The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-11
banQuet1ng were:

Members Of the society present and
banqueting were:
J: 9. Adams, D. R. Noyes.
E. G. Bowen, y. s. A, E. J. Phelps.
J. r. Brooke, U. S. A, C. E. Pike,
J. w. Chamberlin,- F. W. Pike,
E. S. Chittenden, A. S. Porter Jr.,
W. K. Coffin, P. Reade, U. s. A,
G.. II. Daggeitt, = D. w. Rhodes D. D.,
p. S. Dudley, U. S.. A, L. A. Robinson,
E. j. Edwards, C. B. Sears, U. s. A.
R. l. Harrington, ]. Stone,
F. L. Greenleaf, B. Taylor,
]. NJ. Hawks, g.. W. S. Timberlake,
D. II. Hersey, ]. Townsend,
r. +. Hersey, w. P. Trowbridge,
R. Hurd. w. F. Tucker, U.S.A.,
G. w. Johnson, n H. P. Upham,
w. H. Lightner, E. F. Wells,
c. E. Mayo, fs C. II. Whipple. U.S.A,
D. A. Monfort, w. G. White,
F. D. Monfort, H. E. Whitney, M. A.
J. Mclean, NJ. D.,
Guests of the society were:
E. H. Morphy, Col. j. H. Patterson.
]. II. Skinner, -ts- U. S. A.,
J. t. Clark, ]. 3. West,
". G. Northrup, Rev. e. D. Andrews,
S \; ,. & k,' !: White CO. E. E E. Glenn,
J. y. Kirby, Lieut.. F: &. Marshall,
W. F. Meyers, U. S. A.
The menu card, printed in colors and
bearing the badge OF the society in
red and gold on the front cover, was
handsomely embossed and artistic
affair.
The banquet was held in the ladies'
ordinary, which was decorated with
flags, while the pillars of the room were
entWined with red and white, the COL
ors of the society. The st. Anthony
Hill orchestra enIfvened the occasion
while the banqueters were busy with
the good things Of the menu.
It was nearly 10 o'clock when the
n; 7.e, Nz-n1-o :ol1.t cd Ia nuIpfnrG
responded to the call Of GOV. Uphanl,
presiding, by assuming easy positions
in their chairs preparatory to the in
tellectual feast, the first course Of
which was provided by the Rev. Dr..
Rhodes in a witty, but earnest talk on
Colonial Days" DR.. Rhodes said in
reading history, Thackeray or Wash
ington Irving, it seemed to him that
the people of those early days really
got more out of life than we Of the
present 1t is doubtful, he said, If
people enjoy life more with their pal
aces and Pullman cars and advanced
civilization, than the inha bitantS Of the
colonies The striking feature Of the
New Highlander was the vein of super
sstftion that ran through his character;
sturdy, self-reliant though his virtues
were. In the Virginias there was yet
another type, not always refined In
habits and custom, yet possessing
splendid traits of patriotism and ma
trOnly qualities.
Gen. Brooke spoke on "Pennsylva-
MIA" The popular belief that William
Penn had founded the first colony On
that state was a. mistake, he said.
Forty years before the peaceful Quaker
arrived at the site Of Philadelphia.
colonies of Dutch, Welsh and Swedes
had already made their homes in the
valley Of the Delaware. Another pop
L c1o<I
was the misleading statement that
Penn drove a hard bargain when he
secured his land grant from the In
dians The Indians from the bounds
Of the home of the I've Nations in the
north of the Ceorgias in the South
were IN state Of subsection, liable
to be put to death. by the white set
settlers, if found bearing weapons
These Indians hailed Penn as deliV-
erer, and his treatment Of them JUS
tilted their faith. Gen. Brooke then
gave an interesting account of the
Scotch, Irish and Welsh settlements,
and the parts those people played in
the colonial wars.
c. P. Noyes read his paper on "Rhode
Island" The first thing the settlers of
that colony did upon arriving in Ameri-
ca, said Mr.. Noyes, was to establish a
church; their first act was to provide
means for its support, and their first
legislative act to limit the right of
suffrage to members of that church
The advent of the celebrated Ann
Hutchinson into the colony, and her
efforts for the church, together WITH
some of her companions in church es-
Establishment, as related by Mr. Moves.
afforded considerable amusement to
his hearers, some Of whom were de-
Scendants of the sturdy old puritans.
Stephen JeWett was assigned the
topic Connecticut" THAT colony was
not only loyal to the colonial govern
ment and a leader in the events that
shaped the destinies of the republic"
said Mr.. Jewett, but, also, as a colony
and as a state, a leader in the move
ment that has brought history to the
present day"
Secretary Whipple then read a letter
from Joseph Cuyler Hardie of the
| Society of COLONIAL Wars, Of the Dis
| trict Of Columbia, proposing the fol-
| lowing toast: May the Society Found
| ed in Reverent Recognition of Our
| Ancestors Flourish Forever" The toast
| was drunk standing.
Capt z. s. Dudley, U. S. A, respond
| ed to New York" He paid high trib-
ute to the English who founded the
| New England colonies, but 1t was the
sturdy Dutchmen who had made pos
sible the great Empire commonwealth.
New Jersey called for a response
by William H. Lightner, who was intro
duced as a Pennsylvania Dutchman.
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