The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-07
MRS. WELLS CHOSEN
Tourist Club Delegate to Louisiana
Purchase Memorial Conference.
CLUB PLEDGES FINANCIAL AID
wee president. ST. Paul District, Will
Give Its Support to the
Project.

me Tourist Club met yesterday with
us president, Mrs. T. A. Foque, for its
annual Ia federation program. Among the
guests OF honor were Mines. E. M. La
penatlere, president of the state fedora
tlon; CHARLES Dibble, vice president St.
Paul district; G. B. Elliott, vice president
minneapolis district; ]. G. Buchanan, re-
cordlng secretary, and T. j. Campbell, his
torlan. An hour was devoted to an in
formal reception. The program was pre-
sided over by Miss Helen Colclazer and
related chiefly to the matter Of a
Louisiana Purchase memorial. The idea
or such memorial originated with this
club, and was presented bysit first to the
state federation and then to the general
federation, both of which Endorsed the
plan.
The nature of the memorial has not yet
been decided and this matter, with that
OF, location and the organization Of COM
mittee 5 or board to carry out the plans
will be considered at conference of rep
resentatives Of the Louisiana Purchase
states at st. Louis, Jan. 20, 81 and 90.
The delegates will be the guests of the
Tuesday Club. A special request has been
made that one of the Minnesota repre-
sentatives should be from the Minneapo-
lis Tourist Club, and the club this morn
ing named it's representative, Mrs. c. W..
Wells, with whom the idea originated.
1t is probable that at least one other men,
Der of the club will attend and one St..
Paul woman. 81.
Club Make a Pledge.
On motion of Mrs J. G. Buchanan, the
club pledged itself to make subscription
to the fund for the memorial Of $50, 81
apiece for it's active membership. This
was made Wholly~Without conditions, al
though the club has hitherto Endorsed an
artistic ic tn
thing which will require any considerable
expense after the initial cost.
Mrs. La Penotiere said that she had fire.
quently been asked if there were any re-
estrictions placed on methods of raising
money for the fund Her reply had been
that she knew of none and for her part
would even sanction rummage sales in so
good cause. r-.. ..
Mrs. Dibble of St. Paul said that her
clubs were prepared to give hearty sup
port to the project. She wished to know
what an Endorsement of the plan would
mean in the matter of financial obligation.
The reply given was that an Endorsement
of the movement involved no definite
financial obligation, but only moral one
to give reasonable financial support to the
enterprise when the details had been de-
termined. &C.,. -o
Mrs. C. w. Wells reviewed briefly the
sons which had sled to the Endorsement of
historical monument. She favored a
competition for a design and thought that
perhaps no greater progress could be
made by 1908 than the selection Of the
design. She wished but one restriction
upon the artistic side-that the sculptor
should be an American. = 81
Mrs. La Penotiere gave a brief talk
upon the important place now being given
to the consideration Of Industrial educa-
ton which she commended to the club
women for attention. -s-...
A Bit of Humor.
The closing talk was humorous one by
Mrs. Sarah Curtiss on ''The Upper Side, y
in which she counseled her friends to be
gay, and gave them as foreWord for 1902:
'Let us, look for the bright side, but, il
you can see no bright, go to work with a
will and polish with all your might
instrumental music was furnished by
| Mrs. O. w. Fryberger, and songs by Mrs
c. W. Gardner. Following the program
a Continental breakfast was served
Misses Emma Carpenter and Hattie And
| rews poured chocolate at a table
wreathed In asparagus vine, and Misses
Bessie Williams, Harriet Pillsbury and
Ethel Simmons assisted. The rooms
were frightened with vases filed with
! hyacinths and pink chrysanthemums.
| Mrs. G. B. Elliott, vice president Of the
! district, is making special request that
each club take an expression Of opinion
on the memorial question at it's next
meeting and send the result to her to aid
| the state federation committee in it's work
Tomorrow there will be conference
of the district officers and club presidents
of Minneapolis and st. Paul at the resi-
dence of Mrs. G. j. Hunt, 1854 North Shell
| ing avenue, Merriam Park, and doubtless
| the matter will be fully discussed there
Mrs. Dibble and Mrs. Elliott have numer-
| Gus engagements in the next ten days to
present the matter to the clubs of their
respective districts.