Show TASTEFUL DECORATIONS 1 1 OF THE TilE BANQUET BANQUE HALL Handsome Cover Pages Page Pages of I Fridays Friday's Issue Used in Embellishing Walls Wals The rhe decorations o of the tho banquet hall hail were tasteful arid and In lii keeping with the occasion Tho The Inter Mountain Republican lican was represented on all sides by copies of the tho handsome full page color portrait of Abraham Lincoln that embellished em em- its issue of Friday and printed print print- ed el on its own cress Time The great white dining room was transformed Into a glow of brightness by Its hangings of national colors Around the tho walls near Limo tho ceiling wore irene festoons of colored trl-colored bunting hung In graceful drooping folds making a beautiful border and topping oft the tho decorations of the tho walls wails At the tho south end ot of the tho room und and directly behind tho chair was a hand hand- handsome Lin some crayon portrait of Abraham coin About It wora wera gracefully draped drape silken flags that accentuated the tho black and white of Clue tho picture and brought brough out Its perfect detail A similar dee deo oration emblazoned the tho north wall In Its center At Intervals along each of the tho tour four walls were mounted pictures of Lincoln done clone in colors taken from the tho cover page pago of Fridays Friday's Republican I pictures wore adorned with small I and streamers of red I Wound tho row of big whit pillars that stud tIme tho center of thi thu specious room were heavy ropes of blui and white On each pillar was a of time the national colors In In the center ol ot which was a nt picture of Lincoln Small Smal flags standing at an ogle agle from fromn above the shields arid and flags draped below or orthe time the pillars gave them a lively yet patriotic patriotic pa pa- appearance At tho north end of time the dining room was the tiro orchestra huge Hanging from the tho ceiling in time the center contor con cen ter tor of the tho room was a huge hure American eagle with widespread wings giving it- it all too tho appearance of that Is possible possible pos pos- sible by time the taxidermists taxidermist's art Tho rho speakers speaker's table was spread across time tho south end of the banquet hall From It four long tables stretched themselves in straight rows rons nearly time tho entire length of the room and they were filled by the tho assemblage of guests The Tho sparkling sliver silver cutglass cutglass cut cut- glass and splendid napery gave the tho tables a most inviting appearance On each table ivere candles hold held by pretty pret prot- ty decorated candlesticks with colored colored col col- ored shades that added much to the tho appearance Pink and white carnations in glass cut holders completed the tho decorations dec orations At each plato photo was a pretty colored trl-colored shield the center of which was filled nuts Their oddity at attracted at- at traded much comment and most of them were taken homo bomb as souvenirs TIme The service was excellent there boing hoIng bo- bo ing a largo corps of trained waiters In charge of the trays and Don IL Porter Porter Por Por- ter of the tho hotel gave his personal attention to the affair to see that nono of the guests wore overlooked or for for- gotten Time Tho menu was up to the tho standard of excellence sot by Mino Host Porter Altogether tho banquet was served amidst perfect surroundings arid and andIn In a manner that brought forth only the tho most favorable comment and tho kindest expressions of thorough elation |