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La Junta tribune., 1903-04-11

Easter sssmons at the presby
terrain church tomorrow, both
morning and evening, by the pas
tor. Rev. Robert Coltman. There
will also be special Easter music
as follows. EASTER Song" Unison
Chorus; anthem, ''Christ Ous
Passover. quastette; solo, "Ess-
,es Dawn. Miss Campbell. Prof.
Pagreant will assis, with the violin
at the morning service. All in
vited-
Terry Mc(sovesn, late champion
featherweight pugil,st Of the world,
passed through La Junsa last Sat-
urday on No 4. He vas on his
way home from San Francisco,
where young Cosbetf defeated him
so bsdly the other day. Terry's
spisiss ere st . very low ebb. and
it 10 soc up 10 him to retrieve his
lost seputa atiou by writing . book,
going on the stage. OF starting .
school Of physical culture.
The secena vote At the city elec-
tioa was eanvassed by City Clesk
Thoopsoa and Mayor Fred A.
Sabin. the o6eial csnvassiue
board. yesterday morning. Only
ooe esros in the account vas dis
covesed. and that occurred in the
voee % essy attorney in the firss
yard, 9akiat . diaesesee Of one
veee. G. u Dooesos receiving -
voess anA E w. -MeDaaiel soo.
The essseesed tsbje will be foasd
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La Junta tribune., 1903-04-11
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Regular services at the Baptist
church tomorrow. both morning
and evening. conducted by the
pastor, Rev. 5 X. Wood. Morn
subject, "Life's Second Chance. -
Evening topic, The Undiseover-
ed Country" Special Easter
music at both services. and an
Easter programme by the young
people at 6;3o p. IN. Every one
welcome.
Special services and special
music tomorrow morning and
evening, at the Christian chruch,
conducted by the pastor. r. H..
Lampkin. Morning subject, why
Seek the Living Amoag the
Dead" Evening topic. REDEEM
ing the Time" The choir will
render special music. assisted BY
Mrs Moore at the orgrn and Mrs.
Frances with the violin. All are
invited.
At . meeting Of the members OF
the Presbyterian church held last
Wedns sdAy evening. called by the
trustees and elders to dsseuss mat
tiers pertaining to tn. church, il
was thought best not to proceed
with the new building just At
present Dr.. Coltmsn's passionate
vas cons'deredv>s and While some
gave reasons Why . change would
Be better, 4 unaniDous vote v,s
taken TO retain him The utmost
harmony prevailed
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-11

The future of frontier settlement
depends quite as much on the charac-
ter of the frontier woman as upon the
frontier man.
Fortunately for ST. Paul when it rep
resented an outlying settlement it held
within its narrow confines women who
were strong enough in individuality,
catholic enough in tastes and con-
servatiVe enough in methods to shape
Tor future generations the character of
those works along social, philanthropy
fcal and ethical lines which must al
ways be exclusively woman's work in
new and rapidly growing town.
The same type of woman that helps
TO found the town is now working for
its development They retain the
marked individuality which gave char
acter even to the crude social life of
frontier town, and which today makes
their work factor in the woman's
movement instead of a unit They
have the same catholicism of tastes
which frees their acceptance or their
rejection from all suggestion of mar
rowness. They have the conservatism
that is necessary to give dignity and
permanence to any work.
The spirit of the age which does not
tolerate but which demands participa-
ton in civic life inspires them and they
have responded in a manner in keeping
with their inheritance. Time was when
1t was necessary to cry place aux
DANES, but never in this country for
the wonlen have made their own places
and they are not unsurped Here, in
st. Paul, these places might very
truthfully be called 1.-THE Seats of the
Mighty for they face opportunity
Which spells might to every woman
who reads that opportunity Alright and
knows how to apply it.
Representative Organizations.
In an age of organizations women
naturally have not remained morgan
lied and in considering the civic work
that has been accomplished by women
In st. Paul, one naturally turns to Or
CARNATIONS rather than to individuals.
The woman's auxiliary to the North
western Manufacturers association. a
body called into being by an Industrial
demand, demand from without; the
st. Paul Grade Teachers federation,
organized because of a demand from
within; and the Woman's Civic league
the inspiration Of one woman that
aroused large body of women. NAV
truthfully be called st. Paul's repre-
sentative civic organizations. What
they have accomplished may be the
status of St Paul women today.
But there are results more tangible
that can be read in the city's history.
The three organizations do not repre-
sent separate groups of individuals
The membership overlaps and some
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-11

Trevor McClurg, Mrs. A J. Stone, Mrs.
R. Schiffmann and Mrs G. Stamm
The purpose of the flower show given
last year was the creation of fund to
be DEVOTED to founding school of do
nestle science. The flower show will
be. given this year for the same pur-
pose. To. give dignity to one form of
| Industry to raise; by increasing the
qualifications, the standard of. house
work; to fdfn raw recruits into skilled
Observation-Disclosures present objects are
by no means incompatible with the OBJ
ject outlined by Mrs. Oppenheim when
she said:l4"No matter what form the
organization may take, the end we al
ways have in view is the promotion of
home industries" ,l-ag-,.,s
500 Newsboys' Band Organized.
Another and even more recent phase
of the auxiliary work is the organiza-
ton of a newsboys band, first planned
by Mrs. Auerbach and Miss Nellie A.
Hope and which has been most suc-
cessfully carried out. The organiza-
ton of the newsboys was formed last
February, and today the members all
possess uniforms. "A number of musi-
cal instruments which, have been pre-
scented or purchased will undoubtedly;
when. the talent has been developed in
the organization, form the nucleus of
an, excellent band. lsIi
Naturally the Woman's Auxiliary to
thefNorthwestern Manufacturers ASSOC
citation owes its success to the women
who have directed its work. Mrs. OPP
penheim and Mrs. Auerbach have
guided the organization along lines
parallel with the progress of the city.
Mrs. C. r. Croft, the present presiding
officer, SIS not deviating from those
lines. She is merely adapting the work.
to the city's present needs.
The Grade Teachers Federation of
ST. Paul. Is. a few months younger than
the auxiliary. 1t was formed May IS,
1885, with the avoWed object of adj
vancing the welfare of the teachers of
st. Paul professionally. intellectually
and socially. It's constitution is prae-7
tically the constitution of the Chicago
Grade Teachers association, but its
methods of work are original.
Last May the kindergarten teachers
Joined the federation and the member
ship numbers now 329 teachers. The
grade teachers of ST. Paul, including
the kindergarten teachers, number
about 512, SO that the federation repre-
sents 80 per cent of these.
Fortunate in It's Presidents.
st. Paul organizations are especially
fortdnateiin the presidents they have
had. The. first president, of the fedora
ton was Miss Lillian Flint, who suc-p
ceeded in inspiring in the new organi-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-11

st. Paul William L. Tomlins, first, be-
cause they were Interested in the work
Prof. eTomlins had accomplished among
the school children of Chicago, and
second, because they thought it a good
plan to bring before the parents of st.
Paul school children the possibilities
Of a subject concerning which most
parents are curiously apathetic, name
ly, music in public schools. In addi-
ton to this, the federation has given
some river excursions, Which have pro-
NOTED the social feature of the work.
The Grade Teachers Federation of
st. Paul has just commenced to realize
its own power. Representing as it
does, more than 60 per cent of the grade
teachers of the city, that power is more
than considerable. 1t is possible that
in the future it may see fit to broaden
the scope of it's work and to demand
rights instead of working only for self
improvement.
The Woman's Civic league is the
youngest woman's organization in ST.
Paul. 1t was organized the 9th of
March, 1899, in the parlors Of the Com
mercial club, where a company of $50
women gathered to hear Mrs. Condo
Hamfin outline the plan which she her
self had conceived.
Never before had ST. Paul had an or
ganization of women which was pure
ly civic in charter, so that the league
was purely experimental. Indeed,
even among the women who were pres
ent there were many peSsimistic
enough to declare that the new organi-
cation would go the way of other clubs
that there would be much work and
much enthusiasm for a while, and then
neither work nor enthusiasm.
The league has been in operation now
for four years. Today its work is more
far reaching than was dreamed of by
those who became charter members.
1t was plainly stated in the beginning
that the society was not for discussion,
but for work. There have been a few
discussions since the league was or
gained, but these have been merely
for the purpose of furthering the work
When Mrs. Condo Hamlin, first presi-
dent of the league, reviewed the first
years work of the league she said:
Three General Objects.
"Our work may be roughly general
lied under three heads, namely: Co
operation with the city health depart
ment in matters pertaining to cleanli-
ness and public health; cooperation
with the park board and city engineer
ing department in matters pertaining
to the care of streets, street lawns and
the planting of trees, improvement of
vacant lots, ETC., and cooperation with
the board of education in fostering the
interests of the public schools"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-11
CHE C6m1een Popular vNTR6ng &irjS. and OBJ

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Oct 10.-The
marriage of the youngest of the Along
girls of Honolulu recalls the history of
perhaps the most interesting family
In Uncle Sans new possessions in the
heart of the Pacific ocean. No present
able tourist has visited Honolulu in the
last thirty years and become acuuaint-
ed there without enjoying the hospi-
tally of the Along family in the huge
mansion looking like a cross between
a Chinese pagoda and an old time
Southern plantation home which the
Monaghan founder of the house built
In the Sos
Miss Nelaine Along last week was
married 20 young Walter Brewster, of
Elizabeth, N. J., who has decided to
make his home in Honolulu. In this
she initiated a half dozen of her sisters,
who have married white men. The
most famous marriage was made by
Miss Jessie Along, who captured Can't.
Whiting, of the United States navy.
That marriage gave the Along family
much social prestige.
The story of the Along millions reads
like romance. In 1860 Wing All Fong,
shrewd young Chinese, went to Hon
olulu from Hongkong. He opened a
shop for Chinese bric-a- brac, silks, ETC.,
and so intelligent was he and so fair in
his dealings that he soon had the larg-
est trade in his line in the city.
He married young girl, who was a
kanaka, with strains of English and
Portuguese. Her English blood gave
her energy and executive ability and
she helped her husband to gain money.
She had one son and thirteen daugh-
tiers.
All Fong was quick to see the profits
IN sugar cane culture in Hawaii and
Wnen land on the island of Maui was
sold for song he bought MANY thou
sand acres. When Claus Spreckels be-
gan to develop the water resources of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-11

times the work, but each has aims dis
tlnct enough to keep in an individual.
The three are members of the State
Federation of Women's Clubs, but in
stead Of merging their identity there,
they have found the state organization
an excellent machine for bringing
about results that could hardly be at
tanned by a single organization.
To the Womans Auxiliary to the
Northwestern Manufacturers Associa-
ton this city is largely indebted. The
association organized. in 1879 with the
object of promoting cooperation
among the manufacturers of the
Northwest, - of exhibiting and adver-
Using articles manufactured in ST.
Paul and elsewhere in the state, and
in the Northwest.
The organization was formed at
time when business firms and the
manufacturers of the United States
were looking for new fields of enter
prise and the effort of the association
was to see that the Northwest was not
overlooked. 1t was a plan devised by
practical business men who knew the
needs of city and state and who were
DESTROYS Of supplying them. But it
did more than appeal to the practical
side of a number of ST. Paul women.
1t aroused their loyalty and the
auxiliary was the result.
Mrs. Oppenheim Its Guiding Spirit.
Mrs. Ansel Oppenheim was the presi-
dent of the newly formed body She
was more than that, for she was it's
guiding spirit. She possessed that
rare quality, tact, through the exer-
else of which she was able to obtain
from the women who were associated
with her in the work their best en-
deavor. Mrs. Oppenheim was assisted
In the work Of beginning by Miss
Sophie Greve,z who served as secretary
of the newly formed organization, and
by board of directors made up of
Mrs. Hiram F. Stevens, Mrs. J. B.
Hoxsie, Mrs. E. A. Jaggard and Mrs.
Oliver Dalrymple.
The first exhibition of the Manu-
facturers' association was a pure food
exhibition and was held in the old
market hall in March, 1898. The
auxiliary co-operated and it's efforts
met with unqualified success.
IF we can succeed in creating
spirit of municipal patriotism" said
Mrs. Oppenheim at a meeting held for
the purpose of arranging the details
of the work, I'VE shall accomplish our
object. No matter what form the or
ganization may take, the end we al
ways have in view is the promotion
of home industries
Today Mrs. Oppenheim is no longer
at the head of the auxiliary, but in
its new enterprises it has kept this end
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-11

Hawaiian blood makes them very
amiable.
How large a dowry each girl gets
when married is uncertain. The story
which seems most plausible is that
when Henrietta was married the
mother set aside s150,O00 for each girl.
The sum is invested in good dividend
paying stocks and bonds, and when a
girl marries she gets the original sum,
with the surplus that has accrued in
interest or in appreciation of the Sc
curities.
Old Along, who once cut so large a.
figure in Honolulu commercial affairs,
was heard from recently, when he and
his son Anthony got into trouble at
Macao. Last November old Along and
his son went to Macao, as is their Gus
tom every year, to inspect their large
estates. 1t Is their custom annually to
distribute aims to the poor of the dis
trict.
The season had been bad and the
mob of poverty stricken was so large
and so demonstratiVe that 1t became
dangerous. Several ugly fellows in
cited the crowd to make an attack on
the Along compound.
Anthony had the gates barred, and
when the mob broke them in and were
rushing the house Anthony fired upon
them and killed two. The mandarin of
the district saw good chance for
squeeze, and at once demanded an In
demnity of $4,000, Mexican, to be paid
to the dead mems relatives. In life they
wouldn't have been worth $40, so the
Afongs sought protection of the Ameri-
can consul at HOngkong.
Old Along is said to have invested
his money in estates which bring him
in a large revenue, but all this prop
erty will go to the faVorite son. whom
| = h.
in the art Of making and keeping mon
ey.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-11

Maui he was forced to buy All Fong's
land at a good price. In this and other
deals the Chinese merchant made sew
eral millions
Meanwhile his family was growing
up and his wife had begun to have So
clal ambitions. She induced her hus-
Dand to write his name, Along. in one
word, but he wouldn't change his Chi
nese habits, or customs or diet, nor
would he permit her to Americanize
his son.
But he built a huge pagoda-like
structure in the western suburbs of
Honolulu and he laid out ornamental
grounds around it that have become
In twenty years magnificent estate. as
hne as the domains of millionaire Chi
nese merchants at Singapore. One fea-
ture of this house was the great French
windows that open on the little balco-
MES, thirteen in number. Jealous
mammas who had eligible daughters
said Along built these piazzas in order
that each daughter might have a sep
arate place in which to receive her
young men.
Whatever the scheme, Mrs. Along
soon became a power in Honolulu So
clety. The father, dressed in the lone.
flowing silk robes that rich Chinese af-
fect, was seldom seen about the house.
put once day, in the cool evening.
he drove the whole family out in a
fine rig.
In private he adhered to his Chinese
ways, and his son always accompanied
him, also dressed as a Chinese. When
the girls reached manageable age
Along was seldom visible at home, but
the house was open to all visitors, es-
pecially army and navy officers
The girls were all good musicians.
most of them sang well, and only three
gave any indication in almond-shaped
eyes or their Chinese origin. They
dressed remarkably well. as Mrs. Along
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-11

IN view. In the fall of 1898 an ex-
hlb1tion of mechanics and of arts was
held In the old market hall and proved
one of the most successful exhibits
participated in by the auxiliary
In that year the personnel of the
ohleers changed somewhat. Mrs. OPP
penheim remained president, but Mrs.
Maurice Auerbach and Mrs. C. A.
Severance became vice presidents.
These, with Mrs. J. B. Hoxsie, Mrs
G. R. Croft, Mrs. Judson Wade Bishop,
Mrs. Hiram F. Stevens, Mrs. E. A.
Jaggard, Mrs. A J. Stone and Mrs
J. 5. Shurick, who served as secretary,
constituted the board of directors
The last of the pure food show ex-
hibits was given in February of 1899,
and then, for a time, it seemed that
the work Of the auxiliary had been ac-
complished. Mrs. Oppenheim rendered
her resignation because she realized
that frequent absences from the city
would interfere with any new work the
auxiliary might decide to take up. AS
honorary president she still remains
an officer Of the auxiliary, and because
1t has followed closely the lines she
herself laid down, she is still closely
identified with it.
Mrs. Auerbach Elected President.
Second thoughts convinced the aux
Hilary that it's work was not complete;
that, indeed, there was still much to
be accomplished. The urgent request
of the manufacturers association was
further reason for keeping the auxil-
larry intact. Mrs. Maurice Auerbach
was elected president, and the auxil-
larry launched the flower show, ito
counterfeit the impression made on the
outside world by our ice palaces of the
past" said one of the members bright
ly.
This is the brief history Of the aux
fliary, or rather of the work it has ac-
complished so far. 1t has been de-
cided to hold the flower show annually
in st. Paul, and one will be given this
fall during the chrysanthemum sea-
son. Because of her contemplated trip
abroad, Mrs. Auerbach resigned as
president, and Mrs. G. r. Croft was
elected her successor. The present Of
ficers who serve with her are Mrs
Hiram F. Stevens, first vice president;
Mrs. David L. Kingsbury, second vice
president; Mrs. Matthias Holl, treas
urer; Mrs. A. P. Moss, secretary, and
Mrs. c. A. Stees, assistant secretary.
The board of directors is largely in
creased and consists now of Mrs. J.
w. Bishop, Miss Caroline Beaumont,
Mrs. F. H. Campbell, Mrs. C. A. Dibble,
Mrs. Denis Follett, Miss N. A. Hope,
Mrs. E. A. Jaggard, Mrs. J. B. John
ston, Mrs. H. S. Judson, Mrs. Arnold
Kalman, Mrs. G. ]. McConville, Mrs.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-11
GARNER .N1fW Galk TO MONKEYS

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Oct. 10-Prof
R.. I. Garner, naturalist and student of
the language of monkeys, has sailed from
this city on the Noordland for Liver
pool, whence he will go to Marseilles en-
route for the west coast of Africa, where
he will make his headquarters at Gaboon
and Cape Lopez. From these places he
VIII make his expeditions into the jungles
life, their speech and habits
The professor was busy for a week be-
fore sailing looking after his great amount
OF luggage and seeing to it's safe disposal
on board the Noordland He has more
than ton of material for his trip. in
Guiding the famous iron cage in which
he sits while making observations. He
also carries with him one of the most
complete and most delicate phonograph
outfits ever manufactured These ma
chimes were made under the personal di
rection of Thomas A. Edison. and are
provided with special lot of diaphragms
made particularly for the use of Prof
Garner. They are so sensitive they viii
record the slightest jungle noise and
with them the naturalist expects to oh
tain better results than he has ever at
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-11

1t was a big scheme, but during that
year the league succeeded in closely
identifying itself with those de-
partments and in accomplishing many
or the improvements it had planned in
the beginning. Ward associations were
formed, with chairmen whose duty it
was to see that their respective wards
were kept clean. The league itself did
not hold many meetings, but the ward
Improvement associations met fire.
quently, and the result was a house
cleaning on big scale that irritated,
as house-cleanings, big or little always
do, the masculine element.
But many of the men who first scott
ed soon became genuinely interested
and today in many departments of the
municipal government the leagues
name is one to conjure with. The league
has paid attention to the arts and crafts
as well as to more primitive form Of
civic Improvement. Two successful ex-
hibitions devoted to these have been
held, and from time to time men and
women, who are closely identified with
some particular art or craft, have been
invited to speak before the league.
The Courant, the Minnesota club
woman's journal, in reviewing the work
of the league, said:
THE leagues best work, now as al
ways, does not appear on the surface.
1t lies in the persistent and intelligent
stimulation of public sentiment to as
pire to and to demand better things,
better service from public servants,
better surroundings in civic life That
it has done much to create a bulwark
of public opinion tending to uphold con-
scientious officers in the enlightened
discharge of their public duties is
shown in manifold ways, and by the
same sign it is a constant and growing
menace to the dishonest, the ignorant
and the slothful"
1t is mainly through the efforts Of
the league that there has recently been
preached the project of parking the
entire length of both river banks be-
tween st. Paul and Minneapolis. If
this scheme is carried out and there
seems no doubt now that it will be, the
Woman's Civic league, of st. Paul. will
need nothing further to perpetuate it's
fame.
To it's former president, who, now
that the league has dispensed with
presiding officer is chairman of the
civic improvement department, the or
ganiZation undoubtedly owes it's pres
ent high state of efficiency. Fine eX-
ecutive ability, remarkable foresight
and the ability to grasp readily projects
that are more far-reaching than those
that usually appeal to women, are char
acteristics that have gained for Mrs.
Hamlin a national reputation for civic
Improvement work.