Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-05
.UR LOCAL FOURTH
Hat UaS DONE IN and ABOUT ST.
PAUL YESTERDAY.
,e Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company
r,elebration-The Temperance Gathering
at Red Rock-The Annual Regatta on the
River-A Host of Minor Entertainments.

r.e1ebration-The Temperance Gathering
,t Red Rock-The Annual Regatta on the
Riyer-A Host of Minor Entertainments
The Pioneer Hook and Ladder company,
the surviving members thereof and their
lends. assembled yesterday morning in the
arlor of the hook and ladder house, st.
,eter street. 1t has been the custom for
aany years past Of this company, the Oldest
re- organization of the city, to so assemble
N the Fourth of July, and brief alluslon
it's history may not be out of place. The
company was organized in 1854, and re-
organized in 1858. 1t had many tumblings
and tossings during the early days of its
own and the citys history, and occupying all
sorts of quarters, until the erection of |
the building now occupied by the new court |
house, which constituted it's first permanent |
location The history of the company is in
timatelv woven with that of the city, and
among it's ranks have been numbered, from
time to time, almost every citizen who has
attained either social or political prominence
in st. Paul. The celebration of independence
day was commenced in 1868, when the decla-
ration was read for the first time by the
y, oHoAA
the custom has been uninterruptibly contln-
ued even though the company, as volun-
teer organization, has been disbanded
The proceedings yesterday were opened
by the president of the company, Aid. Drels,
with little formality, he merely contenting
himself with the statement that they had
met in accordance with time-honored and
never-to- forgotten custom of the company
to duly celebrate the day of national indie
pendence, and concluded by calling upon
vocal trio, consisting of Messrs. Fl. II. Miller,
j. H. Hanson and r. @. Munger, MIR. Han
son presiding at the organ. America was
then sung, the audience standing and join
ing in with commendable vigor and effect.
The declaration of independence having
been read with marked elocution by Mr.. IL.
Fl. Miller,
MAYOR DAWSON
I said t. ey were all aware he was no speaker,
bat he could not suffer the occasion to pass
without few brief remarks. The declara-
ton of Independence had been just read
The trainers and signers of that world-famous
document had passed away from earthly ex
istence, but not before they had immortal
lied themselves by laying the foundations O
the government of this country.
that the anniversary of the nations
birth should be yearly celebrated
and the occasion yearly commemorated
The Pioneer Hook and Ladder company
like the trainers of the declaration OF indie
pendence, had become historical-it nigh
be in a minor degree-and the association
was something of which the citizens of 81
Paul had just cause to be proud. 70
was largely due the acknowledged supreme
and efficiency of the present fire department
What the trainers of the declaration OF lnde
pendence had been to the country, the Pic
neer Hook and Ladder company had bee
to the st. Paul fire department., and 81
Paul owed deep debt of gratitude to it 70
that service, if for nothing else, and b
would, therefore, on behalf of the cit.
tender to the association his warmest thank
alike for its present and past service
Applause.
The "Pilgrims chorus'' from Tannhause
was then given by the choir, and the seer
tary, Chief r. o. Strong, read the followin
letter:
ST. PAUL. July 8, 1878.
Hon. Jos. p. Dreis
DEAR SIR: regret exceedingly Tn
a prior engagement will prevent II
my accepting the kind invitation OF the 0
Pioneer Hook and Ladder company, to parti
pate with them in this annual celebration
the Fourth of July. trust, however, my a
sence will be more than compensated by t
presence of Hon, Thos. Grace, the honor
vice president of the city council.
Permit me, however, to express the he
that your enjoyment will be all you anticip
ed, and that the old hook and ladder compa
will, for many years to come repeat the ami
reunions with the same pleasure and succe
Very respectfully, VIM. RHODES,
Pres. City Council
The chair suppose as Aid. Grace is +
here we shall have to have some more m
sic. Laughter.
At this stage of the proceedings, the sin
ers had been fortified by MI. VIM. S. w
son, and The Star Spangled Banner" v
sung as a solo and chorus, with him as
soloist, with such enthusiasm as to rece
an ovation of applause.
JOHN d. O BRIEN, ESQ IS GRAFTON.
Days are suggested to minds with oh
acteristics as clearly defined the perso
peculiarities of our friends. They assume
physical shape in brains, SO clear that
could almost draw picture OF them.
would recognize lean, lank day of LIE
though it stepped out of the calendar and
among June roses, as Enthusiastically as
would know jolly Thanksgiving day q
proclaimed.
The life of every man is divided into epo
by monumental days, that rise above their
lows through some distinguish
trait of happiness or sorr
The great days of history are comparativ
few, but within their narrow limits the wor]
story may be read. Time will never run
swiftly or far that may not look b
and see the 18th oil June, 1915 towering alb
it's times, and behold the chains of feudal
broken upon the plains of Runnymede.
the long struggle between that powerful syst
that held the world in bondage for mi
years, and the people whom it had enslav
seems compressed into that day, and is writ
in the pages of Magma Chdrt0. Forever
the 14th of july 1889, that ushered in
French revolution, stand like hag-born f
dripping with blood. We forget the dread
details Of that long reign of terror that follow
Our imagination cannot grasp the minu
of rapine and bloodshed that made up the
full misery spreading over the city of Pa
but the 18th of July, with it's fury-blin'
mob its terrified women its mutilated corps
its covering king, is to us the French revo
ton. These are days that will not rep
themselves. While cannot forget Them
never wish to see them again.
But there is one day that, with us, is e
young, that comes to us each year of our L
bringing with it gifts, greater glories,
leaving us happier and better men-that
of such calm courage, such pure PATRIOTS
when liberty born, and the American p
pie pledged their lives, their fortunes a
their sacred honors to her servi
Grand as the Fourth of July, 1776 was, it
come to us u hundred times since then,
each time, as have said with increased h
ors. till I think that to-day is the best {
happiest day that the country has sc
Inc founders OIL inc Union, grehI, goou
patriotic as they We're, partook of the errors
the time in which they lived, and they allo,
cruel and foolish laws against sorcery to rem
upon the statute books; but such things h
become dream to us. They mistook tt
prejudice for holy zeal, and ''blue laws W
passed; but now religious liberty is
keystone of the Republic.
spirit of know-nothngsm, wa
back the hosts that flocked to
shores, but now it sleeps sleep that knows
resurrection. SO with the growth of the
ton, new guests assembled at each succeed