The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-26
D. 4. R. AUDITORIUM
READY NEXT APRIL
Mrs. c. w. Fairbanks the Guest
of Honor at State Confer.
ence of Daughters

There was large gathering of Min
nesota women at the Congregational
church at ST. Anthony Park yesterday
morning to attend the tenth annual
state conference of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, and to do
honor to the chief executive of that or
ganization, Mrs. Charles W. Fairbanks.
The meeting began at 10: 80, with Mrs.
w. M. Liggett, state regent, presiding.
Upon the platform beside her were
Mrs Fairbanks, president general; Mrs.
w. P. Jewett, of st. Paul, vice presi-
dent general; Mrs. Rising, of Winona,
ex-state regent; Mrs. Ell Torrance, of
Minneapolis, ex-state regent; Mrs.
Thompson, of Minneap polls, state vice
regent Mrs. Van SAINT, Mrs. Plant, of
ST. Anthony Park, state secretary, and
Mrs. Brown, of ST. Paul, real daugh-
ter much honored by the society.
After the Invocation by Mrs. Ed
wards, Of st. Paul. and the singing of
America Mrs. Liggett delivered al
address of welcome in which she spoke
of the great honor paid to Minnesota in
the presence Of their president general.
Mrs. Fairbanks, and then reviewed the
work of the past year, which she de-
clared had been a most prosperous
one. A graceful response was made by
Mrs ]. L. Washburn, of Duluth. The
business of the conference then pro-
ceeded after the singing of Red, White
and Blue" by Mrs. De Wolf her beauti-
full voice arousing the daughters to
such a pitch of enthusiasm that they
demanded an encore, which was ac-
ceded to.
Chapters Are Fiourishing
The reports of chapter regents were
then called for, and responses were
u H. n
ter, Mankato, Faribault Winona, Fer
gus Falls and the local chapters of the
Twin Cities. Favorable progress was
reported and much patriotic work done
and undertaken. Mrs. De Wolf then
Fesang the Battle Hymn of the Re-
public" thrillingly, after which the pro-
gramme was suspended to allow the
women to partake of a luncheon servz
ed in the parlors of the church by the
women of the congregation.
At o'clock the programme was re-
sumed, some belated business dispatch
ed and ex-state regents delivered short
addresses, after which Miss Liggett
read a patriotic story with much ex-
preston. Mrs. W. P. Jewett told of the
present amount of the Continental hall
fund and the progress of the building
which the society is erecting as a great
memorial to their ancestors, and an
nounced that the large central hall Of
tn building will be ready for occu-
pancy by the next continental congress
of daughters. which will convene in
Washington next April. This ELECTED
cheers and applause. Mrs. Jewett paid
a beautiful tribute to Mrs Fairbanks
and told of her untiring work to fur
tiler the great memorial and the i'm
mense sums of money which had been
gathered during her terms of office.
Mrs. Fairbanks Speaks
The speech of the day was made by
Mrs. Fairbanks, who spoke eloquently
+ of the labors of the national society
and of the great ideals for which the
Daughters Of the American Revolution
stood and would stand for all time
She urged the members not to become
too rich, not to forget the simple, he
role lives of the women who went be-
fore them, but to keep ever before their
eyes and minds the principles of lib
|. erty, which animated and inspired their
forefathers. She spoke with much feel
ing of the beautiful memorial hall
which is to stand for all time on the
banks of the Potomac to perpetuate
the memory Of the brave men who
fought for freedom and to embalm the
efforts of the women who are striving
to do them honor. Mrs. Fairbanks be-
sought the women of Minnesota to help
with this great work and announced
that if each woman did something to-
ward it the building would be a COM
pieted reality within two years Mrs.
Fairbanks words were received with
much applause and appreciation.
After adjournment the women at
tended a reception given by Mrs. Lig-
gett at her house in honor of her dis
tinguished guest. Among those who
assisted Mrs. Liggett and attended the
meeting were Mrs. Van SAINT, Mrs. Ed
ward Gheen, Mrs. Edgerton, Mrs. Van
Derventer, Mrs. Willis, Mrs. McGregor,
Mrs. Bigelow, Mrs. Hanson, Mrs.
Knuppe, Mrs. Prouty, Mrs. Follett, Mrs.
Fagley, Mrs. Sanborn, Mrs. Dibble, Mrs.
Sperry, Mrs. Ray, all of ST Paul; Mrs.
Barrows, Mrs. Kimball. Mrs. Wyman,
of Minneapolis; Miss Van Horne, of
Faribault; Mrs. Standish, of Mankato;
Mrs. MARRIED. and Mrs. Little, of Wi
mona; Mrs. McKenny, of North st.
Paul; Mrs. Page Morris; Mrs. Hugo,
Mrs. Washburn, Of Duluth, and many
others.