St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-22
JUST A DOZEN 0F'EM.
Twelve Granddaughters of
Revolutionary Stock at
the Gathering.
Annual Meeting Of the Mime
sofa Chapter Of Revolu-
tionary Daughters.
More People Who Think They
Know How to Keep Men
in Line.
Aunt Polly Has a Few Words
to Say to Her Many
Readers.

The annual meeting of the ST. Paul
chapter of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution was held yesterday
afternoon at the house of Mrs. j. @.
Adams, on Crocus hill. 1t was largely
attended and very interesting affair.
Mrs. Adams, who is regent, presided.
The first part of the afternoon was
taken up with the business of the or
ganiZation The constitution and by
laws were read and accepted. Instead
of planning for the local chapter an
especial course of study. il was decided
to follow the plan of study adopted by
the national association. The matter of
purchasing flags 10 be used OH state oc-
casIOnS by the chapter. was brought up.
and it was decided to buy them before
the next quarterly meeting.
= letter from Mrs. Il. NJ. Newport,
state regent. 10 Mrs Benjamin Harri-
son, was read. in which the Minnesota
chapter extended the presidents wife,
who is national regent. an invitation to
a reception to he given in her honor at
Mrs. Viewpoints house. Mrs. Harrison'S
answer. declining the invitation i)ecauSe
of the illness which has necesstated
abandoning The Western trip, was read
also. Mrs. Newport wrote. also, that
the editor of the magazine published in
the interests OF the Daughters of the
American Revolution, Mrs. Walworth,
has requested the portrait of the Mime
sofa state regent to be used as a fronts
piece in an issue of the periodical. Mrs.
Newport has complied with the request,
and has forwarded her photograph to
be reproduced.
The question as to whether women
shall be admitted to the society by
virtue of collateral descent. or by lineal
descent from a revolutionary patriot
alone, was discussed. as it has been at
previous meetings., and the vote post
pOned till the next meeting.
Mrs. Adams reported having received
an invitation TO be present at the ball
recently given at Monticello, Va, by
the Daughters of the Revolution.
On motion of Mrs. Monfort the
society voted that resolutions of SYM
pathy for the illness of Mrs Harrison
be drawn up and forwarded to her.
The records of various members on
which their claims to membership are
based were read in alphabetical order
and the interesting fact was developed
that there were no less than twelve
granddaughter of Revolutionary
heroes present-Mrs. Julia Johnston,
Mrs. Barton, Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. Moss.
Mrs. Robertson. Mrs. Chitenden, Mrs.
SimOnton. Mrs. Alden. Mrs Kelley. Mrs.
ingalls,, Mrs. Day and Mrs. Mcmillan.
Mrs. Day, Mrs. Wood and Mrs. Rob-
erJsOn We're appointed a committee on
nominations, and after the brefest pos
sIble conference reported the renOmina-
ton Of the present officers. The officers
were therefore reelected for the eDsu-
ing year: Regent. Mrs. j. @. Adams;
secretary, Mrs. f. E. Foster; registrar,
Mrs. j. ". Edgertou: treasurer. Mrs
Eugene Z. Riggs. Judge Abbott Ed
gerton was appointed legal adviser. and
responded in a graceful little address.
After the election of officers the chap
ter adjourned to Mrs. Adams diniug
room. where tea was served.