Greatest Banquet Ever Given in the West Will 



Be That at the Coliseum Saturday 



Night 



ever 

 In the 



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When hunjjry ;IS!plJWc^n». ■**'° ''^"^ 

 Deen^orowded. &yt£y from the political 

 pie etfiintef; in Missouri for 38 years, 

 gather ■^^i' their banquet at the CoH- 

 seunir Saturday night, they will Care 

 th(j greatest quantity of food 

 s^yea at a jingle eating test 

 West. 



There- ?rill be seated In the (treat d'.n- 

 4ng roam 2266 Republicans. They trill 

 occupy 78" tables, i^jxd' 825 jftaltftrS have 

 been 'engaged to rtrve t!i*m. 



■liyrnan T. Hay bit the JetfersoiiT and 

 planters hotels, who" has undertaken to 

 satisfy thfe appetlt^ of Jhe liungfji' Jle- 

 publicans, has ordered food In. the fol- 

 lowing quantities: 



228 gallons' of soup. 



1200 pounds of flsh. 



51000 pounds fllet jrf^eef. 



2266 squabs. 



2600 large roils ot bread. 



200 loaves of bread. 



TOO bunches of radishes. 



200 bunches of celery, 



SS gallons of olives. 



10 boxes bt lettuce. 



10 boxes of chicory. 



lo boxes of tomato'ea, 



SO doEen«.liunofies'ot$arsley. 



30 cases of lima beans, 



60 g&llpns of coffee. 



25 sacKa of potatoes. 



lOO gA.IIohs of Ice cream, wltH large 

 uuantltles of assorted calces. 



Sixty Cooka 4a iCooic It, 



helpers' will hi li«t t.0 W6tk 1ft- an liB"- 

 mense temporary „klte^en In the b^asf^ 

 ment of thei'Coltseuin- to prepare tnB' 

 .great feast, they expipl tti.'>iave-tfiBt(la: 

 ber. ready fop scrvlni -when the guests 

 arft. seatea At 6 p.-lirft sliarji. The 225 

 Twalters will be d'lvlded Into 'two squads, 

 And will wdrk frdiii easB' end of the 

 arena towaird the <xnti)f. 



It IS expected that If, wlH require fjom 

 90 to ioSiriWtefl *o serve the meil. Mr. 

 iH*s^*af*«vlng the tahleS thade, and. will 

 pVociiriB the 2206 chairs nBedea,'and Dave 

 them -sent to the Coliseum before, the 

 dinner bdli la (apped. 



Mn^I^yte asslsjp^;py'.j. p'fTelW^jitt,- 

 WKo'-wilf/^e the *W«l^nJ)Wlnt«ndeilt' 

 'at the ,bjfB<inbt hall; Max McCurlee, who 

 will have cl)arse of the service, and 

 Fred I^aufgatfer, chief engineer bf the 

 fianters Hotel, who will arrange .for 

 the heating service and gas stove con- 

 nections, 



West's Bietre*t Bandaet, 

 Mr. Hay says that the (panqiiet Will 

 be the biggest ever gIvHii~ln t'&e 'West 

 The guests bf'horior aH4 the speakers 

 will be seate'd ' at the head table, on 

 wMoh 62 plates will he laid. G'dv.'-elect 

 Hadley will be .the principal guest ot 

 honor. Jeptna D. Howe, ohaIrman,of 

 the Repnbllcati City. Committee,, will hp 

 the toastmaster. The'bananet Is being 

 given by the Republican City ComniSV 

 tee to celebrate the victory 'In tlits State. 

 All o£ the leading Missouri Republicans 



Early Saturday morning 60 cooks anil I have been invited. 



HUNDREDS OF SQUABS EATEN AT ONE BANQUET. 

 The above clippin. from the St. Louis, f »»' . ^^^^^J j^W^- ^Tol??vr4\Krqu:Md.''wS; 



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