The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-04-14
FORMER EmPL OVERS
BANQUET RECRUIT
A Popular Catholic Recruit Given Big
Farewell Banquet by Gas Company
Lieutenant TreadwelI Greeted by
200 Former Associates.

Two hundred had seaweed soup at
banquet given in honor of Geo. A.
Treadwell, who ended twelve years
of faithful service with the Minneapo-
lis Gas Light company. Saturday even
ing, April 7th to serve his country as
lieutenant in the naval reserve. The
banquet was held in the dining room
of the company at 16 So. 7th st. More
than two hundred Of lieutenant
Treadwells former associates at.
tended
Before seating themselves the com.
pany, led by their quartette and &C.
companied by the gas company's Or
chestra, sang the Star Spangled Ban
ner.' l.. F. Blyler called the meeting
to order at 1880 and made his intro
ductory remarks saying, Gentlemen,
your retorts are charged, the lid is
on and we will now proceed to make
gas" When l came into the business
as a cadet, the manager told me to
go ahead and learn 1t all, the manager
came around in the afternoon and
asked me whether l know it all and
received this answer, mo, but over
there is the man who knows it ALL"
pointing to the toastmaster. That was
a good beginning and after thanking
the committee who had assisted him,
he relinquished the floor to the toast
master, Il. p. Coveny, who was bril-
liant with wit, and made a hit from
the start. After the usual entree of
nonsense he made little speech of
his own and thanked the members
present for their cooperation in max
ing the banquet success. During the
entertainment that followed Lieuten-
ant Treadwell was presented with a
silver service as token of esteem
from his fellow workers. r. H. Wells
delivered the presentation speech.
Lieutenant Commander Jas. d. VIII.
son, in charge of the local naval re-.
cruiting Office, and Chief Yeoman Leo.
i. A. Ketterer, his aide, told stories of
} naval life and Ketterer saw service
, under Lieut.. TreadweM sixteen years
ago when the other naval apprentices
, and chief Yeomen were on the cruiser
New York.
| AlIcl ocVcIdl uluSlCdt uuluU0FS anu
several speeches by old timers who
were present, Mr.. r. H. Wells made
, the hit of the evening by appearing
in costume Of a Russian officer and
was decorated with fifty medals for
bravery in different battles for the de-
. fense of his country end was ready
, when called on to use his sword.
) Lieut.. Treadwell will assume active
} duty Monday; for the present he will
l be at the local recruiting office. His
service record includes twelve years
Q in the navy. He was yecman for Ash.
e attic fleet on board the Boston when
l Admiral Dewey defeated the Spanish
y fleet in Manila bay. Later he served
s on the New York and Saratoga. He
t resides at 1917 Humboldt Ave. So. He
S is married and has one child.
v Mrs. T.. Il. Jones, manager of the
r tea rooms, who was present, offered
" a resolution like this: Let our OBJ
ject be our country, and nothing but
, our country and extend to the Presi
dent of the United States our conf
dence and support in their effort at
n this time. 1t was carried by rising
e vote after which the band played and
d everybody sang "My Country 'Tis-y oi
!, Thee"