The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-11
WITH MARKED ENTHUSIASM.
SOLDIERS MONUMENT is PROPOSED
TO BE BUILT AS A ME-
MORTAL.
REPORTS WE'RE GRATIFYING,
Showing Pronounced Interest In
All the Work of the Great
Week.

! a happier company gathered within
Its walls than that which assembled
In the reception room of the house
yesterday at a call from the president
of the women's committee Of the G..
A. r. The women had accomplished
a grand work, and had gathered on
! the scene of their last weeks tri-
umph for the settling of the odds and
| ends of the G. A. r. work, and also
for mutual congratulation. Each and
every woman giving a report had a
story to tell Of the events of the busy
week just gone by, or bit of a COM
pliment to repeat received from some
admiring visitor to the encampment.
One and all felt satisfied with the
amount of work done and the sue
cess achieved, and when Miss Sanborn,
president Of the press committee, made
suggestion, and followed it UP with
motion, that the womens commit
tee remain organized as 1t Is at pres
! ent, and in a short time take UP the
work of building a soldiers monu-
ment, the idea was received with such
enthusiasm one could almost see the
proposed memorial standing on the
! green lawn before the house. There
is little doubt but that the idea will
be taken hold of by the women and
| pushed until it is no longer an idea,
but an actual fact. The women also
are. enthusiastic over the idea of Sc
curing the house in which they did so
much for the encampment as a club
house or library, to be open to the
use of the public for mutual benefit,
and the idea was suggested that the
| committee not only build monument,
but buy the Kittson house as well,
some one suggesting that it would do
very nicely as a monument in itself.
Miss Sanborn's motion was easily car
ried, and 1t is certain that such an
active body of women as the commit
! tee has proved itself to be will not
| let the matter now under consideration
rest till it has accomplished some
thing.
Capt. McCardy was the only man
present. at the meeting, and was ac=
copied as a member of the committee
/ He said that the G.. A. r. had project
| ed the building Of a monument, and
| that the legislature had been ap-
preached on the subject, but the
| scheme had been allowed to daily,
and would never amount to anything
unless the women undertook it. He
said that he felt that st. Paul never
had such an organization as the wom-
ems committee, and that now was the
! time to hold it, The meeting began
at 2:30 o'clock at a call from Mrs
Newport, and Mrs. Johnson. of the
decorative committee, gave the first
report. She said that the prettiest
compliment for the encampment had
come from Chicago, and was to the
effect that other cities had entertained
the G. A. R., but ST. Paul had hon
ored them. She said that compli-
ments were numerous for the work
Of the st. Paul women, and that all
agreed that the decorations had never
been excelled. Mrs. Castle reported
that she had worked hard selling the
souvenir books. but had only sold
about 800, and was inclined to the
belief that they should have been
| given away.
Mrs. Brooke was unable to attend,
but sent a report that everything in
her department had been attended to
and all restored to it's original condi-
| ton. Mrs. Newport said that she
thought 1t very remarkable that so few
things had been lost or stolen Mrs
Higbee reported her inability to Sc
| cure the number of carriages necessary
| for the drive and she was unable to
| take all the women who desired to go.
| The carriages were late in arriving
and some did not report. Between 900
and 700 women took the drive and all
| enjoyed it very much. She added that
A. 8. Tallmadge had given most help
| full suggestions and personal aid as
marshal of the day. Miss Sanborn, of
the press committee, said that that
committee had given to the papers
! all they could of reports of interesting
| events. Mrs. Hoxsie, Of the refresh
ment committee, said that she had en-
| joyed working with such an efficient
| committee Of women and gave the
cheerful report that all bills were
| ready to be turned over receipted in
stead of ito be paid" The reports
Of the suburban committees were all
| of a pleasant nature. Mrs. George
Squires, of the emergency hospital,
said that there had been very little call
for their services, but that the ply
| sicians and nurses were all ready.
! There had been one accident and q few
slight indispositions. There was $40 on
hand, which had been raised for the
work. Mrs. J. r. White, of the Afro
| American committee, spoke Of the
qualification the colored people felt at
/ having been included with the women's
|
A. R. made a report and Mrs. Newport
reported for the flower committee.
Mrs. Newport told of how much she
had enjoyed having Corporal Tanner
| with them and wished all might have
heard him. Capt. McCardy requested
that all reports be made ready as soon
as possible and be sent to the Citizens
| committee to be filed with the histori-
cal society for future reference. The
l r, M Tt arr
which was q gift from Somers & Co.,
and swung from the top of the house
all last week, was, on motion, present
ed to Mrs. Newport, who accepted ii
| with pleasure Mrs. Johnson presented
| resolutions of thanks to Mrs. Newport
| who had given her whole time and
| thought to organizing and carrying out
the work, in which she had been uni
formally fair, genial and encouraging
and had created public spirit among
ST Paul women which would never die
Capt. McCardy added a tribute from
! the Citizens committee. Mrs. New
] port returned a graceful acknowledge
| ment and said that the work had been
| the pleasantest of her whole life. A
vote Of thanks was rendered Comrade
Hill, who rendered faithful service in
| caring for the womens headquarters
and the women's interests. If the
women hold the house this comrade
will not be forgotten.
Mrs. Johnson introduced to the com
mittee, Mrs. Bacon, Of Toledo, o., who
said the G. A. r. had never been sc
nicely entertained as in st. Paul, and
that in no city, not even Washington
had the decorations been SO beautiful
Mrs. Abuater, of Buffalo, was presen,
and said that she only hoped that the
city would do as well as ST. Paul and
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