The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-30
It WAS DIFFERENT N 81
VOLUNTEERS ENJOY ANNUAL
BANQUET
THE HOST WAS W. H. HoYT
Twenty of the Old Warriors Talk
Over Camp Experiences-Mar-
tin Maginnis One of
the Guests.

Down on the Potomac in 81 we dined
| on old sow-belly. Today we meet and
greet, and eat venison and turkey and
| cranberry jelly"
| So spoke w. H. Hoyt, company f, First
Regiment Minnesota volunteers, while
| acting as host at the Metropolitan hotel
last night to some twenty comrades Of
| the regiment The occasion was the
| thIrty-ninth anniversary banquet and the
old time soldiers did not hesitate to DO
| justice to the menu before them.
Comrades, Mr.. Hoyt,'' I want you
all to enjoy yourselves. AS host, I feel
it my duty to make you enjoy yourselves
1t Is only once a year that we enjoy an
occasion like this, and "reminiscences of
the war days enkindle a kindly feeling
among us all, whenever thought Of Think
then of the time when you all ate hard
tack and sow-belly, and baked potatoes
and the like, and proceed to make the
most of the meal before you. Think of
the time when we faced dangers together,
when we fought and endured hardships
side by side and-why, you'll eat with a
greater RELISH
Most of the sellers at the banquet re-
side in Ramsey county. Following are
their names: Joseph H. King, captain
company B; Frank J. Meade, company
II; Samuel Bloomer, company B; Joseph
Tenner, company B; Fred Shefenburg.
company D; Frank Baasen. company H:
c. F. Hansdorf, company A; Charles Mil
Ter, company A; A. F. Kruger, company
c; H. Odell, company c.; H. w. Boyce,
| company c; r. L. Bowman, company F;
w. S. Reed, company G. George Morte-
NOR, company G; M. Bevins, company
F.
Following are those from out of the
| county: John w. Pride company E. Min
| neapolis, president of the First Minneso-
ia Volunteers association; R. A. Plum
mer, company D. Minneapolis, secretary
First Minnesota Volunteers associa ton;
Adam Marty, company B, Saltwater;
| Major Martin Maginn1s, company F, Mon
| tana.
+ The banquet was a great success. The
| following on the menu card will give an
| idea of how the veterans enjoyed them
selves: Blue points, celery, green turtle
clear, olives, broiled fresh mackerel,
| Saratoga chips, orange fritters, claret
sauce, young turkey, chestnut dressing,
| cranberry sauce, candied sweet potatoes,
sugar corn, Chartreuse punch, saddle Of
yenison, currant jelly, green peas. Be-
| sides this there were many pies, fruits
! and drinks.
The invocation of the evening was de-
| livered by Rev. George H. Bridgman,
president of Hamline university. An
amusing story was related by Mr. Hoyt
|
stated that w. A. German, colonel OF
the First Minnesota regiment during the
| time of the war, was known as a man
| addicted to the use of forceful language
| Once when the regiment was stationed at
a certain camp, revival meetings were
| being held among the soldiers of neigh
| boring regiment. The colonel of this regi-
ment came over one day for a friendly
! visit to Col. German.
ftYn1I OI1orbt n tha raIyiuoI iTcr
we are having over in our regiment, -
| said the visiting officer. Doing good
| work, too. We have converted about
| forty soldiers already"
| Col German couldn't stand for that He
called for a subordinate officer and gave
! orders as follows
| 'See here. - it! They are converting
men over there every day. I don't like
| to see any regiment beat ours in any
| thing. Detail fifty men right away to
| become converted"
Mention was made at the banquet that
| a number of the comrades Of the regf-
ment had died since last June Follow
ing are the names:
David Carlton, Company E; Ephram
| Leighton, Company E; B. K Soule, Com
| pany G; Capt L. ]. Alfred, Company K,
and Jefferson Benner, Company r.
Near the close of the banquet Capt NJ
j. O'Connor, of the Tenth Minnesota.
came into the hotel, and was greeted
loudly by the veterans Mr. O'Connor
| made a brief and appropriate speech
praising the soldiers Of the First regi-
ment for the good work done during the
war.
A rising vote of thanks was given to
W. H Hoyt, as host, and to T. E.
| Barker, of the hotel, himself an old sol
| der
After the banquet proper a smoke so
| cial was held, and here Maj. Martin Ma
ginnis told number of interesting
| stories.