St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-15
BARONS OF BULLION,
EarIs of Exchange and Dukes of
Dollars Dine and Wine To-

EarlS of Exchange and Dukes of
Dollars Dine and Wine To-
gether. 80.
The second regular meeting and ban
quet of the Dual City Bankers club
was held at the Ryan last evening, in
the banqueting room. Covers we're laid
for 100, but only about seventy were
present. The room was handsomely
decorated with plants and flowers, and
in the center of the four; tables, so
placed together as to form a gigantic
white-robed cross, stood a mammoth
pot of exotics. H. P.aUpham, president
of the club, presided at the banquet,
which began at z O'clock, and ID. A.
Monfort acted in the capacity of mas
ter of ceremonies. The spread was an
elaborate one. as the Ryan's chef
pairing the menu. During the
hour and half that the bankers con-
sumed in dining. Seibert'S orchestra
dispersed variety of music 1t is sell
dom that so many representative
wealthy men and handlers of Che coin
of the realm art seen together, conSe-
quently the sight of that select seventy,
each wearing handsome bouquet in
his buttOnhole, was an interesting one.
After the tables had been cleared away
the bankers having first, of course,
dined their fill-the wits of the party
having by this time thaWed out, RECALLED
the aSSemblage with some of their
stories and repartee. Pat Kelly was
among the wits of the evening, and he
Kept the whole room in constant roar
of laughter. Finally President Upham
arose and asked what business there
was on the tapis, and Secretary
MOntfOrt responded by saying that
the names of Henry f. Brown, of the
Union bank, of Minneapolis. and
Thomas Lowry, vice president of the
Farmers and Merchants bank, also of
Minneapolis, had been proposed for
membership. Their names were pro-
posed to the club and they were elected
unanimously. "NOW," asked President
Upham of Hon. Albert Scheffer,
haven't you got little speech for US
this EVENING"" OF course Albert Schef-
fer had a little speech, and he delivered
il, too. in excellent shape. He began
his speech with remark that brought
down the house. Said he. pointing to
Pat Kelly: Il am not like my friend
Kelly. who draws inspiration from his
stomach, but draw my,ideas from my
BRAIN" After he had finished call
was made for Mr.. Kelly. But Mr.. Kelly
wanted his friend l.. E. Reed to speak.
No; you speak, Kelly" said Mr..
Reed.
Il wont do it," responded Mr.. Kelly.
You will either have to speak or else
I'll tell the story about the girl"
This brought down the house, and
Mr.. Reed finally got up and gave an in
teresting account of his trip TO Europe
in company with Mr. Kelly. In speak
ing of his jauntS in London, he said he
had not seen building in that MAN.
moth city outside of st. PauPS cathedral
that could compare with the Globe and
Pioneer Press buildings of this city. In
speaking about Mr.. Lowry he said that
he wished vote of thanks to be given
| him for what he had done. Because"
said he, mo matter how antagOnistic
the papers and people may be to Mr..
Lowry, we, the bankers, feel that he
| has his rights and that he should be SuS-
| tanned in them"
Mr.. Kelly responded to Mr.. Reeds
| speech by giving, in his inimitable way.
another account of his trip across the
Atlantic. He then introduced d. b.
| JudsOn, of GlOYersyille, n. Y, who
! spoke a few words. Next followed a
short discourse by Mr.. Barnett. of
| London, Eng. On the views of an Eng
lishman upon visiting America for the
first time. He spoke on the political af-
fairs of England, and the supposed de-
sire of Russia to absorb entire Europe.
! in reply to some remarks made by MIR.
| Scheffer. J. +. 3. FOSS, of Minneapolis,
next spoke upon America and American
| industries in general. Among the
other speakers were: William B. Dean,
H. NJ. Knox, Judge Clark, A. ID. Kirk,
d. A. MOntfOrt, Mr. McGregor. examiner
of the National banks, and Mr.. Ken
yon, public examiner of the state banks.
Mr.. McGregor said that he found very
little mutilated currency in the banks,
| and all the banks were in the best pos
Sible financial condition. Mr.. Kenyon
said that the stock of the state banks
had risen about 10 per cent Within the
| past three months.
A little after IL o'clock the meeting
| broke up, as the Minneapolis bankers
had to catch the train for home.