The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-23
Loyal Sons of Western Montana and Their
Guests Enjoy Elaborate Spread.
ADDRESSES OF EVENING ARE INTERESTINGLY GOOD
Dining Room Is Attracvey Decorated and Music and Fun
Help to Make Occasion One Of Unalloyed Pleasure
Prominent Citizens Of Treasure State
Bring New Ideas.

Last nights Red Apple banquet DIFF
fered from previous beatiiications of
the Land OF the Mcintosh only In that
1t was more enthusiastic. more hearty
than have been other steps In the
canonization or western Montana. Now,
such terms as "bcutificatlon" and can
onization'' are usually and more cor
rcctly applied to holy men and women
who. are dead. but last evenings DEM
onstration By 215 boosters Of Mon
tana gathered into the dining room
or the Missoula hotel. i not to be
Adequately described In any other
words, for the culogies that We're
pronounced We're more fcrvid than is
the wont Of even the most enthusiasts
tic to speak and to hear. There were
eloquent speakers. there were beauti-
ful decorations. balanced by spread
that went deep into epicnrian delight
and laughter compelling "stunts' that
brought that which IL said to aid di-
gestion. All In all. the third Red Apple
banquet for 1910 will long be remem-
bereG, oycrshadowing mnemonically
the annual events that had come be-
fore.
Tho Feed.
The FIRST thing on the program, bar
ring the singing of THE Red Apple
Tree" by the banqueters was the dis
cussion of as appetizing a menu as
the skill Of chef ever devised and set
before personified appreciation. There
was nothing that had been overlooked
and tn Red Apple was much in evi-
dencc among the viands. The tables.
the large dining room. the chandeliers.
the--well. everything that could or
should support any decoration had not
been forgotten by the men who went
before the feast. and the scene. as the
boosters of Mlssoula and their friends
took their seats. was beautiful. There
Is no use In going into hysteria of
praise and hyperboic of description
principally because that could not be
done
Between sand during the courses
there was entertainment, amusement,
fun. First. there was the orchestra.
which played at any and all times and
whose harmony made an immediate
hit with the boosters Then there were
two gentlemen of color. who teased en-
tranclng melodies out of mandolin and
guitar and sang topical songs till the
rafters shook and the welkin looked
to It's integrity. Then there was the
Mccarthy quartet. an organization
that Is ever popular In Missoula The
four young men were received most
heartily last evening. Next came the
Beverly sisters. now a feature at the
Grand theater. and their act failed to
bring down the house. Instead the
sisters brought the house to It's feet
and ''Tbe Maiden Blush" and New
town Pippin." as the team was pre-
sented. made one OF the hits of the
evening.
Tho Talks.
Toastmastcr A. L., Stone opened the
program of toasts that followed the
feed and the fun by regretting the abb
sence OF Colonel 7. G. Marshall, who
has presided at the two Red Apple
banquests that have gone before. He
introduced ]. NJ. Keith. president OF
the Missoula Chamber OF Commerce
as the first speaker of the evening
Mr.. Keith. whose address was in wei
come to the visitors and guests, com
mended the annual worship a. thu
shrine of the Red Apple as good
thing. as a fine means for getting
acquainted" He closed with a hearty
greeting To the assembled men.
w. B. George.
w b. George of Billings made an
interesting, instructive, forceful ad-
dress. boosting his own country, Vel
lowstone. with an enthusiasm that par
allcled his enthusiastic encomium ol
western Montana and Missoula county
His message to the Red Apple cele,
bration was one of cheer optimism
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