The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-14
PRO- BOERS AREACTIVE
PLANS FOR FURTHER MEETINGS
ARE DISCUSSED AT A
BANQUET
WILL GO OVER THE STATE

Meetings Are to BE Held in Various
Cities for the Purpose of Taking
Further Collections for the Cause
of the Red CrOss-Addresses Are
Made by Several of the PrOmOt-
ers.
At an Informal banquet given at the
Ryan last night by Theodore f. Koch TO
his associates in arranging for the pro-
Boer mass meeting at Peoples church'
Saturday evening. preliminary plans were
made for holding half-dozen mass meet
ings in the principal cities of the state.
All details were left with the executive
committee. which will meet next Wednes-
day
Although an informal affair no little en-
tuhusiasm was awakened among the lead
ers in the pro-Boer movement. and a
dozen or more very earnest speeches were
made by the gentlemen present.
The following were the invited guests
who were present: Theodore +. hocn'
w. S. Smit, Dr. James Markoe, Eric Nor
ton, Louis Nash, H. Lohrbauer, Thomas
R. Kane. C. D. OBrien, Dr. Justus Ohage'
Fritz Koch, Herman Nienstedt, Louis
Koch. Rufus A. Hoyt, G. ]. Lomen and J.
d. O'Brien.
The bill Of fare was decidedly sugges-
tive of the war. some of the items on the
menu card being Dunn Dunn Olives, Lyd-
dite Pickles. Chicken Gumbo Africa, Tu-
gela River Salmon, Shrapnel Sauce. Mush-
rooms la Kopje, Baked Chicken Pot Pie
q la White, Oyster Plant la Butler,
Ladysmith fingers, Victoria Ice cream and
= South African fruits.
Letters Of regret were read from Gen.
Clapp, Gov. Lind, Mayor Kiefer and 9TH
ers who were unable to be present be-
cause of conflicting engagements.
In the absence Of Gen. Clapp, John D.
OtBrien of1ciated as postmaster. He
spoke as an Introductory to the toasts
that were to follow Of the great success
which attended the mass meeting at the
Peoples church, and Of the sentiment
that pervaded the meeting.
Louis Koch followed with a toast to
Paul Kruger, president Of the South
African republic. He spoke with a great
deal of feeling and his remarks were
roundly cheered by all present.
Theodore F. Koch, who was the origina-
tor of the pro-Boer movement in ST. Paul,
followed with an address He said in
part:
NIr. Chairman, Gentlemen 1t affords
here tonight, and it makes me feel proud
that you have responded SO promptly
facilities made it impossible for form me TO 10
receive you at my home.
Allow me to be brief, as I am not g.
speaker, and I never before spoke to
such an tlluStr1ouS and talented congre-
cation of men as see here assemA ed
tonight-born speakers such as we have
several among US who can elaborate upon
and give eloquent expression to the SUBJ
jects which 1 can only feel.
First of all, I wish to tell you that it
was great happiness and satisfaction to
weeks mass meeting. to see the. hearty
support which was given to US handful
OF, Holland,born Americans by high
minded fellow citizens of St. Paul be-
longing to all nationalities, creeds and
political affiliations. By such a support
it was possible to achieve such far
reaching success as we all witnessed last
Saturday at the Peoples church, this sue
cess being the eliminating point of the
first feeble efforts OF a few men four
weeks ago.
last Saturday how the large auditorium
was rapidly filing with an enthusiastic
audience g1,o Of anxious Gus, humanity such as
aeEer nlle ed s t nal before saw be-
talent. representing all walks of life I
heard such eloquent words fall from
lu6 lips OF the various speakers,
have been anxious since last Saturday
to lind some way to express my deep
felt gratitude towards you all, who have
given your name (and what it implies),
your influence, your time and your best
efforts, besides your financial support to
the Boer cause, to my cause / might al
most say, as l am of the same stock and
race and feel that | am one of their kin.
They sometimes call me Boer in ST, Paul
now, and am proud to be so called.
had still another wish, burning de-
sire that the ties which had united us
for few days, in fighting public opinion,
and a sometimes vicious press; might
ripen into something permanent, into ties
Of mutual esteem and friendship I felt
that you were all my friends, but want
ed you to also cultivate friendly feelings
towards me. Gentlemen, as such, as your
friend, have invited you to sit at this
table, and l hope that my wish may be
realized and that these ties of friend
ship may be strengthened tonight, that
they become permanent
Still another sensation has taken fore
most place in my feelings: 1t is that L
am an American citizen. landed on the
shores of New Jersey on the 9Th of Au-
gust, 1884, as stranger in a strange land.
Today / am allowed to sit among repre-
sentative citizens of st. Paul, myself a