St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-01

| tables, received with welcome OF applause,
and President Noyes called the guests TO at
tentiou, with few compliments to the ladies'.
and some humorous remarks concerning the
selection of St. Paul by the druggists for
their annual banquet. He did not forget TO
mention that the convention was little
ahead of the ice carnival, unfortunately, and
he paid brief compliment to the first ice
palace OF St. Paul He INDUCED in some
words of welcome, read letter of regret
from Gov. Hubbard, and called upon Capt
Russell Blakely to respond in Gov.
Hubbard's absence to the first toast,
Minnesota, the North western Empire State"
THE RESPONSE.
Capt Blakeley reviewed briefly the princi-
pal events in the history of Minnesota from
Gov. Ramsey's advent until the time the ice
carnival was inaugurated, and he invited the
gentlemen and ladies TO come and look upon
the grandest spectacle in the ice palace next
January.
This invitation was repeated by Mr.. Noyes,
who requested Mr.. Thomas Cochran, Jr., to
devote himself to the toast, "St. Paul, the
political. financial and commercial capital OF
the Northwest" Touching upon the growth
of this city, he said that where the establish
ment of the president of the association now
stood, only a few years ago was the old Bap-
list hill. st. Paul, he declared. honored her
self in welcoming such representative body
OF men.
Mr.Noyes complimented Minneapolis as''our
young sister, our big, bouncing sister" and
after stating that both Mayor Rice and Mayor
Ames were unavoidably absent and could not
respond to the toasts assigned to them, he
invited President Clerihew, of the Minneapo-
lis Joobers' association, to talk about Min
neapolis the Exposition of Western Enter
prise and Energy-Our Manufacturing Cen
ter" Mr.. Clerihew made fitting response,
replete with humor, and full of glowing
praise of Minneapolis as one OF the two great
c9nters of the Northwest
Mr.. BurdSall Of Cincinnati, responded ap-
propriately to the toast, 1.-THE National
Wholesale Druggists Association, Born in
the West, Educated in the East, Now in Bush
ness Everywhere Throughout the Union, }"
reviewing the rapid development of the asso-
citation, with its grand and beneficial results.
His humorous illusions to his early visit to
this section, when the Twin Cities were some
what small. were well received. Ex-President
NJ. n. Kline INDUCED in q few pleasant re-
marks on the same toast. His version OF the
text of the toast was, National Wholesale
Druggists Association. Born in Cincinnati
no, born in Indianapolis, Educated in Phila-
delphia, and Now Doing Business in st. Paul
and Minneapolis" Laughter. His fire.
quent funny references to the peculiar secrets
of the drug mixers trade provoked many ex-
plosions of mirth. He paid handsome COM
pliment to the Ryan hotel, which was well
applauded.
DR.. R. o. Sweeney, of st. Paul. responded
to the toast, 1.-The Retail Drug Trade; or. Sine
Qua Non,'' in the absence of President j. R.
Jones, of the State Pharmaceutical associa-
ton. His words were confined to the anus
ing duties of the retail druggist something
different from those of Montague's apothe-
cary in early days, yet quite numerous and
various. lie said You have kindly said
the retail druggists are the sine qua non of
the wholesaler, we can truthfully say you are
the sine qua non to us. We are mutually de-
pendent With this in consideration, it
will increase our esteem for and con-
fidence in each other. Applause. President
H. 6. Webster, of the state board of phar-
macy. also favored the guests with well
chosen response,
The toast, 1.-The Commercial Traveller, our
Salaried Representative" was answered by
Mr.. J. H. Richardson, who was presented
with beautiful basket of flowers and pro-
longed applause.
DR.. Talbot Jones, of st. Paul, was called
upon for the next, 1.-The Medical Profession,
our Unsalsried Assistants, and he made
very finished speech that was well received.
1.-The legal profession, our first resort in
time Of need" was responded to by Judge
Flandrau, of St. Paul. DR.. Robert Christie,
pastor of the House of Hope church,
responded to 1.-THE clergy, our last resort"
George NJ. Alcott, OF New York, responded to
1.-THE East, a good place to come from, while
1.-The West, good place to come to-" was
replied to by ]. c. Eliel. of Minneapolis.
1.-The South, shaken, but not cast down." was
to have been represented by j.
W. Rankin, but in his absence,
j. G Peters, of Louisville, KY, re-
sponded. Peter Van Setback, of Chicago,
replied 10 'Early History meaning of the
association, and "Our Associate Members,
First-Class Collateral was responded 10 by
a. H. Jones, Philadelphia: Oscar Whitehall.
St. Louis, and DR.. Bigelow, of J. @. Aver s.
Co., after which several speeches were made
by gentlemen not on the programme. The
special train for Minneapolis was held until
2 O'Clock, for the accommodation of the ban
queters, and they adjourned a few minutes
before that time.