St. Paul daily globe., 1888-01-15

out upon the sub-zero air in the follow
ing choice phrases:
Ladies and Gentlemen, Captains, Off
GERS and Members of the Carnival CluO
We have met here TO participate III
the laying of the corner block of the
largest and grandeSt ice palace that the
world has ever seen. Had L the elo-
Quence of a Finch. or could | use the
persuasive arguments of Il MaXteld, ere
you had turned your backs upon this
glorioaS scene | would have pictured 10
you an ideal carnival, participated in
by the entire continent of America; |
would have laid before your mental
view scene of Joyous pageantry,
certain of annual recurrtnce
and certain To aid more Largely
in the future, the building of this m =
tropOlis than it has in the past; l could
picture 10 you the physique of the next
generation. resembling in form tie
grandeur of the ancientS rather IN IN
the fashionable nobodies of to-day be-
cause of this very energy anu zeal
which you are displaying here to night.
The sports form the principal part of
our carnival, for without them the rich
est harvest would be lost. This very
zeal and energy will make the future OF
st. Paul grand indeed. Have we not
already i'll carnival matters left far be-
hind on the road of progl eSS the senior
and experienced city of Montreal? Is it
not fact that on the 25th the eyes of
the entire world will be turned towards
this city of marvellous growth? And
well they might, for look at
tins grand structure at the back,
the corner block of which is to be laid
by the queen of our carnival, the di ugh
ter of our esteemed neighbOr and fellow
citizen. mayor, Robert A. Smith;
and who shall say thar this treasured
daughter of free republic, born under
the stars and stripes, the emblem of all
true freedom and liberty, does not rival
the royalty itself, whose pleasant duty
it IS. in countries beyond the seas, to
perform similar services.
lit is. then, with the utmess pleasure
that Introduce to you Miss il ms SW til,
the young lady with whom the honor
rests of laying the corner block Of
structure which, while Is will not out
live a single summers sun, will never
have its threshold daTkcned by the
shadow of human grief"
FROM A SILVER PITCHER.
President Thompson then Introduced
Miss Nina Smith. who was received
with true carnival enthusiasm. Assisted
by her maids Of honor, she Perfsrmoa
the pretty and simple ceremony OF po r
ing little water upon the corner l. <,
Mr. Elfelt handing the pitcher to her.
This is a magnificent silver pitcher. p Il
which is inscribed the fact that it is p. o
sented to Miss Nina Smith, the lady
who laid the corner stone of the ice pal
ace of 1888. When this short duty was
performed, Mayor Smith was introduced
to loud outburst of applause. He
voiced his sentiments in the following:
MIR. President and Gentlemen OF the
Carnival Association: Permit me in be-
half of Miss Nina and her associates to
express their high appreciation of the
compliment extended by the association
In selecting her to participate in the
ceremonies of laying the corner block
of this magnificent ice palace, and al
low me also to congratulate the prcsl-
dent and the members of the association
on their pluck, ind0mitable energy and
determination to make this third an
nual celebration q success, and we and
all of our citizens are proud of and
honor the men who thus disintereSted,
came forward, not with any selfish aims
or for any pecunlary beneht,
but to herald the fame and
further promote the welfare of our
goodly city. We cannot close our re-
marks on this occasion without referring
to one of our citiZenS-distinguiShe for
his good works and enterprise, and to
whom our city owes greater debt of
gratitude than to any other-a gentle
man who has beeu foremost in advanc-
Ing the interests OF our frost feStival-a
gentleman who adornS and beauties
Dur parks, and whose marvel0rS caste
In illnm' 'nGCinS ouI cTIy 'Gl gaia 0cca-
SONS, is the wonder and admiration of
visitors from every section of the csun-
try. L refer to Hon. William A. Van
Slyke-lOng may he wave. And we
hope in the near future the citizens Of
st. Paul will present him some substan-
tial evidence of their appreciation OF
his services.
GOV. M'GILL's SPEECH.
He was followed by the governor,
who pronounced the corner stone laid.
in a pretty and brief speech. as follows,
which was frequently applauded:
1t is my duty in connection with these
proceedings TO say whether the laying
of the corner stone Of the palace now
here under construction has been prop
erly done. L have witnessed the work
of the fair artisan and can cOnScien-
tiouSly certify that she has performed
her part faithfully and we'll. She has
adjusted in its place the massive block
which, in its crystalline beauty and.
purity so fittingiy symbolizeS her char
stCltI. anu ldS tlltl1 Lslcij6llltu ICi lldulb
with the history of this great structure.
This much has been done and done
we'll. Now let the building Of the palace
proceed to completion. Notice has been
served that the great Ice King will soon
be here. At his home in the regions of
perpetual ice preparations for his de-
parture are being carried forward. In
fact there is hardly anything else talked
about over at saltwater! The palace
must be ready to receive him, for great
is the Ice King. This will be an abode
beautiful and beautifully grand-besideS
being comfortable. Here will His
Majesty find protection from the warmth
of our far famed Minnesota winter eli
mate-here will he find rest, comfort
and recreation after hard days work
And now, not to prOlong the programme
j officially proclaim the corner stone OF
the st. Paul Ice Palace for 1885, properly
adjusted and laid.
The corner stone was laid, and the
first bomb of the carnival Of 1888 had ex-
plOded. 1t was sufficient for one night
The clubs marched out Of the Carnival
park with singing and music; the ladies
whose services had been required fol
the laying of the corner stone, with
their escorts, took to their carriages
and in little while the carnival
grounds were vacated, while the cos
TUNED carnivalists cOurSed their way
through the streets to their respective
rendezvous, preceded by hardworking
bands. 1t was only $50 p. m.
FLOUR CITYS ENTERTAINED.
Sixty-two members of the st. George
Snowsh0e club were in line. and escorted
the Flour City club, of Minneapolis
which arrived with their drum corps al
T:30, under command Of Capt Schultz
After the ceremony connected with the
laying of the corner block, the two
clubs returned To the rooms of the st
George, where an elegant spread was il
waiting in honor OF the Minneapolis
contingent. Half an hour after the