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HARDWOOD RECORD 



ED. .L. 



SHIPPEN, LOUISVILLE POINT 

 LUMBER COMPANY. 



II. .1, (iATES. 



LOUISVILLE 

 COMPANY. 



POINT LUMBER 



The club secured two of the largest rooms 

 on the parlor floor of the Seelbach and had 

 them thrown together, the Leather Koom and 

 the Music Room, and here everyone was in- 

 vited to gather. Needless to say everybody 

 came, and no one seemed to object to the sort 

 of refreshments that were constantly on tap. 



The first part of the program of enter- 

 tainment as published was a smoker in the 

 roof garden auditorium of the Seelbach Hotel, 

 which, it may be said in passing, is as fine a 

 hostelry as can be found anywhere. The 

 smoker was accompanied by a plantation 

 vaudeville put on by some of the best sing- 

 ing coons that could be gathered in Kentucky. 

 Eef reshments, as per the schedule of ' ' eats, 

 sips and puffs," were provided, and every- 

 body took the opportunity of finding out just 

 who was there. 



This was made easy by a unique plan 

 adopted by the club. Numbered buttons were 

 given out to each person who registered, and 

 the name placed on cards marked with corre- 

 sponding numbers. At the conclusion of the 

 first day 's registration a printed list was 

 made, showing names and numbers, and armed 

 with this list it was easy to identify the cele- 

 brities. 



While the smoker was going on the ladies 

 in the convention party, over fifty in number, 

 were entertained at a theater party at Fon- 

 taine Ferry Park, a Louisville pleasure resort 

 on the river. Vaudeville was the nature of 

 the performance, which was reached by means 

 of special trolley cars to the park. The ladies, 

 be it known, had their share of the entertain- 

 ment, and enjoyed themselves fully as much 

 as did the men, and were not hampered in 

 their enjoyment by the thought of any busi- 

 ness sessions which must be attended. 



The following evening, Friday, came the 

 big noise of the convention, a banquet in the 

 main dining-room of the Seelbach, which was 

 beautifully decorated for the occasion. The 

 banijuet was unraarred by speeches, and the 



plan not to have talks of any kind was a 

 thorough-going success. Instead everybody 

 sang and had a glorious good time. 



Hardwood Eecord had provided song books 

 containing the words of most of the airs ihat 

 were played by the orchestra, and these were 

 used universally. The result was that ' ' Has 

 Anybody Here Seen Kelly?" was asked for a 

 ilozen times, while it was announced em- 

 phatically that a certain person had ' ' rings 

 on his fingers and bells on his toes. ' ' One of 

 the hits of the evening was a paraphrase of 

 "Kelly." It ran like this: 



Has an.vbod.v here seen Diggins? 



D — i — double g — n — s. 



Has anylwdy here seen Diggins? 



Have you seen him smile V 



His hair's not red. but his eyes are blue, 



He is president through and through. 



Has anybody here seen Diggins? 



Diggins from Cadillac ! 



Most of the lumbermen sang themselves 



hoarse, and really were annoyed when the 



THE CONVENTION BAIiiJE PRESENTED BY 

 E. C. ATKINS & CO., INC. 



bringing on of courses suggested a rest. The 

 orchestra, which was led by a dark-haired 

 gentleman of the proper artistic temperament, 

 played everything asked of it, from "Men- 

 delssohn Mesmerized " to " Yip-I-Addy-I-Ay, ' ' 



C. E. PLATTER. NORTH VERNON LUMBER 

 COMPANY. NORTH VERNON. IND. 



and made itself solid with the diners. The 

 success of the singing part of the dinner was 

 sufficiently marked to suggest that it would 

 be a good plan to organize a lumbermen's glee 

 club and amuse the convention at its sessions 

 hereafter with music such as would make 

 grand opera stars jealous. 



The menu was one of the best the lumber- 

 men have ever enjoyed, and consisted of the 

 f ollovring : 



MENU 



Canape, a'la Seelbach. 

 Dri/ Martini. 



Little Neck Clam Cocktail. 



Celery. Olives. Radishes. Almonds. 



Essence o£ Chicken, Celestine. 



Haute Sautefuc. 



Aigullette of Ohio River Salmon, a'la Bretonne. 



Cucumbers. Potatoes Gastronome. 



Chateau Maryaux. 



Sweetbreads in Shell a la Gourmet. 



New Spring I*eas. 



A Hardwood Punch. 



Cigarettes. 



Roast Spring Chicken, au Cresson. 



Asparagus, HoUandaise. 



Pommery Sec. 



Hearts of Lettuce and Tomatoes. 

 Mahogany Ice Cream in Layers. 

 Fancy Cakes. 

 .il)oUinarls. 



Roquefort. Neufchatel. 



Toasted Bents and Wafers. 

 Demi Tasse. 

 Cigars. 



The menu card was handsomely gotten up; 

 the cover was beautifully engraved upon 

 heavy cardboard. The insignia of the National 

 association, in colors, was also a decorative 

 feature, and the card was tied with red and 

 yellow cords of silk. 



While the men were having their dinner in 

 the main dining-room, the W'omen folk were 

 enjoying theirs in the Eed Room on the par- 

 lor floor. Following the conclusion of both 

 there was a regular little reception in the par- 

 lors of the hotel, when thanks were expressed 

 heartily for the handsome entertainment pro- 

 vided. 



June 11 the Louisville & Nashville ar- 

 ranged an excursion to JIammoth Cave, the 

 leading natural wonder of Kentucky, and a 

 good many of the visitors went through. 



