St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-01
IT SCORES A BIG SUCCESS
The Aberdeen Press Club Has Great
Flow Of Soul and Wit.
MANY NOTABLES THERE.
IS THERE.
Who Give Eloquent Vent to the Swell
ing Emotions of the
Occasion.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
ABERDEEN, Nov. 80 The long-talked-
of, much-commented-up banquet anu
receptlon of the Aberdeen Press club
has taken its place among the events OF
the past. If we were required to de-
scribe the event in q single phrase it
be "an unprecedented success" SO
unusual has the idea of a body OF news
paper men entering the social field that
the venture was at first regarded with
some doubt. The usual sponsors OF
the ''SOcial events of the season" looked
upon the innovation with critical eye,
but when the affair stood out III Its
FINISHED PROPORTIONS,
the product of infinite labor and
anxiety on the part of the committee,
criticism found few footholds and the
society people, visiting Journalists and
distinguished guests unhesltatlngly
pronounced it the prominent social
event in the history of the city.
The company who gathered in the
parlors and reception rooms of the Ken
nard at 10 O'Clock was thoroughly rep
resentative of the beauty. wealth and
intelligence of the city. Seventyfive
couples sat down to splendid banquet
in the large dining room OF the Ken
nard at 1913 After grace by Rev. }.
NJ. Mcbride, the popular rector of st.
Marks, the numerous courses were dis
cussed, while the strains Of Gruber's
orchestra sweled and trembled from an
adjoining alcOve.
The menu, the work of st. Paul en-
craving house, and printed at local
office, was a fine example OF art sta
tiCnerv. bearing the names of the club
officers. and the bill of fare. intellectual
and gaStrOnomic.
THE TOASTS.
which we're called by Presiden Stewart
at the close of the banquet were as fol-
lows:
THE Hub City-May the spokes Of
her commerce extend from the lakes to
the mountains +. I'll. Hagerty.
1.-The Territorial Judiciary. including
his honor Judge Lynch" Judge L. w.
Crofoot.
..The Tenderfoot-Put no thorn in
his pathway" Rev. f. S. Wallace.
"Dakota- future more brilliant
than her past" EX.-Gov. Gilbert A.
Pierce.
sThe Pioneer Journalist-He lived,
lied and died for this civilization: may
he share its richest rewards" E. s.
Torney.
The responses were bright and pun
gent. the remarks of Gov. Pierce being
particularly eloquent and forcible. His
reference to the fact that Aberdeen was
in advance of st. Paul. Minneapolis,
Chicago and other cities in having a
well established press club, were re-
ceived with hearty applause, and his
reference to the probable speedy adj
mission of Dakota met with a hearty re-
Spouse.
Judge Crofoot. after telling good
story illustrating the uncertainty of
Justice, closed with fine tribute to the
bar of Dakota and to his associates
upon the bench.
Mr.. F. II. IIagerty stirred local pat
riotism by the prediction that 1.-THE Hub
City, would have four more railway
''spokes;' within the next eighteen
months. Mr.. Hagerty's speech was
eloquent Of his interest in everything
concerning the welfare of Aberdeen
nd was warmly applauded.
T. c. JOrrey, of the Aberdeen News.
paid humorous tribute to the pioneer
journalist, graphically describing the
hardships and triumphs of the men who
hauled in printing outfits before the
Indians had fairly vacated.
THE RECEPTION
followed the banquet after an interval
spent in social enjoyment, and proved