The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-10
BLUES ENTERTAIN
Three GOVERNORS
Officers of Visiting Battalions
Also Guests at Real Military
Dinner.

Noteworthy snorg the series o
entertainments prepared for the dis
tingtiished guests of the Richmond
Light Infantry Blues was the banaue
given last night at the Richmon'
Hotel By the Blues Battalion TIL
affair was in honor of the Governor
OF Connecticut, the Governor of Rhod
Island. the Governor of Virginia. thu
officers of the First Company of Gov
crnor's Foot Guard. of the Second
Company of Governors Foot Guarc
and of the First Light Infantry OF
Providence. Members of the partie:
of the two Governors were also guests
The dining room was decorated ir
the national colors while from every
pillar was suspended small flags inter
twined. The tables presented an at
traotive appearance, being lit with in
dividual red-shaded lamps.
Major Edgar w. Bowles, commander
of the Blues Battalion, acted as toast
1 master. The speakers, all of whom
were entertaining and felicitous, were
In the following order:
ltftcr-Dinncr Speakers.
His Excellency Frank B. Weeks,
Governor of Connecticut: His Excel
lency Aram j. Pothier. Governor of
Rhode Island His Excellcncy William
Hodges Mann. Governor of Virginia.
General George NJ. Cole, !Adjutant-
General of Connecticut. Roosevelt b.
Burchard. Speaker OF the House of
Representative of Rhode Island; Cen
eral William Wilson Sale. Adjutant-
General of Virginia: David Crockett
Richardson. Mayor of Richmond Col
onel Joseph e. Fletcher, commander
of the First Light Infantry of Rhode
Island Major Frank l.. Wilcox. COM
nv
nor's Foot Guards. of Hartford. Major
George T. Hewlette. commander of the
Second Company. Governors Foot
Guard, of New Haven.
Coming from the reception at the
Executive Mansion. the members OF
the party first repaired to An upper
floor. Returning at 1890. they entered
the dining room In the following or
der: Governor Mann, Adiutant-Gen-
eral Sale. Inspector General 10 Lane
Sterne. and the Governors staff; Major
Bowles, and officers of the Blues: Gov
ernor Weeks. Governor Pothier and
officers of the visiting commands.
Tho menu was as follows:
Martini Cocktail
Little Neck CLANS
Celery Olives Almonds
Consomme.
Broiled Spanish Mackerel
Sauterne
Potatoes Julienne
Sweet Bread Outlets
Petit Pois
Roman Punch
Broiled Spring Chicken on Toast
Waldorf Salad
Krug & Co. Private Cuvee
Toe Cream, Assorted Cakes
Roquefort Cheese and Bent Crackers
Coffee
Appollinaris
Cigars and Cigarettes
Others Dine at Club.
! In the dining room of the Business
Mems Club last night a group of the
noncomn,ssioned officers and privates
of the Blues entertained the visiting
enlisted men. This was done In espe-
cial recognition of the courtesies OK
tended the Blues while the guests of
their friends In the North.
The menu cards were in the shape
of a figure of member of the Blues in
full dress uniform Small individual
bottles of liqueurs, boxes of cigars and
cigarettes were at every plate. Mar
tint cocktail, sauterne. Madeira,
h Mumm's Extra Dry and Benedictine
were served. Among tho delicacies
We're Virginia soft shell crabs. can
apes of SQUAD. praised sweetbreads |
and mushrooms.
r n. Bidgood. of the Blues. acted as
toastrnaster. Among the after-dinner
speakers were John F. Mack. Of Hart