, 1905-01-19

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1t is therefore with pleasure that
have accepted the honor of the presi
dency and have assumed it's dutie'
with confidence and high hopes.
BANQUETS TENDERfD
The (ITY'S GUESTS
(Continued from page ~
he occasion. The tables were laid iI
the cosy horseshoe form, and eacl
guest found her place by means of q
dainty name card, care having beer
taken to alternate the visiting ladies
with the representatives from Lara
mic. The floral work on the tables
was in pink and white carnations, and
ferns and smilax were also utilized in
exquisite profusion. Each lady found
at her plate a literary nut to crack,
These receptacles were found to con.
tain alleged familiar quotations. and
so they certainly were. but consterna'
ton swept over that festive board
when it was announced that each lady
would be expected later to give the
author of her lines! It's one thing to
have been familiar with a stanza for
many, many years, and quite another
to tell real quick who wrote it, as the
majority of the ladies discovered last
gether of heads and earnest consulta.
ton, and the ice usually so marked at
such times was not only broken, but
melted quite away, so the clever lit
erary salad successfully did the work
designed for it. although lack of time
subsequently eliminated it from the
program.
Mrs. ]. B. Mckee occupied the head
of the table, officiating most gracefully
and g%raciously as toastmistress. Seat
ed at her right was Mrs. Lyman B.
Cooper. wife of the speaker of the
house of representatives, and the
places of honor at her left were as
signed to Mrs. Tisdel and Mrs. w. H.
Holiday.
The menu, which was as follows,
was faultless, and the courses were
deity and most carefully served:
Blue Points on Half Shell
Celery Sailed Almonds Olives
Beef Tea en- Cup
Fillet of Soule a la Marguerite
Potato Soufle
Sweetbread Pate Toulouse
Fresh Peas
Beef Tenderloin Bernaise
Boiled Potatoes Caulifiower
Manhattan Salad
Vanilla Ice Cream Assorted Cake
Fruits
Cheese Toasted Crackers
Coffee Milk Tea
I~nterspersed with the material
viands was the feast of reason and
the flow of melody arranged for the
evening, and this portion of the pro-
gram vas successfully inaugurated by
Miss Laura Lee. who acceptably rem
dered the piano solo, Spinning Song"
by Franz Bendel.
Mrs. Mckee delightfully."- voiced the
spirit of the occasion in her address
OF welcome, which vas as follows:
Friends and neighbors from all por-
|tions of Wyoming: 1t becomes my
pleasant duty, as well as high priv
Iilege, tonight, on behalf of the ladies'
OF Laramie, to bid you welcome to our
fair city. We are, indeed, more than
glad to have you with us; and only
wish it were possible to welcome you
to Our own hearthstones. where, in the
atmosphere Of home, we should come
to know each other better, that our
lives might come into closer touch
with yours and a bond of friendship
be established that time would but
strengthen. We do not feel that you
are strangers within our gates but
dear friends. who have dropped in for
a friendly visit of an hour or two. OF
fall the good wishes which may come
to you from friends on this trip, none
will be heartier, noon cheerier, none
more sincere, than our arr greeting
to you tonight"
Mrs. McKee's words were heard
with marked interest and ELECTED en-
thusiastic applause. and, indeed, all
who participated in the program last
night must have felt highly gratified
at the ~appreciative spirit evinced by
their auditors.
Mrs. Stockwell, who was in sweetest
voice, gave "Over the Slumber Sea-
as her vocal number, and, being forced
Ito respond to an encore. sang "vio.
lets"
Miss Minnie Burke vas too Ill to
render the number assigned to her on
the program, which is a matter for
universal regret, but Miss Bessie Cal
laghan kindly consented to sing in
stead, giving Back Among the South
ern Pines" with Miss Ryan as accom-
PIANIST. Her encore number was
"When the Sunset Turns the Ocean
Blue to Gold"
Mrs. Gibson had selected for hel
vocal number I'm June" by Dude,
Buck. and her rendition certainly cap