St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-25

when lgnatluS DOnnelly and other we'll
known men were its guests, and made
famous speeches, is matter of local
history whose place in the annals of
the Carnival is unquestiOned. There
Mr.. DOnnelly was made an honorary
member of the club for life. No sooner
was the corner block laid this year than
the club adjourned to the Merchants to
sit down to a spread offered by Col. +.
K. Well, and to make speeches and sing
songs.
The officers of the club for this year
are: President, DIR. c. E. Bean; first
vice president, Judge II. w. Cory; sec
Ond vice president, John w. Willis;
secretary. H. RIP. Hamilton; treasurer,
Alexander Barclay; captain, Charles A.
Clark; first lieut., f. E. Rice: second
lieut., S. T. Baldwin: first sergt., j. j.
Ahern; second sergt., DR.. Charles A.
Van Slyke; executive committee: II.
W. Osborne, chairman: DR.. J. w.
HOlcombe and W. FL. Merrick. The
membership is large being almost 800.
The colors of the club are scarlet,
white and blue, the uniform being a
jacket and knickerbockers of white,
trimmed with blue, and with scarlet
border displaying white stars; tOque
with the upper part scarlet, blue
turn-up, a border of white. and tassle
of mixed white and scarlet, and sash
and stockings to match. The badge of
the club is a very neat little thing, being
a little silver pendant snOWshOe, sus-
pended from bar, the name ''COlum-
bla'' being engraved upon the silver bar.
On the left sleeve of the jacket is worn
shield in silk and gold.
Nobody under the age of eighteen is
a6miffaI m n,apharcbin This ol,,h In,
cludes much of the cream of the young
men OF st. Paul, and has large list of
lady honorary members. Last winter it
took regular runs out to WOodruff's,
Merriam Park, but its rendezvous is
changed this year to South Park, the
Merchants hotel being the starting
point. The Columbus have several
pretty banners, one of which was the
present of Mrs. j. B. Baker, another of
Mrs. George Allen.
Among the ladies in its lis of honorary
members are: Mrs. George Allen, Mrs.
G. ii. Atwood, Miss MoIlie Carmody,
Miss Josephine Crebb, Miss Lamberton,
Mrs. A: D. Mcpherson, Mrs. c. E. Oven
Belle, Kate, and NJ. d. Owens, Miss
Alice Park, Miss Hattie Chatfee, Mrs.
s. L. Baldwin, Miss Bishop, Miss Ada
Bishop, Miss Larkin. Mrs. Perry Stark
weather, Miss Starkweather, Mrs. G. M.
YOumans, and Miss Lutte TitcOmb, and
Miss Marjorie Wallace, of Mandonia
Depot, O. The Columbus have mag
nificent float.
INDIVIDUAL COLUMBIAS.
Emma Abbott was elected all honor
airy member of the Columbia club, Jan.
"A, 1887. Maggie Mitchell is also an
honorary member.
Profs. j. F. Heinlein, c. &. Titcomb
and Henry McLachlan are all identified
HOlcOmbe gets away with the musical
duties of the club.
The orators of the club are George
Thompson, M. D. Mum, John w.
Willis and G. A. Severance.
Durant, BOrealiS Rex, whose private
initials are E. w. and whose home for
merly was in Saltwater, is a member of
the Columbia club in good standing.
When the attractions at Lake Como
are not too powerful, DR.. j. +. Fulton
and F. f. McIver can turn out with the
COlumbias.
When George r. Finch takes all the
badges with which he armed himself
while president of the first Carnival,
and puts them upon his brand new Co
lumbia uniform, he will look as good as
Capt. Ed Bean.
Ike Lederer and Harry Dorsey will
have about all their spare time taken up
between the Columbus and the Knights
of the Grip.
Senators A. j. Whiteman, of Duluth,
and w. G. Ward, of Waseca, are among
the most valuable members of the Co
lumbias.
c. E. Ovenshire looks pretty tony in
his all-knit suit.
Perry Starkweather is Grand Army
boy who has lived to see both political
parties unite upon one thing, viz: the
Carnival.
j. B. Darling finds his time taken up
equally by the Columbus and the ST.
Andrews society.
Judge Chandler, J. 3. Baker and DR..
Angus Mcdonald are pretty big three
to draw to.
George w. Hayes ought to put his
snowshOe suit on.
w. A. Frost hasn't forgotten that float
business yet.
Jim Ahern is the athlete of the club.
DR.. A. j. Stone is acknowledged to be
the best toast-master of the club.
ROSTER OF TIE CLUB.
W. K. Allen. Harry S. Ash, J. K. Ba-
con. l.. G. Bailey, G. B. Birchall, DR.. ID.
2. Bigger, J. b. Baker, G. f. Barnard,
y. II: Bean, y. II. BROOKS, h. A. Becker,
William Ely Bramhan, r. X. Boney,
James B. Darling, DR.. ID. w. Day, Lorn
Campbell, John V. l. DOdd, Il. M.
Dwyer, Charles N. Eberlein. Arthur E.
Hodson, f. o. Hammer, I. III. Hansen.
ID. j. Heimbach, Fred B. Jerrard, P. H,
Kelly, Walter j. Kelly, Robert j. Knox,
R. F. IambertOn, Isaac Lederer, TheO-
dOre Myers, Prof. Henry McLachlin,
George j. Mitsch, Charles B. Marvin.
George l.. McCracken, F. E. Rice, l.. N.
Scott, Herman Schetfer, E. L. Smith, G.
E. Sherin, w. L. Thompson, George S.
TAFT, DR.. Charles A. Van Slyke, Henry
Weber, NJ. S. Weide, DR.. E. S. Wood,
f. ID. Abbey, J. j. Ahern, Ehle Allen,
George Ii. Allen, John r. Anderson. +.