East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-06-06


No. Union Co., with the Saginaw Fire
| si gllaBoo adI men. 5'e3
| Hu soDERIcn BRASS BAND. s.9 y "a
No. 2 Co. Fire King. 30,
No. 3 Co. The Quenchers. 81.
| The Engines in their respective places
The march was continued in this order
around the Market Square and alone
some of the principal streets Of the town
and terminated in front of the Firemen's
Hall, where after three hearty cheers for
the Queen, and three as hearty for the
President of the United States, the Pro
cession broke up--and the Firemen
amused themselves in a sociable aud
agreeable way until at p. NJ, they were
reassembled in the Hall over Mr.. Crabb's
store for
THE DINNER.
This affair was well got up under the
able superintendent OF Capt. Clifford, OF
Union Co., and the viands were of good
quality, abundant and well coolsed-and
were spread out with considerable taste
and skill. Three tables were placed the
entire length of the Hall, at which the
Firemen in full dress were seated, and
at the head, at cross table slightly ele-
waited, were seated the Mayor Mott OF
East Sainaw and Mayor Cameron of
Goderich--Chief Engineers j. II. Brown
and G.. +. Lewis of East Saginaw--C.
NJ. Curtis, Esq, of Il. Saginaw-.the
Marshalls, Capts. Crabb and Gamble
r. Gibbons, Reeve of Goderich and War
den of the United Counties of Huron and
Bruce and j. V. Detlor of the Town
Council. At the request of the Mayor,
a blessing was asked by Mr.. Detlor, and
the dinner was proceeded with, with evi
dent satisfaction, by the representatives
OF both nations.
The cloths having been removed-the
Mayor Of Goderich, made loyal and So
ciablc address. The Mayor of Saginaw
then proposed in very gratifying man
ner, the health of "lIer Majesty Queen
Victoria"--whieh was responded to by
immense cheering, and Osmond's Cornet
Band of Saginaw, under the able super
mtendence of Mr.. Clay, struck up God
sape The Queen. b. NJ. Thompson, Esq,
an Attorney Of Il. Saginaw, and mem
DER of Pioneer Fire Co, spoke also to the
toast in high praise of the virtues of our
Soverign--highly complimentary Of Great
Britain and in strain of patriotism and
hope with regard to his own country
Capt. Crabb then proposed the health Of
the president of the United States
which was also received with intense en-
thusiasm--and was replied to by G. ii.
Gage, Esq, of East Saninaw, member
also of the Legal Profession and of Pio-
neer Fire Company. Mr.. Gage spoke
in very feeling and friendly way of the
Goderich Firemen, and mentioned that
the frame containing their daguerreotype
portraits which had been received since
their reception in July last, was suspen.
ded in the Hall Of the Fire Department
of L. Saginaw by the side of the portrait
of Washington and was considered sa-
cred property. His speach was also full
of intense patriotism and hope with re-
gard to the present cloudy prospects in
the United States. ..-..,.. 90
I Capt. Gamble, gave "Our Guests,
which was drank with rounds Of applause
aud was replied to by Geo. L. Lewis
Esq, Engineer Of the Fire Department,
and Editor of the East Saginaw Courier,
gentleman of high social feelings, in a
very happy manner and who proposed
the health of the "Mayor of Goderich
and their entertainers" H
This was responded to by immense
cheering, and was replied to briefly, by
Mayor Cameron.
j. V. Detlor, Esq, then proposed the
"Mayor of East Saginaw and the people
of the Saginaw Valley"
Mayor Mott replied in a pleasing and
appropriate speech.
The Ladies of both Saginaw and God
erich were toasted-to the latter of which
r., Gibbons, Esq, replicd-and at p
NJ, the guests rose. At the dinner the
splendid music of the Saginaw Band and
an enlivening air sung by the Pioneer
Glec Club filled the Intervals between
the speeches., s-s n Blood. .ae,,,
During the evening various sources oI
amusement were resorted to-. Messrs
VanIsvery s. Rumbal's Kaloolah, which
in the afternoon took out a large party
of excursonists aud the Godcrich. Band
took a much larger. party Of about
500, with the same band for pleasant
moonlight Lake Excursion, in the eve
lining.
The Goderich Amateur Dramatic Clul
also performed "Grandfather Whitehead,
and "rbe Omnibus" to full house o
Saginaw and Goderich Firemcn-and
other means of passing time pleasantly
were enjoyed, until late hour.
| On Saturday, the shops being all open
and the flags still floating ia the breeze
the Town presented an appearance full,
as lively as on the previous day; business
was but casually attended to, and tn,
mirth and enjoyment was still kept up
| At intervals the Saginaw and Godcricl
Bands struck up soul-stiring music. fii,
capabilities of the Saginaw and 'GolU
rich Fire Engines were tested. Tn
: guests were taken or driven, round Towi