The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-18
FIFTY HAD FATHERS THERE.
ST. Paul Women Well Represented
Bunker Hill Patriots.

FIFTY HAD FATHERS THERE.
ST. Paul Women Well Represented
Bunker Hill Patriots.
The st. Paul chapter of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution, held
their regular quarterly meeting yester-
day afternoon in the lecture room or
the Dayton Avenue Presbyterian
church. This meeting IN addition too
being a regular meeting, was held to
commemorate the battle Of Bunker hill,
and the programme was appropriate TO
the anniversary Of that event, and
was Of an unusually interesting charac-
ter. The meeting opened with prayer
led by Mrs. Edwards chaplain. A let
ter was then read from Mrs. Marston,
of the Colonial chapter Of Minneapolis,
thanking the st. Paul chapter for the
invitations that had been received.
Reports read by Mrs. Gribben, regis
trar, showed a membership in the chap
ter of ia, an increase Of seven since
the last meeting. A special report
from the Continental Hall fund, was
read by Mrs. Howard and subscriptions
amounting to $125 were taken at the
meeting, and will be sent to Washing
ton as the contribution Of this chapter.
Mrs. r. M. Newport, as state regent,
spoke a few words as to the success Of
the chapter and of the fiourishing con-
dition it was now in. The principle
feature of the afternoon was the ad-
dress of DR.. D. w. Rhodes, who gave
very vivid description Of the battle,
and told how once and again, the
British troops came up the hill only
to be beaten back again by the muir
derous fire of the Yankee volunteers,
men just in from the fields, farmers
a great many of them, but not a man
but what was true to his country and
willing as many of them did, to lay
down his live for it. The third time
the British red coats came, it was to
a victory, for our men were without
ammunition. lone hundred and twenty
years ago today" DR.. Rhodes contin-
ued, "at this hour, $3.50, the women of
Boston were watching with beating
hearts and bated breath, the fight in
the distance. Dr. Rhodes also gave a
description of that winter in Valley
Forge. and concluded by saying that
all who could trace their descent from
those who fought at Bunker hill, have
brave and noble blood in their veins.
Mrs ]. B. Beals, who is lineal de-
scendant of John Butler, Of Connect
cut; Samuel Miller, of Maryland; John
| Gill, Pennsylvania, and Andrew Long,
also of Pennsylvania, read an interest
! ing paper on patriotic Societies"
Mrs. Beals gave history of the order
| Immediately after the Revolutionary
war but the interest in this society
had almost died out at the time Of
| the civil war. Descendants of the
! Revolutionary Sires was formed Ill
! 1876, and in 1888 the Sons Of the Rev
olution was organized. Mrs. Beals
spoke of the object of these societies,
and concluded by saying that they had
! done a great deal to reconcile the PEG
! pie of the North and South, after the
! war Prof Colvilles singing of the
Sword of Bunker Hill'' was most in
! spring, and intensified the already
| patriotic feelings of those present.
Prof. Colville also sang the Red,
White and Blue" those present joining
in the chorus The ST. Anthony Hill
orchestra, under the leadership Of Prof.
Colville, played Yankee Doodle and
also the accomplishments to other
| songs.
The lecture room was decorated with
white and red roses, ferns, palms, flags
and banners, and the adjoining room,
where refreshments were served, was
also decorated with the national colors
After the regular meeting, Mrs. ID. A
Monfort as regent, received informally
The St. Paul chapter Of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution, Whic.
is in a most fourishing condition, was
the third society formed in the
United States, and was organized
by Mrs. r. M Newport The charter
members were: Mrs. Newport, Mrs
Edgerton, Mrs. Foster, Mrs. D. A
Monfort, Mrs NJ M Gilbert, Mrs. E
F. Soule, Mrs. Charles E. Riggs, Mrs
J. @. Adams, Mrs. w. tombstone, Mrs
B. S. Cowen, Mrs. A. P. Moss, Mrs. b
E. Hatch, Mrs. William Winston, Mrs
David Day, Mrs S. ]. r. Mcmillan ant
Miss M M. Newport. Mrs Newpor
was regent, Mrs. Edgerton, registrar
Mrs c. E. Riggs, treasurer, and Mrs
Frederick, secretary.
The charter which they received was
number eleven.
In the year following the organiza
ton a chapter was formed in Mime
apolis, and Mrs. Newport was mad
state regent, Mrs. ]. Q. Adams, regen
Of ST. Paul chapter. Two years late
Mrs E. c. Mason was elected regen
and two years ago next October Mrs
D. A. Monfort was elected regent. Mrs
Donaldson is vice regent, Mrs. How
ard, secretary; Mrs. Sanford, CORE
spending secretary, Miss Badly, treas
urer, and Miss Green, historian. Sixty
five new members have been enrolled
during the past few years by tn
earnest effort and work of Mrs. Mon
fort.
The national society at the presen
, time numbers $4,000 women. This SO
heart and mind Of the patriotic wome
than any other patriotic society TO
women which has come into existenc
! during the past few years. Revolu
tionary ancestry can usually be trace
back to colonial days, but colonial an
cestors cannot always be proved t
,, have fought for liberty, for it is a well
, known fact that number of familie
left the country until peace was de
| clared The members Of the ST PAT
3 chapter, in almost every instance, ca
: trace their descent not only from thos
= who took an active part in the Revo
luton, but still further to early colo
NAL days, a number being lineal de
scendants from May Flower pilgrims.
Fifty of the women present yestel
o day are lineal descendants Of men VIII
: fought at Bunker Hill.
i FINE RUN BY THE EMPIRE.