St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10

and a bob-tail flush, picture Of greater
comfort and ease can never be depicted.
The original members of the Benedick
were &. w. Gordon, II. p. Heath, r.
B. Heath, NJ. B. Curry, F. w. NJ.
Cutcheon, A. Tlghe and W. Ii. Patter-
son. Since the first days of the club
there have joined NJ. E. Graves, Ii. c.
Wood, j. S. How. who was formerly
with the Monks; F. q. Peters, d. FL.
Wilcox Jr.. H. W. Williams, Mr.. Bum,
II. ArrowSmith and w. III. Bliss. Some
of the above nave been married within
the past year or so, and others have left
the cosy apartments to their fellows.
the last list of gentlemen constituting
those who are still supporters of the
old rOOkery.
There was also club of young bach
elors who named their home the Roost
anb themselves the BOOSTERS. This
club, although much enjoyed while it
lasted, died a natural death at the hand
Of matrimony, which robbed it of its
constituents. 1t was once located next
to the Monastery on WabaSha street,
and oftentmes the Monks and the
BOOSTERS would raid each other for an
evenings sport. In later years the
quarters were changed to Oak street,
where the last and only surviving mem
ber took unto himself wife. and thus
ended the poultry show. The old Owl
club was also model coterie of gay fell
lows. fhe name suggests that they
were great society swells and were won't
to turn innearer breakfast time than any
other. 1t is learned of them that they
lived a life OF, ease and comfort, with as
much society as the ordinary human
frame could endure. No party was
complete without an Owl or two. and it
was seldom the case that their presence
was overlooked by fashionable enter
tainers. 1t has been facetiOuSly re,
marked that the
COOK AND HIRED GIRL
were required to wear full evening
dress; that the boys slept in full dress;
and the bath tub would have been
shocked had its patrons appeared in
anything but swallowtail. The club
is now thing of the past, and can be
numbered with the victims of nuptiaL
felicity. The old Minnesota club. after
which the present club retained it's
name, since those who seeded from the
old formed the greater part of the char
ter members OF the new club, has as in
terestlng an untold history as any club
can boast of. In the old pioneer days
when Gen. Sibley, as he does yet, held
the governing wand of the club, it was
down Oh East Eighth street. j. N.
Granger was secretary, and everything
characteristic of the palatial quarters
of the present Minnesota club was en-
joyed in those days on decidedly more
moderate plane.
Win C. Read prefers to avoid the care
and responsibility Of mansion, so he
is quartered at the Minnesota club.
where all his wants are provided for at
the press of an electric button. He is
costly situated. and realizes that to him
there is no more delightful life than
that at the club. No cares. no worry as
to when, or how your room will be
done up tidily; but statuesque porterS
and Wallets are in the very air, ready to
do that which you would do yourself.
While W. II. Patterson was yet a men,
ber of the Benedick he had probably as
prettlly arranged and furn shed room
as any of the members OF the clubs.
The accompanying cut represents o
mantel decked with trinketS and sOuve-
Mrs of occasions past and gone; pictures
of friends among the fair sex, and. above
all, the sterner emblem of MIR. Patter-
sons skill as sportsman. Tho other,
the dining room OF the Benedick, is
where many an after dinner story was
told and the sparkling claret was tipped
to the long life of some dear belle, and
the gaStromenS paused between courses
fit for the most faStidiOuS tastes.
HAROLD WITHREA.