Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-12-19
Dinner to Three congressman
Who Had Charge of the Re-
centPOIitiCaI Campaign.
Mr.. L0UDENSLAGER WAS ONE
Delightful Event Took Place in the
Raleigh Hotel-Speaker Cannon
Was observation-disclosures
William b. Mckinley, of Illinois,
Was the Host-Ice Water Was
Served in the Full Dinner Pail .
tFrom the NEWS Correspondent,

NHTOm tH6 WE HS COTfGSDOnUeMC.t
WASHINGTON, Dec 19:-Sur-
rounded by his associates, men with
whom he had worked in committee,
on the floor of the house of repre-
sentatives, and through a number of
political campaigns, Representative
Henry c. Loudenslager, of Camden,
had an unusual tribute paid to him
last night which was a splendid token
of the high esteem in which he Is
held by his colleagues in the highest
legislative body in the United States
AS one of the three guests of honor
at a banquet which Representative
William B. Mckinley, of Illinois, gave
to the members of the republican
congressional campaign committee,
Mr.. Loudenslager was not only highly
honored, but there were plenty of in
cidents to show the esteem and af-
fection in which he is held.
Representative Mckinley gave the
dinner to the chairman, vice chair
man and secretary of the national
committee, Representatives James S.
Sherman, James A. Tawney and Hen.
/ ry c. Loudenslager, who with him
self made the working quartet"
upon whom devolved the greater part
of the hard work of the campaign.
A Delightful Dinner.
Replete with surprises and spec
tacular features the dinner last eve
ming was one of the most delightful
! n ffnirc trix ~, o;t
resentative Mckinley is a whole.
souled, genial gentleman of generous
impulses, and one of the few repre-
sentatives who knows how to give
an elaborate banquet in the proper
manner. His liberality at times
verges on prodigality and no expense
was spared to make the banquet a
success last night or to contribute to
the entertainment of his guests.
The dinner was served in the hand
some banquet room of the Raleigh
hotel. Decorators had transformed
the room into veritable fairyland
scene. 1t was laid out to represent
a portion of the city between the cap
itol and the Botanical gardens. In
one end of the dining room there was
a splendid replica of the dome of the
capitol extending above the trees and
foliage, while in the other end could
be seen a portion of the Botanical
gardens. The reproductions were
true to the originals and splendidly
executed.
Uniuue Menu.
The menu was a reproduction of
republican congressional committee.
Within its covers were some splendid
cartoons in which President Roose-
welt, Representative Loudenslager,
Representative Mckinley, Mr.. Sher-
man, Mr. Watson and others were
caricatured in the inimical style for
which Clifford X. Bergman. the ar
tist is noted. One of the cartoons rep
resented Secretary Taft on a tour
making Presidential speeches" One
of Speaker Cannon was exceptionally
clever, and represented him standing
on the rear of an observation car de-
| livering a speech to some residents of
a rural section and asking them if
they did not remember what he was
saying.
The ice was served in a full din
ner pail" miniature dinner pail
such as is carried by many an honest
toiler, and one of the souvenirs was
handsome campaign button, with
ribbon badge, and the photographs of
the three guests Of honor, Represen-
tative Sherman, Tawney and Louden-
slayer. Uncle Joe," the speaker OF
the house, was the toastmaster, and
the speeches were all informal and
the tributes paid to Mr. Loudenslager
must have been gratifying to him and
exceedingly pleasing to his many
friends.
Covers We're paid for eighty guests,
and among the notables present were
Vice President Fairbanks; Senator
Scott; Representative C. H. Gros-
venor, John Dalzell, John A. T. Hull,
Nicholas Longworth and James A.
Watson. The Jerseymen present
were Frank H. Barto, of Camden,
secretary to Mr.. Loudenslager; Will
lam j. Browning, chief clerk of the
house of representatives and the cor
respondent of the EVENING NEWS.
c. S. A.