St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-18
HER FATHER FOUGHT
A Year Before CORVALLIS SurreI
dered at Yorktown.

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dered at Yorktown.
An interesting feature of the meet
ing of the Daughters of the American
revolution, Thursday afternoon, at
Park Congregational church, will be
the presentation by the state regent,
in behalf of the national organization,
of souvenir spoon, which is given to
every ''originaP' daughter who comes
into the order A venerable st. Paul
woman received one last year, and dur
ing the past year, Minneapolis
| woman has substantiated her claim to
one OF these souvenirs, for which MANY
women would gladly exchange their
prettiest jewels. The honored recipi-
ent of this pleasant remembrance at
the meeting this week will be Mrs.
Nancy E. Mcdonald, mother of Mrs
Robert Sratton. Her father. at the age
of sixteen years, enlisted for the last
year of the Revolution, at Great Bar
rington, Mass. The souvenir which
she is to receive in token of her close
kinship to this revolutionary soldier is
a spoon of solid gold and represents
the colonial dame sitting at her wheel
spinning flax, which flows down and
twists around the handle to the very
boWI. 1t is beautiful little affair." and
Is manufactured especially for the ma
tional society, D. A. r., after a specia1
sented to only the surviving daughters
OF Revolutionary sires. Up to now, 100
or these daughters have been presented
with the spoons, and the record of each
is engraved on the back Of her snoon
Inc meeting will undoubtedly be an
interesting one, both for the Daughters
and others. Each Daughter is pernit-
ted to invite two or three friends and
the meeting will be largely attended
!here are at present five fully organ
1zed chapters in the state, the ST. Paul
ana Nathan Hale, in St Paul: Grav
solon. in Duluth, and the MINNEAPOLIS
ana Colonial. in Minneapolis. Another
Is IN process of organization in Fari-
oault, ana some work has been done in
lew other places There is a scatter
ing membership throughout the state
News of the engagement of Mrs. Fitz-
daGniy a1iny Mcclure and Burton Hanson, general
SOLICITOR OF the Chicago, Milwaukee g. ST
Faul railroad, comes from Chicago Mrs Nc.
Ciure has made her residence in Chicago for
year OF two, and has been very great
ana successful entertainer this wear with nor
uellghttul readings. Her home was formerly
IN Red Wing, and she is known in the Twin
Cltles through her social visits and several re-
citais Wnlch she has given here. The date of
the wedding is fixed for June and after
european wedding tour the couple will reside
IN henWood, a suburb Of Chicago
Miss Jennings. of Ashland avenue. enter
tanned the New Musical club yesterday after
noon.
Mrs. Partridge, of Marshall avenue. enter
tained the Peoples Church Sewing society
yesterday afternoon.
Miss Minette NJ. Lake gave musicale in
the Schultz block yesterday.
The regular meeting of the Motbar,s c,,,h
OF Lowertown, will be held at 424 East Ninth
street this afternoon from to o'clock. Sub
Ject for reading and discussion will be: ''The
Cultivation of the Senses" All interested are
cordially invited to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Poirer, of 2s2 Louis street,
nave gone to Duluth to visit their daughter
Mrs. Winford
Frank A. Gaffney is at home, 1901 Euclid
street.
Mrs. ]. B. Nelson national lecturer and or
ganizer of the Woman's Suffrage association
will read reports of the national convention
at Conover hall this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
She and DR.. Eaton, state president of South
Dakota, will speak in the house of representa-
tives at the state capitol at o'clock this
evening.
Constellation Chapter No. IS, Order of the
the floral degree at Masonic temple last
evening. which was witnessed by about 300
people.
The exhibition consisted of a series of
fancy drills given in costume by worthy
matron, Mrs G. Grewe; worthy patron, Rob
ert Woelffer; associate matron, Mrs NJ. Lee;
conductress, Mrs. Jennie Paradis: associate
conductress. Mss A. Nelson; Adah. Miss S.
Couch; Ruth, Miss NJ Schumacher; Esther
Mrs. c: Baer; Martha Mrs. E. Nelson
Electa. Mrs. N. McWhorter; candidate, Mrs.
G. Wood.
The letters o. z. S. were prettily made
and huge. star. The costumes of the worthy
matron and associate matron were of purple
velvet The conductress and associate con-
ductress wore robes of black. and the five
points of the star were made by women in
white robes. The drills were very we'll given
and were watched with interest by those
present A programme of music and read
ings was also given, as follows: Selection
Twin City Mandolin club; song. 1--WE Meet
Tonight" Apollo quartette; reading. 'Mrs.
Herbert on Freemasonry." Andrew P. Swan
strom; song, Constellation quartette; read