The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-03
GRAND RECEPTION TENDERED TO
THE GRAND ARMY ENCAMP-
NEWT C0AsFrTTEES
IN THE COMMERCIAL CLUB.
SEVERAL HUNDRED UNITE IN A
TEsTIMONfAL 6F APPRECIA-
TION OF THE WORK.
CHARITY BAIL COMES ToNrcHr.
Everything Ready for the Brilliant
Social Event of the Season.
Society Is Busy.

dered reception last evening to the
ofhcers and committees of the re en-
campment association, as a fitting tes-
tlmonlal to- the services Of. that y, bic
spirited body
Three hundred people, fully half of
whom were ladies, were present during
the evening. The success Of The re-
ception fully verified the belief that the
people of the city fully appreciate the
great services the encampment COM
mittees and officials rendered ST. Paul
1t was practically the final act in the
great event which turned the eyes of
the nation to this city but three months
ago. The committees are now dis
charged, practically speaking, and
their labors are over. Their services
to the city and the community received
the public recognition they merited last
night, and the Commercial club stood
sponsor for the event and acted as
host to the large number of people
who gathered to pay their respects to
the guests of the evening.
Conspicuous among the honored
and noted guests Of the evening were
Gen. e. G. Mason, to whom is due a
lions share of the praise. The general
modestly acknowledged the many
compliments paid him, yet his heart
gioWed with pride.C Mrs. r. M New
port, who so riebly led the patriotic
women of the city in the strife to out
do the men in hospitality and lavish
entertainment during the first week in
september, also stood out prominently
among the recipients of praise Capt.
Henry A. Castle and Commander :. +.
McCardy, with pleasure and pardon
able pride shining from their eyes,
shook the hands of scores of people.
I There were many others among the
gallant band of hustlers of Sept sn1ber
present in the throng. The chairmen
of nearly all the. committees were pres
ent Every person who took part in
the preparations for the eneampment.
whether his part was great or small,
left the reception feeling fully rewarded
for his or her efforts to make the en-
campment a success. The debt of graft
tude which the city has, long owed the
committeeman and committeewemen
has. been publicly paid in a becoming
manner.
The spacious parlors of the club was
the scene OF the reception proper, al
though, after the formality of presen-
tat1On was over, the guests roamed
over the. entire floor into the billiard
rooms, card rooms and into the big
dancing room, where an excellent lunch
was served. Secretary Pinney and AS
sistant Secretary Daniels contributed
largely to the success of the occasion,
and the former, whose. hard work was
a large factor in making the encamD-
ment the magnificent success, it proved,
was among the others who received
the credit and gratitude due from the
public.
The rooms of the club were prettily
decorated with silk flags and banks of
flowers. In the Fourth and Minnesota
street corner of the main parlor two
immense silk flags were festooned I'M
der which the. st. Anthony Hill Or
chestra, w w. Dixon, director, took it's
stand Palms and chrysanthemums
comprised the floral decorations of
this pretty nook. Potted plants were
placed throughout the immense parlor,
naa tertally adding to the attraetiveness
t or the scene. The reception was strict
I ly informal It was, indeed, truly dem.
| ocrat1c, and therefore the heart felt
expressions of gratitude which come
voluntarily to- the lips of the guests
We're not stayed by form or conven-
tfenal restrictions.
The guests arrived before 9 O'clock
and at that hour President Vanish.
who, with E. c. Chtttenden and others.
had presented the visitors to Gen. Ma
son, MES Newport and the other lead
/ ing spirits In the 5encampment enter
| prise, invited those present to be seated.
In opening his remarks President
Vanish said it afforded him great
pleasure to welcome tlre~honored guests
OF the evening, in the name of the ST.
Pauf commercial club. You made the
great encampmeGlt such q phenomenal
success that L cannot find words TO
express the appreciation felt by the en-
tire community I cannot fittingly tell
you OF the excellent Judgment, the
energy and thes perseverance you Dis
played from the inception to the finish
OF the eneamp4aenE Neither are we
unnlndful of the great work accom-
pushed by the ladies, at the head OF
whom Mrs. r. M. Newport directed
with such capable Judgment. 1T proves
what we men have been slow in be-
| HeVfng, that no great event can be
carried to a successful issue wtthour
the assistance of the ladies. The re-
suits OF the recent encampment can
not be fully appreciated. Its effects
VIII be seen when many of us will be
gone. 1t has left an impression upon
the youth of this city. It has incul-
Gated patriotism and loyalty In the
! MINDS or countless thousands 1t has
aroused every man and woman VINO
has at heart an interest in the perpet-
uity OF this great government of ours.
| We cannot realize the greatness of this
country, or the patriotism Of it's peo-
| pie until some great force or enemy
attacks us Then we wake UP as One
mani Then we realize that there are
no classes, no distinctions. that we are
ait patriots and anxious to defend our
homes. l believe no event ever tram
Spired in the city Of st. Paul when
/ SO thoroughly brought the people to-
Ism and love Of country. In this public
recognition of the services OF those VINO
contributed SO largely to the success
/ Of the recent eneampment 1t Is I'M
possible to convey IAN adequate sense
of our gratitude" &
Gen. E. c. Mason speaking for the
encaInoment Committees followed
President Vanish in an address, sub
Stantial1y as follows: Il am sure
express the sense ssof the committees
which conducted the recent eneanp-
ment of the GRAND Army Of the Repub-
lie, that we appreciate the great conf
pliment just paid as, and being paid
us by the presence of this splendid
gathering of the representative citizens
of st. Paul. But the Commercial club
is not without its share OF the gem
eral credit. The records OF the club
will show that IN December, 1898, there
was appointed committee to bring to
St. Paul an encampment of the Grand
Army. The results of that committees
work is already matter of history.
The Iabors of the encampnent COM
mittees is about over There are still
some small matters to be disposed Of
and then the last deeds. will have been
transacted The great organization
which conducted the encampnent will
be kept alive, for a few years hence
We may again want to bring to the
city another national encampment.
The committees We're DESTROYS of