Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25

quite delegation or the employees of the
railway company in attendance, including
all the foremen After the brief greet
ings were over and before the
look of surprise and enquiry had faded
from the faces of Mr.. and Mrs. L. Mr..
w. d. Amos, the cashier in the superin-
tendents department stopped forward and
addressed them substantially as follows:
This is an unexpected honor, and not
being accustomed to the formality of
speech making, hope you will make due
allowance If fail to do the occasion
Justice, and without further preface, Mr..
Llttell, present to You, in behalf of the
employees OF snr company, this case and its
contents, (handing Mr.. L. case contain
ing fine gold watch, chain and charm) ss
token of their respect for you as a gen
tleman and superintendent, and as fair
expression OF your efforts to render their
connection with this company not only
pleasant and agreeable to them but ao.
ceptable to our popular President, Thomas
Lowry, and the ether stockholders, and I
trust that cur co-workers whom I now
represent will always help you to perform
the duties on which so much depends, for
it is an old sayinR but a true one, Sin
union there is strength" To show you
that they know this I will ask you and
Mrs. Littell to step into the directors room
and there find something which is testi-
moniai of their respect for your better
half-it is present which you can enjoy
together and We all hope that you may
1--we many years to do SO.
In the room designated Mr.. and Mrs. L.
found handsome silver tea set. Their
surprise was SO complete that for
the momsnt both were speeches.,
but Mr.. Littell soon found voice to express
his thanks for the tokens of good will
from the men under his charge, ITO in
number, who had joined in wishing him
and his good wife Merry Christmas. At
ter thsse formeIities an easy conversation
followed, which concluded with an invita-
ton to the employees to accompany Mr..
and Mrs. Littell to their home, corner of
Fifth and st. Peter streets, where an i'm
promptu service of refreshments trans
PRED. The occasion wac very joyous
one, and one of the pleasantest Christmas
happenings that TRANSFERRED in this city the
night before Christmas. The value of the
gifts is $275.
AT BECK s. RANKT.
One of the most pleasant of the many
Christmas events of the even
ing took place at the paint
shop of Beck & Rank, on Fourth street
between Robert and Jackson. About S
o'clock the employees of the establishment
assembled in the shop and summoning
the proprietors they presented each of
them with an elegant fur overcoat.
The surprise of the recipient was literal
and genuine, but Mr.. Beck made happy
off hand response on behalf of the firm
| returning their hearty thanks. III. H
Athey, the foreman, was next called to the
front and presented with sealskin cap,
gloves, oysters and turkey. He returned
thanks, expressing great pleasure at the
good feeling existing throughout the es-
| Enlistment. Col. s. Bacon made the
presentation speeches in behalf Of the
men. and the event was q pleasant one,
showing as it does the cordial relation be-
tween employer ana empioye.
ANTE-CRRIsTMAs GIFT.
On last Saturday evening Mr.. F. S.
Battiey, foreman OF the Chicago, Mil
| waukee & ST. Paul railroad freight depot,
was the recipient of a splendid fur; over
coat, the gift OF the employees in his
charge.
CLICKED GOODS.
Among the numerous many happy pre-
sent atoms which took place last night,
none were more spontaneous or delightful
than that arranged by the employees of
GliddeD, Griggs e Co., the Wholesale gro
GERS. At 8 O'Clock Mr.. Geo. Allen in be-
half Of the small army of employees of the
firm, presented the proprietors
with magnificent bronze regulator clock,
which was purchased yesterday from the
firm OF Myers & Finch at cost of $3.50.
The presentation speech was made by
Mr.. Allen and it was happily responded to
by member of the firm.
TURKEY FEED AT THE wonKHoUsE.
Tomorrow will be great.day at the
workhouse," paid Gen. Shields conductor
of the black Maria van, as he ordered the
driver to go ahead yesterday morning.
"How is that?' queried a GLOBE re-
porter.
''0h, we are going to give the boys q
big Christmas dinner; this morning we
sent out big box of turkeys, and you can
bet your life we're going
to give them the best spread
they ever had; Jessrang has been getting
ready for the feast these two or three days,
and if you want good time just hitch up
your grays and come out"
The GLOBE man intimated that he had
loaned his grays to rich uncle for the
day, but that il he could barrow pair of
skids he might slide out and take hand
in the feed.
At the International hotel last evening,
Mine Host Gilberton and his estimable
wife surprised the servants in the hotel by
displaying in the dining room handsome
Christmas tree loaded with gifts, each Ia
bslled with the name of the recipient. The
girls were pleased, as we'll they might be,
as the presents were all timely and of the
very best quality.
The schools of the House of Hope
church will hold their annual festival at
the church, Fifth and Exchange streets,
this morning at IL O'Clock. All are in
vitsd.
The employees Of B. Presley q Co., the
wholesale fruit house of East Third street,
were made happy last night by the re-
csipt of handsome cash gifts, averaging
500 apiece. The offerings were made by
MIR. Robertson, the very able and amiabls
junior partner of the firm, and if the
hearty good wishes of his grateful en-
ployes 60 for anything several generations
will rise up to bless him.