Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-12-03
The So. Andrews Festival.

Saint of their native land The Scotchmeno Q
St. Paul were not q whit behind their breth
rem, and had a rousing celebration at tn
Winslow House that must have warmed uI
their hearts. enough TO last until the next Fes
tivai day shall come around Quite goodll
number Of Representative of other nationali
dies were seated with them around the Board
TOO, and the tables were graced with the pres
enea OF not few OF the fair sex.fa Alex Bach
anan, the President of the. Society, presided
and after Grace by the Rev. Chaplain =, p
Neill, the company devoted themselves to tn
bill of Fare, which was . credit 70 the fam'
of mine Host Duel, and his Lisutenants Wart
and Gear. -!saos.liDa s'.zs tris
When sufficient attention had been devot
to this order of business-the President ant
Vice President proceeded to make two gigan
tic bowlsof Punch. We obtained recipe
as follows: Two gallons Of Scotch w Whiskey
quart hot water some sugar more whis
key 9.quarts whiskey one pint of hot wa
ter whiskey ad lib. /; little sugar then FL
up with whiskey '-t-A --s1 : =
Having completed this weak beverage, and
the glasses being filled all round, the Presi
dent announced, = Az = 1 ~
THE REGULAR roAsrs,
1. The St. Andrews Society, of the State
of Minnesota, and sister Societies all over tht
world. -s5
! Response by Charles Symonds, Esq, who
gave historical account of the life, virtues
and death of the Patron Saint of Scotia, and
of the rise of St. Andrew Societies. 9sf
2. Scotland's Queen n s4JstEu
Response by John Edward Adshead, 81. B.
Ms Consul for Minnesota. Mr.. A. made q
neat response, eulogised his " Gracious Sow.
ereign," and paid America some handsome
compliments 5. "a .r a.sa as. p
Sd. The President of the United States.
Response by Hon. NJ Shsrburns. His
eulogy on j. B. was quite unique, but he did
not "stick to the text much. ga a....s.
4. The Governor and Legislature of the
State of Minnesota. -f.,,
Response by Ex-Gov. Gorman, The speak
er landed Henry H. Sibley prodigiously-did
not say much that was complimentary to the
last Legislature,-touched on several other
topics,an went into alengthy eulogy on Scot
land, Scotchmen, Scocth laws, institutions and
everything pertaining to the country, taking
care to keep on the right side of the Irish,
too, all the time. 2 ~
5. The Mayor and Common Council of the
City Of st. Paul.
Response by AID. Marvin. Mr.. M. made
humorous speech, yet fully sustaining the
dignity of the body he represented, which, he
said could only be aquallcd in wisdom and
prudence by that other body, "The Board Of
Supervisors.o @s ss2.aia" 81.
'"Judge" Baker, the representative man.
of the County Board, was called out at this.
The Judge made heavy speech He said
he drank to one toast with as much readiness
as to another. Some one was so uncourteous
as to remark audibly, That's So" This
confused the Judge ard ne sat down.
6. The New England Society of the State
Of Minnesota. s EtL .z as gasa
Response by VIM. G. Bryant, Esq. Mr.
B. paid beautiful tribute to New England
which he denominated the "Scotland o
America, and whose greatness. prosperity
and worth, were owing in great measure to
the infusion Of Scotch principles and ideas.
Z. The St. Patrick's Society of the State Of
Minnesota. ras. .-s,s.. ....
mo response). Air by the band-"Paddy
O'Raferty.' - .....,. ,.se . ....-
-a 8. The Ladies. .. .aa. ......H. ..
= Response by 1. V. Heard, Esq. Mr.. H
made very humorous response, much more
befitting than the adulatory, fowery, insipid
stuff usually got off in reply to this toast.
The Vice President gave
"The President Of the st. Andrews Soci
ety." .zszFgusst ... 90.
To which "Alek." made a response in true
Scotch style. b, 81 q a.. t@,.s ..r-.. %. ...
Mr.. ]. Murray in response to calls, gave
the Scotch Song sss ss.
ys "Hurrah For the Highland!"
with the real accent Of the Scot, after which
Piper Craig regaled the company with the
weird strains of the bag-pipe. @
10. Dear Aud Scotland aa.. .s.s...a
The person who was to have responded to
this failed TO come to time, and Gov. German
was appointed to the task, which he executed
in the same manner as his first speech, con.
tinuing the eulogy on Scotland and her inst.
tutions. Air-Auld Lang Syne-followed by
another round Of bag-pipe strains.
IL. Knox and Chalmers, Scotia's Liber.
ties have ever found Champion in her Cler.
gymen. s.s.,-s ....
Response by Rev. E. d. Ncill, who spoke
in beftting terms Of the great names mention.
ed in the toast. sf.. .... ...s-.......
Here the President announced that the
rules of the Society required that the meet.
ings should always break up at IL o'clock,
and it was past that hour now. The Ladies
and part ofthe company then left, after which
the ruleswere suspended by an unanimous
vote, and the punch bowls being replenished
the members gathered closer round them,
and the merriment redoubled as the small
hours flew on.
Some one was so indiscreet as to toast the
"Press" at this period, to which Bro. Fisher
of the Pioneer replied appropriately.
Mr.. A. B. Curry, by special request, recited
some original verses, which we give below =
Call not, guide folk, on me to tell, ;
The beauties in the profer' toast;
Eant As ithers here could do it well, /
Wha' of a Scottish birth can boast.
~-- Could but breathe auld Scotia's air, .,
And wander 'mang her highland hills;
Or gaze upon her lochs sac fair,
And listen to her monte rils;
EzE 90 FL ~ se aEaa'. -.
Z'-aa5 Could but stan by Brig O. Doom,
Or gang alang the banks Of Ayr;
A - or uornJ. or Mt L;uL ,,oo1