St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-15
RYAN RECEPTION ROYAL.
ONE THOUSAND DELEGATES AND
LADIES ENJOYED II.
EVENT TO BE REMEMBERED.
Reception Committee Composed
of Six Brotherhood Men, and
Nine From Commercial and
Other Clubs-Dancing Began
at 10 O'Clock - Brotherhood
and Auxiliary Meetings.

ASCAS oh
at 10 O'Clock - Brotherhood
and Auxiliary Meetings
Though very few OF the delegates Of
the b. Of l.. E. or of the q. l. A. are
stopping at the Hotel Ryan, yet last
night fully thousand of them enjoyed
its hospitality. The reception was a
glorious success aud reflects great credit
Oh the generous hotel management.
Messrs. Welz and Fry, the proprieiors,
placed the entire parl0r floor
at the disposal of their tenn
porary guests. and were here. there and
everywhere looking after their comfort.
Seldom has a larger aSsemblage gath
cred at this hotel, or one more apprecia.
tive. As was remarked by society
lady present. the day has passed when
the engineer and his wife are ''out of
our set" They are as Intelligent and
well bred as the best in these latter
days.
Early in the evening, by 8 o'clock, the
crowd formed in double column and
passed before the grand officials for
presentation. Chief Arthur. President
Murdoch. Chaplain Dority and all the
notables Stood in line and shook hands
till their arms ached. The reception
committee was everywhere, down stairs,
in the lobby and up stairs in the par
lors, directing the uninitiated where to
put their hats and fix up their furbe-
lows. Each person was handed one of
the pretty favors giving the names of
the committee, the order of dances and
the list of floor managers. 1t was pref
tily engraved on the cover with:
reception to the B. of l.. E., Ten
dered by the Hotel Ryan, st. Paul. May
IA. 1884,"
AT the top was banner with B. of
l.. E. upon it.
The reception committee numbered
fifteen, OF which six were brotherhood
men and nine from the Commercial and
other clubs. The list is as follows:
From the Brotherhood-J. Ii. Stinson,
John Koran. W. A. Carter. George l..
Colburn. j A. Lathrop. j. Polite.
From the Commercial Club - u. D.
Merrill. c. W. Horr. Ii. d. Brown, A. S.
Tallmadge. William C. Reed. C. r.
Smith. u. B. Finch, A. j. Cumming. A.
d. Brown.
1t was 10 O'Clock before the floor man
ayers called the first dance, the usual
grand march preceding it. The st.
Anthony Hill orchestra occupied the far
end Of the large dining room, and gave
a fine selection of dance music. First
III the order OF dances was the lanciers.
followed by polka, quadrille. schottische
and watZe. The floor managers were
all brotherhood men, as follows: j. H.
Stinson. James Root, A. Layton, John
O'Neii. l.. w. Hathaway and }. l..
Golf.
Prominent in the crowd. and always
surrounded by knot of ladies. was
''Shandv Mcguire" When he had once
entered the ball room he stayed there,
and the number of lemonade toasts he
drank from the huge punch bowl in
honor of fair partners should have
made him worthy of canonization
as martyr. 1t was jolly
crowd throughout. Many well-known
townsDeople graced the occasion,
and among others from Minneapolis
Cannon's teacher in elocution, and Mrs.
Crosby, Il literary light of the sister
city. who has in press novel which
critics say will win her fame. Roland
Reed came up for few minutes after
the play to look on and enjoy the ell
joyment of others. And in the little
balcony overlooking the ballroom were
gathered mahy of the regular guests uf
the hotel.
About 1880 Chief Arthur and other of
the notables were escorted to the small
dining room. and partook of the elegant
lunch prepared, followed by others, as
fast as room could be made for them.
1t was long after IL before all the guests
had departed, though the gathering
storm drove many away early in the
evening. All voted the Ryan reception
night to be remembered. and pleased
and gratified, both hosts and guests
sought repose.