The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-02-05
The Imperial Club
Hold Eleventh Annual Banquet at Hotel
Coburn, Friday Night.

Hold Eleventh Annual Banquet at Hotel
Coburn, Friday Night
Despite the drenching downpour OF
rain which continued I'll day, Friday,
everything was bright and cheerful at
Hotel Coburn, where was held the
eleventh annual banquet of the Imperial
club, an organization composed of Bos-
son travelling men.
At o'clock, while the business meet
ing was being held in the parlors, Halls
orchestra of Watervile, stationed in the
office, rendered the following concert to
the waiting guests: March, 1.-THE New
Colonial;' overture, Hungarian Lust
piel;" waltz, "Woman Divine;" coraet
solo, "Magnolia,' Nj. r. b. fall; selec-
ton, "Florodora;n medley overture, IN
the Good Old Summer Time"
These officers were elected for 1903 !:
Herbert E. Grant, president; vice pres,
Hamilton l.. Paine; secretary and treas,
G. K. Gage; executive committee, Chas.
A. Poeliug, F. II. Lathrop and Lewis
Dorntee.
1t was 10 o'clock when the doors of the
handsomely decorated dining room at
the Coburn were thrown open and to
the strains of a military march, the club
and guests took their places at the tables.
The banquet was served without hitch
rs are all such spreads with which Land
lord Hanes has anything to do,
Dressed Celery
OK Tail Soup A p Ahgaise
Olives Hothouse Tomatoes
dollhouse Cucumbers Pomme PaTisenne
Radishes
Roast Native Turkey With Cranberry Sauce
Potatoes spinach Green Peas
Lobster salad
Pineapple SheIbet
Roast English Snipe, Sauce Imperial
Dressed Lettuce
Plain Lobster
Harlequin Ice Cream
Macidoine of jelly Assorted Cake
Oranges Malaga Grapes Bananas
| Coffee
| Cigars
After the above menu had been fully
discussed cigars were lighted. OK, Gage
the toastmaster, called upon the follow
ing gentlemen, who responded In the order
named: w. Fl, Fuller, c. A. Feeling, S.
S. Lightbody, F. II, Carpenter, e. X.
Cook, W. 2. Ordway and Lewis Dorntee.
F. Il Lathrop sang, Then I'll Be Salts.
fed" written by his friend, George Co.
han and now being sung by Sam Bernard
in "The Silver Slipper" This song !:
copyrighted and but two people in the
United States, Mr.. Bernard and Mr.. La
throp, are allowed to use 1t so the guest:
at the Coburp last Friday night were
given an opportunity of hearing a reign
ing New York success before even thu
large cities do. W. F, Campbell wa.
down on the program to sing "For Al
Eternity" but bad cold prevented
Owing to illness the president of tn,
club, Albert Benjamin, was unable to b,
present. Between The courses the or
chestra rendered several selections ans
by special request Mr.. Hall played "rh'
Palms
The banquet committee, who worked
naru TO make the tHalr success WA
composed of C. X. Gage, Whit Sawyel
and j. H. Blanchard. The next meetius
will be held in February, 1904.
Among those present were: Viii
Sawyer, Charles Gage, Herbert Grant
Judge w. II. Fuller, S. S. Lightbody, II
L. Simpson, c. W. Day, W. f. Campbell
w. p. Ordway, C. w. Severance, A. :
Trip, j. A. Crety C. G. Small, I. /.
Clifford, Lewis Dorntee, j. Fl. Williams
Melvin M Whitcomb, Ben Il. Steward
Walter n. Hight, d. A. Haig, F. H. Car
penter, C. K. Cook, Chas. A. Feeling w
H. Judkins, Edw. G. Maroney, Jas. Nc
Glinehy.