Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-07-03

/ III all the DETAILS, the OeQlcaIlOn ceremonies
set pace which it would be difficult for
other states to equal. Fully thou
sand Minnesotans took part and thou
| sands Of interested spectators complete
~ filled the large auditorium of the
Temple of Music, where President Munro,
of the State EDITORIAL association. pre-
sided. The program there was as fol-
| lows:
l. Presiding officer, W., Munro. presi-
dent Minnesota Editorial association,
Assemble at Minnesota building at II 80
| o'clock, and march to" Temple of Music.
escorted by Minnesota. National Guard
and Exposition band.
! Music.
Prayer-By Rev. A: B! Medium. of St.
Paul.
Addresses, of. Welcome-Hon. Conrad
Diehl, mayor of Buffalo; Hon. W. /,
Buchanan. director general Pan-Ameri-
can exposition. 49,. "
Presentation of Building Alexander
McDougall, president Minnesota board OF
managers. 'r+
Acceptance-Hon. S. R. Van SAINT, gov
ernor of Minnesota.
Address-"Minnesota," H. P. Hall, Of
st. Paul.
Music.
Addresses-Hon. Rowland B. Mahanv.
of Buffalo; Hon. Moses E. Clapp, United
States senator from Minnesota; Hon. r.
c. Stevens, congressman Fourth Mime
H..
president Hamline University, St. Paul,
| Song-"America," the audience
Return to the Minnesota building for
refreshments.
The addresses were uniformly of a high
order. and modestly proclaimed the
sources, prosperity and Importance in the
economy of our country. The state ex-
position board, Alexander McDougall.
president; John Morton. vice president
and H. P. Hail. secretary, deserve the ut
most credit for arrangements, and the
Editorial association certainly carried
them out in manner to not only do
honor to the state, but to bring it great
| prominence and advantage.
When the great throng returned to the
Minnesota building for refreshments it
looked as if the miracle of the loaves
and fishes would have to be repeated
but the board of managers proved ade-
! quate to the occasion, and all We're am
ply supplied, the battalion being given
the right Of way at the first table.
The Evening Reception.
That evening at Statlers the Minne-
sofa Editorial association extended a re-
ception to the governor and his staff and
to the press of Buffalo. It was given in
the dining hall, and it may give an idea
of the size of this room to know that
the reception and banquet following. at
which about 500 persons were seated, oc-
| Cured on one side of the dining hall
which was screened off, while dinner was
served to hundreds of the guests of the
hotel. In the other part, the social func-
ton and post prandial addresses and the
regular service of the hotel in no way
interfering with each other. At the head
OF the receiving line were President and
| Mrs. Munro, to whom the guests were
presented, who in turn, introduced them
to Gov. and Mrs. Van SAINT, the others in
the receiving party being the executive
committee of the association, Messrs c..
c. Whitney. H. P. Hall, F. j. Meyst and
David Ramaley, and their ladies' Or
posite. in full dress uniform were the
governors staff: Gen. C. ]. Monfort Gen.
A. A. Ames. Coils. Gustaf Widell Ira w.
Bouch. John Pengilly, E. D. Evans, J.
c: Miller, Robert seng, E. Ozmun, James
Edwin, Majors F. w. Betz, M. M. Garser.
j. c. Donovan. J. c. Jensen.
Following the reception and banquet,
during which the Statler orchestra rem
dered musical programme, Mr.. Munro
president of the Minnesota Editorial as
ISOLATION. who presided, called upon Mr.
c. w. Stanton, editor of the Appleton
(Minn.) Press to extend a welcome to
the Buffalo press and their friends
which he did most royalty. Mr., J, B.
Ford, of the Buffalo Commercial, presi.
dent of the Buffalo Press Club, responded
eloquently. Other speakers were COL H
Z. nuCheI, special commissioner OF the
Z Pan-American exposition; H. p Hall, OF
St. Paul; Rev. Patrick Cronin, editor OF
the Buffalo Catholic Union and Times
r. w. Randall, secretary of the Mime
: sofa State Agricultural Society; Rowland
B. Mahany, ex-congressman from .Buf.
, falo: Benjamin Moreley, of the Buf.
, falo Times; Charles S. Mitchell. Of the
Alexandria (Minn.) Post-News. Herald
J. Balliett. Of the Buffalo News: Gov
Van SAINT and Rev. A. B. Medium, OF
! st. Paul. In the order named. The Buff
falo speeches, notably. those of Fathe,
Cronfn and Mr.. Mahany, were very fine
and Minnesota sustained its part of the
programme to the great credit of the
; speakers and the state.
Visit Niagara.
Friday morning, the 21st the editorial
? party took reluctant leave of the ex.
t position. We went by boat down the
river. beautiful ride Of sixteen miles. tc
just above Niagara Falls, where We
boarded special cars Of the electrical line
on the Canadian side to Queenstown, anC
crossing the river there to Lewistown
/ took the Gorge electric line on the Amer.
lean side back to Niagara Falls. Fol
miles we had. the view of the falls, the
, precipitous bluffs, the rapids and the
whirlpool, a ride that In it's entirety, We
believe. is the most attractive in the
magnificence and grandeur Of its land
scape Of any on this continent. The
{ various companies owning the boats an6
electric lines have made combination
round trip. rate of SITE from Buffalo
and every one should take this ride. A
5 Niagara the editors were extended the
| courtesy of ride down the incline raj
1 way to the foot Of the falls. and liberty
); to inspect the power house where tho
: power of: Niagara is harnessed for: man:
| uses. Nearly all also visited Goat Island
and some: the great paper mill. In the
:. | evening an informal dance was rendered
= the party by the management of the In
ternational, Niagara's largest and lead
; ing hotel, where we stopped. and Gov
p and Mrs. Van SAINT did US the honor OF
leading the march.
. AT Toronto.
1 The next day was devoted to a trip tt
/, Toronto, and ended the sightseeing O.
: the excursion. Toronto was the only
large Canadian city the editors had, no
: visited in their. excursions. We made
e the Rossin house headquarters and spen
e the day seeing this, in many ways, thu
' greatest Canadian city, We were re
ceived with that lavish and cordial hos
3 pitality and good comradeship for which
: all Canada is so well known to Minnesota
editors. Canadians excel in the kindli
e ness of their entertainment, their cour
5 tesy to strangers. and the Minnesota Edi
e | torial Association having experienced i
;. | - .AAo way A1oAn SAStoAA' oA ZIG "eoI -
e Quebec, cannot say too much in appre
e citation. The arrangements for the day
$ had been inspired by the association:
e old friend, Mr.. Will J. White, Of tn
Il Canadian land department.
Our committee were met at the hote
r by committee Of the Canadian Pres!
z Association. Mr.. John A. Cooper, secre
e tary, Mr.. Law and others. and the pro
r gramme for the day was outlined. TIL,
: forenoon hours were devoted to inspect
il ing the business district and Toronto!
J. great stores. At noon Mayor Howlant
e extended formal reception to Gov. Val
i SAINT and staff Senator Clapp and tn,