The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-01-25
Tie Railroad Celebration AT Green
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The Green Bay Adrocatt of the 18th
inst. contains a full account Of the cele-
hration held in that city on the day and
night of the 10th, in honor of the opening
of the two new railroads north and west
from Green Bay-the c. & n. W. enten-
sion to the Menomince river at Marinette,
and the Green Bay and Lake Pepin, to
New London, on the Wolf river. We
have only room for few brief extracts
but from the accounts furnished, the affair
must have Lcen one long tie be renem-
h-rct hy I'll who participated
The banquet hall (Klaus) presented a
ra",..Ee"nt appearance, with its tveise
..ar .#l es, thickly set with guc7t-. bras
i..ul lying from the platform, and a
a,ol o3 gaslight Illuminating the whole
~ctne. n. Noehlc, who accomplished this
enterta;un!rnt; Charlie Klaus, who helped
arrange Lis elegant hail for the occasion:
the many Ia,iies who assisted in the table
arrangements, and Col. Catlin, who hung
the walls with appropriate mottos of his
own handiwork, deserve all praise for their
success. Among the mottos on the walls
We're these:
''Our Grandfathers-the Stage Coach
Our Sons--the Locomotive
"We welcome our New London~frcnds
to our city tonight; and we hope within
twelve months to give our Mississippi
friends a Pecp-in."
The great c. & n. ". Iron Snake
with its head in Chicago, and shaking its
rattes at the Michiganders, breathing aid
and hospitality in the burned city, while
benevolcntly transporting supplies to its
burned out people at the North.''
Mcnominee and New London-you'v We
got US. Please hold fast the grip till you
can Peep-in and see Superior.
"Look out for the cars
Blest be the ties that bind"
"The Strangers-wc take them in
ave cordially accept the iron en-
brace
Another happy device scarcely permits
of description. 1t was a broad and
laughing face, with the three links of Odd
Fellowship forming the eyes and mouth
The three links inclosed the names New
n-Menominee-Fort Howard.
At the extreme upper end of the hall
was an appropriate scene, beautifully
painted, showing magnificent sunburst
over the green waters of the Bay. 1t was
significant as illustrating the dawn of the
prosperity and advancement of all this
region bordering on the waters of Green
Bay.
There were seats for five hundred guests
even part of the large stage being oc-
cuppd with tables. The front of the
stage was occupied by the bands There
We're two Of these--one wholly of brass or
| silver instruments, end the other mainly of
stringeu instruments for dancing music
/ During the evening the following dis
patch was received from Hon. Joseph
Villas, which we append:
NEW YORK, Jan. 18th, 1872.
! The Hon. Ch'n Rec. Com:
! Your kind invitation received. regre:
that my attendance is impossible. pro-
pose: The citizens of Green Bay and
/ Fort Howard towards their friends: the
/ outpouring of their genial hearts Is equaled
only by the flow of that majestic river
which separates but divides them not
j. Villas.
In reply to the toast
| Tie Press, the RGilmdy and the Tele
graph-The three graces of modern ciyiliz
alton.
/ Mr. Hinton, local editor of the Milwau
kee Wisconsin,, responded as follows:
! -hr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen.
The newspaper of to-day is to the body
+. polite what the life b.ooi is TO the body
riiysical-it is the absolute necessity Of it.