The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-22
BADGES BUDDING OUT
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formed themselves into committees of
ones and twos to canvas the business
district thoroughly and sell the badges
owing to the simplicity of the Mime
apolis badges" said the speaker, 1.-The
people over there have lost a large sum
OF money, for the badges have been du-
plicated for fraudulent purposes To
avoid this in st. Paul each seller of
badges has card signed by the mayor
and chief Of police"
1t would not be POSSIBLE" continued
the speaker, ''for the business men to
reach the residence district, SO this fed
has to be turned over to the women.
IF you ladies cannot sell badges said
the speaker, you can at least make 1t a
moral impossibility for a man to go
around without a badge.
st. Paul" concluded the speaker, has
never failed yet in anything it has Un-
dertaken. If we all work together we
will not fail now"
Col. Hamlin's remarks were heartily
applauded and there was another burst
of applause when Mayor Kiefer OBJ
served: IF you will pardon the phrase,
ladies, it is now up to you to make GER
tain the success of the work"
The meeting was then turned over to
the women. Mrs. Condo Hamlin was
appointed chairman. To set the ball
rolling Mrs. Hamlin announced that she
would take 500 badges on behalf of the
Womans Civic league. a large number
of women came forward and took
badges, considerable over 1000 being dis
posed of yesterday.
Mrs. Trevor McClurg and Miss Clara
Sommers will be at the Commercial club
all Saturday afternoon to receive the re-
ports of the women who have sold
badges and to give out new ones. Among
those present at yesterdays meeting
were Mrs. Parks Richie, Miss Annie
Harrity, Mrs. H. NJ. Parsons. Miss Ger
trude Still, Miss Louise Chiffon, Mrs.
Gottfried Stamm, Mrs. William c. Mont
gomery, Mrs. K. H. Bickjord. Mrs. P.
Simon, Mrs. Trevor McClurg, Miss Edith
Bartlett, Miss Myrtle Brack, Mrs. L. ].
Lee, Mrs. A. T. Wilder Mrs. T. L. Bill
Kingsley. Mrs. H. P. Barlow, Mrs. M. n.
Thygesen. Miss Madeline Hazenwinkle,
Miss Libbie Chiffon, Mrs. c. R. Chap
man and Mrs. J. B. Beals.
DISTRIBUTING BADGES.
Secretary Slime, of the Commercial Club,
distributed yesterday 5000 Of the Tbir-
teenth regiment badges. Up to last even
ing there had been no returns as to the
number disposed of during the day from
an official source, but unOmcially it was
given out that between $500 and 81 900
lice department, took 1,500 and distributed
600 at the four sub-statiOns, reserving the
balance at the central. UP to o'clock
reports from three of the patrOlmen at
the central station was that 325 had been
disposed of. The fire department took 500
and the balance were distributed among
the prominent stores and business firms.
AT a meeting Of the general committee
at the rooms of the Commercial club
f1nN
enthusiastic, and ell predicted that the
result would be more gratifying than ex-
pected. 1t is the aim of the committee
to have not only the citizens of st. Paul
but those throughout the state under
stand that with the fund secured all Of
the seven companies in the regiment
outside Of the Minneapolis companies are
to be returned from San Francisco free
of charge. The cities of Saltwater, St
Cloud and Red Wing have Joined hands
with st. Paul in the undertaking and the
amount raised will be used as a common
fund to pay the expenses of the compan-
les from the four cities Meetings were
held at Saltwater and Red Wing last ev-
ening and in each of these cities badges
similar to those in St. Paul will be is
sued by the local committees having the
subscriptions in charge.
st. Cloud has adopted the same badge
40 ~ dut ana I'V" nave Deen Forward
ed to Mayor Mcdonald. Of that city A
message was received from Shal1opee
saying that that city would make a
systematic canvass, including Jordan
Chaska ard Carver and 100 badges were
ordered. The numerous committees ap-
pointed and the distribution of badges in
all parts of the city yesterday insure
the disposal Of a large number today.
The following is a list of the places
where the badges may be secured, as well
as the names of the ladies and gentlemen
who will furnish thos desiring to pur-
chase them: