The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-29
BADGES IN EVIDENCE
FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE ON THE
STREETS ARE HONORABLY
DECORATED
PATRIOTISM rs WIDE AWAKE

swering Calls for the Emblem of
the Legion of HOnOr-EIlzs and
| Junior Pioneers VIII Help Push
the Good Thing Along.
Patriotism is indeed virtue when 5000
| citizens within one week raise as many
dollars for g. purpose that meets the
hearty approval of all alike. And then,
too, it is gratifying to note that the re-
sponses come from representatives OF
every walk Of life. and the committee
having in charge the canvass are none
the less enthusiastic than the day when
the first dollar was passed over in ex-
change for a bit of ribbon.
Yesterday saw the 5000 mark reached,
with every prospect that the next few
days will see the desired end and the eff
forts of the painstaking and sacrificing
citizens crowned with success. In many
cases business men have spared a great
deal Of time from their immediate duties
to assist in the cause and all engaged
in the campaign for dollars are equally
enthusiastic over the progress of the
work.
SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE ACTIVE.
Perhaps not the least interesting fea-
ture of the work is the part the school
children have played The moral only
shows the drift of patriotic sentiment
with the coming generation. All day
long the committee was kept busy an
| swering inquiries for badges. When it
is said that 5000 badges have been sold
it must be borne in mind that many can
vassers have yet to make their reports,
| and the aggregate to date, if all account
ed for, would largely exceed the number
named.
! A meeting was held yesterday noon in
| the rooms of the Commercial club, the
following being present: Mayor Kiefer,
| c. P. Stine Condo Hamlin, Edward Field
| hauser, Ross Clarke, ]. E. Meyers and
! J. E. Jackson.
There vet remain on hand badges that
must be sold to accomplish the end at
! tempted, and the committee and all work
| ers have several days of diligent work
] ahead of them before the last badge will
! be disposed of and the announcement
made that St. Paul has accomplished it's
! task.
ELKS AND JUNIOR PIONEERS.
The EIks and Junior Pioneers, for the
| good of the cause, will meet in friendly
contest at Lexington park next Thurs
day afternoon Whether it is to be
! football or base ball game is not known,
| but indications favor the national game
! At any rate the lodgemen will settle an
| old dispute of rong standing to the edltl-
| cation of the Thirteenth regiment fund
and the grand stand habitutes. Ar
rangements are being perfected by
| committee consisting of DR.. f. II. WHIT
comb. County Auditor Johnson, Frank
! oy7I
tire proceeds Of the game will be turned
| over to the committee, and the weather
| being favorable. the attraction Will I'M
| doubtedIy draw a great crowd
The ladies who have enlisted their
| services in the work have been making
| rapid progress, and have pretty tnor-
! oughly covered the residence districts,
| securing dollars in exchange for badges
| in the residence district that would not
| otherwise be visited. They will com
mence today to canvass down town, ana
| if there are any of the won't SUBSCRIBE,
| 1nrelenting type Of citizen 20 be FOUND
| abroad today he will surely be compelled
| to do his share.
WHEN THE BOYS COME HOME.
The purchasers of the Thirteenth regi-
| ment badges have shown a most gratlry-
! ing disposition to wear the RIBBONS COIL
| snicuously in order that the work of the
-
! zens who have not already become pos
| SCISSORS of badges may be encouraged TO
| do so. It will be an uncomfortable sensa-
! ton for those not wearing badges TO
| stand on the sidewalk and see the boys
who have risked their lives in the Philip
pines march by. The sum of 81 will then
seem enthusiastically small compared to
| the qualification that will be caused by
the consciousness that that dollar helped
to bring at least one Of the boys 100
! miles toward home.
The Plymouth Clothing house reports
that twenty-five badges have been sold
! there.
Mrs. Minna wv. Bradford reports that
| she will ascertain shortly how many of
the children's badges have been sold at
the various stores at which they were
put on sale.
A. I. Swenson, mayor of Nicollet,
Mimi, telegraphed Mayor Kiefer late
J yesterday that he desired fifty badges to
be sent on at once Secretary Slime filled
this order, as well as many others that
were received during the afternoon.
| A number of girls and boys presented
themselves at the club rooms and asked
| for permission to dispose Of the pink and
blue ribbons among their acquaintance.
All of the applicants were furnished
with a supply.
OTHER TOWNS RESPOND.
! o. A. Sleeper. mayor of North st. Paul,
| writes to the Commercial club
ST shall be pleased to do all I can to
! aid the good cause and you may send me
| twenty-five badges"
NJ E. Titus, president of the village
council of Montevideo. writes
eff you will send me fifty badges 1 will
cheerfully- give our people an opportuni-
! ty to purchase-a privilege I am sure
they will take advantage Of
Senator C. C. Mccarthy writes from
Grand Rapids:
Enclosed find draft for SIS for the
twenty-five badges you sent me. I sold
! all the badges in less than half an hour.
| Can sell at least twenty-five more. Have
| just ordered them by wire
L. L. Merlien, of Eden Valley, writes:
You may send along a few-say TWEEN
| ty-five. I will remit for those I can SELL
Terrence Smith, president of the village
council of Bemidji, writes to Mayor Kie-
fer:
| 1.-THE majority of our business men al
ready have badges, but I shall be pleased
to have you send me twenty-five I
| shall have no trouble in dsposing OF
| them, and if any more should be in de-
/ mand you will no doubt have plenty on
hand at the call for more"
| C. o. Brecke, mayor of Renville, writes:
"It is a patriotic undertaking which
| every community should support. We
have one, soldier boy in the Thirteenth
| and we propose to at least pay his fare
Twenty badges have already been sold
| here If you will kindly forward me
| twenty-five more we will try to dispose of
| them"
The employees of the Northern Pacific
| general offices have put up $500 for
badges.