The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-26
ODD FELLOWS HALL PACKED.
PROGRAMME OF ENTERTAIN
ING SPEECHES.
THE ORDER THE MAIN THOUGHT.
Things About the City of ST.
PauI-Other Speeches.

Fellows hall, Sixth and Wabasha
streets, lastevening, was a most enjoy
able social observance of the distinct
lively American holiday. The members
Of the Royal Neighbors, the woman's
auxiliary to the Woodmen, were the
guests Of the occasion, together with
friends Of the members of Minnehaha
camp. A. W. Lilley was POSTMASTER.
The guests were seated at a bountiful
board in the large lodge room, and
while discussing delightful menu were
RECALLED with toasts and speeches by
Mayor Doran, C. F. Clifford, c. J.
Berryhill, Harry Franklin, DIR. McCuI-
lom, of Minneapolis, and C. G. Collins.
Following the banquet, pleasing mu-
steal programme was presented in the
ball room. A number of entertaining
numbers were rendered, among which
was a vocal duet with a whistling
chorus by Josie and Oracle Mounts,
wee tots of remarkable seIf-possession
and accomplishment. Their singing
was a particularly pleasing feature of
the programme, and won the hearty
encore, to which the little ones re-
sponded with charming grace. A ball
was the concluding feature of the occa-
sion, and the dancers tripped the light
fantastic to the strains of a mandolin
orchestra we'll into the small hours of
the morning.
Mayor Doran spoke feelingly, and at
considerable length, on the toast "The
City" He said, among the things that
st. Paul had to be thankful for was
the fact that 1t was one Of two large
American cities which had not in
creased their debt in the past half
dozen years. He said that while the
improvements of the city had not been
large, they had been steady and suffi-
cient for the needs of the time. Re-
ferring to the sanitary condition Of the
city, he said st. Paul was one of the
healthiest municipalities on the West
ern continent, and had the best water
supply Of any city in the United States
except Buffalo. He said he had great
faith in st. Paul, and that we were
about emerging into the sunlight of
lasting prosperity.
Home" was the toast of Harry
Franklin. He handled it in a humorous
and highly entertaining manner start
ing with a hint to the ladies that his
wife was visiting in the old country
and that this was an excellent chance
for some bright young woman to find
a home. His suggestion for the hand
ling Of the drinking man was unique.
He suggested that the wife get a kodak,
and every time her liege lord came
home "half-seas over" that she take a
picture of him, and, getting collec-
ton of these, have them framed for
his edification.
Assigned the toast, The Camp"
Charles J. Berryhill spoke eloquently
upon the sovereignty of every Ameri-
can citizen, and was followed by a
humorous talk by Judge Twohy on
Ten Dollars or Ten Days" The judge
was quite inclined to impose fine of
ten dollars on the man who assigned
him the toast, but feared he hadn't the
jurisdiction.
1.-THE Press" was responded to by G..
f. Clifford. of the G l o b e. After speak
ing briefly of Modern Woodmen, Mr.
Clifford said
The newspaper of today, wherever it is
worthy of it's name, makes its cause the peo-
pies cause, and battles sturdily for the ele-
walton of the head the heart and the home.
Be it said with shame, there are black sheep
in the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS which sell
which seek sensationalism at the sacrifice of
truth: newspapers which publish the hideous,
the gruesome, the scandalous, without pur-
posing to point moral; newspapers Which
hesitate not to fill their columns with stories
of the sins of mankind merely to turn the
tide of gold toward their treasures These
yellow" journals Of the day-unfit for a
Mace in the family the shop, the Office or
the Iibrary-ephemeral, unstable untrust
worthy and highly hurtful to society. They
are unworthy of the civilization of the CEN
tury, and should be spurned by those who
make it possible for them to continue men
ace TO the morals of great communities of
men and women. Thank heaven the number
of these journals is comparatively small.
The tendency of the great editor OF the day
is to aid in the upbulding of the society in
which he moves and to curb or correct evil
tendencies. He seeks to eliminate from his
paper that which will offend and misguide,
and to elaborate that which VIII instruct ana
inspire while it interests and entertainS. Inc
newspapers of America are, too, tearing OF
shreds the thongs which tether them to polit-
ical parties. In every succeeding great cam
naign a constantly increasing number OF news
papers thunder forth the sentiments they en-
terrain regardless OF party pretNDts or plat
forms. They hoist the flag of Independence
and fight from sun to sun for prlnAple against
pelf for right against wrong. l see in this
brightest prospects for the newspaper of to-
morrow Already recognized as one of the
most powerful engines in modern social. COM
mercial and political life, | believe the press
%
in the advancement of the human race than
any other single agency.
Dr. McCollum, of Minneapolis, was
given the topic "WOodcraft," and he
handled it in such a manner as to eX-
cite the mirth of the audience. He
''ioshed" the camp by telling it that it
had taken it's name, Minnehaha, from
one of the beauty spots of Minneapolis.
Out of the somewhat peculiar subject,
''How I Like Fulton" Ben Smith, Of
Mankato, made a pleasant talk on the
contest between Fulton and Rock ISL
and for the headquarters of the Order
of Modern Woodmen. Mr.. Smith spoke
enthusiastically of the growth Of the
order. and congratulated Minnehaha
camp on the fact that it was the larg-
est camp in Minnesota, and perhaps,
the largest in the United States.
Mrs. G. c. Collins spoke on the
.sRoyaI Neighbours" called attention to
their thrift and the advisability of be-
coming members of the order, after
which Darius F. Reese wound up the
regular toast list with a Whirlwind
talk on what Are We Here For?"
He discussed the toasts of all the ladies
and gentlemen who had preceded him
in a decidedly mirth-pTovoking man
ner, congratulated Minnehaha camp on
it's tremendous growth, and sat down
amid such an outburst of applause that
he had to respond to an encore.
CHARLEY SCHADE DEAD.