St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-04
A PLEASANT EVENT.
The Globe TObOggan Club Received
by Hon. Lewis Baker.


by Hon. Lewis Baker.
After having paid their respects to
their majesties, the Ice King and Queen,
at Carnival hall last evening, the GLOBE
Toboggan club marched to the residence
of Hon. Lewis Baker, on College avenue,
and paid their chief the compliment of
a serenade. After music had been dis
cOursed by the Preston band, and the
GLOBE slogan and three rousing cheers
given for the GLOBES manager, Mr..
Baker appeared upon the veranda and
spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the Globe TOboggan Club: /
thank you sincerely for this mark OF your
personal respect Tor me. thank you Tor
the pride you take in the great daily paper
which your combined energies, your talent,
your tact and skill are aiding in planting as
one of the potential institutions of this IN
equaied country. My heart swells with
pride when l think Of your many acts and
tokens of personal loyalty TO the
paper with which your fortunes are
more or less permanently connected,
congratulate you on being the first TO
organize a club in an industrial or business
establishment in promotion of the splendid
and novel entertainment which this great
metropolis has prepared for the pleasure OF
the American people, and consequently on
establishment ever organized in the United
States, thus setting noble example to the
many worthy men who followed You. To-
day, while witnessing one of the most gor-
geous pageants it has been the good fortune
OF any person to behold, L was
proud of the encomiums and cheers
which were shOwered on the GLOBE Toboggan
club. Your splendid appearance and manly
bearing challenged the ad miration OF the tens
of thousands who saw you.
Gentlemen: i bid you most cordlaltwel-
come, now and at all times, individually and
collectively, 10 my home. Where true merit
is the test there can be no caste or distiuc-
ton. The latch-string is always out 10 the
worthy members of the GLOBE family, so you
will please walk in without formality.
The invitation was accepted and the spa
cious and brilliantly lighted parlors were
soon filled with as jolly
NEWSPAPER GANG
as ever found entrance To the mansion of
the governor of the colony. In few APP
propriate remarks Capt. Moffett expressed
the clubs appreciation of the hospitality
that had been extended. and then formally
presented Mr.. and Mrs. Baker to the mem
bers of the club. At the conclu-
sion of this ceremony Capt. Moffett
said: Members of the GLOBE Tobog
gan club. you have done me the honor tC
make me your commander, now desire to
present to you my commander" whereupoI
Mrs. Moffett was led forword and in the
same manner presented to the club. The
guests were received and delightfully."- enter
tanned by the charming hostess, Mrs. Baker
assisted by her accomplished daughters
Mrs. Capt. Moffett, Mrs Capt. Berkey and
the Misses Porter and Styles, Soon after
the GLOBE club entered the house tbs
Polar club appeared on the grounds
on similar errand of seren
aiding Mr.. Baker, and were cordially
invited in and made joint participants o.
the two hours social entertainment OF the
evening. A generous banquet was spread
to the equal refreshment of the veteran
GLOBES and the juvenile Polars. Anon!
number of popular songs which were
sung by the GLOBE Glee club was ''Th'
GLOBE Song" written expressly for tn,
GLOBE TOboggan club by Maj. Newson
the poet laureate of the carnival. Befor,
separating a kindly expression of fraterna
sentiment was interchanged between Tn,
GLOBE and Polar clubs, Capt. Moffet
and Mr.. Baker delivering short addresses
which were most handsomely responded {,
by Capt. Hammond of the POlars.