The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-07
'vening at o'clock, for the purpose Of

evening at o'clock, for the purpose Of
reorganizing the club for the carnival.
The committee appointed to manage
the skating feature of the carnival. will
report tomorrow, recommending the Sc
lection of Rice park for a skating rink.
1t is found that an ideal course can be
laid out for general skating and also for
racing events A. D. Smith, chairman
of the skating committee, with j. e,
Meyers, f. E. Low, Ed H Payte and
Fred Perkins, have thoroughly convassed
the city and have decided upon Rice
park as entirely satisfactory to skaters. {
1t is almost level, and 1T will only be
necessary to remove few shrubs and a
couple of electric poles and will give q
circular course of from fifteen to thirty
feet wide and about fifth of a mile in
circuit. 1t is proposed that this course
be. used for general skating, and that the
racing events will be held at this point
upon three evenings. The park and
course will be brilliantly Illuminated.
The racing programme includes series
of professional championship races open
to the world for substantial cash prizes;
also professional jumping contest and the
American championship.
The Eastern skating championship
races will be held at Newburgh, N. Y,
Jan. rs and q. The Canadian champion
ships at Montreal, Feb. 3, and the cir
cult will wind up at st. Paul with the
American championship races
Gov. Lind yesterday received the fol-
lowing response from Admiral Dewey to
the invitation extended by the citizens to
visit st. Paul during the carnival:
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I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt at the hands of Hon. G. *. Davis, I
of the invitation of the state of Mime
sofa, the citizens of st. Paul, CONNER
cial club of st. Paul and st. Paul Carni..
honor at the festivities incident to the
St. Paul Winter carnival, Feb. to IL,
1860. 1t would give me the greatest Of
pleasure to accept, but unfortunately l
have made engagements for the whole
period and l cannot avail myself of the
courtesy shown me. l assure you, how
ever, that 1 greatly appreciate the cor
tiful engrossed invitation sent me will at
once be framed and given an honored
place on the walls Of the home which :
my countrymen have presented to me-
With many thanks. believe me, very truly
yours, George Dewey.
Sanity City Council No. 80, United COM
mercial Travellers, held regular monthly
meeting last evening at Elks hall. Four
new members were initiated and sixteen
applications for membership received.
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ship of $685. and is the third largest in
size In the United States. The commit
tee appointed by the council to consider
the question of organizing carnival
club, consisting of II. w. Shade, H. c.
Casper J. M Dresser Ben Hirschman
and Theodore Barker, reported in favor
of the proposition, and the report was
unanimously adopted by the council.
The committee was given full power
to organize a club, select uniform, ar
range for float, and make other ar
rangements for the parade, which Will
be Feb 10, the day set apart by the car
niyal association as commercial travel
ers day. The several councils in the
Jurisdiction of Minnesota and the Da-
kotas, numbering score, will be in
vited to participate in the festivities Of
the day, and will be entertained by the
local council in the evening. The job
bers of the Twin Cities have expressed
a Willingness to aid in the success of the
day, and will arrange 80 that all their
men will be in st. Paul Feb. 10 to par
ticipate
There are about 1900 members of the
order In Minnesota and the Dakotas.
and those who will visit st. Paul Feb. 10
are requested to send their names to II.
w. Shade, 375 Robert street. H. w.
Shade was elected captain of the car
niyal club, and Theodore Barker first
lieutenant. A list of those who will join
the club has been circulated, and last
evening seventy-nine names had been Sc
cured. 1t is expected that over 800 mem
bers of the st. Paul council will turn out
in uniform.