The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-28
NO JUBILEE In SIGHT
INABILITY OF THIRD REGIMENT
TO PARADE CAUSES INDEF-
INITE POSTPONEMENT
AN EASTERN BLIND POOL

That "a Peace Celebration VIII BE
I'm Order When Peace Is Declared
1t May Be Held Next Month
Orators Are Lacking.
The committees appointed several
days ago with a view Of holding a
peace jubilee festival on the even
ing of Sept. 80 decided yesterday to
postpone the entertainment to some
future date
The idea of the peace festival orig
inated-with the National Monument
Association of New York, and the gov
errors Of sixteen states and the mayors
OF seventy cities were requested to ar
range for exercises to be held Friday
evening. A set programme with ad-
dresses and music was sent out by
the New York association, and the in
tention was to have the exercises in
each city In the country held at the
same time and to be similar in char
acter.
The amount derived from the enter
tainment was to be forwarded to the
National Monument association to be
used in erecting monument to the
memory of the heroes of the battle
fields and the Maine.
Mayor Kiefer started the prepara-
d
committee of twenty-one gentlemen to
make the necessary arrangements, and
additional subcommittee on finance
decorations, programme and music
were named.
Yesterday afternoon a meeting Of
the general and subcommittee was
called to meet at the mayors office
to perfect arrangements. Present were
Mayor Kteferi Secretary Slime, of the
Commercial club; j. B. Sanborn, A S.
Tallmadge, H. G. McNair, J. J. Nc
Cardy, j. c. Donahower, John Espy, c..
r. F1andrau, W. F. Bergmeier, Casper
Ernst, Frank Schlick, B. F. Beardsley,
Il. f. Lemke, j. A. Wheelock, Ike Led
erer, R. M. Newport, H. w Fagiey and
j. w. Bishop.
Letters were read from Rev. S. G.
Smith, Judge Wilson, w. J. Driscoll
Fred E. Powers and T. L. Schumacher
explaining that absence from the city
or other enga gements would prevent
their attendance. Mr. Schumacher, chair
man of the finance committee being
out Of the city, the names of several
gentlemen were mentioned as a sub
stitute. R. M. Newport, E. w. Peet
and A. S. Tallmadge were named. but
each declined, and Frank Schlick was
finally selected.
j. j. McCardy, who had been an
pointed at the meeting of the com
mlttee on Saturday to secure the at
tendance of the Third regiment from
Fort Smelling to participate in the ex-
ercIses, reported that 1T was not pos
slpIe 10 secure the presence Of the
regiment for the occasion
Col. Harbach, now in command of
the regiment, informed Mr. McCardy
tnat but $50 of the men who were at
the front had returned, and at pres
ent but four of the officers who went
away with the regiment were at the
Tort. He had only been with the reg
lnlenC ABOUT a year, and was of the
opinion that when the regiment na
raded in st. Paul 1t should he with
| the officers who were known to the
cltlzens and who were with it at the
| front. TIC
Another objection to the regiment
| coming in at this time was that the
men were not In condition, and the
9 oso was OF the opinion that of the
ZoV men who had returned from Cuha
only ABOUT one-third would be able
| 10 stand the fatigue of a para de-
Oiloer all the circumstances Col. Har-
bach did not feel like orderine the
regiment out. The report of Mr.. Nc
| r 10y was wet blanket to the com
InIltee, and the failure to secure the
regiment to take part in the exercises
| was one OF the reasons for a most
ponelnent OF the proposed ceIebration
MT McCardy followed his report Inv
saying that the affair appeared to him
as little previous. Peace had not
peeh declared, and if the committee
Manteo 10 make a success of the en-
Ierualnment the date should be most.
poned. Some one in New York had
gotten up scheme to build a noonu.
hent somewhere in the East and +he
peace part of the affair appeared to he
lacked on in order to secure funds.
he Favored going into the entertain.
nieht at some future time and CARRYING
IL out IN proper manner. The time was
100 snort now to properly arrange fOr
Friday night. A0-
"A. >. Tallmadge agreed with Mr. Nc
Cardy that the affair was a little hastv
Rukard Hurd wanted the peace iubi-
lee held when the treaty of peace was
ratified.
Mayor Kiefer had the names of the
gentlemen VINO were on the committee
from the National Monument associa-
ton read.
Mr.. Tallmadge thought the names
sounded as if they had been taken
from directory
II. G. McNair thought as the nuhlic
press had announced that arrange
ments were being made there should
De an attempt to carry out a pro-
gramme Friday night He was in favor
of the action outlined by Mr.. McCardV
/ but was of the opinion that as the pas-
tors of the churches had announced the
entertainment from their pulpits Sun
Gay the committee was forced to go
ahead with the entertainment.
There was some doubt as to whether
the pastors had announced the enter
tainment, but this was settled bv Gen
Sanborn, who stated that he had at
tended church Sunday and heard one
Of the announcements
F. W. Bergmeier suggested that the
churches observe the day, and later the
committee could hold a public enter
tainment.
Maj. Espy declared there was not
sufficient time for the committee to do
credit to itself or the city He was in
favor of waiting until October and re-
ceive President Mckinley and hold a
peace jubilee at the same time.
j. A. WheelOck advised a postpone
ment until peace in some definite form
had been consummated. The time was
too short to. get up creditable enter
tainment. Without the soldiers II
would be hard to draw a crowd. He
doubted If there were any orators in
the city who would attract a very large
crowd. There was no justification for
a peace jubilee at this time, and a fail
ure would be more discreditable than
not to have any entertainment.
Rufus A. Hoyt did not see how an en-
tertainment Friday night could be
made a success without the soldiers If
anything was attempted it should be
well done, and While it might be posi-
BILE to give an entertainment for a mon
ument fund it would be impossible to
make success of the peace Jubilee end.
Mr.. Wheelock called attention to the
fact that st. Paul was interested in the
erection of monument to the heroes of
the Civil war, and suggested that the