Newspaper photos: "Fresh fruits decorate dining room buffet," "Mansion's new china in use," and "Mrs. James admires staircase decoration." From the Montgomery Advertiser-Journal, December 23, 1979.
This event honoring Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn featured an enormous buffet of wild game from across the country, followed by a nine-course meal. The affair, entirely paid for by Boykin, cost about $20,000 in 1949.