St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-22
PATRIOTIC WOMEN
State Meeting Of the Daugh-
ters Of the American
Revolution.
PATRIOTISM RUNS HIGH.
Bishop Gilbert Delivers an
Address That Is Purely
American.
OLD MRS. JERUSHA BROWN
introduced as the Daughter
OF a Revolutionary
Soldier.
OLD MRS. JERUSHA BROWN

the purpose of hearing reports
from delegates to the national con-
gress held last month in Washington,
was very largely attended by mem
bers of the societies throughout the
state. Mrs. r. d. Newport, the
state regent, presided, and after the
singing of America" led by Miss
Florence Barton, Dr.. John Paul Egg
bert, of the House of Hope church,
opened the meeting with prayer.
Mrs. Newport, in few remarks APP
propriate to the occasion, welcomed
the guests, and stated the object of
this special meeting. She referred
to the objects of the society as set
forth in the constitution, and en-
phasized the fact that the society
was essentially democratic.
Mrs. w. W. Rich, of the Mime
apolis chapter, read from the con-
stitution the portion referring to the
objects Of the society, especially in
an educational way.
Mrs. Newport here invited Mrs.
Mary Burr Lewis, of Minneapolis, to
take the chair during the reading
of her report, which, as regent for
the state of Minnesota, she sent to
the fourth continental congress.
This report contained much, that was
very interesting to all, but the point
of especial interest made by Mrs
Newport was in regard to the cleo
ton of the officers of the national
board of the organization. Mrs.
Newport said in this connections:
1T is of the utmost Importance
that the national officers should be
most carefully chosen with reference
to their high personal character
ability, national spirit, comprehen-
sion of the scope and purposes of the
order, and with the disposition to
recognize the representative charac-
ter in which they stand toward the
whole membership throughout the
Union.
1.-The UItlcial board should be made
up of women incapable of petty am
billions, narrow prejudices and self
ish aims, able and ready to conduct
the affairs of the society on broad
lines, and with an eye single to the
general good.
II thing it is desirable that the
president general should be resi-
dent of Washington or near neigh
borhoed, and should be selected,
above all, because of her pre-emi-
nent and
ACKNOWLEDGED FITNESS
for the position"
Mrs Newport stated before reading
her report that it had been written
| and sent on to Washington before she
| had any information as to who would
| be the choice of the congress for pres
| ident, and she spoke of Mrs. John W.
| Foster as eminently fitted to fill the
| position of president general of the
| society.
Reports on the proceedings of the
| congress from the delegates sent by
| the three Minnesota chapters were then
! read. Mrs. Lewis of the Minneapolis
| chapter, read the report submitted by
Mrs. Fanny Field, who attended as a
| delegate from that chapter; Mrs. E.
C. Mason read the report submitted by
| Mrs. Butler, of the ST. Paul chapter,
..
| NAL chapter of Minneapolis, read Miss
| Cruikshank's synopsis of the proceed
| ings of the congress. The three reports
| reviewed the work done by the con-
| gress during the entire session, and
| gave numerous interesting details thai
| were not noted at the time.
Mrs. Ranney, of st. Paul, read ar
interesting sketch of Mrs. Foster, the
t.,
| Quincy Adams, of st. Paul, who was
elected one of the vice presidents gen
eral at the congress read an origina
description in verse of an incident be
fore Bunker HILL Mrs. Adams poem
is entitled ga Revolutionary Ride,
and is a description of Washington.
ride from New York to Boston on tina
memorable occasion.
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner wa
| sung, Miss Barton leading, and the1
Bishop Gilbert addressed the ladies
and gave many good suggestions, of
fered in a most brotherly spirit by on
who is himself very devoted 'Son
Speaking of what the society stood for
Bishop Gilbert said:
when James Russell Lowell wa
asked by a friend how long the Amer
lean republic would last, he reptile
that the republic would endure jus
SO long as we were loyal to what GU
forefathers stood for They did no
fight for country, they fought TO
liberty, and it is for that liberty tina
the patriotic societies stand We, how
ever, have the double inspiratio no,
that we know what a grand and glo1
ious country we have. This is an er
of
PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES.
What does it mean? Not fad tina
will last but for a brief time, but tn
development and elimination of
spirit that has been growing for man
years, and it was inevitable that thi
outburst should occur. This declare
ton of universal hospitality that w
have sent out, and which has brougf
all men to our shores, is good thing
We do not want people to be prevent
ed from coming. but we ought to plac
; certain restrictions upon those VIII
come. America for the American:
and whoever enters the country mus
become an American. The largest hos
pitality should be extended to all VIII
are descended from Revolutionary fore
+ fathers, but the idea of putting int
the hands of a man who has reside
in the country just six weeks til
same power that men who have live
here all their lives possess is not to /
tolerated"
The bishop then referred to the oil
jects of the organization, and warne
. the members against becoming sci
admiration society or a social cIul
He spoke of the educational work thu
they could do, and referred to the a,
I ton of the legislature in refusing
& pass the law requiring the America
flag only to be hoisted on schools an
other public buildings. He denounce
the action of the judiciary committt
of the senate, which referred the ma
| ter back to the senate with tho gu,