The Nome nugget., 1924-10-04

III d .TDUSlnp WelCOIne lO tHt btit-
 gates. The lavish arrangements
 provided abundantly for everyone
 who came and a joyous time was
 had until the wee hours of the
 morning.
 On Tuesday following the first
 session of the Convention for
 nal dinner was rendered to the Delegates by the Alaska Entertain
 nlent Committee at the historic old Lafayette Cafe and this was fol- ! lowed almost daily by a similar 1 function, including a dinner dance
 at the cascades, Biltmore Hotel, and a Box Party to the Milk Fund
 Boxing Contest at the Yankee Sta
 dium. etc. Meantime continuous open house was maintained at the , Belmont "Igloo". with invariable i refreshments and to which the | Delegates always repaired when | day were over. Casual visitors
 continued to come and advantage 1 was taken to renew old-time ac- quaintance with the delegation and to spin "reminiscences of the gold stampedes and the sights and scenes of other days. No finer flow of fellowship or spontaneous fraternity could be imagined and there were heard many words strange and curious to the ears of Chechacos.
 The Guest Register maintained
 for the period contains in addition
 to the names of the Delegates and several hundreds of their friends,
 such old-time Alaskans as Ed. R, Dunn of Nome, Harry D. Cowden or C. Ross Corbin, Mrs. Laura F.
 Lutes of Skagway in '9S, Harry G. and Miss Annette F. Steel of Cor dova. Robert L. Bender of Juneau. A. E. Stevenson of Juneau Charles
 F. Crowley of ketchikan, s. F.. Stewart of Dawson. William G. Rehbein of Dawson. o. Roberts of Valdez. Ex-Gov. Vim. Sulzer, Ed
 ward F. Medley of Cordova. Will jam D. Coppernoll of Seward. ter ny M Casey of Treadwell. John l.. Steel of Landlock. K. V. Hoffman of Juneau, W. II. Hyland of Nome and many others.
 In addition to the many occas- ions and functions provided by the Alaska Committee itself, and to that hospitality of the far North kind so well understood and ap- preciated by its guests there were many notable entertainment fea- lures during the progress of the Convention provided by the Gen
 eral New York Convention Com
 mittee Deserving of special men
 tion was the gala reception al the
 Hotel Commodore. q visit to Grey stone, the old homestead of sam uel J. Tilden, trip up the Hudson to West Point witnessing military maneuvers by cadets. etc. and the
 truly delightful Garden Fete at Washington Square. etc, etc, Reference has been made to the non partisan composition of the Committee. Many of its members. nf TO- membered as good Republicans, and it must not be understood here that they have denied the an cient faith. It means simply that they were glad to join the Demo- crats upon this occasion in receiv- ing Alaskans as Alaskans, and cer- tainly the Committee as whole cannot be said to have had any partisan wish as to the Conven- tion actions or judgments of the delegation
 A fitting conclusion to all the festivities afforded during the
 three weeks of the arduous labors of the Convention was the fare
 well dinner rendered by the Com mittee in the memorable old Ho- tel Brevoort, in banquet halls which have witnessed recep- tions to Princes, dignitaries and
 eminent personages. Because of the great demand for seats, the
 covers were limited to members of the Committee. the Delegates. Al
 ternates and their friends. At the
 head of the table presided as host ] the distinguished Chairman of the