The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-14
REVIEWS THE WORK.
MONUMENT ASSOCIATION HEARS
REPORTS ON THE PROGRESS OF
THE MOVEMENT.
ALL MEETINGS ARE OPEN.
MISTAKEN IDEA ABROAD THAT
ONLY MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED
TO ATTEND.
THE WEST SIDE is WIDE awake
And Other Portions of the City Are
Actively Engaged I'm the PrOpO-
sitiOn.

The monument association seems ILL.,
fated in respect to the weather, al
though yesterdays storm did not re-
suit in particularly small attendance
at the association meeting, which was
held in the afternoon in the parlors
OF the Commercial club. Mrs. New
port was present and presided. The
meeting opened with the singing OF
America" by all present, and then the
minutes of the last meeting were lis.
tened to and approved The treas
urers report was not heard, Mrs
Adams being absent
Mrs. +. B. Doran gave a report of
the work being done on the West side,
telling Of the spelling school held a few
weeks ago, which netted So for the
committee. She also spoke Of the fact
that many interested people are kept
away from the meetings of the asso-
citation by mistaken idea that only
members are desired. Mrs Newport
said that she was sorry the announce
ments were misleading, that every one
was welcome, and that not only that,
but she considered every one who was
one of the committee during the en-
NeAIplilNIl dS OClIlS ulSInD6IS Ol The
association and as such welcome She
wished more might join. She said that if
all Of the members would attend the
meetings there would be an attend
ance Of 1900 and wished that this
might be increased to 5000. She also
said that the chairman of the press
committee, Miss Sanborn had resigned,
and that Mrs. Edgerton had accepted
the position.
Mrs. McGin reported from ST. An
thony Park, where the work is pro-
crossing well. Mrs. Hazenwinkle spoke
In the interests Of the W. R. c., and
said that SIS had been raised during
the state encampment by serving din
ners. Mrs. Newport observed that Mrs.
Hazenwinkle's report was very graft
flying. Mrs. Castle was absent through
Illness. Mrs. Castle is looking up all
the women's societies in the city with
the object of securing representatives
from each to project the work among
them. Her list, or partial list, was
read by Mrs. Newport
Mrs. Newport said that hereafter she
intended giving all of her time to the
work and that she would be at home
every Tuesday from 10 o'clock in the
morning to O'Clock in the evening to
receive calls from the members Of the
committees and others interested in the
work, and asked all who had any re-
port or suggestions to make to come
to her on this day. She said that there
had been great deal to take the
Women's time this winter and that
most of the work done so far, had been
talk. That from now on it must be
work. She said that the entertainments
which had been given were good and She
ala not want them to be given up, but
she urged the getting and giving Of
subscriptions, large and small And
she asked that the money be passed In
from the subcommittee. as soon as DOS
sible so that another $500 might be
soon gathered and placed at interest
She said that when she learned of the
amounts of money the base ball clubs
took out Of the city eachyear she did not
feel that they were doing wrong in ask
ing money for the monument and sus-
gested that those who had objected
that the money was needed for the poor
or. the city turn their missionary eff
fofes in another direction. She said
that she had been greatly encouraged
py messages from various mems or
CARNATIONS in the city who had Of
fered aid. Mrs. Newport also said that
course of reading and study had been
mapped out for the association. treat
Ing or celebrated monuments all over
the world; that papers would be read
at each meeting and that in this wav
the women would learn what they were
trying to do. She said that for one. she
was ignorant on the subject Of monu-
ments; that she wanted the best. and
wanted to know what was best. The
readings will many of them be illus
trated by stereopticon pictures.
y Following came Mrs. Martins paner
ION Monuments" when was excellent
She told of the growth of the custom
of raising memorials to the dead or
victorious. OF the remarkable tombs
of Egypt which were deliberately dec
GRATED within, and of those of Persia.
which were decorated without OF the
pillars of Greece and some of the ceIe-
brated buildings of that country. which
served as monuments, and of the circu-
lar towers sometimes erected in Rome.
outside the towns on the roads into the
country. She told of the growth of the
custom in Christian churches, where. In
the early history of Christianity. it was
prohibited to bury the dead But grad
ually 1t came about that churches were
bu1lt about the tomb and later a
vicious taste Of tomb building and dec
Grafton developed, which is still to be
witnessed in many of the Older
churches in Europe. She told Of the
arches in Rome built to the victorious
generals, and of various memorials
built to victories or Victors The grand
est memorial Of the grandest event of
all ages was the cross. She wished to
see the proposed monument a tribute
of love and devotion, and wished the