The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-04

which should be of interest to members
of all patriotic societies. Tuesday a
tree is to planted upon the public
common at New Bedford, Mass, under
the auspices Of the local G. A. r. The
tree is taken from the plantation In
Virginia where Washington passed his
( boyhood The roots will be covered
with soil taken from the redoubts at
Bunker Hill, Saratoga and Yorktown,
as well as soil from each state in the
Union, which has been sent by the
respective governors for that purpose.
The roots will be moistened with wa
ter from Lake Champlain, taken from
directly over the wreck of the Royal
Savage" the scene of McDonaught's
naval victory; from Put-in-Bay, Lake
Erie, the scene of Perry's victory; from
the point in the Delaware river where
Washington crossed his army in De-
cember, 1775, and water from Mollie
Pitchers well, New Jersey. These cere-
monies will be followed by a NAM
( moth clam bake, Old Colony style, at
q spot overlooking Buzzard's Bay,
where President Cleveland spends his
summers.
Miss Donalda Donald. the daughter
of DR.. and Mrs. Alex Donald was one
of the flower girls chorus during the
encampment, and in reply to letter
written to her grandmother, Mrs. Con-
nit, telling her Of the pretty feature
of the G.. "A. r. and her own part in
1t, Miss Donald learned that her great
grandmother, the mother of Mrs Con-
nit, was one of the young girls who
strewed flowers in the pathway of Gen.
Washington when he entered New York
with his troops. On her fathers side
of the house. Miss Donald is descended
from q British grandparent, whose
brother was an officer, wounded In one
of the engagements of the Fifty-first
Scotch Grays
The first meeting OF the Thursday
club, the commencement of it's third
, season, was held Thursday afternoon
at the House of Hope parlors, It's reg
ular place of meeting. 1t is an organi-
zation unique In character and has
done some very good work in the past
two seasons. In the summer Of 1894,
Mrs. c. ]. Backus conceived the idea
of forming club for young ladies for
the purpose of literary study cores
ponding to the Century club which con-
tains older and more experienced mem
bers. Eighty-five members were en-
rolled during the first year of it's ex-
tstence and it was decided to limit the
:
chosen director, and 1t is this feature
OF the club which makes it unique.
The establishment Of such an office has
been attempted in similar organiza-
items. The innovation has been most
successful and several visitors from the
Eastern cities have commented upor
tt favorably and even talked of intro
ducing It into their club organizations
For club OF young inexperienced
women 1t is Invaluable. Other officers
were elected according to regular Gus
tom and 1t was decided to hold the
meetings every third Thursday begin
ming with the first Thursday in October
and ending in May. Papers written by
(the members are read at each meeting
and discussion on the subject of the
paper. led by the director follows. The
latter is always interesting and some
times quite exciting Opinions and
ideas are freely discussed and the point
under discussion kept constantly In
view by the director. The programme
for this season Is OF great interest,
dealing with many important move
xnents OF the early part of this century.
literary. and historical. Papers on the
function of the novel and character
sketches from Dickens and Thackery,
written by Mrs. j. P. Elmer and Miss
Georgia w. Borup were read at Thurs
days meeting. The officers for this
season are as follows: Director, Mrs
C. J. Backus: president, Miss Caroline
Beaumont; first vice president, Miss