The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-02
LITTLE INTEREST IN THE PRO-
GRAMMES AT KITTSON
HOUSE.
LIVELY TIME is LOOKED FOR
WHEN CONSOLIDATION OF WOM-
EMS SOCIETIES Is DIS
CUSSED.
IDEA is NOT AT ALL POPULAR.
w. r. C. and G. A. r.. Ladies Dis
pute the Wisdom of Gen.WaIlk-
er's Suggestion.

what they dom in there?" asked
the old lady Of her veteran husband,
as she raised herself on her tiptoes to
gain better view of the interior of the
reception room at the women's head
quarters yesterday, during the rendi-
ton of one of the programmes. ooh,
it's some women playin' on fiddles and
things" replied the old man, as he
turned away and gave his attention to
the war flags. No wonder the old lady
asked, for the hum of voices has been
so great at the headquarters of late
one could not hear any portion of the
programme given, unless one stood di-
rectly before the participants. One
young woman of the Daughters Of Vet
Grams was heard to renl2rk that when
one heard applause and nothing else
that was a recitation, and that when
there was a noise and no applause that
was a musical number. If the condi-
lions are not improved, Mrs. Dorr. of
the music committee, has announced
that there will be no more musical
programmes rendered at the headquar-
tiers. This will be too bad, indeed, as
the music has been one of the pleas
ATTEST features of the day, and has
really been enjoyed by those attending,
despite the confusion.
The programme given yesterday be-
gan at 10 o'clock, and half hour was
devoted to music by the mandolin club.
Miss Denney followed with the pretty
waltz she has recently composed, and
then there was a violin solo by Louise
Taylor. The programme was short,
and the last number was given by
Miss Sand.
The women's headquarters were
crowded all day with home and out Of
town guests and members of the re-
ception committee were on hand to
receive them and make them welcome
as follows: Mrs. Albert Scheffer, chair
man of the day, assisted by Mrs. J. @.
Adams, Mrs. Justus Rice, Mrs. Gheen,
Mrs. T. T. Smith, Mrs. John Jackson
and Miss C.. Somers. Mrs. Newport
was at the headquarters during the
day. During the morning the Modoc
Glee club, of Topeka, Kan, gave the
women a delightful serenade. The
members were invited into the house
and made very welcome. In the after
noon Capt. Jack Crawford called, and,
at the request of the committee, recited
his poem entitled: why We Wear the
Badge" Capt. Crawford is the guest
of Albert Scheffer.
The women in charge of the several
rooms for the day were: Information
Bureau-Mrs. Jaggard and Mrs. Stone,
assisted by a committee of young
women. Dining Room-Women from
the Sixth and Eighth wards, Mrs.
George Doran, Mrs. Charles Keller,
Mrs. Chas. Parker and assistants D.
of R.-Mrs. Gribben, Mrs Muier, Mrs.
Brill and Mrs. Lewis, of Minneapolis
D. of V.-Miss Perrin, Miss Castle, Miss
White, Miss Officer, Miss Sanborn, Miss
Torrance, Miss Scheffer and Miss
Rugg. w. r. C.-Women from Mime
apolis, Mrs. Sutton, Miss Leavitt, Miss
Wass, Mrs. Mitchell Mrs. Wass, Mrs.
Vaughn and Miss Miller In the after
noon there was a musical programme.
There will no dopbt be an exciting
session at the headquarters of the W.
X. G. and ladies of the G.. A R. when
the matter of the consolidation of the
two societies comes up. The scheme is
one projected by Chief
Walker, and is not favorably looked
on by either society. The interests of
the societies, while always relating to
the good of the G. A. R., are hardly
the same. The w. r. c. is an auxil-
larry to the G. A. R., and admits any
loyal woman, while the ladies Of the
G. A. r. claim that inasmuch as it's
members are part and parcel Of the
G. A. r. there is no need of it's being
an auxiliary. The veterans, it seems
do not fancy the idea of there being
two societies, and it is at their sug-
gestion that Gen. Walker proposed the
consolidation. The veterans get a bit
mixed as to their duties to the two
societies. A member of the w. r. C,
coming to them demands their cooper
alton along their line of work, and the
promise is given to aid them all that
can be done. Then come the ladies of
the G. A. R., who ask, Are we not
your wives and daughters? Then do
not we have greater claim to your
aid than those others?" Then it is a
case Of What can the poor man do.''
TO misquote a popular song. The
women at the headquarters have
Loo