St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-21
UNITED BOAT CLUBS
Celebrate Their Amalgama-
ton With a Very Swell
Banquet.
Minnesota and st. Paul ColOrS
Intermingled Above the
Board.
Appropriate TOaSts Suitably
Responded to in Eloquent
Strain.
A Remarkable Banquet and
the List Of Those Who En-
joyed 1t.

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Windsor hotel last evening. The event
was the highest pitched social affair
which has been enacted in the city for
some time. All this, the banquet in
honor of the amalgamation of the Min
nesota and st. Paul boat clubs, which,
in its constitutional features, was per-
fected in the Ryan hotel some
four weeks ago. Col. MOntfort
did himself and his guests a
a proud hospitality. The Minnesotas
were out i'll force and the once members
of the st. Paul club were abreast in
numbers and spirit. The dining room
was decorated most Hastily, DanZ' Or
chestra diScoursed Sprlghtly music, the
prominence of all professions were rep
resented IN evening dress, Drawn and
muscle shown in its vigOr, and all was
good cheer above and about the festive
board. Our prominent men, our retired
scuiiers, our wit dispensers, and,
notable of all, that fraternity
which applauds manly sport, were
in attendance with heart and
brain ringing with entertaining toast.
w. III. Lightner presided, and the Hon.
G. ID. O'Brien acted as postmaster. The
table, which was set in the form of
MesSrs. Lightner and O'Brien, these
supported on each side by the president
and executive of the consolidated club
and the speakers of the evening. The
menu was rare treat, tempting with
old wines and uncommon food stu ifs.
TO this abundant conviviality the MEM
berS of the Minnesota escorted the rep
resentativeS OF the old, and now alb
sorbed, st. Panl club, and thus seated
about the feast all the ghosts of rivalry
were dispelled in the mutual brother
hood established.
At the conclusion of the banquet
George James entertained the company
with series of stereOpticOn views por-
traying familiar club scenes of the
AQuaticS of past seasons.
President w. Ii. Lightner. in a few
well-chosen words, introduced Hon. G.
ID. OBrien as the POSTMASTER of the
evening. The Introduction was followed
by immense applause. Mr.. O'Brien eX:
pressed great pleasure at being present
at Joint banquet, particularly at one
wherein the members were so temper
ate. He said that he was appointed
POSTMASTER for two reasons; one was
that he was out of pr litics, and the
other that he was the lowest responsible
bidder for the position. The toast of
The Union of the Scullers, One Head
Sometimes Better Than Two" he said,
would be responded to by Hon. Albert
Scheffer. Amid tumultuous applause
that popular citizen arose, and in re-
Spouse said the oOatmen were great;
that they were like the naval officers,
they always got even with everybody,
even with the banquet table, with which
they got even with last night. He
hot 10 Z no hno 10
the water they did not drink much of it.
In speaking of the consolidation he said
that ''in union there is strength" and
that the heads of two boat clubs were
better than one, and the new organiza-
ton would surely make one Of the
strongest in the country.
After the orchestra, assisted by jolly
banqueterS, went through the first verse
and chorus of Little Annie Rooney"
the POSTMASTER asked Tom Wilkes to
respond to the toast, "Old Voyageurs,"
in place of Judge Flandrau, who
was scheduled to talk on that subject.
MI. Wilkes humorOuSlv satlriZed the
judge for not being present, and then
gave brief description of early vOyag
ing in Minnesota, concluding with
story that brought down the house and
caused the band to again strike up in
Wilkes as leader of the second StanZa,
and the boatmen acting in the chorus.
Rowing, from HYGIENE Stand
point" was the subject upon which DR..
A. J. Stone was booked to speak. The
doctor contended that the subject was
not an easy one for him to handle, as
all the troubles that the boys who came
to him for treatment was not caused by
rowing, but by something else.
The eloquent Dan LAWYER was next
introduced by Mr.. O'Brien. and his
toast was 1.-THE Longshore Members"
Mr.. Lawler dwelt upon his subject in
his usual brilliant and polished manner,
causing frequent bursts of laughter,
mingled with deep thinking, by his
sound logic, and when he took his seat
the applause was great and continuous.
City Engineer l.. w. Rundlett spoke
in response to the toast of The Neces-
sity of CowcatcherS on Shells" and Col.
Warren Granger concluded the regular
programme by telling the boatmen of
EARLY Victories"
There were other short speeches de-
livered by excellent speakers. 1t was a
late hour when the banquet doors were
closed on the amalgamation banquet.
Among those present-all members of
the club-were: w. II. Li5htner, Col.
Warren Granger, Lew ID. Wilkes, G. b.
Gilbert, HI. B. Willis. o. p. Lampher,
James Skinner, l.. w. Rundlett. j. w.
Stevens, Cass Gilbert. A. Il. Roberts,
w. Ii. Hyndman, julie Desnegre. A.
Start. w. j. Kenna. A. D. Hall,
W. j. Becker, A. Dean. Rushton
Peabody, E. A. Putnam, T. d. O'Bren,
0. NJ. Nelson. DR.. j. w. Chamberlin,
DR.. W. d. Kelly, T. ID. Lowering, Nick
Blakely, c. II. Fauhtleroy, n. M.
Smith, Hy Hansen, James Dryer. Will
lam Dorsey, John Flanagan, w. IL.
Yardley, j. E. Neinhauser, G. E. Gall,
Jack Heinlein, George Benz Jr., P. NJ.
Kcrst, Allen McQuillan, w. II. Coleman,
DR.. G.. E. Bean, DR.. Mahan, Phil Schaub,
E. B. Young, W. r. Wallace, h..
r. P. Hamilton. Paul Gotzian,
George o. Nettleton, Harry w. Wack,
Charles I'll. Pettingill, Gus Zenzlus,
l.. DefieI, Theodore Schumacher, George
James. E. N. Frost, James Dougher, NJ.
j. Boyle, DR.. Crary, Chittenden, George
Collins. j. M. Redding, George Theo-
bald, Dane, w. Lawler, Ned Evans, j..
j. O'Leary, G. ID. O'Brien, j. f. Fitz-
patrick. B. Haywood, Wright, Hillman,
Dr. A. j. Stone, Hon. Albert Scheffer,
Judge e. E. Flandrau. Harold Borup,
William Griggs, Charles Gordon, A. IL.
Merrick, A. B. DriScoll.