St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-02
A SWELL RECEPTION


Distinguished Company.
The reception and banquet given by
DR.. Riggs at the Ryan hotel last even
ing in honor of DR.. Landon Carter Gray,
of New York. professor of nervous dis
eases in the post graduate school OF that
city, was attended by almost all the
members of the profession in st. Paul.
as we'll as a fair representation from
the states of Wisconsin. the DakotaS and
Iowa. A netable feature of the occasion
was the presence of number of lady
members of the profession resident in
st. Paul and Minneapolis. These were
DrS. WaSs. MILESTONE, Walrath. BlsSell
and McLaren. AT the head table the
central figure was Dr. Carter, the guest
of the evening. At his left sat DR.. Riggs.
Gov. Merriam, Rev. S. q. Smith, Hon.
Ignatius DonnelI and Mr. Stemen. On
the other hand sat Prof. Cyrus North
rup, of the state university, DR..
and Mrs. Walrath, the lady being
also member of the profession. The
tables had been set for $50, and fully
that number were in attendance. After
the tables had been cleared, DR.. Riggs.
in we'll worded speech, introduced DR..
Gray. In responding, that gentleman
thanked those present for the honor
done him.
II don't know" he said, THAT have ever
received compliment such as that paid me
here tonight. However much l may feel
complimented and honored at the manner OF
my reception here in st. Paul, l feel that
there was still another consideration i'll view
by those who planned SO magnificent turu-
out of the members of the greatest of pro-
LESSONS Oh this occasion. That other was
desire to show an Eastern man what the
West is capable of. Well, now, as matter OF
tact we of the East are not so ignorant of the
resources and capabilities of the West as we
are given credit for being. Our eastern jour-
nails and periodicals TEEN with news OF the
West, its people and their methods, and L
may say with truth that the East of to-day is
fairly well Informed on Western affairs. For
all that, reading is one thing, and seeing is
another, and am more surprised than lit
tie at the growth of the North
west, and particularly of these, two
cities / have explored this wonderful
country of yours, and l tell you frankly
that am going home with more exalted
idea of that country than l had when L ar
rived in it,
The speaker referred to the great adj
vantages of government under which
the present prosperity had been at
tanned. and showed wherein such prog
resS would have been impossible under
any of the existing European govern
mentS.
Another great element which had con,
duced TO the production of the energetic and
magnificent race of people with which the
Northwest is populated is the fusion of
races. "Inbreeding,' said the DOCTOR lis the
worst evil in the world to-day. 1t has brought
to decay some of the greatest nations Of the
EARTH and the evil is becoming more wide
pread in some of the countries of Europe
year by year. Here to the Northwest have
come the best physical specimens of man
and womanhood from all the older countries.
There has been intermarriage and the result
is apparent IN the race OF people populallng
the great Northwest. There is no more health
full climate on earth than yours and while
you are now prosperous people-a great
race-I see for you future. aud my deduc-
lions are from a scientific basis-a future
greater than any of which you have ever
for this evening, and prolific as is my sub
ject shall have TO refrain. Once more
thank you for the honor you have done me.
Gov. Merriam was next called upon,
and in response made clever speech
eulogistic of the medical fraternity.
There was, he said. no storm too fierce
for the physician to face in the cause of
duty and humanity, no battlefield where
the bullets flew too thickly for the
army surgeon. 1t was the greatest
and noblest of all the great pro-
fessions, and it gave him great pleas
ure to find himself among so many
distinguished members, WHO had as
Sembled to do honor to man who had
climbed to the pinnacle Of professional
fame.
Prof. Northrup responded in a humor-
GUS vein to the toast 1.-The Western
Doctor" who, by the way, he showed
to be by no means handicapped by the
title.
DR.. Ohag e responded to the toast,
1.-THE Ramsey County Medical Society,""
and in the name of the society welcomed
the honOred guest to the SOciety'S do
main.
DR.. Willard. in response to "The Med
ical Profession" expressed the belief
that whereas, Gov. Merriam had SAID
the profession was keeping pace with
the march of science in other directions,
he thought the medical science
had outslripped all others. He re-
ferred to the fact that medical
men were not accorded the cOnsidera-
ton in communities which was their
due, and which was accorded the mem
berS of the legal and other professions.
D. D. Jones, of Minneapolis gave
humorous talk on the profession i'll Min
neapolis, and gained good deal of ap,
| plauSe lor clever SPeeCH. NV
s. S. Smith told what he
| knew about doctors and also
what he knew about Ignatius Donnelly,
who sat near him, the latter revelation
creating a good deal of laughter. The
concluding speeches were made by De
Stone and Hon. Ignatias Donnelly
the latter gentleman dirpersing the
| gathering in the best of humor with
one of his characteristic efforts thar
which none better are to be