The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-27
VISITORS RANQUETED,
Tie Building Site Commission Wined
and Dined at the McDermott.

ana bineu at The Mcperho1e'
William D. Window. Washington, p.
c.; j. Arthur Hall, Big Timber, Mont"
and Bernard Osann, Chicago the COM
mission now sitting in this city to con-
slider bids for the site of the new feo-
eral building, were rendered banquee
in the McDermott hotel last nlght os
j. Fl. Leyson of this city The dining
room and tables were tastefully decor
ated with carnations, lilies, roses, fuch-
sias and other flowers for which Buttess
lighthouses are noted. Covers were la1d
for 100, and as many more could have
been accommodated on short not1ce.
The affair was impromptu in every de-
tail, but 1T was a brilliant success. II
was late yesterday afternoon When the
genial host had completed his plans anu
issued orders for the finishing tonches
to the elaborate spread. 1t was a So
cial a sort of love feast. While 1T was
a swell function, yet there were no
ladies present. 1t was strictly gem
tlen1en' s banquet and everyone enjoyed
htmself--he could not help 1t. matl
that could not enjoy himself amid sucn
surroundings Is, lobster and lobstefs
were not ON the bill. The guests were
ushered without severe formalities al-
rect through the lobby into the dlnlnS
room, where they took seats at the
tables arranged in right-angled tfl-
angle. Lit was not long before every
body was introduced to one another by
common consent, for that entertainer
known the world over, was there
Mumm. A dash of that and then Mar
gaux, and later Sauterne. All these
chased cocktails and it was a merry
contest Mattresses filed into the hali
bearing such tempting viands as boult-
lan fish, sweetbreads, quail, ice cream,
cake, cheese. crackers, cucumbers. Hei-
landaise potatoes and all those Things
prepared by the experienced caterer.
The visitors We're shown how grace
fully Butte man can do such Things
as entertain and make an outsider feel
as if he had never lived outside of
Butte. Mr.. Leyson was model host:
He sat at the head of the table and
about were seated: Messrs. Window
Osann and HALL the commissioners,
and Messrs. Jack Moves. E. NJ Lamb,
Postmaster Irwin, F. X. Wilson, Editor
SuItzer of the Miner. DR.. Donovan e.
L. Whitmore, Gus Smith, Elias Siegei,
Senator Thomas f. Courtney, Harry
futile, 7. M. Hodgens, Editor Keith OF
the Inter Mountain, J. NJ. White, L.
D. Leggat, John G.. Evans, Governor
Smith, C. H. Eggleston, Judge De
Wolfe, William Thornton, w. H. De-
Witt, J. w. Cotter, Judge Mediation,
John F. Forbis, A. H. Barrett. w. Nee.
White, F. A. Heinze, A. P. Heinze. John
McGinnis, NJ. McFarlin, Professor
Leonard Charles r. Leonard, Thomas
Buzzo, Joseph Broughton, 7. j. Ben
nett, Richard Dwyer, +. A. Lewis. DR..
r. j. Murray, Al Balmforth, S. J. Rey-
nolds, DR.. McCrimmon. DR.. Mcdonald,
E. n. Wood, FL. r. Allen, NJ. J. Con
nell. Eugene Carroll, J. V. Long and H.
B. Bartlett.
Those who could not attend sent
| their regrets. They were B. E. Cal
| kins. Henry Mueller, j. H. Lynch J.
| f. Oppenheimer, George Day. George
| Stevenson. e. b. Weirick. A. K. Erwin,
]. H. Case, J. N. GravelIe, Judge Lind
say, w. w. WaIsworth of the Standard,
| Mayor Mccarthy, William Scallon,
| Charles Madison, Thomas Lavelle, o.
| K. Lewis and Walter Lewis.