The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-22
JUST LIKE A NOVEL;
is THE ROMANTIC STORY OFF MISS
BESSIE SMITH, LATE OF ST.
PAUL.
HEIREss TO VAST ESTATES
OF WHICH She HAD NEVER HEARD
UNTIL. WITHIN A FEW
wv Ehks.
ADOPTED DAUGHTER OF SMITH,


ADOPTED DAUGHTER OF SMITH,
The Late Insurance Commissioners,
Sails for Germany to Enjoy Her
Ned Found Wealth.
Many st. Paul young people know
the heroine of the latest romance of To-
cal interest. a tale that has all of the
charm and many Of the characteristics
Incident Of the well regulated novel,
In which the supposed orphan girl is
discovered by her long lost parents
and becomes the princess Of her vast
Miss Bessie Smith, or Schenck. who
sailed for Nuremberg, Germany, last
Saturday was until a very few months
ago resident of Nelson avenue. st.
Paul. being the adopted daughter Of
Christopher H. Smith, the late in
surance commissioner Of the state.
She had been adopted shortly after
the death of her mother and brought
UP In ignorance of the fact that her
real parents were dead, and that her
relatives lived In Germany, as the lat
ter seeming to have little or no inter-
est in her whereabouts, although they
kept informed; as 1t now develops, and
the. foster parents OF the little one
became deeply attached to, her. But,
while the young lady who so recently
left here was porting over the eccen-
trio habits of the German verbs in
the school hours she did not dream
that the persuasive insistence with
which her parents kept her at it's try
ing tntricacies. was due to the knowl-
edge that she might at any time be
called upon to use it in the most i'm
portant matters of daily life.
When Mr.. Smith died few months
ago, his widow and her daughters re-
moved to the old family home In
Richland Center, Wis, and very soon
after their REMOVAL an agent of the
Schenk estate in. Nuremberg was in
estate. in which she had so long had
an interest unknown to herself -
Adopted almost in infancy, the young
lady, who is-now just beyond her
eighteenth birthday, had no memory
OF her mother Or her sister, now both
dead. and noes knowledge of the ex-
istence of family estates In Europe, to
which she held Hereditary lights. 1t
seems, now, however, that the pres
ence Of the >littles American girl is es-
senttal to the settlement of the es-
tates, which are reported to be worth
$2OO,O0O or more, and as soon as she
had been located in Richiand Center
arrangements were made by which she
was started at once on her tourney
family reside in Chicago, and a mem
Der OF 1t, OF whom she had never seen
or heard until a few weeks ago. ac
companied her to New York. while at
the other side of the ocean she will
be met by grandmother and an I'M
Gle, whom she has never yet seen.
1t is one of the possibilities of tba
future that the women of st. Paul will
this fall organize a stock COMPANY for
Inc purpose Qf- organizing and carry
ING out a WOmenS club, and of either
Z renting Or building a suitable club
mouse, The matter is being canvassed
oy an energetic group Of women, who
are looking UP the. 3practica BILE side of
the question. The idea, if found to be
feasible, will be. taken hold Of by about
zo0 or the women of this city. who feel
that If other cities can have. such or
gamzat1on and make them successful.
tnere is no reason but what st. Paul
should 90 as, we'll. 1t is thought by
the women, however, that ii is nor
best TO go into such thing il It can
not be successfully carried out, az
such failure would put a damperl
on any future attempts along the same
line. There Is great deal of enthI1-
slaSm ON the subject among the men
as Wen as among the women and
there seems to be no lack of sl,nnort
ready to be forthcoming in case the
committee in whose hands the matter
rests shall find that the scheme is q
Sa1e one and pan' be carried through
70 q successful ISSUE In case thew
Tnd proof to the contrary. the idea
VIII De dropped for the time.
The women ofsthef board of st. Luke,s bosp;-
1aI are Planning foFyithe annual charity hall
a This given ingthes fall by the institution
already Is beginning to show signs Of paietu
despite the hard times. Society is LOOKING
forward to the charity ball and there IL No
h loud out thatlit will be the success it has
Deen iIss former years. The plans of the
women are not perfected however and will
not be till 1t Is decided where the affair is
t 10 De neia- !Ihe kittson house has been
thougnt OF byy the board, but unless the
weatner Warms up this plan is out of the
question. as there lis not room enough In
the mousse TO accommodate the dancers There
would nave been a large pavilion built out of
doors and the present cold weather makes
this impossible. The Auditorium is another
place desirable were it not for the necessity
OF neating Il. The women hope to bring their
plans to head this week. and the ball will
come on some time In the near future.
Miss Josephine Carr. of Nelson avenue en-
tertains at euchre Friday afternoon.
The Nathan Hale chapter of the d. A. p.
meets this afternoon at the home of Mrs
L. I. Smith at the Meadows. The after
noon will be devoted to the anniversary Of the
death OF Nathan Hale
The Misses Fadd, of Minneapolis. enter
tanned last evening at the Linden in that. city
PAUL were Mrs. Ellen McInerny. Mrs. o. B.
Stone. Miss Stone Mrs. G. Irish, John John
son, e. LOOMS and Robert Kay.
Oct. 1, and will hold weekly meetings during
the winter Thursday afternoon. The club
will be composed of women from st. Paul
and Minneapolis.=
Central w c. TT. will meet this week at
the home of Mrs. E. L. Farnsworth, 529 Case
street
ter of the ID. AR. will be held Saturday
afternoon in the Dayton Avenue church par
lors. full attendance is desired by the
regent. Mrs. d.. A.. Monfort. literary
Washington's farewell address will precede
the executive session Hon. s. ]. R. Nc
MILAN, the prksidents of the s. A.. R.. will
be present and speak as Twill Rev. Maurice
Edwards. There will be music and readings
by the historian. Miss Greene. Afterward the
nomination of officers for the year will be
held. atsss 81 Is
noon. at her home ons Summit avenue for the
benefit OF the ST. Clements church. The affair