St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-12
ST. PAUL NEWS.
GERMAN C. C. SOCIETY.
The Members and Friends Ride "The
Grand Rounds"
Visiting Minneapolis, Minnehaha Falls,
and Fort Smelling.

The members Of the North American Ger
man Catholic society, which has been in ses-
sion here since last Sunday, yesterday took
an excursion to Minneapolis, Mnnehaha Falls
and Fort Smelling. large number of
friends, including many ladies, accompa-
nied the members. Arrangements had been
perfected by the local committee on arrange
mcnts, and forty carriages, four BUSES, and
numerous private buggies, were used to
transport the excursionists.
At eight o'clock the members of the So
ciety and friends gathered at Pfeifer's hall,
preparatory for starting to Minneapolis. Seats
n the carriages had been assigned members
before the gathering, and but little time was
ost in making the necessary preparations
for the trip. Before starting for Minueapo-
lis, drive was taken through the principal
business streets of st. Paul, in order to give
the visitors who had been unable to make an
inspection of the business interests of the
:ity some idea Of its magnitude. The carri-
ages were then driven to st. Anthony hill in
order that the visitors might be able to ex-
anime the fine re idences there. The jour
ney was then made to Minneapolis, by the
road which leads to the university, entering
the latter city on University avenue south.
A committee of sixteen from the st. Boni-
face society, Of Minneapolis, met the visitors
at the city limits, and, after rearranging the
line Of the procession, which had become
disarranged, proceeded to show the visitors
the city. A drive was taken to Orth's
brewery where refreshments had been
ordered. On Second street north the process
sion passed st. Boniface's Catholic school.
and the children attending were ranged on
the sidewalk and greeted the visitors with
cheers.
Leaving the brewery the carriages were
driven through the business streets of the
town. But little effort had been made to
decorate any OF the streets, and the AIinnea-
polls committee on arrangements seemed to
be the only persons in the city interested in
the success Of the excursion. The arch which
had been erected for the Grand Army re-
union, at the corner of Niccoet and Wash
ington avenues, had been partially remod-
elIed, and few private houses personally oc-
cupied by German Catholic families, had
been decorated, but with these exceptions
there was no demonstrations at all.
After the visitors had been driven through
the streets Of the city, which were almost i'm
passable on account Of the mud, they were
driven to Sehafer's South side park, Sixth
street south, where an excellent lunch was
served them. Two hours were spent here,
the people present enjoying themselves as
only Germans can. A number of the dele
gates, after lunch, visited st. Anthonv's
falls, and a few inspected one of the mills.
Leaving Minneapolis the carriages re-
turned TO st. Paul by way of Minnehaha and
Fort Smelling. At the former place short
stop was made to enable the visitors to view
the scenery, but the carriages did not stop at
the latter place. 1t had previously been ar
ranged to make an inspection of the fort,
but for some reason it had been dropped
from the programme. The excursionists re-
turned to st. Paul at O'Clock, and were
served with lunch at Stahlman's brewery.