St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-13
The Joyous Editorial May Day Endorsed and Rounded
Out in October in Due Constitutional
Form.

was taxed to the utmost capacity.
President j. A. Johnson. OF the st.
Peter Herald. called the meeting TO
order. and. after the prayer, Mrs. Oscar
Lienau, OF ST. Paul. sang in an excellent
manner The Charmed Cup" which
had been transformed for the occasion.
THE DEDICAToRY ODE.
Following this Franklyn w. Lee. OF
the St. Paul News. read an original
dedicatory ode which he had composed,
which we append:
Think you the bold and hardy Geonese.
Who CROPPED his way across the unknown
Fer dreant that where the sky and ocean
met
= future such IS this would riser And yet
Great minds are oft prophetic and the
OF genius see beyond the clouded skies.
#, then. the great DISCOVER pierced the
Which hung far out beyond his fagship's
sail.
Il must have reused his heart TO faster beat
To realize that where his humble feet
Would touch Gods earth, constellation
bright
And greater lar in magnitude and light
Than any star or group e'er given biTth
Would rise 10 shed It's glory o CT the earth;
That from the thirteen stars thus born 10
still other stars would issue forth. and
then
The galaxy so I'LL the wond'rIng field with
light
That mankind would no longer grope in
night
Star Of the North! Thy place upon the
OF stars winch mist OF ages long concealed
Is such that none need ever blush with
To hear he sound Of Minnesota's houored
Star of the North: thou home of changing
scene.
Where sapphire lakes begem the stretch Of
green.
Where wood. and dale and fertile plain.
Dominion lend 10 Plenty's kindly reign
Star OF the North! Thy fame upheld by
noble sons.
While meadows yield and wafer runs;
Thy name deep craven or the Nations
roll
Thyself q portion Of the Nations soul
Star Of the North Thy glory cannot tads
To mar the record thou hast made,
nor shall there ever rise star
To dim thee with radiance from afaT.
Thy temple is the peoples loyal neart
Which throbs 10 tell the world how dear thou
art;
But here, among the nations OF the world.
" mere every nag IS 10 the breeze unturled
We rear another in thine hOnOred name
4 temple 10 thy worth and fame.
And dedicate Il 10 the fairest State
N this broad land incorporate.
PRESENTATION OK THE BUILDING.
President johnson then addressed the
| assembly as follows:
Members of tic Minnesota Press As
ISOLATION and Fellow Citizens of Mime
sofa: Time, tide and the Minnesota
Editorial association wait for no man.
We have assembled here today TO per-
form our part in one of the important
events which are to characterize the
success OF this great exposition. In the
midst of this White City, grander and
moro glorious than the ancient and
Eternal City, and surrounded by the
most brilliant scene which has vet
pleased the eye of man, we are nat ur-
ally flied with feeling of awe and
soleIunity anu fitting sense of the
progress which has been made by man.
Here have gathered the representa-
tiyes of all the nations of the world. and
here is shown the victory OF all the
genius of ancient and modern days.
That this, the worlds greatest triumph,
should be an American institution.
ought 10 fiji the heart of every Ameri-
can citizen with pride. In this great
meeting of the worlds resources. the
! Star of the North shines with dazzling
brilliancy. and has her prominent place
/ In the great constellation With the
| great sisterhood of states she has her
| appointed position, and she fills II in a
manner which has won the loftiest COM
! meudation of all her sons and dangh-
tiers. Here, nesting beneath the classic