Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-19
DAUGHTERS MEET.
A National Society Of Patriotic
Women.
REVOLUTIONARY ANCESTORS
Points from Mrs. stevenson's An
nuaI Address.
THE OPENING SESSION

The fourth continental congress Of the
National Society of the Daughters OF the
American Revolution held it's first session
in the Church of Our Father this morning.
The session opened promptly at ~ O'CLOCK.
The church was simply but prettily deco
rated with flags, festooned from the galler-
les and caught with shields. Hanging from
the organ loft was drapery OF red ana
yellow. The presidents stand had flag
twisted about it, and resting on the top
was small fac smile of. the bell that the
Daughters of the American Revolution car
ried to the worlds fair There were no
flowers.
The various delegations are seated by
states, with cards bearing the names. The
national officers occupy front seats. All
the state regents are on the national board
of management ex-officfo
Owing to the recent death of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Letitia Green Stevenson, presi-
dent general of the order, could not be
present All the other officers were pres
emit and answered to their names as fol-
lows:
Vice president, in charge of organization.
Mrs Augusta D. Geer; recording secretary
general, Mrs. Agnes Martin Burnett; cor
responding secretary general, Miss Mary
Desha, registrars general, Miss Fedora l.
Wilbur, Mrs. Mary Lee Mann, Miss Anna
S. Mallett. Mrs. Roberdeau Buchanan;
treasurer general, Mrs. Miranda Tulloch;
historian general. Mrs. Lucia E. Blount;
SUI geon general, DR.. Anita Newcomb Nc
Gee; chaplain general. Mrs. E. T. Bullock.
The ushers are daughters of the Daugh-
tiers. as follows: Miss Richards, Miss Ball,
Miss Halsted, Miss Johnson, Miss New
comb, Miss Carhart, Miss Smith, Miss Bal
linger, Miss Moore. Miss Pike Miss Smith.
Miss Berry. Miss Shute. Miss Cowles, Miss
Bates
The recording secretary of the Daughters
raped for order, and announced at once
that the first thing in order was the NOM
ination Of a presiding officer.
A Preliminary Furry.
Mrs. Lockwood was nominated and the
secretary put her name before the con-
vention, called for the vote and announced
that Mrs. Lockwood was elected. 1t was
done so quickly that there was a calm like
that before a storm Then the storm
broke. There was flutter. buzz, BURST!
house, not because of dislike of the nom
inee, but because of the summary manner
In which she got there" Mrs. Donald
Mclean, state regent Of New York, OBJ
was to be elected to serve for the whole
session. Half a dozen others asked the
same question, and dozen others put as
many Of the delegates in nomination for
testify out of order. but the secretary was
not able to stem the tide. Finally Mrs.
Augusta d. Geer, vice president general
in charge of Organization, announced that
1t was the desire of the president general
Mrs. Letitia Green Stevenson, that Mrs.
Dickins. vice president general for the city
OF washington, occupy the chair. AS the
president general had no legal right to
select her successor the order sat upon
that proposition at once. From the hum of
voices 1t was finally evolved that the
Daughters wanted to- pass the honors
around and would elect each morning. Mrs
Mary S. Lockwood's name was again pre-
scented, though her election of ten minutes
before had not been reconsidered, and she
vas elected again. and came to the chair
in the midst of a round of applause. She
picked up the gavel and brought 1t down
on the table with vim that means i'll for
the varnish If she continues along that
line. Mrs. Lockwood announced as she
brought order out of chaos that for fear
they didn't understand the matter she
would hold the gavel just one day.
The chaplain general, Mrs f. T. Bullock,
daughters Joined in repeating the Lords
Prayer. The Choral Society then sang
'"The Star-Spangled Banner" the chorus
being swelled by the daughters joining in.
Miss Edna Doe and Mr.. Stevens alternated
in singing the verses in soprano and bass
solos, with fine effect.
Fhe State Delegations.
Immediately after the. opening exercises
the tedious process of calling the roll Of
delegates and distributing the badges be-
gan. The roll was called by states, all but
four being represented. Nevada, North
Dakota, Idaho and Utah are without rep
resentation, but state regents have been
selected in Utah and North Dakota, and
are only awaiting their papers. The colors
of the order are red, white and blue. State
regents and national officers wear the
three colors combined; honorary and ex-
officers wear white; state regents, red;
delegates. red and white; members of the
society, blue; ushers, blue and white.
When tho name of Connecticut was
called the state regent. Mrs. Deb. Ran
dolph Keim, arose, and with her her full
delegation of forty-three. They were met
with a round of applause, being the
largest delegation present, not delegate
missing.
The Connecticut delegation is as follows:
Mrs. Ann B. Rogers. Mrs. sperry, Mrs.
Kinney. Mrs. Baldwin, Mrs. Alice NJ. STAN
ley. Miss Birwell. Mrs. Stilman, Mrs. F. B.
Warren. Mrs. Florence E. D. Muzzy. Mrs.
E. E. Noel, Mrs. Clara Lee Bowman, Mrs
Charles Grass, Mrs. Caroline D. Bissell,
Mrs. Kellogg, Mrs. Plume, Miss Falcotte,
Mrs. Hill, Mrs Clarke, Mrs Coffin, Mrs
Devan.
New York, Mrs. Roger A. Pryor. regent.
has very large delegation present, and
they We're greeted with vociferous applause
when they arose. The New York members
are as follows: Mrs. Roger A. Pryor, Mrs.
J. H. Crosman, Mrs. McClain. Mrs. ]. T.
Douglass, Mrs. j. Ledner, MISS. Hamilton,
Mrs. J. S. Wise, Miss Rankin, Mrs. Atwater,
Mrs. Forsyth, Miss Vanderpool, Mrs. Kate
Deury, Mrs. A. Lee, Mrs. Ballnger, Mrs.
Lipscombe.
Pennsylvania, regent, Mrs. Hogg. has,
also, a full delegation. numbering twenty
six. Mrs. Hogg was greeted with every
manifestation of delight
The Virginia delegation is also full. The
delegates are Mrs. Cooke Mrs. Penn, Mrs.
Gillian. Mrs. Pursell, Mrs. Elizabeth White
Hanna, Mrs. AXtell.
After the delegates had reported the an
nual address of the president general was
presented by Mrs. Kerfoot, state regent of
Illinois. 1t was received with continuous
applause. T.
Mrs. Stevenson's Address.
Mrs Stevenson's address, in part. was
as follows: Ladies of the fourth CONT
mental congress: Patriotism says Bishop
Ireland is love of country and loyalty to
it's life and veal. Love, tender and strong
tender as the love Of son for mother,
strong as the pillars of death, loyalty, gen.
uine and disinterested, shrinking from no
sacrifice, seeking no reward save the coun-
try's honor and the country's triumph
IF such is patriotism no wonder then
that little more than four years ago the
heart of American women was stirred to
its tendereSt DEPTHS by that tidal wave OF