Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-07-29
Sampson and Drake, were linked
together on a banner. Mr.. Speers,

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Sioux Indiaus, descendants Of the
Sioux who committed the mas
sacres of 1862 in Minnesota, were
present. While the party were
going westward from Portage a
chorus was formed, which learned
the English national hymn, and
sprung it ever afterward, on the
slightest prov6cation. The words
of the song SO dear to British
hearts are as follows:
God save our noble queen,
Long may she live and reign,
God save the queen.
Send her victorious
Happy and glorious,
| Long to reign over us,
God save the queen.
The yell of the association,
which will confer a more o. less
doubtful immortality on its au-
thors, Messrs. Mitchell and Luby,
was as follows:
Rah! Rah! Rah!
Wales and his ma
Editors! Editors!
Min ne sofa!
Before leaving Griswold 'God
Save the Queen" was sung, the
yell given, and the train pulled
out for Virden.
Virden was a surprise. The
party was escorted by bicycle
club to the opera house, where a
banquet, one of the best of the
trip, was vigorously attacked.
This banquet, gotten up by
twenty five ladies, of the Presby-
terian church of Virden, would
have done credit to a far larger
town. The mayor read an elo-
quent address of welcome. The
address was beautifully engrossed
by Miss Mary Kennedy, daugh-
ter of Captain Kennedy of the
Sir John Franklin relief expedi-
tion of 1852. The national colors
of the two nations were skilfully
drawn on the parchment. The
address, which.is characteristic of
the speeches expressed every
where on the trip, was as follows:
ITO the Members OF the Minnesota
Editorial Association:
LADIES AND GeNTLEMEN:-On beh ali
OF the citizens of Virden we have much
pleasure in welcoming you as the guests
OF our young and growing town. To do
50 would afford US qualification at any
time, but you are especially welcome
now when there is every prospect thai
closer relations are about to be es-
tabished between the two great BRAN
ches OF the English speaking family.
We understand that your trip
through western Canada IS in the in
terests OF the newspapers which you
REPRESENT During the journey you will
see much of interest to yourselves per-
sonally, and much that will, no doubt,
afford material for interesting and ILL
structive reading to a large section Of
the people OF the United States. It is
through such visits as the present that
better understanding between two
peoples will be most easily attained and
we have no doubt that you will contri-
but, your share towards this much to
be desired end.
| We regret that your stay among us is
so short but We cannot allow the
occasion to pass without utcongratulatin
you upon being citizens of that great re-
public, whose forces, both on sea and
land, have within the last few weeks 80
distinguished themselves in the cause OF
freedom, by acts of valOr and moder-
ation as to command the admiration
;,ua T, spect oi the whole civilized world.
In conclusion we trust that your
journey may be both pleasant and prof.
liable, and that the impressions which
you carry from here may not be the
least agreeable of your trip.
D. McDoNALD, Mayr OF Virden,
w. S. WILCOX, President Virden
| Board OF Trade.
Virden, Manitoba, July 8, 1885,"
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! President Langum, of the asso-
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