The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-07
MONUMENT CHAPTERS WORK
school Children Express Choice OF

| School Children Express Choice of
| Revolutionary Hero.
The. second annual meeting of Monument
chapter, D. a, r., was held yesterday after
noon at the home Of Mrs. w. B. Leach, 1866
| Spruce place. In the absence of the regent
Mrs. O. c. Wyman, and the vice regent, Mrs.
| NJ. b. Partridge, Mrs. O. S. Chapman, chair
man Of the board of management, presided:
| The officers reelected for the ensuing year
are: Mrs. o. G. Wyman. regent; Mrs. r. X.
| Gray, recording secretary; Mrs J. e. Bell,
| registrar; Mrs. Frank Stone, historian; Miss
Mary Shove, treasurer: Mrs. o. H. Peck,
auditor; Mrs. o. S. Chapman. chaplain. The
new officers are Mrs. W. B. Leach, vice
regent. and Mrs Clarence Swift, correspond
| ing secretary.
! A literary and musical program followed.
| Miss Frances Horgan sang "My Country IT'S
| of Thee" accompanied by Miss Houie, also
| "The Star Spangled Banner and 1.-THE Boys
! of the Old Brigade; Mrs. ]. Il. Wetherby
read an interesting account OF her visit to the
! Paris exposition in 1901 and described the
| imposing ceremonies attending the unveil-
ing of the Washington monument. the gift to
France of the Daughters of the American
! Revolution, and of, the Lafayette monument,
| the gift Of the school children of the United
States to France. Mrs. 7. X. Gray read a
paper descriptive of the famous patriotic
monuments of America, especially CT the
Washington monument, Baltimore, Bunker
Hill monument, and the Washington monu-
ment, Washington, D. c.. and the circum-
stances attending their erection, dedication,
! etc.
| Light refreshments were served in the din
ing-room. The decorations were profusion
Of hyacinths, the gift Of Mrs. E. w. Backus,
and two handsome bunting flags. Mrs. George
Leach and Miss Leona Pelton poured choco-
late. The chapter now numbers twenty-six
MEMBERS with nine others who are invited
! to join, when papers are verified at Wash
ington. Eight Of the charter members being
out OF the city, several had sent messages Of
regret at their inability to be present, and
messages were sent in turn to them.
The principal work of Monument chapter
for the past year has been an effort to in
terest the children and youth of the eighth
grades in the city schools in the choice OF
letter was sent through the courtesy of the
school board and DR.. Jordan, superintendent,
4 to each school containing eighth grade rooms.
inviting the pupils to compete for two prizes
and ten honorable mentions, by writing let
ters to the regent, Mrs. o. G. Wyman, stat
ing their choice, from list Of ten revolu-
tionary heroes, Greene, Putnam, Revere, War
rem, Adams, Marion, Hamilton, Franklin
Lafayette and Washington, of the one most
s observing, in each ones opinion, Of the first
monument to such hero to be erected in
Minneapolis, and stating their reasons fol
sucn cnolce FulIy a thousand children wrote
letters, though only five were selected from
each room for the competition The letters
: of the two receiving the prizes, flags for the
rooms of the writer's and those of the ter
chosen to receive honorable mention, will be
printed in the Journal Junior Of Saturday
: Feb. %, through the courtesy of The Jour
nal management and Miss Mae Arson, edito
. of the Junior, and will be appropriately IL
Illustrated The plans Of the chapter for thu
next year are not yet perfected but will
, probably be work along the same lines