The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-07-16

bers Of the press of Wisconsin and Min
nesota our kindly greetings, and it be
comes my pleasing duty, in behalf Of tn,
Board OF Trade OF Chicago. to say to GU
distinguished guests, we meet au here
o-nght with a hearty welcome. Weap
preciate the powerful influence for gooe
you are welding in the entire Northwes
and know that you are untiring in you
efforts to promote the growth and pros
penty OF our country, and now that yor
have dropped the pen land [ may say th(
sclssors) to enjoy short season of rccrea
ton, we are glad of the opportunity off
cred us to tender you such hospitality a
your limited stay among US will allow
10 the ladies who have so kindly eraceC
: our table with their presence, permit IN,
to say you are thrice welcome; and | onl,
regret we are not honored with the
presence of more of your number. Goo
bless the ladies, not only Of Wisconsin
and Minnesota, but throughout the world
Gentlemen, we have not undertaken t.
eclipse our sister cities in their efforts t.
entertain you during your excursion, bu
simply desire that the bright sun of plea
sure which rose SO checrfully in Milwau
kee. and reached its zenith at St Louis
may remain uuclouded during your shor
stay in Chicago. Again | bid you, one
and all, a most cordial welcome.
RESPONSE OF GENERAL ATWOOD.
| General Atwood was introduced to re
spond Oh LeLalf Of the guests, aud spoke
as follows:
HI. President and Gcnt7cpen Of til,
Board Of Trode; In obedience to the
call Of our President.I appear before yol
to accept, with profound thanks, the cor
dial welcome the Board of Trade of the
city of Chicago, through you, have ex-
tended to the members of the editoria
fraternity of the State of Wisconsin and
Minnesota, who are present here to- nj ght.
/ would have pleased me much better
| had this agreeable duty been imposed
upon some cher one of our number,
whose ability would have enabled him to
make more fitting respOn@e to the kind
greeting and eloquent words, with .,''nh
you have bid us welcome to the generous
| hospltalities of this occasion.
I ou have been kind enough to refer the
powerful influence for good that the
Press is welding in the great Northwest.
In behalf of my editorial friends, tha *
| yon for the compliment, and accept it, as
one not entirely undeseryed. [ claim for
the Press Of the country, that it is an
immense power for good; a power that IS
not welded by any other class of com
! munitv
Allow me to say, Mr.. President, that
the editors of the two States Of Wiscon-
sin and Minnesota have, for the past week
been on a grand excurSion-I was about
to say spree, but feorcd that some of you
might be a little fastidious about the use
of' the term-but we have had general
joliiicati9n. We began in the city of Mil
waukee, in our own State Of Wisconsin
We cannot give up Wisconsin for any
othefState in our whole glorious country.
We are proud Of her She has spoken
for herself in manner to command re-
Dat, as | said, we met in Milwaukee,, and
| there held our regular Convention The
people OF that city gave US reception
that was alike honorable to themselves
and to the members Of our profession.
From Milwaukee we passed through your
CITY to ST. Louis, and there our hearts
were filed with gratitude. good will and
kindly feeling We were all happy Oll
hearts have been filling up more and
more all the week with good will and
| kindly feeling, and We now extend to you
and through you, to the people OF Chica-
go. our hearty thanks from their overflow
ing iullness, for this generous welcome.
The General continued his remarks in
this strain for some time and concluded
amid great applause. The respon-
ded regular toasts followed, aud were
to in in a very pleasing manner tho
we are sorry to say some of the Chicago
men under the influence of wine SO fan
forgot themselves as to commence quite
a disturbance while the speeches were
being made but Mr. Jas. Ross Of Madi-
son, Secretary of our Association, in re
sponse to the toast the "BoGrd o.
Trade" rebuked the disturbers in such
way that we had the utmost quiet fol
| the remainder of the evening Leading
members Of the Board thanked Mr.. Ross
for his courageous fagellation, and we
think the thanks of the united press are
due Mr.. Ross for maintaining the idea
that we as editors, although from the
country, know what propriety and good
breeding consist Of Mr.. Ross took his
seat amid storm of cheers Many OF
the speeches made were of the highest
order and we felt it vas really good to be
there Gen. Sheridan was present and
was well received
| PRESFNTA-IONS
President Seymour announced that
testimonials of the esteem of the mem
bers of the Wisconsin and Minnesota Ed
itorial Associations would now be presen
ted to two gentlemen whose official ano
manly qualities, exercised for the com
fort Of the excurslonists during the pas
twenty four hours, were greatly apprecia
ted
General Ginty then presented Superin
i tendent A. B. Pullman with an elegant
silver water cooler, wine castor and silver
goblet, expressing the hope as he did 81
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