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

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" az gloves, bags. fOils,
~ and numerous other
.crc.H F,reA. things, which indi-
cate love of eXer-
else, are there for the accommodation of
the SpOrt-lOvlng snOwshOer.
DIR. J. A. Quinn is the president this
year; Shell Blakeley, first vice president
+. M. Kuby, second vice president; and
George F: Hughson, secretary. The
club combines talent for music and a
predispssition in the direction of sports
by having glee club and a base ball
nine. The glee club includes the vari-
Gus talents respectively of Russell c..
Munger, c. n. Brown, F. X. Barron. A.
b. Brand, j. ii. Shea, M. HartZberg. j.
II. Marshall. George F. Hughson, Phil
NJ. Rose, l.. S. Herzig, Shell Blakeley
and w. II. Lamb.
The st. Georges base ball nine is COM
posed of Lou Barron, pitcher: Ed Mar
shall, catcher; Frank Williams. first
base: Shell Blakeley, second base: Chip
Sherwood. third base: George Hughson,
slIortstop: Phil Rose, right field; E. M.
knby, center field: Frank YOerg, left
field, and l.. S. Herzig, substitute. A
base ball game upon snOwshOes will be
played sometime this winter between
the st. Georges nine and the Flour City
nine, OF Minneapolis, upon the Carnival
grounds.
Another feature of the club is its drum
corps. The club has eighteen drums
altogether. Not very long ago thirteen
ike snare. drums and two base drums
We're furnished the club by Mr.. Mum
ger. William Neal is the drum major.
and Gates A. Johnson, d., the sergeant
OF the drum corps.
: The club has two banners. The
smaller and older one, in the shane of
a shield with white satin background.
red plush border, and red st. Georges
cross, was presented to the club by the
then Miss Finch, daughter Of the first
president of the carnival, and honorary
president of the club. The other, an
elegant satin banner, purple on one side
and cream on the other, bearing ST.
Georges cross also, was presented to
the club by the ladies of Merriam Park
last winter.
The emblem of the Climb is the st.
Georges cross, and the colOrs red, white
and blue. The badge is either in gold
or silver, consisting of bar and pend
ant, the pendant being the cross snow
shoes, supended by little links, with the
monogram of the club. the cross snow
shoes bearing a blue shield, upon
which is the red st. Georges
cross. This is the permanent
badge of the club, and a fac-simile is
engraved upon all the clubs cards and
stationery.
The club uniform consists of coat.
knickerbockerS, sweater, toque, sash,
mittenS, stockings and moccaSinS. The
coat and knickerbockers are white
blanket, with red and blue trimmings;
the sweater, a horizontally striped knit
jersey in blue and white alternate
stripes: the tOque, blue, with white
turn-up and taSsel, the stockings blue.
and the sash and mittens red. Each
member carries a pair of snowshoes,
No. 5, the regulation club size.
Three mascOts are possessed by the
club-Fanny Royal, a Scotch collie;
Sport Lamb, a cross between setter
and a spaniel, and Tramp HughsOn, a
water spaniel. For these a mascot
blanket is provided.
Weekly trampS are taken to Wood
rutf's, Merriam Park. Wednesday nights.
Friday night is set for the regular drill
meeting, and Tuesday night for the
meeting and drill of the drum corps.
LITTLE RED CROSSES.
The st. Georges club will give a
grand carnival ball at Market hall some
time soon.
The club has abolished it's executive
committee and instead has board of
trustees, consisting this year of Henry
7. Johns, w. j. FOOtner and J. N. Viii
gus. These gentlemen, in connection
with the secretary and treasurer, con-
stitute the financial committee.
Agnes Huntington made the club
present OF her picture as she appears in
3'Fatinitza."
/: The club was presented with a pot of
nqInt q
of its visit to Taylor's Falls early this
winter, and at st. CroiX Falls it got
gold key and was offered the freedom
of the city.
The Flour City toboggan slide, the
'sRidgewOOd," was opened by the st.
Georges in Minneapolis this year. The
Flour City boys presented each member
of the ST. Georges with blue satin
badge.
The st. Georges Climb usually escorts
the Ice King.
The first base ball team of the st.
Georges club QSSG) was made up of the
following material: Jim Ahern. pitcher;
Harry Johns, catcher: Frank w. Far
rar, first base; Will Evans, second base:
Charlie Fairchild. third base: DR.. L..
w. Lyons, short stop; George f. Hugh
son, left field; Dr.. j. A. Quinn, center
field; and Emil Kuby, right field.
Banker A. Nj. Peabody was the sec
ond vice president in 1856.
Coroner Quinn, Charley Fairchild
and 'POny" Lamb are three of the most
daring snOwShOers in America.
Russell G. Munger, the present leader
of the st. Georges glee club and first cap
tain of the st. George, is the pioneer
opera house manager, band leader, and
music merchant in st. Paul, and a
l~,,a 3l,o,
Gilbert Munger, who is receiving SO
much favorable comment in Europe.
Dr.. j. H.. Murphy was the corner
stone of the big human pyramid in the
sgo-as-you-please parade of 1855.
The st. Georges drum corps includes
the talent of the following players:
VIM. b. Neal. drum major: Gates a.
johnson, sergeant: Frank Barron,
Louis Barron, John Marshall, Ed Mar