Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-16
ST. JEAN BAPTIsTE.
Arrangements Made for the Celebration of
the Day In st. Paul.

the Day In st. Paul.
AS some misinformed persons have made
incorrect statements about the celebration of
ST. Jean Baptiste Day, the following is given
for the information of those interested:
On the oath inst. the old city of Quebec,
Canada, will witness an imposing celebration
of the French national holiday. It is ex-
pected that no less than from sixty to seven
ty five thousand visitors will flock there from
every part of the Dominion and the United
States, to take part in the great pageant
The programme of the fete has been ar
ranged with the utmost care, and national
convention will also be held in that city on
the two following days.
Our French fellow citizens of Minnesota
naturally feel the keenest interest in these
proceedings and number of them are pre-
pairing soon to join the advancing columns
OF pilgrims, among whom will be found
delegates from the three societies named be.
low.
But the mass of those who have to remain
at home could not afford to let the day pass
away without some appropriate remem-
brance of the ever dear anniversary, and the
Union Franchise and Societe st. Jean Bap-
tiste of st. Louis parish have united again
as they have for the last seven or eight years,
to arrange the programme of the celebration
in st. Paul. Quite number of members
of the Societe st. Jean Paptiste of Minnea-
polls are also expected from that city. The
Great Western Band of st. Paul has been &c.
cured, and has prepared for this occasion 8
number of old popular French tunes which
though new to most of our people, were
often heard in all this western country az
long as one or two hundred years ago.
The programme will be about as follows
Forming at the Hall of the Union Francai So
on Wabashaw street, the procession will
march from there to st. Louis church,
where services will be held at A. NJ, aftsr
which it will proceed through Tenth, st.
Peter, Washington, Third, Robert, Eighth
Broadway and Mississippi streets, to the
vicinity of the railroad bridge, where con-
veyances will he waiting to take all who de-
sire to 60 picnicing, to Gervais Lake, one of
the most beautiful sheets of water in this
whole vicinity. A large number of BIO ats
will be on hand, with the usual accompa nj
ment and amusements to be expected on
such occasions. The excursionists will pro-
UdDly nOG l0Nt0 bu0 city I'LL
about noon. The entire proceeds
of the refreshment tables will be given to
aid the erection of the new brick church
now building in New Canada.
The ride both ways and the boats on the
lake will be free to all, and there are no
tickets for sale!
On the Sd of July, our French citizens
will also assemble in force and participate in
the Hennepin celebration in Minneapolis.
The Union Franchise will be present in a
body with many of the st. Paul Frenchmen,
and the Sooiete st. Jean Baptiste of Mime
spolis, with those of that vicinity. These
two societies have also engaged for that oc-
casion the full Great Western band of st.
Paul and Minneapolis, numbering thirty-six
instruments, and it is their intention, after
the historical society celebration at the Uni
versity, to have celebration of their own,
in Minneapolis, to which a number of dis
tinguished guests have been invited.