Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-28
HANDSOME COMPLIMENTS.
SerenadGs and Presentations by the knights
of st. Paul to Two Worthy Citizens.


of st. Paul to Two Worthy Citizens.
Last night the Knights of st. Paul honored
two of their brothers in most appropriate and
complimentary manner.
Mr.. Timothy Reardon and Mr.. Thomas F..
Connolly were the recipients of visit by tho
Sir Knights, to the number of thirty, under
command of Capt. NJ. ]. OConnor. The occa-
sion of the visit arose from the fact that both
Mr.. Reardon and Mr.. Connolly had recently
bettered their condition in life by marriage
Toapprove such exemplary conduct the knights
of st. Paul extended q serenade to each as a
tribute of their high approval.
Accompanied by the Great Western band, the
knights first marched to MIR. Reardon's hand
some residence on Fourteenth street near Jack
son. Arriving there, the Knights grouped
themselves and the band RECALLED the inmates of
the house with several appropriate airs. Speed
ly the doors were Hospitality thrown open, and
all were invited to enter and partake of gen.
erous supply of refreshments. MIR. ReardOn
and bride were given hearty congratulations,
and all ASSENT bling in the parlor, bride and
bridegroom were surprised with beautiful and
costly present from the Knights, handsome
silver set, complete in all its appointments cof-
fee and tea urn. etc., beautifully chased and
suitably engraved with the initial ''R.," the ar
tistic work of Mr. P. j. Egan. In making the
bridal pair aware of the hearty good feeling en-
tertained for them by the Knights, Captain
OConnor presented the set with the following
happy little speech:
Mr.. REARDoN-The knights of st. Paul and
q few other friends, not members of our asso-
citation, join us in this social visit to congr atu
late you and your estimable bride on the joy
Gus event of your wedding, and to wish you
and Mrs. Reardon continued joy and happiness
through life. AS an expression of our aopre-
citation of you as citizen and as tie worthy
president of our society, we present this silver
set as slight token of our regard, believing
that you will accept them in the same spirit
that animates us, not on account of their in
trinsic value, which is not great, but in that
spirit of brotherly love that should actuate
Christian people in their intercourse with each
other. Once more, dear Sir and Madam, we
wish you joy and long and happy days.
Mr.. Reardon expressed his genuine surprise,
and evinced the hearty qualification he felt
at this evidence of friendship, saying: 1t is
unnecessary for me to assure you that both
myself and wife fully appreciate the honor OF
this VISIT and we shall always remember it
among the most pleasant events of our life.
Your present is certainly beautiful, and must
be of far greater intrinsic value than your re-
marks would indicate. We greatly appreciate
Your kindness"
After few moments of social converse the
party WltnoreW. Inc hnlgnts reforming IN
order of march, MIR Thomas +. Connolly's res
idence on Partridge street was visited. Here
again music by the band gave sign Of the
friendly visit. The Knights were Hospitality
greeted by the newly married pair. Capt.
OConnor again did the honors of the occasion,
addressing Mr.. and Mrs. Connolly in the fol-
lowing words. which were feelingly appreciated
and received by them:
Mr.. Thomas Connolly and bride: The
knights of st. Paul thought this an suspicious
occasion to congratulate you on the joyous
event of your wedding, which we do with all
our hearts. 1t would have afforded US pleasure
to sound joy bells in your honor, in lieu of
which, however, we have been favored with
the harmonious strains of the Great Western
band.
We hope, dear friends that in your journey
through life you may never hear more discor-
dant sounds to mar your happiness than you
have tonight We again wish you joy and
prosperity.
An hour socially passed, broken into
now and then by music, after which the
knights withdrew. At both places where the
newly married were SO honored the Knights left
behind them grateful recollections.