The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-19
w1MEN's MONUMENT ASSOCIATION
DETERMINED THAT 1T SHALL
BE AN HONOR
TO THEM AND TO THEIR CITY.
MEETING HELD YESTERDAY AT
THE CAPITOL WAS AN ENTHU-
SIASTIC ONE.
STATUS OF MONUMENT FUND,
Reported by the Treasurer, Shows
an Encouraging Condition, with
More Hopeful Prospects.

The ladies of the Central Monument
association held their last meeting OF
the year yesterday afternoon in the
senate chamber of the state capitol.
and listened to two interesting address,
es on the subject of their work, given
by E. E. Mcdonald and ]. Bartlett, a
grizzled veteran of the late war. Aside
from the delegations of ladies from
the various submonument associations,
there were present Mayor Doran, Prin-
cipal j. G. Bryant, Of the Humboldt
High school, and c. H. Congden, super
wiser Of music in the public schools.
The Twin City Mandolin club gave a
number Of selections before Mrs. f.
B. Doran called the meeting to order,
after which the ladies rose and sang
one verse Of America"
Mrs. Chas. A. Parker, president of
the st. Anthony Park Monument as
ISOLATION, read the minutes of the last
meeting, and on motion they were ap-
proved.
Mrs Doran then read a cOmmunica-
ton from the treasurer, Mrs. ]. Q.
Adams, announcing her resignation on
6CCOulll VI lllIlCSS Ill lltI ldlllllJ, WHICH
was accepted with regret. Her report
was then read, which showed the treas
ury to be in a most flattering condl-
ton. Below is the report from Oct. is,
1896, to Nov. 81, 1897:
Chairman of refreshment committee,
G. A IL. -. -. -. ..............S 4IS Uo
Harry Gier, Elk River To-. .......... 90
Chairman committee on decoration...... O0
Louise Malone, G. A. R. entertain
j. R. Koch New Ulm .... ............ 2 co
Copeland Camp Modern Woodmen .... 10 so
Company ID" inspection e. ............ Ill 90
Interest from city OF st. Paul on tax
certificates go. ............ 55
Garfield Acker and Ord posts G. A r. go 90
Concert, Market hall ... =. ............ So 90
Base ball game 49, ..'...'''''''' 40 20
Committee national encampment 81 %
Interest on city bonds 80. ............ 10 90
Total .................. ........ $3.50 Is
Besides the $S32.16, the ladies of sew
eral of the subassociatiOns have quite
a large amount on hand which, when
a return is made, will bring the grand
total considerably past the $1,000 mark.
From the discussion which enSued it
was evident that the ladies felt high
ly gratified over the hearty support
the people of st. Paul had accorded
the various projects which had been
gotten up for the benefit of the mOnu-
ment fund.- and were quite enthusiast
tic over the prospects for another
years work in collecting funds for the
erection of a monument to the memory
of the noble dead and one which will
be a monument indeed to the city OF
st. Paul, for it is proposed that it shall
cost $25, coo.
Mrs. r. NJ. Newport, president Of
the Central association, gave a short
talk on the prospects for another years
work. She said there would be moth
ing done until after the holidays, when
the work would be taken up anew,
and she hoped the ladies would give
the association their hearty support
for the ensuing year, and that they
would strive to make the next year
as successful as the last one had been,
and urged the sUbassOciations to send
large delegations to the next meeting
of the central organization, the latter
part of Jenuary, when plans for the
years work would be outlined.
Mrs. A. r. McGill, of St Anthony
Park association, made brief report
on the work they had accomplished
during the fall which was followed
by a more lengthy report from Mrs,
]. c. Bryant, of the Sixth ward, who
said the ladies of the West side had
held several teas and euchre parties
lOI Tic DcllClll VI TIC LullNls tlll VI w lAlNt
had been most successful, both from
financial standpoint and the interest
they had aroused among the ladies OF
the ward.
E. e. Mcdonald gave an address
and said, in opening, that he felt like
young man who was called upon
to address a mothers club. Although
he had not been in the war. and was
not a member of the c. A r., he was
I,
ject the association had in view. and
he was sure during the next year the
business men and public In general
would heartily support anything the
association undertook in the further
ance of their object. He cOmplimented
the ladies upon their enterprise in
raising so large an amount, saying
that their efforts would be well re-
paid in the lasting influence the mon
ument would have upon the rising
generation. it would endure through
many generations and would always
be an example of patriotism.
Mr.. Bartlett then gave the ladies
some interesting "reminiscences of army
life. He told particularly of the first
month Of his service, and of the disas-
trOus battles in which his regiment
engaged. He enlisted in the Nutmeg
state in go, joining the Sixteenth regi-
ment Of that state, and. after having
seen twenty-three days service the
regiment was so badly demOralzed
that one full company could not be
mustered, and at the close of the war
Just 200 men survived the regiment,
which was the pride Of the brigade.
Mr.. Bartlett gave a graphic account
Of the battle of Fredericksburg and
number of other engagements his
regiment was III the first month Of the
service.