Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-29
Tho Banquet.

The Editorial association wound up the
day most appropriately with banquet at the
Merchants hotel. At 9 o'clock about fifty
sat down to sumptuous supper. Several
ladies graced the occasion with
their presence, and all in all
the affair was one of supreme
and substantial enjoyment. So soon as
knives and forks ceased to do work, the intel
lectual part Of the programme was intro
duced by President Chamberlin calling upon
Hon. j. A. Leonard, of the Rochester Post,
for the annual address.
Mr.. Leonard read very entertaining and
valuable production, which we give in full
upon the second page. At its conclusion he
was greeted with hearty applause.
After the applause evoked by DR.. Leon
ard's address had closed, the POSTMASTER,
W. B. Mitchell, of the st. Cloud Journal
Press, was called upon to discharge his duty.
The first toast was
1.-THE Minnesota Editorial Association.
In response Capt H. A. Castle, of the Dis
patch, said he was at loss to adequately
treat the important subject, having been
given SO short notice to prepare. The
captain overcome his embarrass
ment and gave his audience q
few appropriate and suitable re-
marks upon "the toast" The society was
one organized for mutual admiration, con-
sultation and profit, and he regretted to ssy
it was largely composed of Siocums. Some
recollections of the early days of the asso-
citation were then recalled. Fourteen years
ago it was organized, and about the first
great event was trip TO st. Louis eight
years ago, when the association went along
as an "annex' to the Wisconsin association.
After all, the speaker claimed that the asso-
citation had done some good. Among such
good as it had accomplished, he enumerated
that the association had got q raise for pub
fishing the tax list. Laughter. Had got
the laws about "stray notices" put
into shape, laughter, and he
could point with pride to the fact that lat
terly the association had compelled editors
to be more choice in the epithets applied to
each other. Laughter. Formerly what
they lacked in experience they made up in
profanity and - at this juncture Capt.
Castle called time on himself with mental
reservation expressed, that he could say
more and would if necessary, and sat down.
2. The Bar. If man is so unwise as not to be
an editor, we commend him to the legal pro-
fession.
Gov. Davis being called upon, said he had
certainly esteemed the invitation received in
the afternoon to be present and participate
in the festival of those who receive and trans
NIT to the people of this State the news of
the day as a very great honor. He had sup
posed, though experience ought to have
taught him better, that he might escape
being called upon to speak; and he felt that
he was the victim of a conspiracy, that his
friends, DIR. Leonard and Mr.. Russell, had
trapped him into speech, for which he was
lily prepared. While DR.. Leonard was de-
plotting the immense drafts which the news
papers of the day make upon all the re-
sources of the time, he had thought what
connection there could be between his pro-
fession. almost as old as mankind,
and this new profession which has had its
wonderful growth in three centuries. 1t did