St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-31
WILL they RESCIND :?
Sunday Closing Of the Big
Fair Is Perplexing the
Women.
minnesota Auxiliary Board
Listens to Numerous
Protests
Against the Former Action
Favoring Open Gates on
Sunday:
Chairmen} of County Boards
to Sound Their People
and Report.


Worldf Fair for the State of Minnesota
met at its room in the New York Life
building at 10 O'Clock Friday, Dec 30,
Mrs. +. b. Clarke, president, presiding.
Mrs. HackeIt, chairman of the commit
tee on wOman's clubs ana societies, then
read her report, which was very eX-
haustive, including the names. history,
design, officers and financial condition
of all sorts and kinds of societies and
clubs. from the first Sunday school Or
ganiZed at Fort Smelling in the thirtles,
bv the mother of Mrs. Van Cleve. VINO
has herself been called the mother OF
woman's organizations. to the latest ana
youngest affair OF that kind in the state.
The names of the societies and CLUBS
are legion. and include those for all
purposes. These clubs are all for Nom
ans Improvement, either mental, moral
charitable, artistic, or social. those So
cieties have each their corps of officers,
and their business is carried on IN the
most strictly business manner. 1hey
are prosperous. and in financial way,
at least, successful.
The report of Mrs. Hackett was APP
proved and accepted.
Mrs. Hinkel reported verbally that
she had received reports from twenty
six counties since the last meeting, but
bad no especial thing TO report.
Mrs. Hinkley. of Minneapolis. made
some remarks in regard to tie family
dormltOrieS. Her papers were very
long, but can be obtained at the head
quarters. This dOrmitory is conducted
on very desirable plan, and at cheaper
rates than those formally reported.
\ letter from Mrs. Hobart. state pres
ident of W. G. II. u, was read by the
president, Mrs F. 3. Clarke. This let
ter was i'll the nature OF a protest
against the opening Of the worlds fair
gates on Sunday. A little discussion
followed as to whether this body has
the right TO reSCind motion of the eX-
ecutiVe auxiliary board. The chair dc
cided that it had the power to reScnd
whatever motion had been made.
Miss Clara liOlbrOOk then asked per-
mission To read a protest from fifteen or
twenty thousand young women OF Min
neSota against the action of the board in
resolving in favor OF opening the fair on
Sunday. The president said that she
el.GUght that petition from such
number of Christian women should not
be dIsrcgarded. and no neglect was IN
tended. Mrs. Suinger asked permis-
sion TO read communication from LOCO
ether Christian women. This was a
still more vigorous protest against the
Sunday opening. Many points were
discussed with the greatest spirit. She
was listened to intently and the close OF
her protest was greeted with rounds OF
applause.
Mrs. Newport then asked and OBJ
tanned permission from the meeting to
read a protest on her own responsibility.
Permission being granted, she read
very clever. comprehensive and eX-
haustiYe paper in~protest against the
SUNDAY opening. She cited words from
our best and most comprehensive think
ers as to the evils that follow the diSre-
gard Of the Sabbath, and urged that we
who for so many years have claimed
to De a Christian people. who recognize
the blessed influence of Christian OBJ
servances, should realize national regard
for the Sabbath day Is one Of the most
influential of these ObServanceS. APP
plause greeted this paper.
Mrs. CruickshankS moved that this
paper be published entire. Another
lady urged that it be published in cheap
form and circulated all over the state.
ByrpqueSt. Mrs. Clarke then expressed
cussi0n, which was decidedly in favor
of proper regard of our American Sab
bath. She said that she hoped the idea
that the board had disregarded any pro-
test from women Oh This subject would
be dismissed, as it was untrue. Ger
tainly no such thing could have been
possible.
Mrs. Severance then made very
spirited protest, citing the opinion OF
the best European minds on the sub
iect of Sabbath obserNances. Mrs.
Harrison then entered her protest in a
very feeling little speech. Mrs. HaZen-
Wrinkle then said that as the time was
short it would be well if these ladies
would put their desires in this matter
into a question and let it be decided so
that other business could he reached.
Mrs. Stringer then offered the follow
ing resolution:
Whereas, At a meeting of the woman's
auxiliary board he'd sept. =, 1e01. q resolu
ton was passed asking congress to remove
all restriction upon the opening of the
worlds fair on sunday; and, whereas, the
vote on said resolution was taken without
due consideration; therefore be it
Resolved, That such resolution does not
represent the sentiment aud wishes CT the
women of Minnesota.
Mrs. HaZenwinkel then moved that
the chairman or each board should OBJ
tain the expression of their own district
and let that settle the question. This
was voted on and carried.
Mrs. Newport then made a few re-
marks Oh the desirabllity of having the
fair open at night, il these people were
so DESTROYS of bene1iting the working
people.
Mrs. Clark said that the great argu-
ment in favor of the opening of the fair
was as to how it would affect Europeans,
but the fact was it seemed to her from
personal experience thatlhe large shops
i'll Paris, Berlin, Brussels and other
cities now were seldom open on Sunday
They seemed to be following in our
footsteps il this matter and SO that argu-
ment was lost. Alter little further
salk the meeting adjourned.