The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-26
1T WAS A PROPHETIC PAPER
THAI MRS. e. II. GHEEN WROTE
EEF0RE THE MAINE DISASTER
Ia Times Of Peace She Told Her
Eeighbors That the Navy Would
T1;te Care of Tfsasf

Ia Times Of Peace She Told Her
Neighbors That the Navy Would
Take Care Of Itself.
The annual meeting of ST Pau! chap
ter, d. A. r, was held yesterday in
Dayton Avenue church, and the annual
election resulted in the election to the
position OF regent of the society of Mrs
James Beals, who during the year, has
assumed the duties Of regent owing TO
the absence in Europe Of Mrs George
Squires, who was elected to the regency
last year Mrs Beals nomination. was
made unanimous on motion of Mrs. D.
A. MOnfOrt, who in a few graceful re-
marks referred to the many quaiifica-
lions of Mrs. Beals for the office and
of her faithful and successful assump-
item of the duties thrust upon her dur
ing the year just past. Enthusiastic
applause greeted Mrs. Monfort's re-
marks and Mrs. BeaIs' election follow
ed directly, the secretary being in
structed. to cast the vote.
The nomination and election of Mrs
S. P. Crosby to the office of recording
secretary was made in the same happy
manner Mrs. Crosby having ably as
sisted Mrs. Beals during the year The
entire LIST of officers elected follows:
Regent, Mrs James Beals; Vice regent,
Mrs. q. R. Sanford; recording secretary,
Mrs. S. P. Crosby; corresponding secretary
MRS. Z. E. Riggs; treasurer, Mrs. A. Carpen-
ter historian, Mrs. l.: H. Batchelder; chap
lain, Mrs. L. n. Saunders.
There was a very interesting pro
g-anlme.
The reports Of the various officers
were most satisfactory. The chapter
has membership Of 10 and it's finan-
cial condition is excellent. There have
been two members, Mrs. Chittenden
and Mrs. HendricksCn, lost through
death. There were seventeen new
members reported.
Mrs. Dyer, Mr. Phillips and Mrs. Gill
son furnished the music Mr.. Phillips
sang for his first number Kipling: 3
"Recessional' music by De Koven.
THE Rise of the Navy During the
American Revolution was a paper
read by Mrs. Edwards and written by
Mrs. Edward H. Gheen before the
blowing up of the Maine, which fact
adds considerably to its interest. This
paper attracted attention from navy
people when read for~the first time be-
fore the Army and Navy chapter, D.
A. r., in Washington. Mrs. Gheen had
access to records never before made
public outside of navy circles The
paper was also mentioned at the meet
ing of federated clubs. In it she says:
Every hdCOn, 10 nave a powerful
navy, must have not only love of coun-
try strongly developed among the peo-
pie, but also love Of the sea and ia
nliliarity with the hardships and perils
of a sailors life. Not only must there
be the patriotic spirit which supplies
funds to equip nlen-ofwar, but it is
absolutely necessary to have expert
enCed Officers and men ready to trust
their lives and fortunes to the chances
Of war, to sail their country's ships
and to fight her battles" Following
a concise history Of the United States
navy since the Revolution, she closed
her paper thus:
eve Daughters of the American
Revolution live in times of peace. They
are also times Of change. Our mag
nificent guns would not burst at the
first discharge, nor would there be dan
ger that the sides of the stately In
diana would be carried away or that
the beautiful Minneapolis would have
to wait for a favorable breeze But
these are external changes. The heart,
the soul of the navy remains the
same, and the officers and men of the
navy of today are worthy successors
Of those Of the Revolution; the cool
heads, stout arms and brave hearts
are still here" .7.