New Ulm review., 1903-05-20
GOOD SPIRIT I PREV AILS|
Ba nquet to Brieadier General BobIetel
Unqualified Success.
Inspiring Toasts and Witty Quips Pre-
dominate at Feast.
Menu Prepared by Genial Dakota Land
h lord Culinary Triumph.

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lord a Culinary Triumph.
Among the many things that have
been said and done in this city and
have been handed down as memorials
in the archives Of the past: none can
be said to have been more to the point
and of greater excellence than the
banquet that was given at the Dakota
house on Saturday. evening in honor
of Gen. Bobleter and the position to
which he has been advanced in the off
cial circles of the state militia.
In point of excellence in the way OF
gaudy or rich decoration there may
have been better banquets, but in point
of lat which satisfies the inner man
there could be no superior and this
fact was demonstrated by the way the
substance disappeared when it was
served. The feasts that you read about
in the society papers and the histories
of the nations Of the world may have
been served in gold and silver and the
golden candle sticks, may have held
the candles, instead of the bronze ones
that were used on the tables of the
Dakota house and there may have
b cen beside each man red-lipped, 1.-the
some, languishing and unspeakably
beautiful women, but with all this those
ancient banquets were lacking in much
of the recherche features that charac-
terized this. -.-~. .ts.5
The tables were set in the dining
room of the Dakota house in the form
of a hollow square with an opening at
the door leading in the kitchen, large
en- ough to let the walters pass in, and
out. At each plate there was carna-
tion about which there had been tied a
bow of ribbon in, the national colors.
Two large regimental flags concealed
the corners between which the guest Of
honor and the speakers of the evening
sat and the room in every available
place had a small United States flag.
Triple candle sticks with their lighted
candles were distributed about the
tables. II st
At 9 o'clock the feast was in readi-
ness and the guests were ushered to
their seats. and they sat there in per-
feet contentment until 1:30, forgetting
the time and all else in utter abandon
to which they gave themselves in
partaking of the eleven courses that
were in turn placed before them.
Following is the menu. .--. ,@
MENU. =.g<s.
Blue Points on the Half Shell q
Radishes Olives Sailed Almonds
H. Bouillon en- Tasse
Brook Trout Saratoga Chips
Rhine Wine
.. Asparagus on Toast
Spring Lamb Mint Sauce
N French Peas Mashed Potatoes :.
an Sherry Punch .*
Stuffed Pigeons French Fried Potatoes
81 Claret Wine 3.5.
Tomato Salad
Pineapple Ice Cream Strawberries
>[ - Mixed Cakes ~
Cheese Toasted Crackers Nuts
Raisins Coffee u -
Cognac Cigars
Dinner was finished at near the mid
night hour and then Hon. S. D. Peter
son arose and announced that he had
mission to perform and presented
the compliments of the evening to Gen.
Bobleter in introducing the toast sour
GUEST to which Einar Hoidale re-
sponded in one of the happiest hits Of
the evening. After he had finished the
toastmaster called upon the General,
! who was free to say that after he had
listened to Mr.. Hoidale he felt that it
was almost necessary that he should
have an introduction to himself. His
! address was short and he briefly re-
viewed the causes that led to his
election to the Office he holds and why
he desired to change the eagle for the
star. He was touched with the feelings
that, his friends of this city and for
| that matter Of the state had manifested
for him and he assured them all that
| they had his sincere thanks and heart
felt gratitude.
Following the general, Capt. Albert
Steinhauser gave the toast ''The
i Militia, in which he covered the
necessity of the organization, its aims
I and the many times it has been OF
service to the United States, together
with the important part it filed in the
recent difficulty with Spain. He gave
a brief review Of the militia of this
state and the part that Gen. Bobleter
has taken in it, and was responded to
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