The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-15
MRS. r.. Nj. NEWPORT ADDRESSED
ST. ANTHONY PARK WOMEN
INTERESTINGLY.
THE SOL DIERs' MONUMENT.
WORKERS IN THAT SUBURB ARE
AMONG THE M0sT ENTHUsIAs-
TIC OF ALL.
1ITTsoN HOUSE FOR THE SUMMER.
Will Be Used as Headquarters for
All Who Wish to Help Along
the Movement.

Among the most enthusiastic workers
for the soldiers monument are the
women at st. Anthony park and their
meetings are among the most interest
ing social events of the month. Yes
terday's meeting, as usual, was large
~ attended, not only by members of
the association from the park but by
a great many town folks. The meet
ing was held in the Congregational
church on Raymond avenue, which is
one of the cosiest little chapels mag
Unable, with an open-fire place in which
burned a bright wood fire, and pretty
furnishings. Tea tables were placed
about the room from which tea and
waters were served later and the entire
place was handsomely hung with flags
and decorated with plants and flowers.
A large portrait of Lincoln hung from
the center wall and yesterday being
the anniversary of his death the papers
were devoted to this mans life and
d paper giving the history of the day
on which Lincoln was shot, and all
of the incidents following. Mrs. Stone
gave some interesting comments made
by various noted persons on Lincoln
and his life and death, and Mrs. Lloyd
read the paper on GRANTEES she gave
before the st. Pail association at it's
meeting Saturday last. Miss Madeline
Liggett gave a couple of nicely rem
dered recitations and Mrs. Krieger was
heard in several acontralto solos.
The president, Mrs. McGiu then in
troduced Mrs. r. NJ. Newport, who said
that it gave her great pleasure to be
present at this meeting The women
Of this branch of the monument as
ISOLATION little knew what an inspira-
ton their efforts had been to their feI-
low workers in town. She gave an out
line of the line of work adopted by the
association and invited all of the
women to the meetings to be held after
May p in the Kittson house, which
will be open each afternoon for the
use of the association all summer The
subscriptions will not be pushed at
present Times are hardly suitable and
it is felt that the women must needs
educate themselves to a proper ap-
probation Of the artistic before they
proceed farther So these meetings
will be held in the old headquarters
building on Summit avenue for educa-
tiCnal purposes and it is hoped that
they will be attended as well as the
last meetings at the house were during
encampment week. Mrs. Newport said
she hoped to see the rooms full each
day. The first meeting in the head
quarters will be held May p, will be
very informal and will be devoted to a
study of the monuments of Egypt The
women are urged to post themselves
on this subject and come prepared to
take part in the meeting. A. NJ. Thomp-
sons lecture will be given in the Audi
forum May and 8, an evening and
afternoon lecture. For this 5 900 tickets
will be issued. Capt. Beams offer was
explained to the women and all urged
to take tickets to sell. Mrs Newport
said the work was growing and that
she had been asked to make it state
matter and ask aid from the legisla-
ture. But she felt satisfied to allow
it to remain as it is, although willing
to see it broaden out, as 1T will. 1t is
proposed to have a. committee of the
best Sculptors of the country make a
visit to ST. Paul when the time is ripe
to select a proper site for the monu-
ment This committee would let no
thought of the value of real estate or
of personal preference stand in its way
in making such a selection and would
decide on the site it judged the best
for the interests of the entire city.
Mrs. f. B. D6ran also spoke and
said that she thought now was the
time for the building of such memorial.
The old soldiers would not be with us
long. They were dying more rapidly
than one realized and that with them
went much of the inspiration to such
a work. Other women from town spoke
and Col. Newport was also heard. The
president announced an advisory board
to consist of Mesdames H. L. Hecker
John Stone, S. q. Blake and D. A.
Cudworth. April q the St. Anthony
Park association will celebrate Grants
birthday with an evening meeting in
Central hall at the park, to which the
men are invited. nFor this evening the
hostesses will be Mesdames ID. A. Cud-
worth, w. w. Hills H. G. Blake, D. c.
Martin, j. j. Meerilb1 E. G. Hall and
McDermott At the meeting May H.
Mesdames A c.. 3Dunn, w. w. Clark,
Walter Hill, Thomas, Standen, Whit
man, Jacobson, Ellison, Condit Part
ridge and Martin will be hostesses.
Decoration day will be commemorated
on date to be set later. The women
have been invited by the Gamma Liter
airy club to attend the open parliament
of the women's council Of Merriam
Park to be held April %. with Mrs.
Grouse, 1927 Carroll street. The col
lections from the children's evening
service Decoration day will be given
toward the monument fund. rs .-