The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-20

to subside or their valor to abate in the
slightest degree.
In commemoration of the battle of Lex
ington Sequoia Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, assembled yester-
day afternoon and evening at the Occi-
dental Hotel, and from o'clock until 7
entertained their guests, among whom
were the officers and members of the Cali
fornia Society Sons of the Revolution, Off
GERS of the army and navy and citizens of
prominence.
1t was an event that caused to be re-
corded many stirring incidents of the
bravery, sufferings and soldierly qualities
of the characters that helped to form the
history of our country, and, as nearly all
of those who participated in the reception
yesterday are lneal descendants of Revo-
lutionary sires, they were proud to display
their honorable heritage.
California, though more than 5000 miles
distant from the birthplace of American
liberty, is entitled to the distinction of
planting the seed from which has grown
an organization now numbering thousands
of members and having an existence in al
most every State in the Union. The Cali
fornia Society of the Sons of the American
Revolution is the natural parent of the
Daughters. 1t was the first body in incep-
ton, institution and organization to unite
the descendants of Revolutionary patriots
and perpetuate the memory of all those
who took part in the American Revolution
and maintained the independence of the
United States of America.
Early in 1891 Colonel A. S. Hubbard and
Henry MacLean Martin met at the resi-
dence of Mrs. General d. D. Cotton, N this
city, and proposed plan by which there
might be formed an auxiliary to the Sons,
to consist of women of the age of Is years
or more, who could prove Hneal descent
from ancestors of unfailing loyalty, who
rendered material aid to the cause of indie
pendence, as recognized patriots, as sol
diers or sailors, or as civil officers in one of
the several Colonies or States of the United
Colonies or States. Thus was the first i'm
pulse given to the organization of the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
The soil planted took immediate root.
Mrs. Henry MacLean Martin, Mrs. Leland
Stanford Mrs. A. S. Hubbard, Mrs. D. d.
Cotton, Mrs. William Alvord and other
prominent public-spirited and patriotic
ladies met and organized Sequoia Chapter,
which has steadily grown until to-day
there are borne on the rolls of the Daugh-
ters the names of many of the most distin-
guished ladies in the Union.
Indeed, the subject attracted so much
attention that bill was passed by the
Fifty-second Congress April 5, 1892, incor-
porating the National Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
Among the incorporators were: Mrs.
Benjamin Harrison, Mrs Henry Y. Boyn-
ton, Mrs. A. w. Greedy, Mrs. f. 0. Saint
Clair. Mrs. John w. Foster, Mrs. Roger A.
PRYOR, Mrs Stephen j. Field, Mrs A.
Howard Clark, Mrs. Henry Blount, Mrs.
Francis M. Cockrell, Louise Ward Meal
lister Marie Devereux, Mrs. A. s. Hub
bard, Mrs. Simon Bolivar Buckner, Lucy
Grey Henry, Elizabeth Blair Lee and
others of prominence In the history OF our
country.
The society was incorporated to develop
an enlightened public opinion and to al
ford young and old such advantages as to
develop in them the largest capacity for
performing the duties of American cit
liens; to cherish, maintain and extend
the institutions of American freedom; to
foster true patriotism and love of country,
and to aid in securing for mankind all the
blessings of liberty. The national society
was formed with Mrs. Benjamin Harrison
as president-general, and on her death she
was succeeded by Mrs. Adlai =. Stevenson,
who, in turn, was succeeded by Mrs. John
| w. Foster, incumbent.
The reception yesterday at the Occiden-
tai was the most successful affair yet con-
Quoted under the auspices of this rapidly
growing organization. The decorations of
the ladies' parlor, where the Daughters re-
ceived their guests, could not have been
| better or more in keeping with the spirit
of the occasion. Excellent music was fur
nished by an orchestra stationed in the
! fiag-draped hallway, while within the la
/ dies served refreshments to their callers
from table set in tent Of blue and white
| bunting.
| The committees having in charge the