The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-16

Crippen and Amin were the first
off the train. There were many hands
stretched out to greet them.
Colonel Prescott and Father Kuphai
came over ahead, to act as advance
guard. They Joined the reception COM
mittee with their glad hands. The
colonel's paw came in handy in the
greeting.
Commodore Faulds sailed down from
S~tevensville to be on hand. He never
misses one.
Caterer Schrage did himself proud.
1t was the prettiest banquet Missoula
has ever given.
Charles Dallman added the charm of
Missoula carnations, without which
no Red-Apple banquet would be COM
plete.
Holt of Custer county was one of
the live wires of the bunch; he vas a
long way from home, but he seemed to
fit in all right.
Senator Muffly was one of the Old
Guard who came. He had no trouble
in getting the speakers eye wherever
he was.
Brower Of Missoula was escort for
the home delegation. and was as busy
as an engineer blazing a trail.
M. J.. Gum came over from Helena
to represent the Northern Pacific. Mr..
Cooper couldn't get here.
Crismas of Carbon was welcome for
he is a fruitgrower and has a lot of
local friends.
Senator Taylor of Elaine county
rapraSantS a nau cn,ntv hnt ha ian,f
a new man. He found his way around
as if he had a map and a compass.
Burns of Lewis and Clark wa con-
%spicuous, just by reason of the fac
that he was always the center of a
happy croWd.
Joe KirschWing made his way
through the thickest of the crowd. He
was able to get around without a
leader or a trailblazer.
Durham was wherever K~irschwing
w~as-they're a solid pair.
There were many compliments for
the artistic appearance of the dining
hall. Schrage did himself proud.
bud Richards, Art O'Rourke and
Woodrow Johnson gay the special the
appearance OF a university train.
OF course there was a welcome for
Breitenstein-the banquet would not
Crippen's white hat was an ori-
famine. 1t led the crowd.
George Brown and Uncle" Bicken-
zach handled the crowd on the cleo
tries in fine style.
Secretary Ferguson won his spurs.
Likewise, w. M. Merriman of the
Northern Pacific is a Red-Apple VET
eran. He has never missed a banquet.
OF h Milwaukee, Barrett and Hill
man were like old friends. They seem
to belong to Missoula.
There was general regret because
the serious mine fire in Butte made it
impossible for c. F. Kelley to be
present.
The home guard did it's duty. No
body was overlooked.
President Coffee learned more about
banquet-management than he. a
ever dreamed of. But it takes .Bick'
to handle the gavelf after a feed.
Mickey" Mccain brought in the
special; he lost a pilot in the en-
deavor, but he kept every wheel on
the rails and spilled nobody. He and
Secretary Ferguson are old-time init
mates.
Moreover, 1t was good to have Bill"
Berry handling the Red-Apple special.
The train and it's passengers We're in
! good hands.
The special train was met by The
Muscular at Garrison. The meeting
! was mutually pleasant.
1t takes more than a rock on the
track to head off a Red-Apple special.
There was nobody nervous over the
accident on the trip. That crowd
never gets nervous; its members have
been in training too long.
w. d. Symmes, progressive candi-
date for lieutenant governor, was one
of the welcome guests,