Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-08
The BANQUET.

No formal description can give to those who
did not witness it any adequate idea of the
grand banquet at the Merchants last evening.
Before the guests entered the dining hall, u
GLOBE reporter got glimpse of the beautiful
array within, and one little peep just lifted his
heart off the hinges and dropped it into gulf
of despair, when he realized that it was ex.
pected of him to portray for the exacting pub
lie hfelike picture of it all. But the taste
full, orderly marshallin2 of cleaning cut glass,
luscious fruits, beautiful flowers, was soon
broken in upon, and nearly three hundred
hungry people forgot their love of the artistic
in the human longing to supply the waste of
| tissue with fresh nourishment.
After such feast as few on this hungry
earth besides Col. Allen know how to provide,
City Attorney Murray rose to his feet and
opened the lingual exercises by q few peril
nent remarks after which Conductor M. B.
Waters read the subjoined resolutions:
Res0lced, That our thanks are especially
due to the Chicago & Northwestern railway
company, for furnishing as free transportation
over their lines also to the Pullman Gar com.
pany, inproviding us with sleeping coaches;
and to the genial and courteous Geo. Harrison
for his untiring efforts in our behalf, for he Is
entitled to and does receive our kindest regards
and good wishes.
Resolved, That we feel ourselves under last.
ing obligations to Conductors W. T. Kemp, E..
b. Rogers, A. W. Lounsbury. j. D. Condit
and others of the local committee for their
interests in our welfare, and the many cour.
tesies extended to us while in their midst.
Resolved, That We a. body tender our
heartfelt thanks 10 the citizens of St. Paul for
their many kindnesses extended and shown to
US, whereby our stay among them in their
beautiful city has been made one continual
round of unallOyed pleasure. and each and all
| have seemed to have done whatever lay In
their power to contribute to our happiness. and
the banquet given on the eve of our departure
adds another link in the bond of friendship
around which will ever cluster sweet memo.
ries, which We hope will never be forgotten OF
fade away, and these resolutions shall be
spread upon our minutes.
Resolued, That our thanks are due and are
heartily given to the Milwaukee st. Paul
Hallway company, for kind consideration in
extending to us the use of their road while In
St. Paul.
NJ. B. WATERS,
h. @. GuITEAU,
| x. 81. LANE,
Committee.
persistently called for, but his modesty would
not allow hin to materialize. The tune Was
changed and Murphy" WIS the cry. The DR.
responded with friendly greeting to the
visiting conductors and their ladies and passed
glowing eulogy upon the future of the great
northwest. MOI ST.. Inc ne next to taks
was Col. Alien, Who humor ls
ously apologized for his presumption In ad.
dressing an audience whose usefulness was faI
greater than could be that of an humble
operator of wayside hash factory. Changins
his tone he then indulged in an interesting
retrospect of early pioneer life and stagins
in Minnesota, also giving short, fascinating
sketch of the wondrous strides in civilization
Manitoba and Dakota have made within few
years.
1t was now o. A. Brigham's turn, and he. IL
few we'll chosen and heartfelt words. mad,
his acknowledgements and those of his fellow
conductors, for the generosity toward ttem Of
the local railroad men and residents
of st. Paul. W. 8. Sears, the retirius
president of the association, closed ths
oratorical exercises, with an eloquent sribut,
to the growing greatness of the West, anc
many well-timed and neatly expressed rehec
i tions on the lessons of life, as manifested il
the constant broadening sphere of man.
activities.
The appropriate conclusion to this feast o,
reason and fow of soul, was appropriately fur
nished by Prof. Lieb, who sang in his bes,
vein 20, Come Marie" and "My Evening ant
Morning STAR" accompanied by Frank Wooi
on the piano. The banquet hall was soon de
serted, and the visitors began to disperse Il
their rooms for the night, in order to be fresi
for to-day's pleasures, while the reperte
tramped to the Office to write it all up.
Programme To-day.
The conductors, with their friends, will to-
day take in the beauties of Minnesota scenery
They will Wait the falls of Minnehaha
this morning starting at o'clock, wher
the entire party will be photo
graphed. They will then proceed to Mime
tonka where they will have lake excursion
returning to st. Paul in the afternoon. Thei
return trip will be made over the Chicago, Mil
waukee st. Paul railroad, which has extend
ed its courtesies to the party. They leave st
Paul by special train Saturday morning,
Epizootic In the West.
bLooaNaToN. ILL.,, Oct. !.-The epiz5oti,
broke out here to-day. Two horses have ths
disease badly. and others are unm:stakeabl,
affected.
CNoINNATI, Oct. There have been de
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