The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-30
TACKLED THE TURKEYS
DINNER PROVIDED BY THE Y. M.
g. A. WAS A PRONOUNCED
SUCCESS
ADDRESSES FOLLOWED FEAST
Secretary Grace Explains a Plan to
Provide "a Recreation Depart
ment to Cost Two Thou
sand Dollars.

Seven hundred young men with ex-
pansion appetites and happy counte-
nances sat down to a turkey dinner given
by the officers of the Young Mems Chris
tian association last evening as fitting
Wind-up Of a most successful winters di-
version and labor. In the parlance Of
the street, they made the pile Of good
things, consisting of 100 turkeys. 10
bushels Of oranges, bushels of bananas,
100 dozen of biscuits, 10 gallons of cram
berry sauce and 60 gallons of coffee, 'Iook
like 80 cents" OF course the four
score young ladies who did the honors
shared in the dinner, but no one would
assume to lay the responsibility, even in
part, to them, and, truthfully stated,
when the feast was over there was
scarcely 80 cents worth of provisions
lett, but every vigorous, appetite was ap-
peased.
The affair took place in the Ryan An
mex, and the large hall was very comfort
ably filled with Y. NJ. G. A. young men,
and color was given to the scene of hap
Ply festivity by the seventy-1ive or eighty
young women representing nearly every
Protestant church in the city, who served
the dinner. Every table was decorated
with cut flowers, and all were parallel,
except one table running the entire north
and south length of the room, which
gave accommodation to the clergymen Of
the city and prominent laymen OF
churches interested in the association.
With very few exceptions, nearly every
Protestant clergyman in the city was
present, and at either end Of the table,
occupying places of honor, were Messrs,
Gran and Webster, the leaders in the
membership competition. After the
young men had stored away a great
quantity of turkey and cranberry sauce,
the ladies were seated, and, barring
few rather ludicrous mishaps, the young
men distinguished themselves as walters.
Altogether the ladies had little the best
of it, as they waited the longest.
At intervals during the dinner selec-
tons were given by a string orchestra,
which added not little to the pleasure
of the event. Rev. r. B. Cowgirl, of the
First Methodist church, offered the bless
ing before the dinner, and, directly fol-
lowing, Rev. A. B. Medium talked for
three minutes upon 1.-THE Young Men of
ST. Paul" He was he asserted, selected
because he was the youngest preacher,
but the long and elegant array Of minis
terial talent was only evidence of the re-
gard and esteem with which the Y. M.
c. A. was regarded by the clergy of st.
Paul. Speaking directly to his subject,
Mr.. Medium stated that one of the old
est church men in st. Paul had stated
to him very recently that there had never
been a time when the association was
held In greater esteem for its work
among young men than at present He
ascribed the credit for the existing eff
fectual organization to President A. b.
Driscoll and Secretary Edward Grace.
He commended the sincere and common
sense methods employed by the associa-
ton officers and praised the diversions
offered at the association rooms as far
better than forbidding certain pleasures
to young men by substituting legitimate
amusements in the games department.
George P. Lyman read the membership
report, showing an acquisition of All
members since the beginning of last
September. In the membership competi-
| ton the Gran-Webster squad led hav-
ing secured 142 new members. Rev. H.
F. Stillwel delivered congratulatory
address to Abner c. Gran, who secured
the largest number of members individ
ually. President A B. Drlscoll, who Of
ficiated as postmaster, read several let
tiers from local furnishing houses, prom
Using prizes to the leaders in the mem
bership competition. Rev. M. D. Ed
wards delivered an address to the squad
that secured the greatest number Of
members. Thomas H. Dickson. in a few
brief sentences, did honor to those who
secured ten or more members. He read
the following list, who are entitled to a
place in this class: p Smith, L. Lathrop.
P N. Schabin, II. S. Webster and A G.
Gran.
Secretary Grace concluded the speech
making with an address, in which he
paid compliments to the association
workers and to the young ladies. His
address was replete with witty, terse pas
sages and kept the gathering in the best
of cheer. He explained the plan for pro-
viding a recreation department to cost
$1,000 Pledge cards were passed around
for membership in this department with
very satisfactory results. The pro-
gramme was interspersed with selections
by the quartette as well the orches-
ira.
A good thing for your head-the Gordon
Hat