The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-30
! 4 BANQUET
Pleasant Affair Given at
the Saulpaugh,
MANY GUESTS WERE THERE
Several Toas's Responded To; Ben
amin Taylor Presided Over the
Gathering Last Evening.
MANY GUESTS WERE THERE

The reception and banquet given at
the Saulpaugh last evening in honor of
Congressman McCleary by his friends
was attended by l35 guests, and was a
very enjoyable affair. The committee
that had it in charge was composed of
j. r. Bowen, DIR. j. NJ. Edwards, Hugh
Jones, John Nyquist and M. ID. Fan
cher These were selected at a meet
ing held early last week, attended by
fifteen or twenty of the friends of the
congressman, who felt that it would be
a nice thing to do him honor at this
time. The arrangements were completed
before his return to the city Monday
from Boston, The demand for tickets
far exceeded the ability of Landlord
Kent to handle the prospective guests,
owing to his inability to get extra help
to assist i'm serving, and consequently
quests for tickets from many towns had
to be refused or cut down to one or
two, and ST. James, New Ulm, Sleepy
Eye, Mapleton and other towns of the
district were thus represented by one or
two guests. The committee greatly re-
grets that it was obliged to disappoint
some.
The guests began to arrive at about
eight O'Clock and the reception was held
in the parlors and corridors on the Sec
ond floor, Congressman McCleary being
assisted in receiving by the committee
on arrangements, c. f. Ford, George M
Palmer, Dr. A. F. Schmitt and Post
master C. l.. Benedict Throughout the
evening Lamm's full orchestra, stationed
in the hall, furnished pleasing selections.
The banquet was served in the dining
room, at $3.50 o'clock. A row of tables
went across the head of .--e room, and
four rows went down the room from
there. Congressman McCleary and the
speakers sat at the head, facing all the
guests. The tables were decorated with
bouquets of cut flowers from the green
houses, and presented very attractive
appearance. Souvenir programs were
handed out, containing the menu and
list of speakers and bearing the likeness
of the guest of honor on the title page,
and the fact that the affair was given
"by his friends" ON the cover.
The following was the menu:
Blue Points
Celery
Beef Bouillon, en- Tasse
Sailed Almonds Queen Olives
Baked Fillet of Halibut, la JoinvilIe
Pommes la Colbert
Lobster a la Newburg, on Toast
Roast SQUAD, Sur Canape
French Peas Drowned Sweet Potatoes
Asparagus, a la Vinaigrette
Tea Biscuits
Ice Cream Assorted Cake
Cheese Crackers Coffee
The banquet reflected great credit up
OH Landlord Kent and Steward Ray, who
spared no pains to please the guests.
Benjamin Taylor was the POSTMASTER,
and when the serving of the banquet
was concluded at about midnight he
arose and gave graceful talk, replete
with humor, as is his style. He intro
duced the speakers in their turn, with
something sparkling for each. The fol-
lowing was the list of the toasts:
"The Views of Business Man." G.
NJ. Palmer; "The County Chairman's
Explanation" S. b. Wilson; ''rhe Fact
OF the Natter" Hon. J. T. McCleary.
Judge Severance was to have respond
ed to the toast "The Judicial Aspect"
but during the banquet was taken sick
and forced to 20 home.
The affair concluded at two this
morning. Congressman McCleary and
family are engaged in packing their
goods preparatory to leaving the latter
part of the week for Washington. They
expect to return the latter part of
March to resume their residence here.