The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-21

OF conveying food from the plate to the mouth
Never had ne been known 10 reach the ice
cream with nothing left but "a little harpo IN
like George AIDES banquo'rr He didn't tuck
MS napkin aud responded readily to the rule
prohibiting the use Of n knife iu tho huisliug
OF peas OF pie. All Of this ls aut forth as proof
that Mr. Leopold was no rua'r0uomic novice.
But after h" had partakcn of Mr. Walshs hos.
pitnliiy h" had TO tack % get tu his cab lie
Nas so happy and SO satisfied that he didn't
care whether he kept on Ringing or not In a
burst OF enthusiasm he said he was coming
over TO America to follow mp the Walsh brand
OF banquet The morning following the ban.
quot it IS understood that Mr. Leopold went
back TO Laeken. in Belgium. whore he lived
when he wasn't taking IN the Partisan White
Way, and fired his chef
But It must be remembered that this little
lunch that Mr.. Walsh arranged for his royal
guest was quite out of the ordinary lie sent
out for the most famous Of French banquet
architects
There's hungry king coming next Thurs.
day week" he told them, and / want YOU to
feed him we'll Go az far as you Ike" Which
they did. The banquet was given at the Hotel
RITZ. They had some very excellent Gddlcrs
and other musicians at the hostelry who were
willing to furnish any sort of music for the
tanning kngly parsonage he decided to oh.
serve the harmonies Maybe plebeian music
wouldn't aid royal Digestion Nothing but
regular monarchical melody would go well with
the food. The Imperial Russian band which
plays for the car and helps him forget his
troubles, was in Paris at the time Several
people with nancy had sought to engage that
band for private affairs. but the manager an.
nounccd that his band could not be engaged
II was none Of your country orchcstras
I'm Just stroll over and hire them" sug.
gcsted Mr. Walsh
Those who heard Of his expressed intention
laughed derlsiyely. But Mr.. Thomas +. Walsh
did hire them and Mr. Leopold Rex, had ma.
2nEkes with his soup and Paderewsh with the
baked beans
There were others In addition to the king
at that banquet. but they didn't cut much OF a
figure. The Belgian ruler was the big attrac
tion in the main tent. II isn't everyone who
can entertain king and 1t isn't one in a mil.
lion that could entertain one as Thomas +
Walsh did. That banquet cost It ls said. about
$4,000. which IL even more expensive than
dining AT some New York hotels All Paris
talked OF the Walsh entertainment and Il Ia
still talked about over there II set the high.
water mark for banquets Harry Thaw had
given one that was the limit heretofore but
the Walsh affair made the Thaw dinner look
like a cold lunch on Washday Even the
square meal prepared by Iucuus for his
guests, several seasons further back was
merely snack compared to II. But II wasn't
the only dinner given by Mr. Walsh that
startled Paris. lie gave a score of them while
he was commissioner to the exposition. and
each Of tho kingless ones cost $40 600 Dukes
and duChesses and princes and counts and mar.
luises a lively assortment OF noble nppctlas
- attended and went away feeling MS though
hey couldn't cat another thing for a week
Mr.. Walsh had fun. lie liked to see them
Enjoy themselves
Never turn hungry duke from your
loor." appeared to be his motto and as n re.
'ul: European mobiles put signs on the front
euce TO signal others Of their kind that this
vas bully place to get a handsome hand-out
1t was one of Walshs philanthroples
Also II was one Of his ways of enjoying the
money that he accumulated In Colorado mines.
ie believed that money was made to spend
nd that's why he liked to spend IL.
But there is more to the tale of the enter.
ailments Paris incidentally King Leopold
ecane so impressed with the American man
I millions that he consulted him about some
his the kings gold mining properties in
frica. with the result that Mr.. Walsh went
ito partnership with the king. MIR Walsh
Explained that he didn't go into the venture
18th Leopold for the profit that was In II, but
ist to please his friend OF the crown and seen
n. But greater than the triumph of eEter.
lining the king greater than the prestige OF
ltering into partnership with hm--was the