Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-02
The Arrangements for the Great Cele-
bratiOn in st. Paul Monday
Morning.
THE CITY IN HOLIDAY ATTIRE.
Description of the Arches, Rice Park,
and Other Notable Decorations.
GENERAL NOTES OF THE AFFAIR.
The Route of Procession, the Marshals
and Their Divisions, the Monday
Evening TOasts ard
Responses. Etc.

Gefntnh OueStS.
The heavy rain in the small hours of the
morning yesterday washed off the side
walks and cooled the air somewhat for the
days doings. Half an hour before the
time designated for the arrival of the train
for the return of the German reception
committee from Chicago with their dis
tinguished charges there was quite an as
sembly of citizens at the union depot
awaiting the man whom to-day st. Paul
and the Northwest delights to honor, not
outstanding the threatening aspect of the
| weather. Among the citizens at the depot
were observed the following gentlemen:
Messrs. Lindeke, Herman Trott, Werner,
Hardenberg, Hauser, Breuer, Kiefer, p. Fl.
Kelly, Rice, Cochran and the mayor. Two
bands were also in attendance-that of the
First regiment and the Great Western. AS
the time approached for the
arrival of the train with the
expected guests private carriages to the
number of some twenty began to roll into
the depot yard and the crowd was per-
ceptibly on the increase and anxious eyes
were turned skyward. The leaden colored
clouds, however, were beginning to break
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and the spirits of the populace rose, as
the sunshine broke through and commend
| ed to scatter his gladstone rays upon the
festive draperies which were beginning to
| adorn the buildings within the vicinity of
the depot. AS the hands on the dial ind1cat-
ed five minutes of 10 o'clock the bands took
their stations, one, the Great Western, in
gallery at the head of the large hall of the
depot and the other, the Great Union, out
side the lower end of the hall. Precisely
at 10 o'clock the engine brought in its
sinuous length of carriages, in which were
the strangers upon whom st. Paul was
soon straining his combined eyes, At the
moment the train halted the bands COM
menced to play the Ferdinand march
(Eisengroeber). Under the escort of the
committee the guests were marshaled into
the handsome building, many of them
showing their military learning by march
ing to the music and by their soldierly
bearing. The effect of the
two bands playing the same
piece and with exact precision
was pleasing and appeared like one band
which had marched from the outside to
the inside of the building. The crowd of
citizens was confined to the gentlemen's
waiting room while the ladies' room was
given over to the guests, and here per-
haps for the first time many of
them gazed upon Minnesota beauty.
About half an hour was spent in
introductions and social intercourse dur
ing which the united bands 1.-THE one out
side having now joined that inslde,) play
Ell the Union March (Munster) and other
pieces. The carriages were now drawn up
and the guests were driven off to see the
city, each carriage having a citizen guide.
The first place visited was the splendid Of
fees CT the Northern Pacific Railroad
company on Broadway. Here all the
guests alighted and entered the building,
which was deliberately decorated as de-
scribed some days since by the GLOBE.
From thence they were driven through
Third Street and Summit Ave-
nue. to Mr.. II. Burbank's residence,
from thence through Western avenue to
st. Joseph's academy; through Rice and
Bluff street to Mr.. Merriam's residence,
and from thence through Robert street,
Seventh street and Hoffman avenue to P.
II. Kelly's residence; through Ramsey and
other leading streets; the postofice, the
capitol and the public schools were visited,
and at 1870 the party assembled at Nc
Gees restaurant.
In the handsome Alhambra-like dining
hall at McGee's, which for decorative art
and splendid proportions is not surpassed
by any similar structure in the country,
was prepared lunch such as might serve
as a banquet for prince. The viands
were excellent, and the champagne of the
choicest brands.
Mr.. A. Wolff. editor of the Volks Zeitung
was chosen to deliver the address of well
come, which was listened to with marked
attention.
BARON Won SCHLEIDEN,
for many years plenipotentiaty at Wash
ington from Berlin, responded on behalf
of the guests. He thanked the German
citizens of st. Paul for their warm and
cordial reception, and assured them that
every gentleman of the party was highly
delighted with the manner in which they
had been received and their surprise and
pleasure at what they had seen of st. Paul
was almost beyond expression. For himself
he had been in st. Paul twenty years ago,
and he was struck with amazement at the
wonderful advancement it had made in
population and substantial prosperity, and
ne coucluueQ Dy expressing Inc nope,
as it was his conviction, that
the opening of the great Northern
Pacific railroad will lead to still more
extended and more rapid progress and
prosperity. After the speech of his ex-
cellency the baron, which was enthusiast
cally received, lunch was served.
At the conclusion of lunch G. 81. Lienau,
proprietor of the Volkzeitung, arose gand
proposed the health of Henry Willard, the
path finder, the balm becher of the north
west, and called upon the assembly to
respond with three hearty cheers. The
toast was drunk in good old fashioned
style.
vILLARD's RESPONSE.
Henry Willard, president Of the North
ern Pacific railroad, rose amid
breathless silence. He thanked
the gentlemen present fer the
hearty manner in which they had received
the toast and stated that he felt proud of
being surrounded by such an assemblage
of distinguished men containing some of