St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-01
The Feast of Reason.

The tables having been cleared, Hon..
William Rodger, eX-preSldent OF the
society, installed tie new officers In
. doing so he took OCCASION to state that
the only reason he did not make a
speech was because he had already es-
tabliShed reputation as Speechmak-
er, and expected to add to his laurelS i'll
that line during the coming winter. He
desired, he said, TO save his breath in
order to use tito keep refractory legiS-
latOrS in line on measures of public im-
portance. lh-handing their insignia of
office to the new officers Mr.. Rodger
had pleasant word for each and much
of laugh-raiSlng information for the
audience. The installation was a
junction fittingly executed and done in
Just the vein to please all. The Eighth
ward legislator is as much distinct
success in dress suit and SW Get
smile as he was in plain coat and
hustle for votes.
The officers installed were DR.. Will
lam Dinwoodie. presidents; John Grant,
first vice president; George Martin, sec
ond vice president; Robert Bishop, re-
cording secretary; j.. II! Richie, finan-'
cial secretary; A. d. Mcleod, treasurer;
7 Robert Wilson, William Kennedy, NJ
E., Murray, trustees; Hon. j. l.. Nc
Donald, attorney; Dr. L. ). Bole, ply
sician- i4* s.ll SIS
On taking the chair, DR.. Dirwoodie
suddenly forget his Scotch twist OF the
tongue and called on W. f. Myron to
read the following telegrams:
From the Burns Club. Claeh Nockiter
Scotland-Lapg may the Draw sons an bon
ny dochterS o'!Auld Mither Scotland keep in
mind their Background on ST. Andrews
NIGHT.
nj
Clachan at Fort Garry send greetings tae
their bEithers in st. Paul, AN may this NIGHT
Wi'them be fou O. sang and clatter o. lang
Syne. Weer just preeh DOR haggis an belive
DOR kytes; i'll be as ticht as drums; bannockS
are better nor nae Kind o. bread.
st. Anora's Day, 1892
From the "Clan DrummOnd,n Orange, N.
MAY tn rich CUFF o a guild fat haggis gar
We eat till yer sark rive; then get up an
dance "Hoolachin" to tn skirrlin' o. Weel
2 ST. Cloud, Mimi -Warmest greetings Her
nainsel will sing to AUD Scotch Sangs'' the
llent In your honor. JAMIE MYRoN.
Presidents Address.
The reading provoked many a laugh,
given as 1t was in Myr0n's own unctiOus
style. When the merriment had sub
sided President DinWoodie delivered
his annual address, in part as follows:
In the fourteen years history of the
st. Andrews society the presidential
chair has been occupied six times by
one whose Christian cognomen was
William, and you have just reelected
one of the same name to the same po-
sition; so that, without attempting in
any way to palliate my office, | will
simply fall back on the prophetic
words OF my predecessor to account for
my reelection to the presidency.
The history of the st. Andrews So
eiety for the past year may be epito-
miZed in one Word-SucceSs success
not due to any particular effort or
merit of mine, but altogether to the
loyalty and unanimity with which the
members have worked together through
out the whole year. | take this oppor-
tunity, and do it with great deal of
pleasure, TO thank my brother members.
one and all, for the unvafying courtesy
and generosity with which they have
treated me. There has not thing
been done which | would wish undone:
there has not word been said which i
would wish unSaid.
While | could hardly indorse the idea
expressed to me by one OF our members.
that he ''didna ken that it wad be a
guld thing for the st. Andrews society
to haze over muckle sillar," yet think
that our main efforts during the coming.
year should be expended i'll trying to
increase our membership. | speak of
this In this public manner for the reason