The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-05-18
CA|RO'S RECEPTION
ENDED FAMOUS
TRIP
Fitting Climax TO thousand
Mile j ,urney OF the Com.
nj zee
BANQUETED LAST NIGHT
At THE HALLiDAY-clTYs MOST
NOTED AND DISTINGUISHED
GUESTS SPEAK OF ION
TO CAIRO"

The rcyal reception extended yes
terday BY Cairo, the hospitqble city Of
the lower Ohio, came AZ q titins eli
max to the thou and N e history
making trip Of tie members OF the riv-
ers and ha lors comnittes and their
guests from Fi.ta}pr@ % Cairo in the
interests tbe n etc stage ahd
the "On to Cairo" move,
The rocesticn ana entertainment
provided BY the Cars co nmittees III.
val that Of any OF the larger cites on
the upper river.
The Qnocn City, On which the con
gressmen. their families and guests
made the trip was met about ocl9cR
We terday afternoon by the steamer
Dick Fowler a short distance above
Mound City. The MaTpaganor2 hana
an excellent musical organization, anc
q large number Of representative Cairo
citizens compos ng the reception com
mittee. were on the Fowler and board
ed the Queen City and accompanied
The city's guests on short trip around
the point. where the Ohio joins the
Mississippi, returning here at about c
o'clock.
The arrival of the boat was a few
hours earlier than had been planned
but ahe party spent the time in resting
and driving over the city. The boa
landed in front Of the Halliday hotel
at the foot of the steps leaaing from
the lower terrace to the street which
had been built for the occasion.
The martial music of the large ban
aboard the boat, the blowing Of count
less Whistles and the ringing Of bells.
as the big boat steamed slowly down
the harbor, to say nothing Of the hun
dreds Of men, women and children
who crowded the levee, waving hand
kerchiefs and flags, was proof positive
TO the congressman and Others on the
boat, that the citizens of Cairo were
thoroughly awake to the Importance
Of the trip.
The banquet given last n ght at the
Hotel Halliday, in honor Of the guests,
was brilliant success and was by
far the most elaborate affair ever at.
tempted in this end Of the state and
reflects unlimited credit upon the
hotel management and the local com.
mttees.
The dining roam was beautifully
decorated for the occasion Huge
American flags covered the walls ana
The posts were entwlned with m'lax.
The hundred and twenty-eight guests
We're seated at four long tables Three
OF the tables ran lengthwise Of tht
room, while the other was set acros,
tho end near the front. AT this tabl,
sat the congressman and their familie.
and T1 astmaster ]. S. Aisthorpe.
The most pleasing feature of ths
banquet, in as much that 1t came as \
complete surprise to everyone, was
large model of an Ohio river packet
boat, complete in every detail, placed
IN the center Of the room, between
the three tables. The boat which was
IL feet long and proportionately broad
and high, was painted and decorated
exactly like steamboat. The effect
was most novel one and was greatly
apprec ated. The boat was named
The City of Cairo" AT one end OF
the boat was painted gauge. marked
'Pittsbtug, nine feet" At the othe,
end was another gauge marked
Cairo nine feet"
The boat was built and placed in
the dining room under the direction OF
Mr. Stubbins, the acting manager of
the Halliday.
An orchestra, hidden behind bow.
er OF potted plants and cut flowers In
one corner Of the room furnished the
music.
The menu was a most elaborate one
and u printed below:
The menu card was beautiful piece
OF llthography In coors, and denoted
or ginallty In its conception. On the
hy leaf was a birds eye view of the
city cf Cairo and on the second page
was picture Of the Ohio Valley from
Plttsburg to Cairo. showing the prin.
rpal cities, with the slogan, "On to
Cairo IN the upper right hand corner.
on the back was the names Of the
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