Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-13
ENTERTAINED.
The President of the Council and City
Clerk Extend Hospitalities to Their Off
cial Associates.

The President of the Council and City
cial Associates.
Agreeable to invitations which had beer
extended to the members of the council
and other departments of the city govern
ment, representatives of the press, anc
especially few outside guests, immediate
ly, upon the adjournment of the council
last evening, a line of march was
taken up for the Merchants hotel
as the guests Of Colonel Allen and Thomas
A. Prendergast, reelected respectively tc
the positions of president of the council
and city clerk. The reception to which
the guests were invited took place in the
ladies' ordinary of the Merchants, and
consisted of spread of cold meats, salads
fruits, berries, and pastry, with coffee,
followed by wine, and the usual accom-
paniment, talk.
Mayor O'Brien occupied the head of the
table and President Allen and Clerk Prem
dergast the foot. After the eatables had
been disposed of, and the wine passed
around, President Allen opened the talk
ing by the remark: with glasses all
filled, 1 propose the health of our new may
or, and success to his administration
Rise"
The toast was drunk standing, but the
mayor in a few words excused himself
from any remarks beyond a general and
very complimentary recognition
of the faithful and wise
service of the council in behalf
of the best interests of the city. Called out
later, however, he said, that he was only
the agent of the council. All he had to
do was to see, as he had said in his inaug
ural, that the laws were enforced. What
ever the council, as the law making power,
should tell him to do, he should endeavor,
to the full extent of his power, to see done.
He desired to cooperate with the
council in all matters pertaining to the
best interests of the city. He was proud
of the position to which ne had been
elevated by the suffrages of the people,
and proud to be associated with such an
honorable body of men as were connected
with the city government at the present
time. Not word of censure could be
honestly raised against any member
All were personally interested in the
welfare of the city, and s.alI were conscien-
tously working for its advancement. He
closed by paying very high compliment
to Chief of Police Clark, who never, he
said, shirked duty, and who promptly
and faithfully executed every
order given to him.
Col. Allen in his remarks said he felt
very grateful to his brother aldermen for
the honor conferred upon him by his re-
election to the presidency of the council.
The colonel then branched off into per-
sonal illusions, speaking especially of Aid
Van Slyck's enthusiasm with reference
to the parks, the ruction in
the council about the purchase
of fire engine two years ago, and con-
cluded with happy allusion to the perfect
good feeling at present existing between
members of the council, the different de-
partments of the city government, the
efficiency of Clerk Prendergast, Ode
l1vered in his own inimitable manner-and
which he rounded off by pat story,which
brought down the house.
During the sitting there was brief re-
marks by Aldermen Van Slyke, Otis,
Cornish and President Allen, of the council;
VIM. Barrett, of the board of public
works, and President Oppenheim and
Secretary Donnelly, of the board of educa-
ton, each speaker complimenting the
other departments upon the good ser
vices performed, and urging still greater
activity and nnion of action that the
public business of the city might keep
pace with the growth of the city.
The mayor also called special notice to
his private secretary-the mayor, in fact,
as he expressed it-Mr. B. w. Armstrong,
who gave his valuable services to the city
without any charge. In response to this
allusion Mr.. Armstrong was called out, but
with characteristic modesty contented
himself with simply returning thanks for
the compliment paid him.