St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-28
AT NIGHT.
Great Crowd Attends the Con-
cert at the Auditorium.

"A Ufeat crowd Attends the Con.
cert at the Auditorium.
Three thousand people assembled in
the Auditorium last night and enjoyed
the excellent programme, for the ben
eft of the Nebraska sufferers. 1t wa:
one of the most successful benefit en-
tertainments ever given in St Paul
The programme was judiciously made
up, comprising an abundance of music
and song, and not too many speeches
The entertainment did not begin until
6:45, owing to the parade, which was q
trif1e late in reaching the Auditorium
1t formed at the capitol and started
at p. m, under the leadership of j. J
McCardy, who rode spirited bay horse
and presented an unquestionable mill
tary figure. A platoon of mounted DO
lice headed the procession, and then
came Seibert's First Regiment band
The $50 delegates, constituting the
grand lodge, followed, and after them
marched the twenty-five st. Paul
lodges and eighteen Minneapolis lodges
The procession numbered about 2,0O(
people. The line of march was down
Wabasha to Third street, down Third
to Jackson, thence to Sixth street, up
Sixth to Cedar, and thence to Eighth
street, and into the Auditorium.
The programme opened with Sc
lection by Seibert's military band.
Then Grand Master Workman w. B.
Mccormack, who officiated as chair
man, delivered brief address of well
come, in which he stated that the A. o.
U. w. was the largest fraternal or
ganization in the world.
Two musical numbers followed. One
was a tenor solo by Brother James
Hylant, and the other was the ex-
quisite Jewel Song" from Faust"
which was effectively sung by Mrs.
Fred Massolt, who possesses a pure
soprano of exceptional volume
NYE'S ADDRESS.
Wallace G. Nye the city comptroller
of Minneapolis, and one of the most
prominent fraternity men in the state,
delivered an interesting address, in
which he dwelt upon the good work
accomplished by the A. o. U. W., and
pointed out the civilizing influence of
benevolent orders. Then followed a
number of solos, recitations and quar-
tetteS.
w. J. Nolan entertained the large au-
dience vastly with amusing dialect spe-
cialties and stories, Mrs. A. w. Porter
sang the beautiful contralto solo "Cal-
vary with good expression, and the
Imperial quartette, consisting of
Messrs. La Pine, Kimball, Wilson and
Burke, gave two extremely pretty Sc
lections in most creditable style. Mrs.
Cook, of Lakeville, recited 1.-The Dis
trict School" J. c. Bramhall sang the
tenor solo Star of Bethlehem" and
Tom Jones created much amusement
with that comical composition, My
Old Friend john
Ex-Mayor William Henry Eustis, oil
Minneapolis, made few remarks. Mr.
Eustis congratulated the A. o. U. w
upon the splendid representation
shown by such a large gathering In
commenting on the fact that while the
male members of the order were each
insured for $1,000, the women were in
sured for only $500, Mr.. Eustis said
that the insurance of the women should
be increased, though he loosely
added: TT isn't safe in Minneapolis
to insure woman'S life for as large ar
amounesas $10,000."
j. j. McCardy, who has officiated az
the grand treasurer of the A. o. U. w
for eighteen years, made a brief speech
in which he alluded to the achievements
of the order. Though founded only
tWenty-seven years ago, it numbered
600 members, each of whom is in.
sured for $1,000, which means that the
total insurance represented amounts
to $3.50, OOO,COO
The entertainment concluded with ar
instrumental medley by the band, en-.
titled Musicians Reverie."