The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-09

L GLOBE, TUESDAY,
been busy with preliminary practices
and drills at the state capitol. Il is ex
pecteo, IN view of all this hard work,
tiiat the opening ceremonies will be very
elaborate.
READY FOR THE VISITORS.
everything Is now In readiness for the
ehler talnment of the visitors throughout
Inc week. fund is in the hands of the
iocai committee and will be expended
Iof the pleasure gof the strangers within
our gates. Committees of five have been
~ app e from each of the local camps
" 10TH one general committee on ar
engagements. Each camp has been as
sessed S'o, and members of the Modern
Woodmen have contributed 10 cents each.
me 81. Paul Commercial club and bust
ness houses generally have generously
come forward with contributions When
one considers that all entertainments and
expenditures are planned by wise and
capable St Paul. women it would seem
that there has been nothing left undone
| to render the convention success. l.
Yesterday the supreme officers sat for
| their pictures atlNewcome,s gallery, and
for few minutes at least the conven-
l.
replaced by the more natural one of
gratffied feinininesvanity.
YESTERDAYS ARRIVALS.
Among the visitors and delegates who
| arrived yesterday were:
Mrs. Clara M. Nicol, Colby, Kan: Miss
Hunter, De Kolb, III; Mrs Helm, Lin
coin, Neb.; Mrs. Eliza Kirk, Dubuque, To-;
Mrs Hattie Randall, Peoria, III; MIS- Mrs.
Cole, Manttou, Ill; Mrs. Florence Brown,
Council Bluffs, To-; Miss Louise Parks,
M Men Wiz r Mrs s,, Maggie Greeiy Par
Kan; Martha Gates, Rochester, Mimi;
Anna Lester Washington, ILL.,; Mrs. Kit
a tie Roslin Elgin MI 5r Mr. and IN, Mrs O.
Burt, West Superior, Wis; Miss L. NJ.
| Mcintyre, Topeka, Ill Mrs. L. Potter,
GlintSn NJ Mrs q aammopd GTand
n D.; Mrs. E. II. WILDER. Beatrice. Neb.;
Mrs. Della M. Ester, Lincoln, Neb.; NJ, 9.
Josephine Stovesifro, Lincoln, Neb.; M s.
Lulu Case, Quincy, ILL.,; Mrs. Alice Beck
er, Charlton, To-; Anna j. Watt, Omaha;
DR.. Susan Meg. Snyder, Council Bluffs;
Ethel G. Head, Lead. S; D.; Mrs. Annie
| Feeder. Leeds, n. D.. Mrs. A. l.. Horts-
man, Sterling, ILL.,; Mrs. w. N. Fielder,
| Peoria, ILL.,
MRS. PENNY'S STRENGTH.
| Half of the Minnesota delegation has
| declared itself in favor of Mrs. L. E.
| Penny, of st. Paul, for supreme oracle of
| Royal Neighbors, and the other half is
| divided among number of candidates.
| The local camps of the society gave
| reception last5evening on the parlor floor
/ of the Ryan hotel to the outside dele
gates and visitors. There was no set
| programme, not even the usual reception
committee, but everything; was delight
! fully informal and a pleasant social time
was enjoyed for a while. The parlors
were decorated With palms and cut flow
ers, and the purple and white of the or
| der helped to carry out the decorative
! scheme. For once, however, strange to
relate, a social function did not prove
| entirely satisfactory to number of the
| women. They felt, a great majority of
| them, that there was weightier business
! on hand with the fate of their different
| candidates hanging in the balance, and
! being women, with fertile brains, 1t was
easy to turn aninformal reception into a
| decidedly interesting political gathering.
! It has been conceded all along that 1t Is
| the presence of the two candidates from
| St. Paul that has made the fight for SUI
preme oracle interesting. If either Mrs.
| Penny or Mrs. g. Bamford was out of 1t
| the candidate who was left to oppose
Mrs Watt would have something of a
| walkover. Last evening, therefore, the
! Minnesota delegation gathered in one of
| the smaller parlorss and a weighty con-
sultation ensued. The women present
| were unanimous az to one thing, namely,
| that one of the Minnesota candidates
should resign, but, alas! they were not
unanimous as to which sone that should
| be- The majority, however, appeared to
| be in favor of MRS. Penny continuing in
| the contest. 1t WIS finally. decided to
take a BALLOT There were twenty-five
votes cast, OF which Mrs. Penny received
| II, Mrs. George Collins, 6; Mrs. Watt, 8;
Mrs. Bamford, 2, and Mrs. Mary DAILY, i.
This, of course, gives Mrs. Penny ma
jority7 In the MINNESOTA delegation. The
! two new women iIfsthe race, Mrs George
| Collins and Mrs. Mary DAILY, are both
st. Paul women, and are very popular
in their local camps. Mrs. Collins de-
clared last night, however, that she
wished her name to be dropped.
| IT is only fair to Mrs. Bamford to state
T thatcher friends do not considers the re-
1 1sult of last night caucus as having any
influence in5the matter, for they declare
| that several delegates refused to vote,
and a number were not present.
CAUCUSES CALLED.
: After the caucus there was discussion
among the delegates as to the turn of af-
4 fairs. So much bitterness had grown out
| of the contest among Mrs. Watt, Mrs.
Bamfofd and Mrs. Penny for supreme
oracle that 1t was felt that, perhaps, It
would be best for all three to stand aside
in favor of some fourth person. An effort
| is being made to get=Mrs. G.. C. Collins to
run for the office. Another caucus will
| be held this evening.
A special meeting Of Royal Oak camp,
Royal Neighbors, has been called for this
afternoon for the purpose Of acting upon
resolutions indorsing Mrs. L. E. Penny
| before the national conversation for SUI
| preme oracle. The meeting will take
place at Odd Fellows hall, Fifth and
| Wabasha streets, sat 5 O'Clock. 1t is call
ed by Mrs. Irene.Jones, oracle, and Mrs.
| E. B. Lott, recorder, of Royal Oak camp.