St. Paul daily globe., 1893-01-20
The DAUGHTERS Offs
The st. Paul Chapter Meets
and Listens to Inter-
esting Papers,.
Unwritten History of Many
Events Of Dark ReVolu-
tionary Days.
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A Description OF the Early
Settlement Of Quaint
Old Plymouth.
Considerable Business Trans
acted and Many New Ap-
plications Received.

One OF the most delightful of the
many delightful clubs or women in st.
Paul is the Association of Patriotic
Daughters of Patriotic Mothers of the
Revolution. The st. Paul chapter met
at the home of Mrs. j. Q. Adams, on
Crocus hill, yesterday afternoon. There
were about sixty women present when
Mrs. Newport. regent OF the chapter,
called the meeting to order. Exercises
were begun by singing America" fol-
lowed by reading of minutes of the last
meeting by Mrs. Foster, the secretary.
Mrs. y. P. Grbben, preparatory to the
reading of her very able paper OH
.First Settling of Plymouth" read the
original roster of company raised
bv her great-grandfathe at Hat
field. Mass, IN, 17775. contain
inp rhe names of over one hundred men,
none of whom were over twenty-three
wears cf age, the average being less
Than eighteen years. Mrs. GrlDben'S
naner was history OF hardship and
deuuvatiOn for those brave souls who
on Christmas dav so long ago landed on
the bleak New England coast, eXileS
and prisoners for conscience sake.
Miss Green, a descendant Of Gov. Brad
ford of honorable memory, for years the
governor OF Plymouth colony, read
paper on "The Founding of the Massa-
chusetts Bav Colony" She traced the
history of that band Of pilgrims from
their homes in England across the sea
in the good ship Ann, and after the
settlement was started told OF the strug-
gle and growth OF real rellgiouS liberty
therein.
In presenting her petition for member
shin Mrs. Col. Mason read Two commits
Sions granted to her great grandfather
by Miss Green's ancestor while gov
ernor Of Rhode Island, in which ne was
commissioned to ''resiSt. Kill and de-
stroy any subjects Of the king OF
England who were menaclng the peace
of the united colonies, or any one OF
them" One is addressed to William
Southwurth, gentleman" in the style
OF those days.
that John and Priscilla wlom Long
fellow has made immortal i'll The
Courtship of Miles StandiSh, read her
petition for membership, recalling the
fame OF her blue-eyed ancestor III many
gracious deeds. She denies. how
ever, the authenticity of the re-
port that tola or the nome
coming of her ancestress, sitting
on snow white bull" because, for-
sooth, there were no cattle III the colony
lill the pretty Piscilla was the happy
mother of Two children, and even then
thew we're able only to own tWo-thlr-
t1entns of young heifer. But she did
not deny that the demnre Puritan
maiden said to the bashful John:
"Pray. why don't you speak for yourSelf,
John2', like the brave lassie that she
On One Of the most delightful incidents
of the afternoon was the reading by
Mrs. DIR. Davis OF paper descriptive Of
modern Plymouth. She told OF the
Quaint old TOWN where old styles ana
old customs prevail more than Ill
any other town in the Union. Inefe IS
still to be heard the curfeW Deii Dlddlng
all honest folk to go nome 10
bed at o'clock at nignt. 1here
still can be heard the CAL
Of the court crier, who, White urging
all c0mplainants to come into court. as
snres them of protection in all their
complaints, this long call ending III an
aDueal to the Puritans' God for protec-
tion for the commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts. Dear Old people and their
WAYS were alluded to, the hum ble
ocrnnation of the men who bear
historic names and the self-re-
snectlng penury of people who
have a higher standard than the al
mighty dollar by which to measure men
we're we'll described. While Mrs. DAVIS
was reading Mrs. Adams had the pile
of driftwood which filled the nre
places, drift from stored flym-
outh, lighted, and the paper was
finished by the many beautlful coiored
lights that only a drift WOOD nre can
give. Another applicant for ADMISSION
was Mrs. Brown, daughter OF heVo-
lutionary soldier. Among her papers
was the fathers discharge and her
mothers original application for pen,
sion. setting forth where he enlisted
and all the history of his service.
During the interval for business that
followed the programme. discuss ION
arose as to the terms on which women
c0uId be admitted to the society. MIS-
Adams read a paper explaining little
matter of difference betweenthe natlon-
al CHAPTER and some OF the
state chapters on this question:, On
vote it was decided to leave the clause
as it now is in the constitution In re-
gard to this matter. The national chap-
ter desire to present llIe-siZea poI
trait of Mrs. Harrison, the nationac
regent, to the White house as the glft OF
the Daughters of the Revolution. Of
course. St Paul will do her share, as
she always does, in this matter.
On motion to adjourn Mrs. Adams
said that she should feel deeply hurt II
the daughters did not adjourn to the
dining room, where they were received
with such hospitality as the daughters
of valiant danes and sires alone can eX-
tend.