St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-11
DINED AT THE ABERDEEN.
Society of Colonial Wars Holds q
Banquet.

The Society of Colonial Wars Of Min
nesota, recently instituted in ST. Paul,
held It's first celebration last evening,
when it's members assembled at a ban
quet given at the Aberdeen in COM
memorration Of the formation of the To-
cal society and the treaty of Paris,
signed Feb. 10, 1853. The banquet and
accompanying exercises last evening
was an unqualified success from every
standpoint. Every member of the So
ciety was present, the decorations beau
tiful and artistic, and the responses to
toasts were most entertaining.
Rukard Hurd, the governor of the
society, presided over last nights ex-
ercises and delivered hearty address
of the occasion. Mr.. Hurd stated that
he was very much interested in all
patriotic organizations, and would be
willing to work zealously for the up
building of the Society of Colonial
Wars. whose history in Minnesota
should be one of permanency and sue
cess.
1.-THE Day We Celebrate" was the
toast responded to by Capt. Philip
Reade, U. S. A, the historian of the So
ciety. Capt. Reade's remarks, largely
historical, dealing as they did with the
signing of the treaty Of Paris and sub
sequent events, was enthusiastically
received by his hearers.
Charles Elliot Pike. in response to
the toast pride in Ancestry" dwelt
upon the results attained by the
founders and defenders of this nation.
and affirmed it an honor to be de-
scended from men of so great accom-
plishments Gen. John Rutter Brook,
U. S. A, occasioned the greatest en-
thusiasm by his response to THE
Army" Gen. Brooke declared that the
United States had no army, being pos
sessed of a mere skeleton. The peo-
pie were the army, and when occa-
sion demanded it they would marshal
such forces as the world had never
before known. The arsenals through
out the country should, in the opinion
Of Gen. Brooke, be generously fur
nished with munitions of war, and
when it was needed the United States
could then form an army whose pow
er would be irresistible. AT the con-
clusion of his remarks the entire COM
pany drank Gen. Brooke's health,
standing. DR.. e. p. Ingersolrs toast
was can Evolution" In the course
of his remarks the speaker dwelt par
ticularly upon the broadening of mod
ern Christianity.
Addresses were also made by Henry
P. Upham and G. p. Noyes. Mr.. Up
ham was toasted as the founder of
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genealogical records were referred to
as among the most complete in the
United States. Good Night" was
said by William H. Lightner in a most
happy manner. The guests of the
evening were Brig. Gen. John r.
Brooke, U. s. A; Col. George c.
Glenn, u. S. A; Hon. w. p Clough
and Edwin Johnson.
The officers and members Of the society pres
>eIt were: Governor Rukard Hurd deputy
governor, Maj Clinton Brooks Sears, Y: $. A;
lieutenant governor, Capt. Fayette Washing
ton Roe, U. s. A.; secretary and treasurer,
Maj. Charles Henry Whipple, U. s. A.; regis
trar, Charles Phelps Noyes; historian, Capt.
Philip Reade, U. S. A: chancellor, William
Hurley Lightner chaplain, Rt. Rev. Henry
Benjamin Whipple, d. D., LII. D.; council,
Henry Pratt Upham. Rev. Edward Payson In
gersoll, d. D., George Henry Daggett. Charles
Eliot Pike, Edwin Sedgwick Chittenden. John
Townsend Lieut.. Andrew Gregg Curtin Quay,
U. S. A., John Quincy Adams, Franklin Lewis
Greenleaf, Everton Judson Abbott, NJ. D..
Fielder Bowie Chew. Henry Benjamin Hill,
Charles Edwin Mayo. Francis Wallace Pike,
Edward Junius Edwards, Frederick Lee Gill
bert, Stephen Jewett Albert RandeH Moore,
Harry Edward Whitney