The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-22
HONOR 70 CAPT. gGSBEE
HID WILL BID BANQUETED I'm ST.
PAUL EARLY NEXT
MONTH
NAMES COMMANDER COMING
He VIII BE One of the Judges TO
Pass on the Design for
the st. PauTs Tub
let.

Capt. Charles D. Sigsbee, of the Inflated
Maine, and later in command of the
steamship st. Paul, will visit st. Paul the
first days in April, and be entertained as
a guest Of the citizens of st. Paul and
the Commercial club. Secretary Slime, of
the Commercial club, yesterday received
a telegram in response to cordial invi-
tation extended some days ago by the
club and presented to the gallant captain
by Congressman F. c. Stevens. The cap
tain's message Of acceptance Is as fol-
lows: Mrs. Sigsbee sends her regrets,
but 1 accept the honor proposed by the
Commercial club and am delighted at the
prospect of a visit to ST. Paul
The invitation of the club requested the
captains attendance as a member of the
Judging committee to select a design fol-
the bronze tablet to be placed in the solon
Of the fast cruiser st. Paul. Two others
will serve with Capt. Sigsbee as judges.
one of them Cass Gilbert. architect of the
new state capitol. and the third will
doubtless be a prominent ST. Paul lady.
Elaborate preparations will be made for
Capt. Sigsbees visit to st. Paul. His ac-
ceptance was received late yesterday
afternoon and as yet the plans for his
entertainment have not been fully de-
veloped but general programme has
been decided upon. 1t Is expected that
the commander of the Maine will be In
st. Paul two days and possibly three
days. a design for the bronze tablet will
be selected April 2. the day following the
captains arrival In the city. He will be
met by a committee representing the
commercial bodies and will be entertained
at one Of the clubs. 1t is proposed to give
a public reception In the rooms Of the
club when the citizens of ST. Paul will
have an opportunity of greeting the
Names commander.
Following the reception a banquet will
be given at the Ryan hotel in honor Of
the citys guests at which 400 covers will
be laid. The affair will be made one OF
the most notable events of its kind held
in st. Paul for some years
1t has been proposed that a military
parade be given in honor of the dIstin-
guisned sailor, and 1t is not unlikely that
this will be one Of the prominent features
OF the programme which will be an
nounced by the Commercial club within a
few days.
The military organizations Of the city,
including the Grand Army, the Loyal Lee
gion, Sons Of the Revolution and Sons
of the American Revolution, the compa-
MES OF the Thirteenth regiment. of st.
Paul, and possibly Minneapolis, SILVIA
ter and Red Wing and the surrounding
towns; the local companies of the Twelfth
and Fourteenth regiments and as many
of the Fifteenth regiment as can be mus
tered together will be invited to partiCi-
pate in the parade. The Army and Navy
union and the Twin City organization.
composed of ex-United States marines,
will take part, and perhaps the latter will
form a personal escort Of the city's emf
nent visitor.
Some time ago loving cup was pre-
Of the main reception room now hangs
an autograph letter from Capt. Sigsbee,
acknowledging the gift and expressing
gratitude for the appropriate remeIn-
brance. He also sent a photograph Of
himself, which likewise occupies con-
spicuous place in the club rooms, and a
key to one of the magazines of the Amer
lean battleship Maine as a memento Of
that memorable event that stirred the ma
ton from coast to coast.
E. S. Chfttenden, of this CITY, q member
of the Commercial club, and prominent
in the patriotic societies of the city,
when g. boy attended school with Capt
Sigsbee, early in the Cos, and has not
seen him since. The captain has num-
Der of other acquaintance In st. Paul
among the army officers. and nothing will
be left undOne to make his visit to St.
Paul a pleasant one.