The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-10
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RECEIVE
TAFT
Grand Banquet Will Be
Feature of Visit to
New Orleans

Kew Orleans. Feb. 10-Althougt
President-Elect Taft is still many
hours off, New Orleans awoke today
already prepared to greet the disting
uished visitor who is expected to land
al 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon On the
return trip from Panama.
Last night wireless message bore
the news Of the arrival at the mouth
of the river Of the scout cruiser Bir-
mingham. which Will lie In the oftinc
until the North Carolina and Montana
are sighted, and will then prepare
for the transfer Of the president-elect.
who will leave the North Carolina off
South Pass and Will come up tho
river on the Birmingham.
A heavy thunderstorm late yester-
day played havoc with many OF the
decorations which had been placed In
honor Of the president-elect. and caus-
ed some anxiety on the part of those
who imagined the storm was also
raging In the gulf. Mariners. how
ever, gave assurances that the North
Carolina could not possibly have
made such good time as to have got
ten within the storm area.
Already requests are reaching this
city from towns along the route be-
tween New Orleans and Cincinnati.
asking that the pTesident.elect be not
iGed Of their desires for him to make
speeches and acknowledge thoir well
come.
While civic and military parades.
tours 10 points Of historic interest
and receptions are ali TO play a prom
inent part in the entertainment dur
Ing his two days stay in New Orleans,
II Is very apparent that the SIS plate
banquet on Friday night is to be made
the principal feature Of the visit. Jt
Is planned 10 bring the list OF those
subscribing to the banquet up to the
j, 600 -mark-so-the-c -cost-will be a
deterrent factor In the success of the
least. The very finest fish and game
which can be procured within hun
dred miles Of New Orleans will be
used In preparing the dishes, all OF
which Will be cooked a la Creole by
most sklllful chefs
The chefs and others are still busy
considering what will be best to serve.
Some insist upon ''poulet Creole"
young chicken stuffed with fresh
mushrooms, while others declare that
teal duck with a carefully prepared
pecan nut butter would be much more
appetizing. Many favor crawtish
brisque, but others hold out for the
old-fashioned Creole gumbo. The fish
VIII be either pompano or sheepshead
and Will be cooked In wine There
Will be fruit salad, In which the
principal ingredients Will be pineap-
pies, bananas, oranges, grapefruit,
celery and rich Creole dressing. Bis
cult glace. pralineS of cocoanut and
other sweet things Will be served for
the last courses.
Old cellars have been ransacked
and wines Of rare vintage uuearthed
for the occasion.
There will be Amontillado, Chateau
l|ehtte and many other fine old wines,
which, according 10 the chefs, have
been stored away for so many years
that rakes will be required to sep
arate them from the cobwebs which
have formed over the bottles. A fea-
'"iS Va eiiS oauqutI iS 10 De Ine SerV-
Ing OF the cafe broulot. Several hun
dred silver bowls have been secured
and the coffee, rich with the aroma
OF spices and cognac. will be stir
red with long silver ladies' by darkies
chanting old Creole songs while the
alcohol is burning.
Cardinal Gibbons, who will pro-
1ouhce the invocation at the banouet
arrived last night