The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-02
LIVE STOCK ASSOCIATION.
Big Meeting Planned For Kansas City
Jan. 1916.

The entertainment committee has
completed the program for social
events which will be given the dele
gates, visitors, their wives and sweet
hearts who will attend the sixth an
nual convention of the National Live
Stock association in Kansas City, Janu-
airy 18th to 10th.
The convention will convene ia the
Century Theatre Tuesday morning,
January 18th and after listening to
the address of President Springer,
Gov. A. M. Dockery and Mayor James
Reed. recess will be taken for lunch.
The delegates will reassemble at the
theatre at 80 in the afternoon where
several trains Of street csss will be
waiting to take them on q sight seeing
trip to the stock yards and packing
houses. Guides will take charge
of the party at the yards and con-
duct it through the interesting part.
At the end Of the car trackas Amour,
Swift and other packing firms will
have omnibuses waiting to take Che
visitors to their plants where another
corps of guides will show them
through their extensive works. Tues
day evening serenaae concerts will be
given at all the hotels.
Wednesday evening grand ball
will be given at the convention hall,
the gand march to be led by half a
dozen governors. 1t is expected this
will be the greatest function of the
kind ever given in the west. The
dancing floor will easily accommodate
1. 600 couples while 10, 600 spectators
can look on from the surrounding
boxes and seats.
Thursday afternoon reception and
tea will be given at Emery, Bird &
Thayer's tea room. This junction
will be in charge Of the ladies' of
Kansas City.
Thursday night reception and
smoker will be given at press head
quarters in the Baltimore Hotel, to
the newspapermen. No one but MEM
bers of the fraternity and few ora
torical spellbinders will be admitted.
Friday night the piece de resistance
of the week will be a great smoker
and luncheon in convention hal. Pre-
parations are being made to entertain
10, 600 people. A statement covering
the program is impossible. any more
than to say, the committee expects to
surpass the famous banquet gIen by
the stockmen in st. Louis in 1884.
when the guests drank champagne
from celery glasses.
One of the delightful features in
connection will be the excurdon to
New Orleans after the meeting has
adjourned. Arrangements have been
made with the Frisco System to
run special train of Pullman sleep
ers with dining car. for the accmmo-
dation of those who will maks the
trip. The train will leave Kansas
City probably Saturday evening. ar
irving in Memphis. Tennessee, Sunday
morning. The excursioniss will be
entertained by the citizens that day,
leaving in the evening 1or New Or
leans, where all sorts of tips and en-
tertainments are being arranged for.
The excursionists can remain in the
south two weeks. but may return any
time within this limit that they
choose.
A rate Of $15 for the round trip has
been made, which is $40 leis than the
regular fare one way. AS 100 names
must be secured before thu train will
be ordered, all who wish togo on this
excursion should send theirnames and
addresses to G. f. Martin. secretary,
Coates House, Kansas City, M