The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-04

be, but was, often forgotten that in
Maryland and Virginia and South
Carolina were as brave troops as those
which hailed from New York and
Pennsylvania.
Charles NJ. Jordan, of the Mime
apolis public schools, made witty
speech in which he referred to his in
herited military record. Naught but
clever things could well be said of an
organization which turned the best
thoughts Of men to the records Of the
forefathers who fought for political and
personal liberty. 1t must not be lost
sight Of that the American public
schools were the best medium for adj
vancing the matter Of better self-gov-
eminent and that in those institutions
were the seeds sowed not only of in
telligence but of patriotisnl-of better
manhood and better womanhood. The
schools were now filed with those who
were to take the places of those now
handling the affairs of the state and
the government.
Maj. E. S. Chittenden, the secretary
of the Sons of the American Revolu-
ton, brought greetings from his society
and in a few words said that his fellow
members were in favor, to man, Of
perpetuating the common feeling. His
society, he felt sure, would pass fav-
orable resolution at their annual meet
Maj. Chittenden said with the material
the great state of Minnesota furnished,
there was no good reason why the
amalgamated society should not COM
pare favorably with the big societies of
the East, and be 1000 strong.
Hon. Edwin c. Kennedy, of West Su-
porior, urged that he was so late in ar
irving that he lost the inspiration of
the beefsteak and corncob pipe, but
he felt that the step already taken was
NEST eloquent as showing the best sort
of feeling between the two societies,
who, during the dark times of war,
knew no division, but fought as one
great brotherhood for what they
thought was right.
Judge John w. Willis felt that those
present should be brave, owing to an
inheritance from their ancestry. Still
they had all allowed themselves to be
led to the stake by President Rukard
Hurd who was calling upon them to
speak without assigning them topics.
Such speeches might, the judge
thought, resemble fables without NOR
ais attached. Waxing serious, Judge
Willis spoke of neutrality-suspicious.
of the real sort, which did not consist
of gush over the flag. but which re-
quired earnest, consistent and power
full effort to make the government
realize the plan upon which it is found
ed. He deprecated conservatism, which
he said nourished tyranny, and hoped
this government might always have a
flag which would not have stars for
the wealthy and stripes for the poor.
Rev. John II. Rhodes, of st. Johns.
believed there was a wide diversity Of
feeling among men as to the brave
acts of their worthy ancestry. Most
prominent, he thought, was conserYa-
tism rather than what might be termed
revolutionary instinct. The members
of the society were heirs of men who
were not impelled by the feelings of
the Marseillaise-the commune of Paris
but who, with no tremulous hand,
signed in their legislative halls the
declaration of their freedom and indie
pendence.
Dr. Rhodes begged that there be no
deSultory argument about the cut of
ribbon or the set of an insignia, but
that the members of both societies weld
themselves into unified body with the
same patriotic gallant fOrefathers, till
the amalgamated body was stronger
and more noble as showing the adj
vanced spirit of the twentieth century.
Messrs. Thompson and Daggett of
Minneapolis and DR.. Thomas McDav-
lit, of st. Paul, explained at the sug-
gestion of the president why they were
members of the society, and each in
Ills OWL way gave Satisfactory eApld-
nations. DR.. McDavitt felt it absurd
that there should exist two bodies with
the common purpose, and said when he
Joined one, if he had known of the 9TH
er, he would have joined that also.
President Hurd called on Capt. Philip
Reade, of the army, to say taps" The
army man, in an exceedingly witty
speech, told of the various good nights
possible and closed his remarks with
the following appropriate verse:
Two words of our erratc speech
Torment me with malicious spite;
l halt and stammer over each
l find it hard to say Good night"
1t may be easy for some men,
But when arms, dimpled, round and white,
Draw down ones head tell you then
One scarcely can pronounce Good night"
And when the loving lips have clung
In sweet caresses soft and light,
There is force that ties the tongue
Until it cannot say Good night"
They're Anglo-Saxon, as 1 see,
And So of course, they must be right;
But ah. | know there for me
No words so hard these, Good night
Now farewell, sons and friends so bright
To each and all we wish good night,
And rosy dreams and slumbers bright.
Good night, Good night, Parting is such sweet
sorrow,
That we may say good night! till it be to-
morrow.