St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-23
SONS OF AMERICA.
The Patriotic Order Also Cele-
brates Washington's Birthday.

DrateS WaShingtOn'S Birthday.
The Patriotic Order Sons of America
held their annual banquet last night at
the Ryan. The society is growing
greatly in numbers and is largely ex-
tending its influence. That much was
patent from the enthusiasm manifested
and the declarations of principles made
at the banquet. The discussions on the
aims and accomplishments of the order
indicate that the society is all that the
name implies. patriotic and American
to the kernel"
After an invocation 10y Rev. W. S.
Vail the large company of gentleuen
partook of an excellent menu served i'll
the ordinary. When the coffee and
cigars were brought on it was the signal
for inaugurating the speeches OF the
evening Rev. A. III. Heath as toast
master made handsome speech before
introducing the speakers on the set
toastS, and, after the singing of Amer
lea by the Masonic quartette, intro
duced Rev. f. p. lngersoll, d. D., to
respond to the toast Education, the
Bulwark of Our Liberties" He spoke
of Dr. Ingersol as Virginian who
was educated in schools similar to those
that trained Washington.
DR.. Ingersoll is an exec llent and In
spring after-dlnner speaker of the
higher type, and he handled his subject
last night in delightful manner. He
declared that republic is the grandest
and most perfect when all its citizens
are princes as we are. lie asserted that
the grander the manhood the great
er the ability to demand lib
erty. The bulwark of liberty and
graAder manhood is education, was
point brought up by the speaker with
oratorical power. He took tie position
that the mere piling up of facts in the
mind is not education, but that the un-
folding of the intellect, the cultlvating
of the soul and the training of the body
is education. He regarded Washing
ton, Lincoln, Garfield, Grant and
such men as pointing to the
pole of education that should in
spire the young mind of today.
In such a land-given to us by the pill
grim fathers-the strength and pros
perity of the country depends OH the
truth. The speaker declared emphati-
caly in favor of Americanism, or the
government OF the nation by Americans.
He prophesied that the time is coming
when the large cities shall be taken in
hand by state and government, and the
laws shall be made for cities by legisla-
lures and do away with municipal gov
eminent in its present status.
The next toast, "Our Country-ItS
Perils," was responded to by E. G.
Hickman, who treated the subject in as
broad sense as might be i'll short
speech. He took the view that this
country belongs to Americans, and if
they look after it they will preserve the
government. and that no man has the
r., f,ol hG, iloc ha-
come part thereof and become Ameri-
caniZed.
Rev. w. W. Dawley. d. D.. was intro
duced as deep-water Baptist, who
could not be drowned, and who would
respond to the toast. The Duties of
American Citizenship" The response
begau in a very humorous vein. DR..
Dawiey then proceeded with an excellent
exempliticati0n of the subject matter of
his theme. He declared that this coun-
try gives us the highest type of man
hood the world ever saw; that the great
problem for the young man Of to-
day is to cement nationalitles
and ideas in this country into
citizen ought to be inspired with the
interests OF country. He spoke of many
governments being built on piles driven
into marsh and could not stand, and
this ought to be lesson to teach that
this republic ought to be built on the
pillars of a noble, houest manhood.
The speaker urged the people to eXer-
else the right of suffrage to preserve
American citizenship.
W. A. Gates, the former state presi-
dent, responded to the toast ''Immigra-
ton and Suffrage" in well timed
speech. This brought the time up to
midnight and good-byes were said.
The'st officers elected by the soci-
ETY. yesterday afternoon are: Past Dresi-
dent, DR.. j. E. Sawyer; president,
George w. Bester; vice president, W.
III. Pearce: secretary, W. IL. Parker;
treasurer, S. Percy Crosby: NJ. of f., j.
w. McHose; conductor, A. w. johnson;
inspector, Robert NJ. Gray.