The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-24
Soldiers Will Not Be Hungry
While In Topeka.
Bill of Fare Is Discussed and
Adopted.
ROYAL BANQUET.
VIII Be Oysters and All Kinds
of Meats.
Ice Cream and Fruits VIII Fur
nish the Dessert.

When the members of the Twentieth
Kansas regiment get to Topeka, they
will find a banquet prepared for them,
which will be fit for king There viii
be all kinds of good things to eat, and
in such quantities that no one will be
allowed to get up from the tables, the
least bit hungry. There will be raw
oysters, roast beef and pork, ham,
mashed potatoes, peas, with celery, cold
slaw and cranberries. Plenty of bread
and butter and waters. Then will come
ice cream, oranges, bananas and grapes,
with big cups of hot coffee. After these
things and several other little extras,
not yet definitely decided upon are dis
posed of, cigars will be passed and
each soldier will be expected to help
himself literally This is about the bill
of fare that has been decided upon by
the grocers and butchers, who are in
charge of the banquet.
At a meeting of the grocers and
butchers held last night, everything
showed that all arrangements and
plans were moving along in the best
of shape, and that the banquet would
be ready to serve to the soldiers, when
they were ready to eat. Reports from
all the committees were received and
each report showed progress. Vim.
Green, chairman of the general commit
tee. said: about all the report that I
can make tonight is that everything is
moving along in the best of shape. Have
nothing definite to report, but all will
be ready for the soldiers when they
arrive"
VIM. Bard, chairman committee on
tables, seats and dishes: 1.-THE lumber
for the tables has been arranged for
and We expect to go right to work set
ting up the tables. Everything will be
ready in plenty of time
Samuel Cunningham, chairman COM
mittee on decorations: Your commit
tee on decorating has been looking over
the banquet room and we have nearly
all of our plans made to decorate. We
will have our part of the work done"
F. Click, chairman, walters and pas
try: LAS far as the walters are con-
cerned, the Federation of Clubs Will
furnish the young ladies' to wait on the
tables. Mrs. Thompson tells me that
the young ladies will be on hand when
wanted. AS regards the pastry, will
say that many of the ladies of the city
have already signif1ed their intention of
baking a pie or a cake for the banquet.
Many of them have received plates
from their grOcerS and before the end
of the week, we hope to have guaran-
teed the required number of pies and
cakes
Chas. Wolff, chairman committee on
cooking: "Our arrangements are all
complete. The cooking committee has
had two meetings and have made all
our plans. We have decided to get Mrs.
Wiley to supervise the cooking of the
food and the placing of it on the
tables
J. J. Lannan, chairman committee on
reception: THE success of our COM
mft+ee depends on the success of the
other committees. We have formu-
lated cur plans and will be on hand at
the proper time to receive the soldiers
and see that each one is properly taken
care of in the banquet hail.
VIM. Dransfield, chairman committee
on donations: We have secured the
donations necessary.
Wilbur Davis, chairman of committee
on music: Your committee on music
will see that there is plenty of music
on hand. AS yet we have not decided
definitely on any special musical or
ganization, but several have offered
their services"
This ended the reports of the commit
tees, and owing to the fact that the
soldiers would probably have their
guns and possibly other things with
them, which would be in the way while
they were eating, a committee of three
was appointed, composed of Hugh
Lawler, J. NJ. Frank and John Alstrom,
who should confer with the adjutant
general and make arrangements to
provide a check room.
Harry Wells was appointed to be pur-
chasing agent, and will have charge of
the procuring of all things which are to
be needed for the banquet. This posi-
ton is an important one and requires
a man who understands this business
and who can give considerable time to
the many little details.
Before adjOurning, it was decided
that another meeting of the Grocers
and Butchers would be held on Wednes-
day evening, at which time the differ
ent committees should hand in an esti-
mate of the probable cost of their part
of the banquet
After the adjourning of the regular
meeting, a short business meeting of
the GrOcers and Butchers was held.
and the entertainment of the visiting
grocers and butchers, who will be in
attendance at the reception to the
twentieth Kansas regiment was taken
up, and 1t was unanimously decided
that open house will be kept for the
visiting grocers and butchers A hall
Will be procured for that day and in
vitations viii be sent out, and such
other things attended to as is consist
ent with the scheme. To properly at
tend to the invitations, a COMMITTEES
with Chas. Wolff as chairman.and com
posed of the wholesale merchants in
town, was appointed.
A committee on procuring hall was
appointed as follows: Harry Wells n
w. Euler and n. Robbins
Committee on provisions included