ST. 
LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 
Greatest Banquet Ever Given in the West Will 
Be That at the Coliseum Saturday 
Night. 
‘When hungry Republicans, who have 
been, crowded a&wdy from the potitical 
ple ¢ounter: in Missouri for 38 years, 
gather for their banquet at the Col!- 
seum, Saturday night, they will face 
the greatest quantity of food ever 
sérved at a single eating fest in the 
West. 
There’ will be seated In the great éin- 
ing room 2266 Republicans. They “will 
occupy 78 tables,’ ‘and 225 Waiters have 
been ‘engaged to serye them. 
‘Lyman T, Hay of ihe Jeffersou” and 
Planters hotels, who has undertaken 10 
gatisty the appetites of the hung?y “Re- 
publicans, ‘has* ordered food in. the fol- 
lowing quantities: 
225 gallons’ of soup. 
1200 pounds of fish. 
1000 pounds ‘filet 
2266 squabs, 
2600 large roils of- bread 
200 loaves of bread. 
700 bunches of radishes, 
200 bunches of celery, 
55 gallons-of olives, 
10 boxes ‘of Iéttuce. 
‘10 boxes of chicory. 
10 boxes of tomatoes, 
30 dozen «hunches ‘of Sarsley, 
3% cases of lima beans. 
6 gallons of coffee. 
3 sacks of potatoes, 
100 gallons of ice cream, with large 
cuantities of assorted cakes, 
Stxty Cooks to Cook It. 
90 to 105 mlttutes to serve the meal. Mr. 
yat the banquet hall; Max McCurlee, who] 
Early Saturday morning 60 cooka ana 
helpers’ will -be set to work In-an im-’ 
mense temporary, kitchen in the base-. 
ment of the ' Colfseum to Prepare t 
great feast. They expact tohave:the ali 
ner.ready for serving -when the guests 
ara seated at 6 p../tt, sharp. The 225 
wajters will be divided into two squads, 
and will work from each: end of the 
arena toward the center, 
It 1s expected that it will require from, 
c 
Hay-ie-having the tables made, and will 
Procure the 2266 chairs needed, and have 
them ‘sent to the Coliseum before. fe 
diriner béll is fapped. 
‘Mr, Hay: 45 assisipd” by’J, Di Pelli 
‘who’ will, he the Banéraleuberintendent! 
wilt have chargé of the service, and 
red Lautgatter, chief engineer of the 
Planters Hotel, who will arrange for 
the heating service and gas stove con- } 
nections, 
‘West's Biggest Banquet, 
Mr. Hay says that the banquet. will 
be the biggest éver givéi in the West. 
The gueats ot ‘honor and tha speakers 
will be seated at the head table, on 
which 62 plates will be lald. Gov.-elect 
Hadley will be the principal guest of 
honor. 
the Republican City Committee, will be 
the toastmaster. The banquet is betng 
given by the Republican City Commit- 
tee to celebrate the victory in this’ State. 
All of the leading Missouri Republicans 
have been invited. 
Jeptna D. Howe, chairman, off 
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HUNDREDS OF SQUABS EATEN AT ONE BANQUET, 
The above clipping from the St. Louis Post Dispatch printed in November, 1908, shows what St. Louis 
people think of nie Squabs are certainly being eaten inthe West. To provide the 2266 squabs which were 
eaten at this banquet would take one year’s output of a plant of 150 pairs of Plymouth Rock Homers, 
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