St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-02
ST. PAUL NEWS.
NEW YEARS DAY.
Braeing Weather Greets the Callers
Outside, and Elegant Lunches
Inside.
How the Day was Observed By the W. C. t. u,
at the Y. N. C. A. Rooms, and County
Jail-LocomOtive Fire
mems Ball.


The dawn of 1885 in st. Paul was clear,
crisp and exhileratiug; 1t was typical win
ter's day and the glorious climate OF Mime
sofa was making its presence felt with
downright vengeance. 1t was just the sort
of day for blazing CRATE or red not
stove fat larder and plenty OF friends
gathered around to share in the hospitality;
it was day for good dinners, steaming hot
good companionship, happy reunions, Joy
and feasting and good cheer all over the
deck, but if your business or pleasure called
you out 1t was a great day for great over
coats, warm articles, seal-skins and ear
NUTS, for the blast was a uipping one an
it was no respector OF persons.
judging from the deserted appearance OF the
streets New YEARS. day was appropriately
kept and generally observed by the good peo-
pie of St. Paul at there homes, where good
cheer and generous hospitality was the uni
versa order of the day. The streets bore the
appearance of Sunday, and but few people
ventured out during the early part OF the
day.
The happy custom Of paying and receiving
calls was quite generally observed during
the afternoon and evening, and groups and
coteries OF gentlemen might have been seen
making their rounds Of social calls any time
from noon until sunset.
Next TO the generous hospitality dispensed
BY the ladies to their gentleman callers, were
the elegant lunches served at the hotels dur
ing the early part of the day.
At noon Col. Allen, of the Merchants, in
vitcd his guests to partake of an elegant
lunch served in the bar room, and washed
down by generous bumpers Of eggnog. At
the same hour Mine Host Mcintyre, of the
Metropolitan, called upon MS friends to par
take Of a sumptuous feast and a cheering
bowl. The lunch consisted Of a massive and
juicy roast beef, young pig, game pie, from
which real turkey heads pecped, as II in ex-
peciancy, solids, ETC, served to the queens
taste by those master chemists, Messrs. j.
Long and j. a. HeathcringtOn.
Mine Host SOmers, Of the Windsor, was
also on hand with a sumptuous spread of
roast pig, game, etc, with eggnog on the
outside, while John Bough, that prince of
caterers Of the Astoria, in yited his friends TO
partake of a dainty and elegant spread.
Then Mine Host Anderson, of the Mattern,
did the honors of his tidy entertainment in
superb style. and Col. Well, of the Claren
don, was not whit behind in making his
guests feel merry. Messrs. Hestherngton
and Smith also observed the day in fine
style, their guests being invited TO the finest
lunch ever given in the city. 1t was royal
New Years day and right royalty observed.
The Young Mems Chrtsfidn association.
Yesterday was a great day for this organi-
cation, and its rooms were filed all day long.
The ladies whose names were published yes
terday morning, with Mrs. G. II. Bigelow,
and some other ladies whose names did not
appear in the list, received in the rooms in
Odd Fellows block, on the corner of Waba-
shaw and Fifth streets, from 2 p. IN. till 10
at night, and nearly all this time there WAS
constant stream Of callers, who went to the
rooms, exchanged a few words OF congratu-
lation and good wishes for the future
Of the organization. To all callers was
served a lunch Of coffee and sandwiches.
The young men who were members wore
blue badges, which indicated that they were
members of the committee on reception, aud
they kept up constant watch TO see that no
one was neglected. The ladies had a very
pleasant time of It aud received with grace
and dignity and caused all to feel at home.
The Y. NJ. c. A. has never been in such a
hourishIng condition as IL is in at the present
time. 1t has a much larger membership
than ever before, and its finances are
In a much better shape than ever
before. At no time in its previous history
have the man ayers and general promoters of
the institution been able to see their way
clear to carry forward the work in hand with
that degree of vim and energy that the ne
cessties and needs of the community de-
maudcd The lack Of financial means has
curtalcd the organization and rendered It
impossible TO do what IL ought TO do. The
embarrassing condition Is now changed, and
while Il has not all the money required 70
complete the work In hand, and 10 carry out
10 the full extent all the plans and projects
IN view, IL Is so far relieved that
Il has determined TO take
very decided step forward. It
has been known all along that the Young
Mems Christian association has felt very
much cramped in its present quarters. 1t
has not room enough, nor has 1t proper ac-
Communications where It is, bat II has not had
the power to improve the situation. They
have never TN recently had more than one
yearly subscriber paying 500. Now they
nave fourteen such, in addition 10 the usual
subscriptions. The managers have therefore
determined TO take decided step forward,
aud TO put the association into a position
that shall be a credit tn ST. Paul, and In ac-
eordaucc with the necessities Of the com
munity. They have, therefore, secured part
OF the five story block recently erected 10y
MIR. sherman, on the southwest corner OF
Wahashaw and Ninth streets. In this Struc-
lure they have rented the basement, a part
of the first floor, and the second story, and
expect To occupy tlc rooms about the LIST of
February next When they get them fitted
up they expect 10 have the finest rooms west
of Chicago. Tie plans for the new quarters
were hung mp IN the rooms yesterday, and
attracted u good deal og attention from the
visitors. These rooms viii be lifted up with n
gymnasium, bath room, committee room, lee
ture noon, reading rooms, reception roOms, aud
secretary's office. They propose TO have their
accom- modatious In that building on a scale
suitable 10 the occasion and tO the size and
importance of ST. Paul. When they get into
their new quarters they win have very largely
increased facilities for carrying Gu the work
they have in hand and will feel greatly Gu
couraged.
musical entertainment was given In the
evening, as follows: Piano solos by Mrs. +.
W. Davis, Mrs. TOmbs. Mrs. FaluCcr; vocal
solos. Miss BuFtis, c, y. Burritt and Z. Bry-
ant, and a violin solo by Miss Mayo.
A. thc ~. e. 4. 4 Rooms.
The New Years reception by the ladies' OF
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