Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-03-01
Celebration OF
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was too rich for the North Dakota
palate To start off was Blue Points
| (them's oysters, as Chuck ConnOrs
says), then green turtle soup aux
quenelles, celery, olives, baked shad
with roe, montspenciere Nwhatever
that means), sliced cucumbers, Sar-
atoga chips, filet of beef larded,
champignon, French peas, potatoes
all gratin, broiled squad AL cresson,
candied sweet potatoes, asparagus AL
beure, lettuce and tomato mayor
aise, vanilla ice cream, fancy cakes,
Roquefort cheese, toasted crackers,
coffee. No wines or liquors-a prac-
tical illustration of the wholesome re-
spect with which wandering North
Dakotans regard the states Drohib.
ition laws.
From little stag party organized
by a bakers dozen Of the faithful a
few years ago, the association has
made most wonderful gains in num-
beers and social prominence, and mum.
bers among its members men and
women high up in the councils of the
nation, Theodore Roosevelt being an
honorary member.
A brief business session was held,
and the present officers and directors
! were reelected without opposition for
the ensuing year. Following is the
! list of officers:
President-C. A. LOunsberry.
Vice President-W. H. Connolly.
Secretary-Joseph F. Miller.
Treasurer-W. A. Kelly.
I'd M
Jones. l.. C. Nelson.
After the edibles were disposed OF
the POSTMASTER, Mr.. Lounsberry
I called upon the guests for short adj
dresses. Senator McCumber was the
| first to respond and he selected for
his subject the three greatest men in
| the history of North Dakota whom
| he stated were Col. Lounsberry, Jim
Shea and Sitting Bull After little
humorous treatment of the subject,
] the senator delved into serious pre-
sentation of comparative progress.
Congressman A. J. Gronna livened
things ND with some funny Norweg.
ian stories in his inimitable style, and
others fell into line to tell tales at
Ole's expense.
Congressman Hanna was in par
| ticularly fine humor, and he recount
ed stories of the old times when he
| and Senator Purcell used to be chum-
! nv and called each other senator
! and how different things were now
when Purcell was real senator and
Hanna Just a plain congressman.
Jim Brooke was here called on by
| the postmaster to defend the honor
| OF the absent Purcell, but the anna
bile Jim Brooke promptly disclaimed
all responsibility for the senator and
| gave talk on his experiences Of
pioneer days as only Jim Brooke can
talk.
Fred bennett. commissioner of the
general land office, added another
| CHAPTER to Gronna's Ole story which
| provoked lots of merriment, and WILL
let NJ. HAS, former North Dakotan
| now assistant secretary of agr1cul
ture, discussed learnedly the work OF
educating the farmer according tc
modern ideas.
NV this time the hour was past
midnight, and the banquet closed
with a rafting good talk by S. G.
Skulason.
Landlord Schutt was voted a jolly
good fellow and Major Hamilton, a
past master in looking out for the
comforts of the guests.
Those present were:
Senator and Mrs. McCumber; Rep
resentative and Mrs. Hanna: Assist
ant Secretary and Mrs. Hays; Com:
missioner and Mrs. bennett; Colonel
and Mrs Lounsberry: Major and Mrs
Hamilton; MIR. and Mrs. R. w. Far
| rer: Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Connolly:
| ]. M. 3oardman; Mrs. C. E. Smith