Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-05-07
GOV. WARNER
MUCH PLEASED
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The Business Mems Association had
arranged for a banquet at Hotel Belding
in the evening and the function gave an
opportunity for the Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor TO meet many business
men in social way, the hotel parlors
we're thrown open and for an hour before
the banquet there were hearty greetings
At nine o'clock the guests were called
to the dining room where &c covers were
laid. The room and the tables we're
most beautifully decorated the color
schem being red and at each plate red
carnation was placed, which quickly
found its way to the lapel Of each guests
coat.
A large round table occupied the center
of the room at which the distinguished
guests sat together with Fred A. Wash
burn, B. F. Hall. en- Wise, Herbert
Powell, Of Ionia D. E. Wilson, |. |. Phelps,
of Greenville; Huntly Russell. Of Grand
Rapids; w. A. Wilder of Iona, Geo. W.
Mouton and R. NJ Wilson.
The Menu was one of the very best
and reflected credit on the ability of w. P.
Hetherington in that line. 1t took an hour
to get through the courses, as they were
served and during the time the banqueters
were entertained by four young ladies
from the Bedding Bros. q Co. mills, with
music and songs; Miss Pearl Austin,
pianist; Miss Ethel Kennedy, violinist'
and Miss Laura Morgan, soprano; Miss
Myrtle Warren also played an accompani-
ment to a solo by Miss Lillian Noble
Miss Morgan, who has very sweet voice
sang; "Sng Me to Sleep" and both she
and Miss Noble responded to an encore.
Fred A. Washburn was toast master
and filled the position with master hand
touching up each speaker in a humorous
wav.
A couple Of verses of America was
sung and Mayor w. F. Bricker was called
on who compimented the guests Of honor
and told Of the city, its Improvements,
its advantages and future prospects.
Governor Warner gave a fine talk ex-
pressing his pleasure at meeting so many
of the Silk City's business men and Of the
opportunity his visit here had given him in
looking over the city and referred especial
ly to the excellent environments of the
young ladies in the mills and boarding
houses and the music furnished by some
of them on this occasion. Senator Huntley
Russell made good little speech and the
banqueters would not let him 60 until he
sang the Sword Of Bunker Hill The
POSTMASTER made E. E. Eales say SOM
thing and what he did say elected great
applause. |. L. Hubbell was called up
and he got it back on Washburn by say
ing that he thought his chances were as
good for being a delegate to the Demo-
cratic National Convention as Washburn's
was for the Republican Convention.
Lieutenant Governor Kelley made at
witty speech full OF humor sandwiched
with good sense. which was listened to
with much interest and loudly applauded
E. B. Lapham, complimented the guests
of honor, although, felt timid in express
ing his opinion at length in the presence
of so much state notoriety. He was
glad brother Warner was up for a third
term, predicted his nomination and elect
ION, that he would also have a house
cleaning throughout Michigan, before the
end Of his term. Cleaning up on the
Boxers, Tip Atwood and the whole unsay
DRY bunch and clear the way for a sea-
in Congress, saying that it was as impossi-
BILE to hold good man down, as it was
to hold down cheese that was full of
shippers. He said he did not wish to be
understood as casting reflection on the
strength of the kind manufactured at
Pennington, but ventured the prediction
that it wouldn't be long before a big
cheese would be walking out Of the fac
tory up there, headed toward Washington,
with Warner riding on top of the box
as Presidential Candidate. The follow
ing toast was proposed by him in closing:
Here's to the cheese
The Pennington cheese,
Full cream, skim milk and all,
The cheese that can talk,
The cheese that can walk,
And the cheese that we'll cut in the fall
Not the Bum Boxer" cheese,
Nor the Bradley brand cheese,
Nor the Moldy Hill cheese, that we toss
in the corner,
But the Pure Politics cheese,
The Primary cheese,
The cheese, that's the whole cheese,
Warner!