The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-11
NEW ORLEANS IS
READY FOR TAFT
President-EIect and His Party
Will Land Sometime During
the Afternoon.
CREOLE CITY CHEFS BUSY
BANQUET, AT SIS PER PLATE
WILL BE ELABORATE.

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g. Taft and his party on board
(. dropped anchor of South Pass =
8. shortly before p. m. central :
&. time). President-elect Taft and :
: his party viii probably transfer to (.
:, the Birmingham for the trip TO :
. New Orleans at ) o'clock tomor-
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New Orleans. La. Feb. 1O.-Although
the time scheduled for the arrival Of
Pres .dent-elect Taft was still many
hours of. New Orleans awoke today
already prepared to greet the distin-
gulshed visitor who is expected to land
Thursday on the return trip from
Panama.
A heavy thunderstorm late yesterday
played havoc with many of the decoTa-
tions which had been placed in honor of
the president-slect and caused some
anxiety on the part of those who mag
ined the storm was also raging in the
gulf.
Small Towns interested.
Already requests are reaching this
city from towns along the route from
New Orleans and Cincinnati asking
that the president-elect be notified Of
their desires for him to make speeches
and acknowledge their welcome.
While civic and military parades,
tours 20 points of historic interest and
receptions arc all to play a prominent
part in the entertainment during his
two days stay in New Orleans, ii is
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quet on Friday night is to be made the
principal feature of the visit. 1t Is
planned to bring the list Of those sub
scribing to the banquet up to the 600
mark. so cost will not be a deterrent
factor fin the success of the feast.
The very finest fish and game which
can be procured within a hundred miles
Of New orleans will be used in prepar-
ing the dishes, all of which viii be
| cooked a la Creole by most skillful
chefs.
Chefs Busy.
The chefs and others are still busy
considering what will be best to serve.
Some insist upon "Pouiet Creole.
I young chickens stuffed with fresh
mushrooms, while others declare that
/ teal duck with a carefully prepared
pecan nut butter would be much more
/ appetizing. Many favor crawfish
/ bisque. but others hold out for the old
I fashioned Creole gUmbo. The fish viii
/ be either pompano or sheepshesd, and
I viii be cooked in wine. There viii be a
/ fruit salad in which the principal in
/ gradients viii be pineapples, bananas
/ oranges. grape fruit. celery and a rich
/ Creole dressing. Biscuit Eisce- pralines
I Of c0cosnut and other sweet things viii
/ be served for the last courses.
/ Old cellars have been ransaeked and
/ wines of rare vintage unearthed for the
I occasion.
/ There will be Amontillado, Chateau
/ LATTE and many other fine old wines
which. according to the chefs. have beer
/ stored away for so many years thai
/ rakes viii be required to separate then
I from the cobwebs which have formed
over the bottles. A feature of the ban
/ uuet is TO be the serving Of the Caft
| Broulot. Several hundred silver bowl.
I have been secured, and the coffee. ricl
/ with the aroma of spices and cogDac
I will be stirred with long silver Iadle.
By darkies chanting old Creole song
I while tine alcohol is burning.
Cardinal Gibbons who Will pronounc,
the invocation at the banquet, arrived
l last night