Connecticut western news., 1911-03-02
BANQUET BEST EVER
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Joseph Ganci; 72, Louis Hester. Table No. 1O-73, A. V. A. Felten; "A, R. D. Peirce; 75, H. H. Scutt; 76, George Hall; Y, W. A. Beattie; 78, Howard Lathrop; 79, Paul E. Gurney; 80, Ivanhoe Scott
 Table No. 11-81, Rollin Rood; 82, E. L. Roberts; 83, B. A Peirce; 84, W. A. Wright; 86. J. M. Benjamin; ST, E. w. Warner; 89, James Graney; 89, Henry Prescott; 90, Donald Emmons; 91, Frank Emmons; 92 Lester Adams.
 Table No. 12-93, Louis Streck; 94. F. A. Johnson; 95, John Rains; 97, H. R. Whitford; 98, Hubbard Weed; 99, D. D. Walter; 100. Frank Miller; 101, Walter Goggins; IO2. A. L. Higgins.
 The guests began to arrive at The Garfield before o'clock. the hour set for the festivities, many in fall dress and Tuxedo coats, and the hotel lobby was soon filled with expectant feaster$ and buzzing with the hum of conversa- tion. Colonel Osborn arrived on the 6:41 express from New Haven and was met at the station by Chairman Bullock or the banquet committee and others, escorted to the hotel and shown to his room where he received and entertained a number of friends before and after the feast. MT. N. A. McNeil of Lime Rock, the other out-of-town speaker, arrived on the local train at 7:10 and joined ths Osborn party.
 At about 8:30 the guests filed into the , dining room to the music of Beeman and Hatch's orchestra, of Hartford. Colonel Osborn was escorted by Judge A. T. Roraback and the distinguished pair re- ceived an ovation as they walked arm 1n-arm through the standing multitude, to the first table, the other guests re. maining on their feet until the honor guests were seated.
 The banquet room had been tastefuIly and elaborately decorated with bunting and flags, and the large bay window be. fore which the head table was stationed, was artistically draped and restooned with the national colors. At each plate had been placed luxuriant pink, which soon found 8 place in the button-hole Of the guest, and the center of each table was beautified by a large bouquet. Printed copies of the menu, 8 neat folio containing also the list of "toasts,' the names of the members of the banquet committee and the. officers of the Board of Trade, were placed before each guest I The menu was as follows
 Menu
 Oyster Cocktail
 Celery
 Mock Turtle Ia AngIaise Salted Almonds Olives Boiled Salmon Hollandaise
 Potatoes Julienne Green Peas
 + Sweetbread Croquettes
 Fruit Punch
 Roast Philadelphia Capon Currant Jelly
 Chilled Sweets String Beans
 Lobster Salad en Msyonnaise
 Neapolitan Ice Cream
 Lady Fingers Almond Eacarroons
 Roquefort and English Dairy Cheese
 Bent's Toasted Crackers
 Coffes Demi Tasse
 Cigars
 During the feast the Beeman and Hatch orchestra played at frequent in- tervals, with the charming effect for which that popular orchestra is famous, and the musical feature was made the more notable by the singing of an i'm. provised glee club composed of good singers who occupied table number 10 and sang innumerable popular old and new songs, in many of which the whole assemblage joined, making g chorus that overfowed the hotel with flood of melody, indicating the harmony that } prevailed throughout she whole affair and auguring well for the future of the organization. Everybody entered into } the festive spirit of the occasion and the best of humor prevailed, from start to finish.
 The dining room service, by the forc e of young ladies employed for the occa- sion, was prompt and efficient, leaving } no room for criticism on that score. } 1t was about lO:5O when the feastln9 was finished. the cigar course reached, and the menu page abandoned for the } toast-card.
 President H. E. Lyles, of the Board i Trade made brief speech announcing that plans would soon be arranged for active work for the Board, and Introduc. ing the toastmaster.
 The first speaker was MT. N. A. Mo Neil the well-known insurance man, of Llme Rock, who responded to the toast Fire Protection aud Fire Rates" H. gave an interesting and instructive talk on the wisdom of any community mak ing provision for protection against fire even though his advocacy of such 8 policy might look like supporting ( } scheme to cut down his own income