Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-07
BANQUET ron TUE sTockMEN
south Omaha Exchange Plays Host
for the Evening.


The banquet OF the Central Shorthorn
Breeders association last night was one Of
the most enjoyed functions that has been
celebrated in the city during tho past year.
II was an expression of good will on the
part of the South Omaha Live Stock eX-
change and the members spared no effort
to make the occasion a memorable one. The
Central Shorthorn Breeders have been in
session here for the last two days and have
been entertained by the Commercial club of
the city. Last night, however. the enter
tainment was left in the hands of the South
Omaha Live Stock exchange. The guests,
about $50 in number. assembled promptly
at p. IN. at the banquet hall in the Mil
lard hotel, which was arranged with the
speakers tables at the south side of the
room and at this the guests of honor, to-
gether with those who were TO respond to
the toasts were seated. The other tables
were set at right angles to this and all
were decorated fttingly.
After the generous menu Mr.. Jay Laverty.
representing the South Omaha exchange
presented the toasts Of the evening In
troductory to this the Elks' quartet of
Council Bluffs rendered Robin Adair' ef-
fectively. and as an encore sang "'Cause
I've Nothing Else to Do ....-.
James IT. Van Dusen had the role Of maxi
ing the guests of the evening welcome.
which he did under the introduction of
the postmaster, responding to the toast.
mot Strangers. But Friends" To this
Mr.. l. c. Lawson, president of the Breed
ers association responded briefly and then
delegated the task to the secretary, Mr..
b. o. Cowen of Chicago, stating that he
was not a public speaker and that he
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have something to say in any emergency.
After this response the banqueters were
delighted by half a dozen pithy stories told
by f. 7. Tomson, editor of the Breeders
Gazette. His topic was THE Sisterhood
of Cows and the Brotherhood of Men"
Out of the incongruity of his subject he
managed to extract a good deal of fun.
W. J. c. Kenyon and c. c. DAILY confined
their remarks to the more serious aspects
of the live stock industry and Mr.. Kenyon
gave a part of his response in a statistical
and historical form, dealing with the estab-
lishment of the South Omaha trade centers.
Mr.. DAILY told of the great necessity for
the organization known the Live Stock
exchange. He also dwelt at some length
on the rules which govern the organization.
Other representative men among the
speakers were James Dahman, Thomas b.
Mcpherson and Bruce Mccullough Of the
South Omaha exchange.
Perhaps one of tho most enjoyed treats of
the evening was tho response of A. l.
BiNby OF Lincoln. His acquaintance with
the muses. is well known In Nebraska and
much farther. Some of his especially happy
rhymes arc based on the scenes of the
farm and just such industry as was repre-
scented at the banquet last night. He was
given the toast Amusing Muses." on ac-
count of this propensity. and II is certain
that he met the expectations of all who
heard him. The banquet hall was not de-
serted entirely until after - o'clock. and
some of the South Omaha men had to
hurry to make the last cars.
The meetings of the association, which
will be held today will be open TO the pub
lie and they are promised the most hearty
welcome. The last annual meeting Of the
association was held in Sioux City. and, as
expressed by the president of the Breeders
association, though the accommodations
there were the best, there was a warmth
about the entertainment here that the asso-
citation had never experienced before One
of the most spontaneous outbursts of en-
thusiasm during the course of the evening
was In response TO the eloquent words of
Senator w. \. Harris of Kansas whose al
lusCus t. tie status of the cattle raisers of
history. both IL this country and in all
aS@s. VICE cost my TO the point and apt