The evening world., 1909-02-10
AWAITING TAFT,
NEW ORLEANS HAS
WELCOME READY
Wireless Reports President
Elect Safe and Heading
for the City.
GREAT FEAST PLANNED.
Chefs in a Maze of Menus to
Tickle Guests Palate and
!. Make Epicures Wonder.
GREAT FEAST PLANNED.

PORT EADs. via New Orleans. Feb.
io.-Wireless communication received
here to-day says that President elect
TAFT and party are reported 800 miles
off the Passes. at the mouth OF the
MISSISSIPPI River. He Is due to arrive
at South Pass at midnight.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 1o.-Althoush
the time scheduled for the arrival In
this city Of President elect Taft Is still
many hours of. New Orleans was to-
ds~ already .epared to gree, the dis
tnsuished visitor who Is expected to
land at 8 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
on his return to the United States from
Panama.
- Last night a wireless message bore
the news up to the city Of the arrival
1t the mouth Of the river OF the scout
cruiser Birmingham. which will lie In
the of'ing until the North Carolina and
Montana are sighted and will then pre-
pare for the transfer OF the President
elect who will leave the North Carolina
of South Pass and come up the river
On the Birmingham.
Safe, Say Mariners.
A heavy thunder storm late yester-
day played havoc with many OF the
decorations which had been placed In
honor OF the President-elect and caused
anxiety on the part Of those who i'm
Agined the storm was also raging in
the Cult The decorations were replaced
early to-day. however. and mariners
gave assurances that the North Caro-
lima could not possibly have made such
fast speed as 10 have gotten within the
storm area.
While civic and military parades.
tours to points Of historic interest and
receptions are all to play prominent
part in the entertainment during his
two days stay in New Orleans, 1t Is
very apparent that tie 3?5 plate ban
quet on Friday night is to be made the
principal feature Of the visit.
II is planned to bring the list OF those
subscribing TO the banquet up to the
one thousand mark. so cost viii not be
q deterrent factor In the success OF the
feast.
Chefs Busy Planning. ..
Many imaginary menus have been
made up and circulated as the official
bill OF fare, but the chefs and others
are still busy considering just what shall
be served Some insist upon "poulet
creole young chickens stuffed with
fresh mushrooms, while others declare
pecan nut butter would be much more
appetizing.
Many favor crawhsh bisque, but
other, hold out for the old-fashioned
creole gumbo. The fish will be either
pompano or sheepshead and It will be
cooked In wine. There will be a fruit
salad In which the principal ingredients
will be pineapples, bananas. oranges.
grapefruit. celery and rich creole
dressing Biscuit glace, prallnes OF CO.
coanut and other sweet things will be
rerved for the last courses.
Old cellars have been ransacked and
wines Of rare vintage unearthed for the
occasion. There will be a montillado,
chateau laitte and many other fine old
wines which. according to the chefs.
have been stored away for so many
years that rakes will be required to
separate them from the cobwebs formed
over the bottles.
A feature OF the banquet is to be the
serving OF the cafe broulot. Several
hundred silver bowls have been Sc
cured and the coffee. rich with the
aroma OF spices and cognac, will be
stirred with long silver ladies by dark |
les chanting old creole songs while the
alcohol Is burning.
Cardinal Gibbons. who will pronounce
the Invocation at the banquet. arrived !
in New Orleans last night.