St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-22
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Ladies Of st. Paul Purpose
Affiliating With Daughters
of the Revolution.
The PraiseworthY Objects of
the Order Succinctly Set
Forth.
Owing to the Heated Spell
the City Schools Tempo
rarily Closed.
No Expectation of a Change
in the Weather for Sew
eral Days.

The Daughters of the American Rev
olution, as a society, will be year old
on the 18th of October, but, even though
the organization is in its infancy, there
is every prospect that one of its most
enthusiastic charter chapters will be Or
gained in st. Paul. Mrs. r. NJ. New
port has been appointed regent for the
year, and steps have been taken to have
the application of the st. Paul chapter
ton. A well attended meeting was held
at Mrs. Newport's yesterday in answer
to letter from the headquarters of the
assembly requesting meeting OF every
officer of the society in Washington OIL
the 9th of October. Owing to the new
ness of the organization here, however,
there will be no delegate sent TO the ma
tional meeting. Mrs. Newport has sent
out fifty application blanks. and it is ex-
pected that the local chapter will enter
the national orgaliZational several score
strong, as there seems to be great en-
thuSiasm among the ladies. Family
trees are being induStriously SHAKEN,
family records carefully looked. and ev-
cry woman who can claim that patent
of American aristocracy. an unbroken
descent from soldier of the Reyolu-
ton. it is safe to say will apply for
membership in the organization.
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison is president
general of the National association. and
in the list of officers are such names as
Mrs. James K. Polk, Mrs. Thomas A.
Hendricks, Miss Eugenia Washington,
Miss Clara Barton, Mrs. A. W. Greedy,
Mrs. David ID. Porter and others equal
ly well known. The roster of the board
of management, headed by Mrs. Harri-
son, contains the names of thirty-one
Of the foremost women of the United
States. The purpose of the society III
general is to foster true patriotism and
love of country. The memory and
spirit of the Revolutionary fathers are
10 be perpetuated by the acquisition and
protection of historical spots and by the
erection of monuments. Historical re-
search concerning the Revolution is to
be encouraged by all manner of means,
and the celebration of all patriotic
anniversaries is to be promoted. Any
woman whose ancestor was recognized
patriot in those old days, whether he
was soldier, sailor. or aided the cause
in material way, is eligible to MEM
bership, provided the applicant be ac-
ceptaole to the society. The initiation
fee and the dues are so small that no
one need be deprived of membership on
the score of expense. A disIaff and
spinning wheel is the insignia of the
organization, and not the least of its
aims is to perpetuate the memories Of
the women of the stirring days Of '76.
Against the fostering of the spirit of
any civil conflict in whose perpetuation
Ill
dered. there can be many arguments
offered, but against the keeping alive of
the feelings that animated the patriots
of the Revolution there can be nothiug
said. The Daughters of the Revolution
is an institution of which the nation
should he proud. and we as a town may
weh feel pleased with ourselves that SO
sturdy chapter is in process of organ
iZation here.