The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-13
EIGHT ANNUAL ENTERTAINMENT
OF THE JUNIOR PIONEERs
BEATS ALL.
PROGRAMME OF EXCELLENCE.
SOME CHOICE MUSIC sANDWICHED
IN WITH TWO INTERESTING
TALKS.
DANCING CONCLUDES THE EVENT.
Ignatius DonnelIy and Judge John
w. Willis Tell the Association
It's Merits.

Waen the programme proper cniitS ~
an end last night it was the opinion OF
those who We're fortunate enough to
be present that If all entertainments
given by the Junior Pioneers were
Of the same calibre, they should be
given at least semi ANNUALLY instead
Of but once year. There were two
excellent talks from Ignatius Donnei-
ly and John w. Willis, some excellent
music, both vocal and instrumental,
and as q fitting finale the big lodge
room at Elks' hall was cleared and the
people who had been entertained dane
ed through a programme of numbers to
the music of Seibe-t'S orchestra. The
character,of the music on the card dur
ing the early evening was unusually
good Miss Mile Pottgeiser, the con-
tralto, was down for I'm the Purple
Twilight" by Cowles, and did full JUS
tice to the number. Her encore was
"My Gal S a High Born Lady" John
F. Gehan sang Faure's palms" and
for hearty encore gave Mona. Both
singers were aided by what is so often
missing, really excellent musicianly &C
compartment. The accompanlst was
Mrs. F. L. Hoffman, who also gave
Mendelssohn's scherzo on the piano,
and to a well merited encore played
"The Junior Pioneer March," written
by the late Charles Pottgeiser. Messrs.
Bookstaver, Bach, Allen and Hen
ninger, comprising the male quartette
Of Company D, appeared near the be-
ginning and end of the card and were
heartily received.
The big room was comfortably filled
with the members, their ladies and
friends, when President Frank Robert
Jr. wrapped for order, and, after
brief speech of welcome, announced
that VIM. r. Johnson would act as
master of ceremonies for the eighth
annual entertainment of the order. Mr..
Johnson was invited to the post or
honor and the programme opened
When Ignatius Donnelly was called
upon to speak to '"The Pioneers Of
Ramsey County" he started out by say
ing he felt that any pleasure arising
from his presence at the meeting of the
Junior Pioneers was almost entirely
his. The many advantages, such as
social intercourse and practical benefit.
were but the result of the fraternal
feeling, the lofty brotherhood upon
which the hope Of the nation depends.
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and said he was proud to be the father
Of one Of it's members. He related
something Of the progress which hau
been made in this country, and told
of the introduction of railroads, tele-
graph and lucifer matches in very
interesting fashion. The present mem
bers were the progeny of those who
knew when the science Of progress had
hardly begun it's marvellous march, es-
pecially in the then unknown North
west Nowhere has more wonderful
things been accomplished than in the
West where the land of the barbarian
had been civilized and where, in the
pages of human history, no such tran
sition had ever been recorded.
No part Of the country could he
thought, be compared in the matter of
national beauty or the active progress
sion of it's enterprising inhabitants, to
the great state Of Minnesota, with It's
beautiful landscape cut UP by 10,00o
lakes
A glance 100 years ahead would
show that on the big plateau OF Min :
nesota and Wisconsin would be the
most representative people on the
whole American continent. thoughtful
people would note that the best blood OF
this and other countries would follow
the lead of the valiant persons who
came to this fertile country in search
of homes and farms. He said that
the day would come when the de-
scendants of those present would con
slider it almost patent of nobility that
their ancestors were members Of the
Junior Pioneers.
John w Willis, being introduced by
Mr. Johnson, spoke briefly and very
Informally to the sentiment: 'The Jun
ior Pioneers" The order had reared
it's shrine at which to serve the mem
cry of those who had aided in building
up the metropolis of the great North
west. the CITY which held the COM
mercial supremacy of this marvellous
section of the country, the great chain
of incidents leading up to the founding
of the city will stand preeminent IN the
history yet to be written as worthy or
the wonderful results accomplished.
First came the Larpenteurs, the Rooe1 Us,
the Rondeaus, and later the progenltors
of the Pottgeisers and the SchWeltzeTs
ONLY to be followed by the O'Briens, the
Gehans and the O'Gormans, until now
the Junior Pioneers may fairly say they
have euualed in all the element which
go to make up good citizenship, the
proud record of their illustrious an
cestry. A glance at the persons would
bear this out, when their children were
clever opponents Of music, art ana
those things which come with better
There must be need of some such Or
ganization as this or else this order
never would have reached its present
flcurishing condition. st. PauI Is q
representative city. She has adopted
friendly attitude toward her sister
cities in the race for supremacy. she
has just watched with some com
placency the doubt on the part OF Min
neapolis as to whether to dam the Mis-
sissinpi or to dam us. st. Paul Is a
city Of art, of music, or architecture,
with a. magnificent park system, with
bouIeyards reaching from park to park
until 1t has almost now come to be re-
garded as almost, If not quite as
naturally beautiful as it is commercial
Nv important, and she may justly re-
gard as a beacon light for those who
come West for progress and advance
ment and not little of her indomitable
push and energy arises out Of just such
Splendid organizations as the Junior
Pioneers.
GREAT NORTHERN LANDS.