The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-02

president, Miss Emily Cochran; treas
urer, Mrs. L. P. Ordway; secretary, |
Miss Carpenter; chairman Of enter |
tainment committee, Mrs. Charles |
Clark; chairman Of programme COM |
mittee, Miss Willis, chairman of MEM
bership committee, Miss Sturgis; d.
rectress, Mrs. Clinton Backus. At the
meeting to be held next Thursday tea
will be served and a social hour will
follow the programme.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Dayton
Avenue Presbyterian Church held it's
afternoon in the church parlors. A
new feature introduced into the meet
ings by the president, Mrs. E. M.
Prouty, is the serving of light refresh
ments and the hour of friendly inter-
course after the regular business meet
ing. The experiment was highly sue
cessful as there were twenty more
ladies in attendance yesterday than at
the previous meeting. The society is
planning to do it's share of work
this season and to assume due pro-
portion of the financial burdens of the
church.
union will meet in the Park Congregational
church tomorrow evening at o'clock. The
gathering VIII De a celeDfau10n OIL the twenty
fifth anniversary of the unions existence. An
interesting programme has been prepared.
After the devotional exercises the early his
tory of Woman's Home missionary work in
Minnesota will be given by Mrs. Mira H.
Hackett. The six original members, four of
whom are living, will be spoken Of Mrs.
Maa Pan Will Mil read
on the later history Of the Womans Home
Missionary work in Minnesota; letter from
the former president, Mrs. E. S: Williams,
S2rafQQ9 w he I1SSlp
Hackett Gates, of St. Paul, will give an
address; Mrs. L. H. Cobb, of New York, has
sJo MeE to as w
a poem entitled 1.-The Work of Our Hands:
After the reading of letter from Miss Emily
s. Han twell, of Foo Chow. China: the clos
Caswell, of New York city.
of Mrs. F. E. Rice yesterday afternoon
and began its seasons work. The ladies are
making arrangements for fair and lunch to
be given in December, hence fancy work of
all descriptions is being prepared. After the
regular meeting the hostess served the ladies
with dainty repast. The next meeting VIII
be at the home of Mrs. c. B. Brunson, OF
543 Burr street, Friday afternoon.
Miss Mabel Wing, of st. Peter street en-
tertained informally last evening for Miss
Mamie Stout
The board of managers of the Woman's
Christian Home naQ tnelr Regular HlouIAiy
meeting yesterday morning at the home, on
North street. The complete report OF the
work done at the state fair was received. The
amount which the ladies cleared by the din
ners served on the grounds was S22S.46. The
annual meeting will be held at the home, 4So
North street. Wednesday, Oct. 10, on which
day also there will be a reception for the
friends of the institution from IL to o'clock.
The receiving committee will be the executive
board
The central committee of the Christian En-
deavor societies met IN the parlors of the
House of Hope church last evening and
adopted a plan of conference somewhat diff
ferent from that hitherto followed. Instead
of the regular bi-monthly meetings OF the
central committee there will be table con-
ferences," meaning thereby that the societies
in certain district will provide lunch to
be given after the formal business matters
of the committee have been transacted. TO
this all members of the societies will be adj
mitted and at the table matters OF general
interest to the workers will be discussed
After the business meeting last evening, MI
Miller sang and recited for the audience. Mrs.
Minor also rendered musical selection. Light
refreshments were served at the conclusion
of the meeting and social hour was en-
joyed.
Court Abraham Lincoln, l. o. F.: has
issued invitations to a social next Wednes-
day evening. at which there will be musical
and literary entertainment. On this occasion
a handsome bust of Abraham Lincoln Will
be presented to the court.
Miss Sylvester. of Berlin. Germany, who
has been the guest of Mrs. Brann, of ST.
Peter street will spend the winter with her
aunt Mrs. Horace Wincheil, and attend the
state university.
Miss Liela Breed, who has been visiting her
mother in Illinois since her return from
Paris will arrive in st. Paul tomorrow morn
ing.
Mrs c.. W. Hamilton of Winnipeg, was
the guest this week of Rev. and Mrs. John
Pr:ngle, of Ramsey street.
w L. johnson, of Cedar Rapids, was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Humbird, of Dayton
avenue, Thursday.
Miss Browne, who is the guest of Miss
Kaiman, of Summit avenue viii return to
Chicago Monday.
Mr. and Mrs Fischer, of Waterloo. Wis,
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Waters Of st. An
thony avenue.
c. E. Shaw and son. of Paris, ILL.,, and G.
NJ Scheffer, of San Francisco, at the
Metropolitan.
turned from Mahtomedi and at the Hia-
watha.
Mrs Joseph Gilf.lan, of White Earth reser-
walton, is spending a few days in the city.
Miss Moon, who has been the guest of Mrs
Trevor McC.urg, has returned to Duluth.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Topping, of Summit
avenue, have returned from Portland, Or.
Mrs. John Finney and Mrs. Orrin T. Park
er, of Goodhue, were in the city Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. French. of the Albion,
will return Monday from Chisago City
The Ramsey County w. G.. T. u. will meet