The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-01-20

on Tuesday evening, st the WiDs'ow HOUSE.
The Middle States Association was organ
lied in this city, in December, 1886, and the
first festival WAS held at the Fuller House.
Just after Christmas Of that year. IL was
called into existence for the purpose o. an
annual re.union u natives Of the Middle
states, to keep alive kindly thoughts Of
their former homes, and TO promote iriend-
sbp and sooiability. 10 the winter Of 1887,
the Association was called together for the
election Of officers, aud the name Of the
society, changed 70 the Union Association,
40 ~ to remove from its organization oil
faint OF a sectional character. There was
no festival that year and the society was al
lowed to slumber until another and more
propi,ous year had come in. The officers
Of the Society, Tor the present year are IA
follows
PuE-,pgsr--.ilon. Rensselaer, II, Nelson.
yfcr PaEsibyNrs~-W VIM. Banning, W. WiIkin,
Andrew lowering, u. A. Robertson, Howard
IlBdalsy, A. q. Jones.
sgCHErAAY james Mills
TKEAsuREn-~ fiarwood lglahaH
There was business meeting held, IN the
ladies' ParIor Of the Winslow House. ut
nine o'clock, Tor the purpose OF receiving
members 10 the Association. A number OF
our most respectable citizens awaited them
selves cf the opportunity Of enrolling their
names.
The supper was announced at about 10
o'clock. at which about seventy live persons
sat down.
The tables were laden with such varie.
ties Of food ~ would have delighted the ap-
petite Of the most finished epicurc and the
supper ~ whole, WIS such a success IA I'M
quesiionably give the championship in the
culinary department To our friends, deuel.
aud Ward Of the Winslow House. We
have no idea, that tho supper Of Tuesday
evening, was ever equaled by any hotel in
Minnesota.
Before partaking Of the good things set
before them. 1t was announced that Hon. t.
X. Nelson. the President of the association
being absent on account Of sickness Mr.
VIM. l.. Banning, Esq. would preside Tho
supper over, the regular toasts were rad by
Andrew Levering, and responded to by tho
gentleman whose names are announced.
4. Qua AssoCi ,rios.-Fofm 20 promote
good fellowship aud ailay sectional pfcjudiess.
may IL ever bind VA In q serial brotherhood, and
unalterabIs devotion to the Federal Union.
Response by Mr.. VIM. l.. Banning, Esq
. Tns MIppLw STATES The commercial.
heart Of the Union, whose palsatioBs are felt In
all parts Of tho wofld-the conservator Of our
national honor and safety II their futur. be as
their past, the Union must last forever
To this toast Col Robertson responded
in felicitous manner, 10y building hugo
colossus, and assigning to each geographical
section Of the Union, certain parts thereof.
3. Tmw Goysnsos or Mrsssmrora.
Response by Lieut.. Gov. Holcombe
L. MisstaorA Il. toiln du nord.
Response by Hon. Willis A. German.
8, THE Souru Her products enrich the
world her statesmen adorn the councils Of tho
nation may her sons ever emulate the virtues
OF their sires
Response by Cen A. q. Jones.
d. rus wnsr--A good place for Investment.
either IN laads or life.
Response by J. ". Taylor, Esq
I. TaH INV EsoLASp soc,rrY.. We hail
this Society IA an efficient co aiJutor In renew.
INK III 'nt west tc hI phst, Ahu
oultIvstag and strensthIng our attaohmen, TO
the early history Of tho country.
Response by Judge Sherburne,
:. III, lsa, PRorsssio ov MlvNsror, zee.
The N ,ldlc states have furnished W wAh the
brightest examples Of excellence and wuith.
This was responded To 10y W. liolnshcad
ESQ., whe paid deserved tribute TO the
legal profession particularly OF the Middle
States. In the course Of his remarks he al.
luded to the srltgloritication 10y New
Englanders of their rocky country aud
especially ol that old Rock. which is the
idol Of their hearts, viz Hgmoub Ro,k,
and Of the noblenSs Of their ancestry, which
came over in the May Flower he insisted
that there was somebody On the continent
besides the Plymoa,h Pilgrims and ,hoIr
descendants, who had s1mclhIun to do with
tho formation of the Goyernm1nt -. the
United states Mr. II : rvmatks caus,l a
ilutlcr,ng among the New EugIaniors Pre-.
,snt, aud when the voluat,,r tousls we're
offered. Theodore French. Esq, asd others.
stood up manfuly for the Plymouth Rock
aud iis descendants,
.. ras rgkss.
Response by i \ Whcclodk ESQ.
10 rur fiRst CuItF IL >Tttt 90 rHE naEt.
roxy % MiN>t,uri Ia. Judicial abilities and
his social qualities have ga,aed him friends
alike from all parties ot the state
Response by Judge Aaron ' Goodrich.
II. ruE Laplts Excellent ia themssl,e-
bu, extremely scafcr "a thy West, a. the Il.
meniabe condition ot the respondent attcs;s
Response oy Henry J. Horn, Esq.
We viii uo, aitemp, a synopsis of the
Responses made toy the geutlcmen Their
nam,s ar auong tGc most honorable in our
STATE. and ther reputation a. rlleci,v,
speakers il So well kuoxn a. to require no
praise from the press Their, was puugrncy
aud wit aud good feeling throughout, aud
the festival was truly "a ioa,, ct reason
and How OF soul
There was large number 81 volunteer
toa''s, which were happily responded 10 by
others ct our mot esteemed anj talented
citizens aud ID, festivities were continued
to an early hour in the morning
On motion Of llyury J Horn a cuup,l