The Washington herald., 1907-05-15
HOTEL MEN BANQUET
Sit Down to $4,000 Feast of
BrOtherly Affection.
RALEIGH SCENE OR REVELRY
MacfarlaBd, r. VI.
Tierney, aud Mr.. Munschenheim.
Proprietor of AstOF House, Among
the Spcnkers-Intcrcsti Nhude-
willie Turns Punctuate Jolity.

The hotel men dallied with about
3,0o0 worth OF eatables, drinkables, and
smokables at the Raleigh last night, The
occasion was officially known as the "a
nuaI banquet of the Hotel Mems Mutual
Benefit Association, but not even the ho-
tel men called it that last evening. They
said it was a brotherly love revival meet
ing The brotherly love part was all
right, but the revival will probably take
place to-day.
Somewhere I'm the neighborhood Of 500
members Of the association composed the
banqueting party that filled the long hall
at the top of the Raleigh with shirt
fronts. tobacco smoke. and noise. Hailing
from practically every State in the Union
these genial caravansarv men may have
had different ideas OF the pronunciation
Of certain dishes in the elaborate menu.
but that didn't interfere with their ap-
petites. and before the dinner was half
through nobody was trying % pronounce
anything, anyway.
Banquet Hau Decorations.
The banquet hall presented a beautiful
spectacle Of springtimc freshness. Dog
wood blossoms decorated the four walls
and pots Of tulips and other spring flowers
added color to the table decora tons. -Four
long double tables and a table for speak
ers and officers were laid. and there was
scarcely a vacant seat when the file Of
gannymedcs entered with the little necks
or Lucines Grangees, as it said on the
menu card.
There were several good speeches, Com
missioner Macfarlaud led OF with a nice
welcoming address. and Of the hotel men
F. NJ Tiernev and ". G. Muschenheim
disposed Of a nice assortment Of oratory
at n0bOdy's expense. Hon. William +.
Andrews spoke on our Country" and
John T.. Devine oficiated as POSTMASTER,
although James II. Bowker. the retiring
president Of the association, presided
The menu was as follows:
Cauaue De Caviar
Luciues Oranges
Gomho DE Volatile ra7ser
Celeri Pm-olas Amanda, Sslco7 Raids
Medallion De p0mTau0 q Ia Nsrgley
Pommas Narqujse
Fet 10 B0euf aux Champignons Frais
H91c0TS AoTig
Ris De vesu Ia Monticello
Tetits Pois
Sorhet Renaissance
Pigeouncsux Roti an Crcsson
Salade ChifCnnade
Biscuit Tortoni Psfitz Fous
Roquef1rt Cafe N0ir
Martins Rosderer But
AmCutilladD tliCquot Sec
Chateua Yqusm White Rock
Pommery Sec AVolIiuars
Moct n Chand0n White House Coffee
Mumm's Extra Dry Liqueur- -Gaud Mariner
Krug BrIt Cigars ct Cigarettes
II was past o'clock when the clans
were tsbascoed and nearly Il before the
trays Of coffee sailed i'm from the pantry
During those three hours the diners were
kept entertained either by musical selec-
tiOns from the orchestra hidden in the
balcony or by different vaudeville and
amateur singers and comedians Many Of
the members discovered after a while that
they We're even more entertaining than
the artists secured by the local entertain
ment committee but there was a wide
difference of opinion on this score
Room Changes Dimensions.
II was through the efforts Of these vol
unteer cut-ups that many Of the diners
"b tit SAtSIiit SiuS 't lic NAH were
never aware that anything was going on
| in the center Of the room. II was impos-
sible to quiet the enthusiasm of the self
entertainers. and even when Commits
sioner Macfarland bashfully arose to de
liver his little address Of welcome the
| unruly ones could only be toned down to
| a rumbling murmur.
At the opening Of the festival there
was little noise. Dinner nefghbors carried
on dignified conversations in low tones
and stranger sat beside stranger in ST
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