St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-11
PREPARATIONS FOR THE FETE.
A Call Issued for the Formation OF n
skating Club.


/ President Finch has issued the following
call for meeting to form skating club:
All gentlemen who take an interest in
/ ice skating are requested to meet at the
I Ryan hotel this evening for the purpose of
organizing skating club during the winter
carnival. As it will be necessary TO discuss
at this meeting all details relative to organ
/ iZatiOn. uniform. etc, a full attendance is
earnestly requested. 1t is desired that
large membership of both ladies and gentle
men be secured without delay. and all per-
sons interested in this exhllerating winter
sport will do we'll TO attend and lend their
efforts to make the club large and enthusi-
astic one from the start. and insure a com
plete success. GEORGE X. Finch.
CARNIVAL NOTES.
IF the citizens and business men gen
orally will only come TO the front and give
us their aid, we will make this the biggest
thing i'm the United States" said President
Finch Of the Carnival association. I'VE
don't ask their money, but let them attend
the citizens meeting at the Ryan tonight
and give us the benefit of their ideas and
their services. Every man must put his
shoulder to the wheel and help carry this
thing out. / expect three TO four thousand
people In line Thursday night"
afternoon resolved to accept the invitation
of the carnival committee TO assist at the
laying of the corner stone of the ice palace
Thursday evening. They cordially invite
the other Catholic and Irish societies of the
city and any individuals, whether members
of any society or not. TO assemble at their
hall by 7:30 p. IN. Thursday evening TO join
with them in the procession.
The palace is being doomed as only St
Paul project can be doomed when the boom
ers start TO booming. There is not a city
on the continent that does not know Of the
palace. Every mail that leaves the city is
/ loaded with those long, narrow tubes, con-
tanning Autographs of the palace. and they
! frequently occupy the greater part of the
mail car.
The boys of the city have caught on to
the racket and are now selling Autographs
from door to door. They meet with ready
sale, and some of the youngsters make as
high as So per day. There is good pointer
for the boys. They can get all they want
at reduced rates from Secretary Hanson, at
headquarters i'm the Ryan.
The committee having i'm charge the ar
engagements of the program for the corner
stone celebration Thursday night meets
again this evening at the Ryan. a general
invitation is extended to all citizens to at
tend and aid with their suggestions and
services.
Ice was hauled all day yesterday TO the
palace grounds. An unusually large force
of men will be added this week. and the
palace will be ready Feb. 1. There will be
no delay if the weather only continues
favorable.
The executive committee of the Carnival
association meets tonight at headquarters,
in the Ryan. There is much important
business that requires attention, and full
attendance is requested.
Miehelstetter, the A. b. c. soap adver-
tiser, starts a number of his men on the
road Tuesday clad in the costume of the St.
George Snowshoe club.