The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-10
GREETINGS MOST CORDIAL.
They Were Extended to the Visit
ors Yesterday Morning.


A profusion of cut flowers and lavish
use of purple and white bunting made
the house of representatives in the state
capitol most attractive for the 600 or
| more women who assembled there yes
terday morning to join in the impressive
exercises which fittingly opened the con-
vention of the Royal Neighbors. The
women all wore their incest gowns, for
the weather outside was perfect, and the
stirring selections played by Broses or
chestra added the needed touch to the
gala effect.
The opening session was called to order
by Mrs G. G. Collins, president of the
local convention committee.
Seated on the rostrum with Mrs. Co.
lins were Mrs. E. D. Watt, of Kansas
City, supreme oracle; DR.. Franc Morrill,,
of Illinois, supreme physician; Mayor A
R. Kiefer, Attorney General w. B. Doug
las Darius F. Reese and Rev. G. Edgar
Haupt, of ST. Paul.
Rev c. E. Haupt, rector of the Church
of the Messiah, and member of the
Modern Woodmen of America, opened
the session with an invocation.
Mrs. G. C. Collins opening welcoming
address was as wollows:
This is an occasion most auSpiciouS for
the Royal NeighborS of America. While
on this beautiful May morning we are
met together to inaugurate the opening
NAL session of the supreme camp nearly
| $4,000 pairs of eyes are centered on the
capital city of Minnesota, because of the
| fact that the future of the order, and eS-
pecially the period covering the next two
years is largely in the hands of the dele
gates here assembled. The record Of the
past has been one of magnificent success.
THAT of the future is full of promise.
That we have attained to our present
! magnificent membership is due to the fact
that the order has been especially blessed
xz-i+h OfH nf acknowledged
| ability to whose untiring efforts and
| never faltering devotion the proud posi-
ton which we now occupy among social,
fraternal and beneficial societies prin-
| cipally composed of women Is In a great
measure responsible.
During the present week we as dele
gates will be called upon to provide for
| the future, and it is the earnest prayer of
| the members of the order in st. Paul that
| the convention held in their midst shall
| be one of the mileStones in the order s
history. which will be referred to in
! future years as the place where and the
| time when the best things were done in
| the best manner and for the best inter-
| ests of the entire membership.
Through the courtesy of the convention
committee of st. Paul 1t becomes my
pleasant duty to bid you welcome in their
while in our city; we want you to under
! stand that like yourselves we are Royal
Neighbors in ali that the words imply;
that we are also loyal-loyal to our
! homes, loyal to our beautiful city and
| loyal to the greatest of all orders-the
| Royal Neighbors of America.
| The committee has arranged q pro-
| gramme for your entertainment, which
| has been prepared with a view of not con-
] fiicting with the business of the conven-
| ton. We may have arranged for less
| than you expected, but If such is the case
| it was an error of the head and not of
| the heart. The order of Royal Neighbors
| is held in highest esteem in our city as
| we'll as throughout the state, and you
| will find 1t is not stranger In the vii
| lagos and cities of the great Northwest.
| In st. Paul we are gaining in membership
as rapidly as is consistent with safety, and
| while no stately structures have been
erected in our honor we have a temple In
| the heart of nearly every loyal citizen.
We are exceedingly grateful that you
have honored us with the first biennial
session of the supreme camp, and as 1
look about me and see the earnest, in
telligent countenances of delegates from
| twelve of the greatest states of the
Union my heart throbs for very joy, for
depicted on each I believe discern a
desire and a determination to uphold the
principles of the order and to develop
its fraternal and benficial work no mat
ter at what cost.
This occasion is to me one of the proud
est within my recollection, not because of
| the honor conferred as president of the