Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13
,MANNlNes ENTERTAINED.
ottumwa People at Dinner Given by
President Mckinley.


ottumwa People at Dinner Given by
President Mckinley.
The sixteen commissioners to the
Paris exposition, including Calvin
Manning, of this city, and Mrs Man,
ming, We're entertained at a dinner
Wednesday evening, given by the
president. OF the function the Wash.
ington Post says the following:
The President and Mrs. Mckinley
opened the formal entertaining of the
season last evening when they gave
a dinner party of fifty covers in honor
of the sixteen commissioners of the
United States to the Paris exposition,
all of whom were present.
"The company was received in the
east room, which was gorgeously dec
Grated in poinsetta blossoms and the
usual setting of choice palms found
only in the White House conservator.
les. A portion of the Marine Band
also lined in palms and huge foliage,
while the state dining room was
adorned entirely in pink begonia
blossoms, relieved by their own deli
cate green foliage. The table was
covered it's entire length in mound
of pink blossoms, framed in gold, and
lighted by hundreds of wax candles
in gold and silver candelebra, burning
under pink shades.
The president escorted Mrs. Potter
Palmer, the original and officially ap-
pointed woman commissioner, who
occupied the seat of honor, and looked
hanlsomer that ever in a gown of
beautiful pink satin, with necklace
and corsage ornaments of diamonds,
and white aigrette in her premature
ly gray hair. Mrs. Mckinley wore a
new gown of light brocade, with dia-
mond aigrette in her hair. Other not
ably handsome costumes were those
of Mrs. Mcmillan, mauve satin and
diamond ornaments, Mrs. Daniel Man
ming, white satin and tiara of dia-
mond stars; Mrs. Louis Stern, pink
satin brocade; Mrs. Thomas T. Walsh
black lace, embroidered in pink and
built on white satin, with which she
wore pearl ornaments; Miss Pauld-
ing, pink satin; Miss Wilson, a very
handsome gown of blue satin, and
Miss Isabel McKenna, light blue silk.
The entire company consisted of:
"The President and Mrs. Mckinley,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. De Young, Mr.. and
Mrs. Potter Palmer, Mrs. Daniel Man
ming, James Allison. Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam L. Elkins, Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden
H. Fethers, Peter Jensen, Mr.. and
Mrs. Calvin Manning, Franklin Muir
ply, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A. Parr,
Henry M. Putney, Miss Putney, Mr..
and Mrs. Alvin H. Sanders, Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Stern, William G.. Thomp-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. William M. Thorn
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur E. Valois,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, Sena-
tor Allison, Senator and Mrs. Cullom,
Senator and Mrs. Mcmillan, Senator
Sewell, Senator and Mrs. Thurston,
Senator Depew, Miss Paulding, MISS
Wilson, Miss McKenna, Mrs. Abner
Mckinley, Mrs. Dawes, Miss Rixey.
The Philadelphia Dinner.
The Courier told several days ago
of the dinner given the commissioners
by William l.. Elkins, of PhiladeI-
phia, and as some talk has been in
dulged in as to its extraordinary cost,
the following figures, clipped from the
Philadelphia North Americans report
of the affair, will be of interest.
Cost of Decorations, Wines, Etc.
900 dozen pink carnations. -. $500
400 strings of asparagus vines ;. 600
80 dozen bridesmaids roses, -. 105
100 pink hydrangeas ........... 100
100 orchids 100
Decorations in center of table. 80. 300
Mural decorations of banqueting
hall ........ ...... .......... 1uO
10 quart bottles Chateau Yquem. 100
Is quart bottles of champaign. 120
quart bottles of Madeira ...... 60
quart bottles of Romani Conti.. 60
quart bottles of Porto Rouge. rs
Liauers -. ......... ...... so
SO dinners ....... ......... -. 72O
Engraving cards $50. -. ..... ITO
Grand total -. SO 500
There were exactly thirty-six guests
so that the average cost of the dinner
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