St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-13

Lift sall0Iif00n session WIS calteu 10
order at 2:15 by Acting President Rob
ert F. Thlima. of Pittsburg, Pa. Presi-.
dent Bass, of Utica. N. Y, is unable to
be present owing to serious illness.
The treasurer. James w. Bangert, of
Baltimore, is,li at his home.
Vice President r. f. Thuma delivered,
an opening address in which he spoke {,
as follows: 3
Ladies' and Gentlemen: tave the >,
unexpected homer of opening this, the =
eleventh annual convention of the
American National Association of Mas.
ters lsof Dancing. You are probably
aware OF our worthy presidents alb
-sHn 70 On account at sickness. expecting
ste come upto the last moment. have
the. pleasure of extending to you greet
ing and welcome once more, and shake
the hand Of good-feliowship, tried aud
true. Being called upon unexpectedly
to perform this most honorable duty
eau only deal lightly OH the variousS
subjects that@haye presented themselves.
to me Oh the spur of the moment. We
are gathered together for objects bf
vital importance; letuS put these things
on business basis. and with ear-
nest endeavor and decided purpose s8ct
!. for the good of the order. q.
I In looking backward, we have passed.
through number OF critical periods rs
individuals, and in other matters asi an,
association. We have had a. few de-
SerterS from our ranks, but all wish TO
say at present is. there is a distinction
between an honorable withdrawal and
dishonDrabfe one; that is all On this
subject that is worthy OF my attention.
The committees, l ain sure, will do the
rest. - -g-s.cs.
1t behooves us to make this meeting a
business one, strictly speaking. We
will Try to conduct our convention OH
this line; let us deal with these things
as men,. no fear or favor shown.
Now let US look on the pleasant SIDE
OF Our society; what have we to show
for our work? My opinion is the causes,
mentioned have placed us where we
have tried SO long to be. Oh solid foun-
dation. a firm unity. Are we not firmer
friends because we can feel. and l can
feel that there is not Que among us that
we cannot depend upon?
Proof Of this is shown by state
convention held at Philadelphia of
having met there, and knowing Of the
fame and name OF our association, they
rendered our secretary an invitation TO
speak before them On the subject of
unity. Are we not united when our
fame mas reached the outside. posts?
What was the result? They have joined
forces with us, and are willing to be-
come members OF our association.
Next, L believe we should pay great
deal Of attention to class practice, dur
ing convention more than ever. / think
the question of department, manners,
etiquette and corrective exercises should
~ sod mir cpl, aS,tc ,cl,o u
become living examples of our profes.
sion at all times and places. 1t requires
constant study. Our members should
pass examinations, and continue to pass
examinations until the LOO per cent is
reached.
Again. the absent ones not seen here
today: among those most beloved is our
treasurer. James w. Bangert, of Balti-
more, Md. who has been stricken down
andis very sick man, he is with us soul
and body, and better friend this asSo-
clation has never had nor will have. A
number of others have sent US their let
tiers, and they speak for themselves.
In conclusion, l will touch OIL one
more subject. If, as destiny seems to
foreteil, this ASSOCIATION will live in
years to come, l think it our duty to lay
the foundation SO solid that it is surety
We should have home, a training
school,a central place to meet regularly,
where we can stay as long as we wish
to, near some nice lake, where we can
say: "ThiS is where we start from to
go out in the pathways of life to do our
chosen work" l can see into the future
the results OF this plan. 1t is not orig
lnal with me. l hope that something
will be done in this matter at this meet
ing. Here 1 will stop and thank you for
your Kind attention. and we will now
go Oh with the work of our meeting. Il
thank you again, and bid you welcome.
After the address, committees were
appointed and twenty-five new appIi-
cations for membership were submitted.
The committee ON new dances consists
of Louis Kretehiow. of Chicago; Will
lam Morand. of Omaha; A. c. Wirth. Of
Milwaukee,; r. G. Auntinghouse,o of Chi
cago, and Jules E. Haywood. of Cieve-
land. A number of new dances were
submitted to the committee for inyesti-
CATION and report. The destiny of!new
figures and steps in dancing must needs
have merit to receive approval.
Mrs. Robbins and her husband are
doing all within reason to make the stay
of the delegates pleasant, ard they arc
succeeding, as there are many expires
sions of delight at beholuing the beau
ties of the city. and the ideal city of
conventions is again Endorsed.
The headquarters of the association
is the Grand opera house. OF those
who arrived yesterday were noted Will
lam Ii. Hague, Manchester, N H.; R.
G.. Huntinghouse, Chicago; Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Kretehlow, Chicago; E. B.
Gaynor. Chicago; }. II. Lidstrom. Peo-
ria; A. Bohlander. Peoria; A. H. Wirtll,
Milwaukee; Miss E. May Waterman.
Austin. Mum: Jules E. Haywood,