The morning call., 1894-02-09
DUST OF HISTORY.
FROM the Grave of De
Lafayette.
FOR A NOBLE PURPOSE.
1t Is Given by the Generous
Republic of France.
PROMPT ANSWER TO REQUEST.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution Will Plant a Tree
of Liberty.

PARIS Feb S.-The society of Daughter s
of the American Revolution at San Fran
cisco recently asked the French Govern
ment through the French Consul at San
Francisco for a few ounces of earth from
the grave of General Lafayette, in which
they intended to plant tree of liberty.
The French Government has acceded to
the request and the Minister of the Inter
ior, NJ. Reyaal, to-day had box filled with
earth from the grave In Picpus Cemetery.
The box was sealed with the arms of the
city of Paris and will be Immediately for
warded to San Francisco.
To Sequoia Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, was assigned the
work of gathering contributions of soil
taken from the battle-feldS made memoir
able IN the Revolutionary War and from
near monuments, buildings and tombs
erected IN commemorati0n Of the services
of the Revolutionary soldiers, sailors.
patriots and heroic women. in which to
plant Liberty tree in Golden Gate Park.
The object is to give to California SYM
bolc tree to present an object lesson which
shall foster true patriotism and perpetuate
the memory of men aud women who were
instrumental in achieving American inde-
pendence.
April 10 next will be the one hundred
and tenth anniversary of the battle of
Lexington, and this day has been selected
by the chapter for the planting of the tree.
The spot selected is near the park lodge.
The programme of the attending ceremo-
MES as yet has not been arranged, but will
consist of orations and patriotic music.
Mrs. Sarah Beaumont Kennedy of Dolly
Madison Chapter. D. A. R., Memphis,
Tenn, has composed poem appropriate
for the occasion. and which she will read
Oh that day.
The eartn, as it is taken from each little
box, will be deposited at the roots of the
tree by SeQuoia Chapter. Around the
tree, TO protect it from vandalism, will be
placed an iron fence, on which will be
placed copper tablet bearing the name Of
the society, its aims, the names of the
officers and members of the chapter plant
Ing II, and in place not vet determin ed q
list of the earths in which the tree is
planted. In book, kept for the purpose
and deposited among The archives of
Sequoia Chapter, will be written an histor-
zeal description of the place from where
the earth was taken, together with the
names Of the donors.
In all The chapter expects TO receive
about 200 boxes of earth. Already over
$50 have been received. In addition to
those already published in TIE CALL,
boxes containing the following earths have
been received:
Mary Ball, mother of George Washing.
ton; George Washington, Martha Wash
ington, Ex-Governor John Brooks of Mass
achusetts; from the old st. Peters
Churh. DR.. Currie. the Tory clergyman
DR.. Samuel kennedy. revolutionary sur
geoD; from William PENIS cottage; from
Washington square, Philadelphia; from
Paoli monument, Chester County, Pa.
from residence of Charles Thompson,
Lowell Merton, Pa; from the old Price
mansion. Philadelphia; from Dock-street
wharf, Philadelphia; from old Friends
Westinghouse. Lowell Merton, Pa. from
residence of Judge Peters, friend Of
Washington; from old Dove Mill, Lowell
Merton. Pa; from old grist- mill. Lowell
Merton, Pa; from Fort Griswold mas
sacIe; from monument erected to Hanna
Dustin. at Pennacook, n. FL. from River
side Cemetery, Middleton, Conn; from
the grave of Mary Munroe. who witnessed
the first revolutionary battle. Lexington.
Mass; from Fort Dearborn, Chicago,
erected in 1904 from the old Craddock
house, oldest in the United States, Med
ford. Mass; from home of Brother
Jonathan Trumbull; from grave of Ell
bridge Gerry, signer of Declaration of In
dependence; grave of Colonel Ethan
Allen; from graves of General Israel Put.
nam, John Stark and his wife Mollie
STARK