
W " pa So, nas ~ unTnrtnna+:IH. bod
w: .. sStiey, Wno' "hlortu''atelS' hau
soie ;o,,a III taa,,re of tho ba,o,e, w,s
tho manper Of serving the ice cream a
INV, drv ,''e ,nd FIFE corns nIavinp ..Yankee
nondIe nreCeded TWO score Of waiIers
t,bo m,arched into the banGuet hall carry
ing ainft huge platters of ice cream. in the
center of each one being a miniature
Statue of Washington Jackson Jefferson
or some other great hero or statesman.
The corps marched to General Miles seat
and placed a large statue of General
Washington in front of him.
After a brief speech by Mr. Choa1e, in
which he warmly eulogized the guest OF
the evening General Miles was given an