Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-27
ONLY TWO HAVE DECLINED
All Others Invited to Mckinley Club
Barquet Lcospt the Honor.
STATE OFFICIALS WILL Be PRESENT
So VIII Senator Brown and Other
Prominent Republicans to Make
Impression on Mnwaukee's
Young Mayor.
TIE OFFICIALS WILL Be PRESENT

Up to date the banquet committee of the
Mckinley club has received but two declin-
atoms OF invitations extended to the state
officers to be their guests on Tuesday even
ing, with the members of the legislature.
About every republican member of the sem
ate and house has signifed his intention
to be present. United States Senator Brown
and Attorney General Thompson left WASH
ington for home Friday evening and both
will be present at the banquet. Senators
Willard and Burkett, whose duties will keep
them in Washington. have sent messages
to be read at the banquet. as have Con-
gresham Kennedy and others.
The men whose names are printed below
have been selected to act as reception
committee with Messrs. Frank Crawford
and Harry s. Byrne. who will directly rep
resent the club at the Informal reception
to be held at the Millard from o'clock
until 7:45. Other names may be added Mon
day, in order that ali elements Of the COM
munity can be represented in the bunch
that will greet and entertain the visitors
from Lincoln. Music will be rendered dur
ing the reception and while the dinner is
being served. Manager Clark has promised
the menu will be worthy of the occasion,
and that 1t will be served expeditiously, so
that the POSTMASTER can open the speaking
at O'Clock.
Personnel of Committee.
Following is the makeup OF the reception
committee so far decided on:
Victor Rosewater. G. w. Wattles Frank
w. Judson, George A. Day, William A.
Redick, Charles +. Henderson Charles J.
Greene Howard How, kep HSTGsv L 6 Gibson Gibson
E. @. Solomon, William @. IRE, d. NJ.
Haverly, A. J. Donahoe, John l.. McCague,
Charles Leslie, Leslie. E J. Cornish Arthur g.
Baldrige John L. Webster, Lee S. Estelle.
w. G. Sears, A. c. Troup. b f. Thomas,
James Walsh, Michael Lee. II T. Clarke,
il =, A. w. Jefferis p. j. Trainor. Fred brun-
ing, P. A. Wells, B. e. Wilcox, c. F.
Weller Yves Adkins. NJ. L. Learned, A. l.
Reed, Robert CowelL G. NJ. Wilhelm, r. w.
Breckenridge. A. L. Sutton, Howard Ken
nedy, Robert o. Fink, t. B. Dysart, Charles
L Saunders, s. c. Barnes, Ed Leeder, N. p.
Dodge, jr., II. b. Zimman, NJ. ]. Kennard,
Rev. Frank L. Loveland. Frank Koutsky,
r. b. Howell, A. p. Turkey, Il. @. McGilton,
II. +. Palmer, c. F. McGrew.
Entfrely Informal.
As the reception and banquet are to be
entirely informal in character, IL is optional
with all ticket holders TO wear dress suits
or not. The club members who have the
affair in charge have arranged this COM
plimentary banquet to the legislators and
state officers with the central idea of al
lowing Omaha republicans and the peoples
representatives from all over the state 70
become better acquainted. and with that
/ idea alone. II Is also calculated to give
the speaker from abroad. Mayor Becker Of
Milwaukee. the best possible impression OF
Omaha and the state at large by making
him acquainted with the leading men Of
Nebraska in business and politics.
Those members Of the club having tickets
for sale report a strong demand. and by
Tuesday late corners may have difhculty
In getting a ticket II Is intended, how
ever. TO make every EFFORT 10 see that no
one who desires to attend the banquet
shall be barred. but as 800 is the limit OF
seats at the board the sale must be gov
eTned accordingly.