St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-11
4 Committee to Confer With
Chamber Of Commerce
Representatives.
Great Opportunity Afforded
to Advertise the City's
Growth.
Nc Time to Lose to Take Up
the Celebration and Make
1t G Success.

The monthly meeting of the Junior
Pioneers was replete with discussion
and fairly well attended The questions
of celebration and perpetuation were
the main topics, and were of a nature
that interest not only the Pioneers, but
one OF considerable Importance to the
general public. After the regular rOu-
tine business had been disposed of two
important resolutions were introduced.
The one, appointing committee to
confer with the committee headed by &.
Y. Smalley, designated by the chamber
of commerce to devise ways and means
to celebrate the semi-centennial of the
settlement of St. Paul, is as follows:
Whereas The public press of cur city have
recently been agitating the advisability of
COMMUNICATING. il a suitable manner. the
semi-cenlennial of the settlement OF 81.
Paul; and feeling a deep interest i'll all
things that viii advance the best interests of
orr city: be il
Resolved. That the. standing committee,
consisting CT William Koch, Charles Gross
and 4. (. Dewitt together with IA special
committee Of three 10 be appointed by the
chair cooperate for the purpose of consult
Ing with Z. Y. Smalley. chairman of q com
mittee appointed for the same purpose rep
resentng the chamber of commerce, advO-
eating any proper celebration that will be
appropriate for the occasion, excepting only
the erection of an ice palace.
Upon motion of William Koch. Presi-
dent l.. c. Starkcy was made member
of that committee to act in the capacity
Of its chairman. This motion was
adopted, and the chairman appointed as
the special committee F. G.. IngerSoll.
AID. X. 5. McNamee and George Mitsch
Jr. This makes a committee OF seven,
and it is calculated that they will take
immediate steps to consult with Mr..
Smaliey'S committee and start the ball
of celebration rolling. making no stop
till their efforts are crowned with sue
cess. 1t is also stated that if 10 general
jubilee takes place. they will at least
take steps to decide upon the prOprety
of securing Rice park for the erection
of monument suitable to commemorate
the anniversary.
The second resolution was relative to
holding The annual ball. in favor Of
which the standing committee reported.
1t was decided 10 have ii take place
some time i'll January, the special date
being left for decision at the next regu-
lar meeting. The special committee to
arrange the details was then appointed,
as follows: Robert Eckford. Henry
Weber. j. o. l.. Burke and Frank RO-
bert Jr.
\ general discussion was indugedfin
by ali members in lard to perpetual
ton. There were many diverse Opin-
ions, but the one most generally favored
was to allow every one after a residence
of thirty years in the city to become
memhers-that is, residents of 81 could
join in 81: those of '62 in %, and 50
on. This met with considerable Opp0-
sitiOn and the discussion became quite
heated. Dut in view of the fact that the
constitution would have TO be changed.
and as this can be done only once year
next Augustine matter resolved it
self into friendly Interchange of opin-
i0n that may lead up to the desired end.
Three new applications were received,
being those of c. w. Staley. William 5.
NcCauley and Edward G.. Krahmer.