The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-20
THE p. A. r. LUNCHEON
An Elegant Social Function Which Fol-
lowed the State Canference

An Elegant Social Function Which Fol-
lowed the State Conference.
The luncheon that followed the state
conference of the Daughters of the
American Revolution on Saturday at
Westminster church was an elaborate and
attractive affair that reflected much credit
upon the three local chapters which were
hostesses. Each chapter had a. group of
tables with hostess at each to represent
the chapter as follows: Mines. John
Bigelow, w. H. Dunwoody, Frederick
Payne, James T. Morris, John Washburn
and ]. w. Wetherby, for colonial chap
ter; Mines. Fred Barrows, Jones, Good
win, O. E. shepley, c. w. Keyes and A.
]. Brant, for Minneapolis chapter; and
Mines. H. E. Ladd and c. M. Shove and
Miss Ristine, Monument chapter. The
serving was in charge Of a committee of
six, Mrs. J. E. Bell, Mrs. Elue Hodgson,
J. F. Flather, Mrs J. E. Mooney, Mrs. J.
Harnden and Mrs. o. S. Chapman, assist
ed by thirty-six young women.
The tables radiated from a large round
table at which the guest of honor, Mrs
c. w. Fairbanks, president general, was
seated, with the state regent, Mrs. F. A.
Rising, Mrs. D. A. Monfort, past state
regent, Mrs. ,Jerusha Brown, real daugh-
ter from st. Paul chapter, and the chapter
regents present.
The regents table was decorated with
d plOdu, SIldHOW, CIRCULAR basket 1lled
with red carnations and delicate ferns,
the tall handle being wound with deep
blue ribbon and white tulle. This was
surrounded by circle of silver candle
sticks bearing white tapers. The long
tables were. adorned with vases Of roses
and carnations and lighted with candles;
at each plate a tiny American flag stood
erect Rossiter's orchestra played during
the luncheon and the reception for Mrs
Fairbanks which followed. The joint
chairmen Of the luncheon were Mrs. H. H.
Kimball and Mrs. William Bigelow Of Co.
lonial chapter.
Mrs. F. A. Rising, in her greeting at the
preceding conference, referred to the
membership of the Daughters as being
700 In Minnesota and more than half Of
that number were present at the confer
ence and luncheon. From the regents
reports it was seen that it is very gen.
eral custom among the Minnesota chap
tiers to offer prizes to the schools for es-
says on patriotic subjects whose purpose
is to stimulate the growth of patriotism in
the youth. Colonial chapter of Mime
apolis carries on extensive educational
work through the college settlements and
missions and gives annually ten prize flags
to the public schools. Others doing a
similar work are Fergus Falls Winona,
Faribault and Nathan Hale chapters.
The Daughters of Liberty chapter of Du-
luIn mas expended $zUU IN furnishing a
room in St. Luke's hospital and Mime
apolis chapter has furnished a room In
the Jones' Harrison home for old women,
as memorial to it's "reaT' daughter the
late Mrs. Nancy Mcdonald. Minneapolis
chapter has also added a second library
to its travelling collection on American
history donated to the Minnesota library
commission and Charter Oak chapter of
Faribault has made donat lions to the town
library. St. Paul chapter gives regularly
$25 a year for the Continental hall fund
and also half Of the dues of life members,
which amounted last year to another
s25. Daughters Of Liberty chapter has
a real daughter, Mrs. Anna Cook Ham
mond, aged 102 years, the mother of
Mrs. w. B. Leach of Minneapolis and
grandmother of Mrs. Victor Stearns,
member of the Duluth chapter. St. Paul
has real daughter, Mrs. Jerusha Brown,
and Winona chapter has two. The only
known grave of a Revolutionary soldier
in Minnesota is in Winona, and during the
last year 1t has been supplied with a
marker, the apter conducting the exer-
cises when it was put in place. On this
occasion the wreath was laid on the grave
by one Of the "reaP' daughters.
Mrs E. r. Sanford of st. Paul chapter
said that she did not want to give it out
that her chapter was acting as a matri-
monial bureau, but that during the year
two Episcopal rectors had chosen help
meets from its membership and she was
willing to vouch for the fact that there is
good material left.