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 Revoiu-
tionary Days.
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 i'll 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. O. 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. j. p. Gribben, preparatory to the
reading of her very able paper Oh
"First Settling of Plymouth" read the
original roster of a company raised
bv her great-grandfathe at Hat
field, Mass, III. 1115, contain
iug The names Of over one hundred men,
none of whom were over twenty-three
wears Gf age, the average being less
than eighteen years. Mrs. GrlDOenS
paper was history OF hardship and
deprlVation for those brave souls VINO
on Christmas day so long ago landed on
the bleak New England coast, eXileS
and prisoners for conscience sake.
ll,dN
ford of honorable memory, for years the
governor OF Plymouth colony, read
paper on The Founding of the MasSa-
chusetts Bay 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-
glr and growth OF real religious 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 wnlle gov
ernor Of Rhode Island, in winch 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 ''WIlllam
Southworth, gentleman" III the slyle
OF those days.
Miss Alden, direct deScehoaht OF
that John and Priscilla Wnom Long
fellow has made immortal i'll The
Conrtship of Miles StandiSh," read her
petition for membership, recalling the
fame OF her blue-eyed ancestor i'll many
rrncious deeds. She denies. how
ever, the authenticity Of the re-
port that tola OF the home
coming of her ancestress, "sitting
ON a snow white bull" because, for
sooth. there were no cattle in the colony
ill the pretty Piscilla was the happy
mother of two children. and even then
thew were able only to own tWo-thlr-
teentns of young heifer. But she did
not denv that the demure Puritan
maiden said to the bashful John:
pray. why don't you speak for youfself,
,John?" like the brave lassle that she
was.
one of the most delightful incidents
of the afternoon was the reading by
Mrs. Dr.. Davis OF a paper de5criptiVeof or
modern Plymouth. She told or Inc
nunint old town where old styles and
Old customs prevail more than Ill
anv other town in the Union. There is
still to be heard the curfew bell bidding
all honest folk to go home to
bed aft o'clock at night. There
Sill can be heard the call
of the court crier, who, while urging
all cOmplainants to come into court. as
snres them of protection in all their
c0mnlaints. this long call ending in an
apueal to the Puritans God for protec-
ton for the commonwealth or MaSSa-
chusetts. Dear Old people and their
ways were alluded to, the nun Ole
occupation of the men who bear
historic names and the SeH-Ie-
specung penury OF people VINO a1
have higher standard thah the a.-
mighty dollar by which to measure men
were we'll described. While MIS-. Davis
was reading Mrs. Adams mad the pile
of driftwood which filled the fire
places, drift from storied Plym-
nuth. lighted, and the paper was
finished Inv fhe manv beautiful cOlored
lights that only a drift wood fre can
give. Another applicant for admission
was Mrs. Brown, a daughter OF ReVo-
luIionary 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 tnaC
followed the programme. discuss ION
arose as to the terms on Whlcn women
could be admitted to the society. MIS-.
Adams read a paper explaining llttie
matter of difference between the nation
al chapter and some OF the
state chapters on this question. On
vote it was decided to leave the clause
rs if now is in the constitution in re-
gard to this matter. The national chap
ter desire to present life-slzed p0r-
trait of Mrs. Harrison, the national
regent, to the White house as the gift 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.