The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-31
NEW ORLEANS HONOPS HER
FRIENDS IN EXPOSITION FIGHT

New Orleans, La, Mar 30.-Tonight
the chefs and the cooks of New Or
leans were again called upon to en-
phasize in a striking and long-to-be-
remembered way the hospitality of
the city. New Orleans always gives
expression to it's hospitality at the
dinner table The city's guests of
honor tonight were the majority mem
bers of the house committee on indus
trial arts and expositions of the late
congress who stood by New Orleans
against all opposition during the fight
for the honor of celebrating the open
ing of the Panama canal
In appreciation of the efforts and
friendship Of these congressman, an
invitation was extended them to visit
New Orleans as the guests of the city.
They arrived this morning and at
public reception tonight and ban
quet later learned of the high esteem
in which the people of New Orleans
hold them.
The party which was headed by
Chairman William A. Rodenberg, in
cluded Congressman John w. Lang
ley and Joseph l.. Rhinock of Ken
lucky, Arthur p Murphy of Missouri,
Frank P. Woods of Iowa, ]. Thomas
Heflin of Alabama, James William
Collier of Mississippi and James H.
Covington of Maryland Congressman
William A. Cullop, of Indiana, who
was also invited. was detained in
Washington.
At public reception at o'clock in
the lobby of the New Grunewald Hotel
an elaborate silver service set was
presented to Mr. Rodenberg and sill
yer loving cups to the other majority
members of the industrial arts and ex-
positions committee from the people
OF New Orleans. Governor Sanders
of Louisiana, Mayor Behrman and
others told the visitors that defeat
sometimes hath her heroes no less
than victory. and that New Orleans
so regarded them because no pressure
succeeded in making them break their
promises to support the Louisiana
city Congressman Rodenberg re-
sponded for the visitors.
Immediately after the public recep
tion, the doors of the Grunewald's roof
garden banquet hall were thrown open,
and a banquet served which in every
way equalled the famous banquet Civ
en- President Taft in the same room
two years ago In place of bouilla-
baise, the piece de resistance at the
Taft banquet, crayish bisque was the
piece de resistance at the Rodenberg
dinner Crayfish bisque as made by
the New Orleans chefs is as different
from the erayfish bisque of the cook
books as bouillabaise is different from
friend cat fish. and offers even greater
opportunities to the cook of artistic
temperament than does bouillabaise
The art of the chef rises supreme in
the stuffing of the head
The Louisiana crayfsh are unusual
ly fine at this time because easterly
winds and high tides have driven them
high up in the bayous in search of
fresh water and where they get fat
tening foods only The New Orleans
chef who makes a speciality of cray
fish dishes watches the winds and the
tides as closely as mariner.
Other notable dishes included
bouillabaise, Louisiana grown lamb
creole chicken, Mississippi river
shrimp orange punch made New Or
leans style, cafe brulot etc. The cafe
brulot was burnt with light effects
specially planned for the Taft ban
quet but which were prohibited by the
secret service agents on that occasion.
AT tonight's banquet, Chairman Rod.
enberg sat in the same seat President
Toft occupied when forty of New Or
leans leading chefs and cooks served
1000 banqueters with bouillabaise.
Among the other notable guests were
Governor Noel of Mississippi, Senator
John Sharp Williams. Private John
Allen, Mayor Hayes of Vicksburg, Gov
ernor Sanders of Louisiana and Mayor
Behrman of New Orleans.
} The congressional party, after a visit
to the New Orleans naval station and
other points of interest will leave for
} Washington Thursday night in a spe-
: citl car placed at their disposal by the
New Orleans reception committee.