St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-01
WITH FEASTANDSONG
The Builders Royalty Enter
tanned at the West
Hotel.
The Morning Passed in "Tak-
ing I'M the Flour
City.
Over Four Hundred Paptake
Of the Magnificent
Banquet.
A Number Of Bright Speeches
Close the Entertain
ment.

OF the many banquets that have taken
place at the West hotel, and the num-
Der of pleasant events celebrated with
in that magnificent building. there have
been none which have been of hap
pier character than that of the enter
tainment of the delegates to the Ma
tional Builders association, which oe-
CURED yesterday afternoon. Every
face was expressive of the utmost good
cheer, and the few hours which were
spent in the lobby of the hotel previous
to the banquet was a veritable love
feast. Each builder had smile and a
word for the other, and the utmost
good humor prevailed At about 10
O'Clock a. m. carriages were an
nounced. and large party under
the guidance OF George Morse
made tour of the Pillsbury A mil,
while another party almost as large was
driven around the most beautiful parts
of the great city of Minneapolis. under
the guidance of Charles A. Morse, and
THAT poem of architecture, the Guar
anty Loan builing, was pointed out to
4hem as model. The magnificent no.
tel accommodations was another most
interesting point TO the visitors. and a
gentleman from the Washington delega-
ton remarked: "YOu knock us all out
when it comes to hotels"
The banquet, however, was the
greatest success of the day. The build
erS are in the habit now and then of
complaining that The builders do not re-
ceive their just reward for their work;
but the reckless expense which was
layished upon the feast told tale of
well-tilled pockets that did not wholly
agree with the doleful tales of few.
The menu card was In itself, a work
of art. 1t was made up of four leaves
of heavy card. bound with lavender rib
bon, and bearing upon the first page
scene FL! OF meaning to men versed in
builders arts. Upon the second page
the reader was Informed that: ''Speci-
fcations for the bracing up of the inner
man of the National Association of
Builders. the contract having been let
by the Builders Exchange of Minneap-
hotel. He agrees to perform the same
in a manner satisfactory to said ma
tional association of builders, they hav-
Ing been selected as superintendent"
The general conditions and descrip-
ton of the work follow upon the third
and fourth pages, while upon the fifth,
the lover of high living will find all that
the mind could covet or the heart de-
sire, in the menu which read as follows:
Blue Points on Shell.
Consomme Brunoise. Royal Amontillado.
Fillet OF Red Snapper, Montpelier Butter,
ParisIenne Potatoes.
Tendefloin of Beef. Pique la Jardiniere,
Haul Sauterne, Green Peas.
Breast of Chickens, in Cases Supreme,
String Beans.
Pontet Canet.
Broiled Pheasant on Toast,
Sweet Potato Chips
Pommerv Sec.
Lobster Salad. Lettuce Salad.
Small Pound Cakes, Macaroons,
Fruit, Cafe.
Cigars.
The banquet was disposed of after
the fashion common in such cases. the
pleasure of the feast being greatly in
creased by the beautiful music which
was rendered by Thyle & Riugwald's
orchestra during the time in which the
$50 present were satisfying the cravings
of the inner man. The musical pro-
gramme was as follows:
March-''Festival' Leutner
Selection-"Nadjy" Chassaigne
American Medley-"ls9o''. ........ Boettger
Selection-''Erminie'' =. .....Jacobowski
Medley-"College Songs" ........ Moses
Romanze-"Awakening of Spring" 49,. Hach
Spanish Serenade-"La Paloma'' .....Missud
Galop-"Champagne' 49,. ..Lumbye
But this was not rigidly adhered to,
and My Country, IT'S of Thee" man
aged to creep in. and the spacious hall
fairly rung with the chorus of nearly
500 voices. The first toast on the pro-
gramme was proposed by Presi-
dent John j. Tucker, who
acted as toast master, 1.-The Build
ers' Exchange" The great beauty
of our buildings furnished him with an
illustration of the work which can be
country. He denounced the idea of
giving the architects the whole credit of
the great work. 'fiow often" he said,
''have been riding past some beautiful
building and heard some one ask, who
was the architect but never, who
were the builders.'" This. he said,
should not be, and he hoped that it
would not be long before the builders
would get their full dues. He also
mentioned the plan of supporting
schools. where those who desire may
learn the art of building, and recon-
mended it very highly. The next toast,
"fhe Builder of the Future" was
responded to by William II. Sayward.
He spoke of the various benefits to be
derived from such an association, and
the friendly manner in which the Wis
ltorS had been received in the two cities.
He attributed the present standing of
the builders to the noble work of their
fathers, and declared that the same
care should be shown the builders of
the future by those of the present. The
building up Of a united city from Min
neapolis and st. Paul was, to him, a
work which should neither be delayed
nor neglected.
J. L. Wyman was next called upon to
reply to the toast The City of Mime
apoIis." and his address proved to be
the most ''taking" on the programme.
1t abounded in witty remarks and pleas
ant sayings from beginning to end, and
was enthusiastically received by the au-
dience.
Rev. Marion d. Shutter was the one
chosen as the most fitting to respond TO
the toast. THE Builders of Air Castles"
and the toast, $780, Immediately fol-
lowed, it being responded to by George
NJ. Gillette. John M. Miller made a
most humorous response to the toast,
1.-THE Preh storic Builders of the United
Builders Equity" Hon. William II.
Wyman and Rev. NJ. u. Shutter for a
few remarks which those gentlemen
had taken occasion to make in regard to
him. Between each toast the Male
Quartette rendered some very enjoyable
selections.
TWO MISFTT COrPIES