The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-18
JUNIOR PIONEERS
BOOM AUDITORIUM
Society Decides to Take Hold
ofProiect and Make
It Go

st. Paul must have an auditorium
was the consensus of meeting of the
committee of 100 called by the Junior
Pioneers association for the purpose of
devising ways and means for appro-
priately celebrating the semi-centen-
NAL anniversary of the birth of this
city. 49, =
Thirty: members of that committee.
representing the commercial and pro-
fessional element of st. Paul, met in
the council chamber last night and in
formally discussed the building of an
auditorium and the celebration as pro-
posed by The Junior Pioneers.
Judge E. w. Bazille, chairman of the
committee, presided and opened the
meeting with a few remarks recapitu-
lattng the efforts of the committee that
has had the celebration in charge for
the past year. He stated that IL the
citizens of st. Paul were not enough
interested in the city to commemorate
the nftieth anniversary that the Junior
Pioneers would, and that they person
ally would raise the money necessary.
ID. w. Lawler made an eloquent plea
for the building of an auditorium as
the most appropriate method of cele-
brating the city's anniversary.
Committee Continued
For the purpose of bringing the mat
ter before the committee, Mr.. LAWYER
moved that the committee of 100 be
continued In power. and that a meeting
be arranged for next Monday night for
the purpose of formulating a plan for
building an auditorium, and with the
idea that the sod shall be turned or
the corner stone laid on the day that
the fiftieth anniversary is celebrated.
The motion was seconded by Henry
G.. Haas, president of the common
council, in a speech in which he de-
clared that the project could be ac-
compliShed by earnest work and en-
deavor on the part of the committee.
In explaining his reasons for desiring
the meeting next Monday night Mr..
Lawler stated that II was for the pur-
pose of testing the people. If a writ
ten invitation is sent to every member
OF the committee and they do not re-
spond then we will know that St Paul
does not want an auditorium. If the
greater part of them are present on
that occasion the auditorium is an as
sured fact.
George E. Benz supported the motion
heartily. He stated that Ii was Just
fcrty-nine years ago that he came to
st. Paul, and that he would celebrate
that date by giving $500 towards an
auditorium.
John Field of Field, Schlick & Co.
stated that he would rather see some
thing built than have the money spent
on fireworks. He favored an audi
torium.
A celebration and an auditorium was
the keynote to the remarks made by
George H. Hazard, secretary of the
Territorial Pioneers. He spoke of the
formereauditorium and stated that this
time building should be constructed
that would be a pride to the city for
generations. How can we build an
auditorium" said Mr.. Hazard. 'Tf
you people will take a hold and say you
can build 1t, there will be an audi
forum. / think We ought to give the
Commercial club its place as a great
big 35 cent lunch house. Let them
command respect by doing something.
So far all they have accomplished is
the hot air the press gives them. 1
have great confidence in the Junior
Pioneers and their ability to carry out
this project"
DR.. w. H. w. Boyle stated that he
had lived long enough here to realize
the need of an auditorium. He spoke
of the general assembly of the Pres
byterian church (which would probably
meet here within a year or two If
proper accommodations could be fur
nished. Also the Christian Endeavor
convention, which will be attended by
$4,000 people, which Minneapolis is go
Ing to have for the second time.
Felt Discouraged
William Pitt Murray took rather a
discouraged view of the possibilities of
building an auditorium. He spoke of
the building contemplated by the his
torlcal society fifty years ago, when the
corner stone was laid and nothing
more. He also referred to the Y. NJ. C.
A building for which ground was
broken several years ago, but which
never went any further.
F. j. Whitney realized the need of an
auditorium, saying: Il think ST. Paul
Is all right. but it takes something like
Chicago fire to get il started, but as
that does not happen only about once
In century, St. Paul don't often get