The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-20

The Illinois Mayors Association
closed their Cairo emc,ing last night
| with brilliant banquet given them
by Mayor Parsons, 1t was one Of the
most gorgeous affairs given at this
/ establishment IN years, and nearly
4 $50 guests partook of His Honor
hospitality. including members OF
city council, Board Of Trade and Com
| mercial Club, besides the guests OF
honor, the visiting mayors. There
| T'ere number of ladies present,
| wivf Of the visitors, and some OF the
/ mayors close friends at home We're
1 there with their wives, among them
| being G. G. Terrell and wife, w. T.
This.leWocd and wife, Hon. Waiter
Warler and wife, W. II. Sutherland
and wife, E. A. Smith and wife, Mrs.
| Calhoun and number OF others.
The hotel management had exerted
| itself to make the affair attractive.
| Flags were on the; wall willows and
cypress adorned the windows and
chandeliers; the tables were set in
| long rows and along the ceater OF
each row an electric wire was drawn
upon which myriads OF tiny incandas-
cent lights of various colors sent
forth their rays from among the as
paragus vines. fern leaves, roses,
sweet peas and carnations which hid
the wires from view. When the
guests entered the dining hall the
main lights were out and only a few
incandescents on the pillars and the
rows of colored lights on the table
We're visible, and strains of muse
from an orchestra lent charm to the
, scene. When the guests were seated
a flash light picture was taken by
Fawkner, and then the lights We're
turned on and the feast began, His
Honor pre- iding at the board.
At each plate tiny gave, wrapped
in colored paper. was placed. and the
menu cards were. in keeping, being
large folders, having as the frontis-
piece a birds eye view of Cairo with
the inscription Banquet Compliment
tary to the visiting Mayors, by
George Parsons, Mayor OF Cairo
The Halliday, May 1910 The names
of officers and board of directors OF
the association, a fine picture of the
| mayor, an interior view Of Cairo
big sewer with statistics on public
! improvements in Cairo view of the
Ohio river from Pittsburg to Cairo,
and fine view OF The Halliday, com
pleted the pictorial part. The menu
consisted of the following:
| Toasted Almonds, celery radishe'
! green sea turtle, stuff ed olives,
roast squad, chicken, Il asparagus.
! punch, rssoles of spring lamb, petit
pois, salade Americana, fancy Ace
cream, cake strawberries, cheese,
crackers. cafe noir, cigars.
The speech making was done by
Hon. Jos. Z. Pardon, mayor OF
Evarl ton, Col Frank 3. Posey, and
F. C. Nunemacher, of Louisville, Ky.
1t was after | o'clock this morning
I before the speeches were concluded
and the evenings festivity was closed
/ by adopting the following resoiu-
| tions:
Resolved, That the Members OF
! the Mayors AS ociation hereby Goa
graduate the citizens of Cairo on
the evidences OF progressive munich
pal development. civic pride, public
spirit and good, clean government
manifest at every hand and conspic'
uously displayed on all sides, re MY
| ing in inevitable advancement along
material and moral lines and rapidly
placing the city of Cairo into Inc
front rank and foremost column Of
| enterprising and wide-awake pro
gressiye American cities. We take
our departure from your magnificent
and splendid city, carrying with We
nothing but pleasant memories, OK
tending our adieu to your people, one
and all, with outpourings OF good VIII
and high hopes for their success and
prosperity, with admiration for your
obliging and great mayor and with
ound and msty cheers for Greater
Cairo.
RS solved, That the Mayors As
ISOLATION of the State of lllinc;s
tenders its sincere and heartfelt
thanks to Mayor George Parsons. the
city administration and to all Of the
people Of the City OF Cairo for ire
\ libttal eourtcaY and generous nos
pieality, SO freely extended during
i ti,sss teJlod CH i'y15ifth and mcss sue
cessfuI and frultr1r~ anh6rl canvent
ion"