Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-01
|ST. ANDREWS DAY.
Observance of the Event in st. .Paul-y,an-
quet, Speeches and Ball.

Observance of the Event in ST. Paul-{san-
quet, Speeches and Ball.
The new Turner hall. of Sixth and
franklin streets,was the scene last evening
Of brilliant social gathering, the occa-
sion being the fourth annual ,, ,anouet of
the St. Andrews society Of st. Paul.
The lads and lass;es of bonnie Scotland
never do things by halves, and the gather
ing last night was no exception to the rule,
the scene presented being one of great
animation and beauty.
A programme of rare excellence had
been prepared, and the exercises proper
were preceded by a grand banquet.
Five tables had been spread in the
spacious hall which were laden with the
choicest of viaHds most temptingly dis
played by Ramaley. the caterer. at least
two hundred ladies and gentlemen sat
down to the banquet, and the appoint
ments were elegant throughout.
After full justice had been done the
sumpuous repast order was called by Mr..
W. +. Myron, who made happy i'm
promptu speech on the characteristics OF
the typical Scotchman who was spoken of
in decidedly clever manner.
He said that, when on coming to this
country,it was the duty of the Scotchman to
become citizen of the United States.
By becoming patriotic citizens man
| was not the less Scotchman. He should
| drop all cant about the old country and
| devote himself to the elevation and de-
velopment of this adopted land. The re-
marks of the speaker were timely and
were received with applause.
THE ToAsTs.
| The first toast to ''Queer Victoria'' was
responded to by the band ,all present rising
to their feet.
The next toast, The President of the
United States, was responded to by the
band, which played yankee Doodle.'' In
response to this toast three cheers were
given.
patriotic Scottish air was then sung
very excellently by Mr.. James G. Myron.
A selection entitled the Heather Bed
was then rendered by Miss Nevin. The
sentiment was sweet and pretty and the
song rendered in fine voice.
l
and her Poets," was responded to by Hon.
ID. L.. Gordon, of Minneapolis. He alluded
| first to Scotland as the mother of heroes.
the home of the poet and the brave.
Allusion was then made to the early poets
of Scotland, and voluminous quotations
were made from the poem of Ossian de-
scribing the battle of Lena. Descriptive
quotations were given from other early
| hoy fho
power of sentiment as expressed in the
productions of the early writers. The
victory of Bannockburn was de-
of England at the hands of the clans. The
courage of Bruce, Douglas. Keith and
other heroes of the memorable day, was
bravery of the noble leaders. A vivid and
! of the great battle of Bannockburn,
in which the English loss
was upwards of 10000.
The feats of Wallace and other heroes
| were cited as conspicuous instances Of
Scottish bravery. The chief achievements
of historical clans were also cited.
The speaker then outlined the poetry of
Scotland, referring at length to the writ
L AuSS Va VSoAou3 VIZ A@VAuVI VI 1CVt46uU; Zig
poems were characterized as full of gran.
| deur, pathos and the comparisons be-
yond compare. CHANGING allusion was then
made to the songs of Scotland, the
matches beauty and tenderness of Burns
writings being referred to at length, the
productions of Campbell, Sir Walter Scott,
and others receiving treatment at the hands
of the speaker.
A highly amusing and excellently we'll
spoken selection in Scotch dialect was
then given by Mr.. J. H. Hastings who
kept the audience in a roar.
A song entitled "Under the Beautiful
Stars" was rendered by Mr.. Robert l..
McGill, who did the selection great Justice.
| The toast, ''The Land of our Adoption"
was responded to by Mr.. Byron Sutherland,
of Minneapolis, who made semi -humor-
Gus and very felicitous speech.
Then followed in succession vocal selec-
lions by Messrs. 7. Hastings, Frank Horn,
Mr.. Ramsey, beautiful trio selection BY
Messrs. Myron, McGill and Myron. The
Toast 'The Lassies," was eloquently re-
| sponded to by DR.. Dinwoodie, who spoke
| in glowing terms of the bewitching beauty
and matchless grace of the sweet lassies of
bonnie Scotland.
The exercises concluded.all present par
tlcipated in social dance, the light fan
tastic being gayly tripped until the wee
sma' hours ayant the twal. Thus closed
one of the happiest gatherings of the sea-
son.