St. Paul daily globe., 1892-11-20
ST, PAUL'S SOuDITY,
The Commercial Club Honops
Men Who Have EStab-
liShed 1t.
Notable Gathering Of Builders
and Pillars of In us rial
Success.
Sage Counsel and S un1 Ad-
vice by Citizens Who
Weigh Words.
Loyalty and Confidence in the
City'S Destiny Inspir-
ing All.

A very successful, though somewhat
long ng-drawn-out affair. was the dinner
given last night by the Commercial club
at its rooms to the executive committee
of the Business Mems union. At the
six tables laid out in the banquet hall
were seated large number of the solid
men and huStlers of st. Paul. At
the elbows of the capitalists proper
sat the trained handlers of men. money
and machinery that make capital pro-
ductive of good to the community.
And in every chair almost sat men who
have made their mark in the wholesale
or retail, the commercial or industrial
fields of effort
At the main table, stretching the full
length of the hall, sat President j. j.
COrcoran, of the Commercial club, and
on his right and left respectively were
Mayor Wright and Gov. Merriam. Eli
bowling these gentlemen on either side
were the distinguished guests of the
evening and Commercial club mem-
bers. VINO were to respond 10 senti-
ments set forth on the back of
the menu. Stretching away at
right angles to the main table were five
smaller Ones. and around them were
grouped many of the men most prOmi-
nent and active in the business life OF
st. Paul. There were merchants and
bankers. jObbers and manufacturers,
lawyers and a Judge Of the supreme
court, editors and business managers,
owners and agents, real estate boomers,
and quiet men, whose confidence i'll
the prosperity and ultimate grandeur of
the Queen City of the Northwest has
never wavered for an instant. In fact
this feeling OF deep loyalty to the city
and its material interests was the under
lying sentiment of the evening, and
was plainly the inspiring factor i'll
every one of the many admirable
speeches made.
1t was gOod-looking gathering, too,
individually and collectively with
enough of youthful animation to nicely
temper the dignity and reserve of the
older heads. There was not an atom of
stilted ceremony visible anywhere.
Every one was there, apparently, to en-
fore him; to contribute his mite of honor
to the men who have given so much Of
their money, time and energy to the up
building Of st. Paul in a substantial and
tangible direction, and they were pres
ent, Withal, to evince an abiding faith
i'll the real merits which underlie st.
PauPs claim to immediate prosperity and
future greatness. Increased usefulness
to themselves, their neighbOrs, the
common home, the state at large and
the nation was the spirit animating the
hearts and inspiring the counsel of the
men who feasted not only on good
viands, but on sound reason as well, at
the Commercial club last night. And
only good results can come from such
gathering with such purpose.
1t was nearly 9 O'Clock when Pres-
dent COrcoran, TO the strains of an or
chestra. led the way into the banquet
ing hall. For something over an hour
the wants of the inner man were prop
erly and generously supplied, but that
most enjoyable of social converse which
IS the best accompaniment of
Well-Ordered dinner was not neglected.
The merry quip, the neighbOrly greet
ing, the passing jest, the courteous eX-
change of information and compliment
the revival of pleasant memories, re-
neWal of Old partnerships, friend
ships pledged anew, all these found
pleasant expression and fruitful ground
while the assembled company ably dis
cussed and disposed of the following
menu, served under the watchful eye of
Secretary DanfOrth without skip:
Peerless st. Paul We Render Thee HON.
age.
Blue Points on Shell.
Sailed Almonds. Olives.
Consomme en- Tasse.
Baked Blue Fish. en- Mateloue.
Fillet of Beet Larded la GODDARD.
sweet Potatoes
Sparkling Pommard.
Chicken Pates, Ia Romaine, French Peas
Punch Imperial.
Prosperous st. Paul The Eden of Our
Hopes
Roast Canvas Back Duck, Game Sauce.
Sparkling Pommard.
Myonnaise of shrimp.
Boned Turkey en- Aspic.
Sparkling Pommard.
DelmOnicO Ice Cream.
Fruits. Fancy Cakes.
F6 The Future of St Paul-Pictured by our
United Efforts.
When coffee had been slipped and
cigars passed and lighted, President
COrcoran read letters of regret from
several prominent citizens who had
been invited but were unable to at
tend, ard then introduced Mayor
Wright, who delivered a brief adj
dress of welcome. After rapidly
sketching the inception and organ
iZation of the Commercial club, his
honor called attention to the fact that
its main purpose is to foster and for
ward the interests of st. Panl, especially
i'm the direction of local aid to home in
dustry in all lines of trade. He drew
the lesson that much good had been ac-
complished, that steady progress is be-
ing made in the desired direction, and
that the possibilities of the future are
practically limitIess. The mayors wei
come to the executive committee OF the
union was neat and happily wOrded.
his short address being exceedingly well
received.
Gov. Merriam was warmly greeted
when he arose to respond to the address
of welcome. He was in good voice and
excellent humor, and at times grew
quite eloquent. Alluding to the work
of the Business Mems union he enumer-
ated some of the difficulties it has had
to encounter, and in passing paid ear
nest compliment to the work and worth
of the Commercial club and similar
bodies. In this age of rapid industrial
advancement, said the governor,
the aesthetic has given way to
the practical, and If we desire to