The San Francisco call., 1896-02-18

of: Mrs. Leland Stanford, Mrs. A. S.
Hubbard, Mrs. William Alvord, Mrs. Jes-
sic Benton Fremont; the Right Rev. Will
liam Ford Nichols, DID,; Hon. George G.
Perkins; Professor Martin Kellogg, LID,
Berkeley; Colonel A. S. Hubbard; H. o.
Collins, Los Angeles; Hon. Daniel Cleve-
land, San Diego; Colonel J. C. Currier
and David Hewes.
The object OF the new society is the
acquisition of knowledge of American
history, to understand and love the
country better, and then any patriotic
work that will heip to that end, keeping
constant endsavor to influence ali other
children and youth to the same purpose;
TO help to save the places made sacred by
the American men and women who for
warded American Independence; to find
out and to honor the lives of children and
youth OF the colonies and of the American
Revolution; to promote the celebration of
all patriotic anniversaries; to place a copy
OF the Declaration of Independence and
other patriotic documents in every place
appropriate for them; to hold the Ameri-
can flag sacred above every other flag on
earth. In short to follow the injunctions
of Washington, who in his youth served
his country, till all can peform the duties
OF good citizens, and to love, uphold and
extend the institutions of American liberty
and patriotism, and the principles that
made and saved this country.
All children and youth of America of
both sexes, from birth to the age of eigh-
teen years for the girls and twenty one
years Tor the boys, may join this society,
provided they descend in direct line from
patriotic ancestors who helped to plant or
to perpetuate this country in the colonies
or In the Revolutionary War, or in any
other way.
Il
any young people who want to be patri-
otlc, even If they cannot claim ancestry
1t Will urge and invite to all public meet
Ings all those children who want to go.
Ihe pronot of this society will name
1T Valentine Hook, for the soldier of that
name who enlisted in the Continental
army at the age of thirteen. The youngest
member OF the society, and probably the
youngest enrolled In any patriotic organi-
zation. will be Gertrude Holt Lofthouse,
the two-and- -a-half-year-old daughter of
Charles ?. and Fannie Gertrude LIGHTHOUSE
OF Los Angeles. She is the great-great-
great-granddaughte of the patriotic SOL
der, Tor whom the chapter will be named
The following is the programme of exer-
clses that VIII be carried out at the meeting
on Saturday:
Prayer. Right Rev. William Ford Nichols, d. d.
SOLO, IL Am King Ger Land and Sea" ......
Histo'y vi ohe formatlon OF the National So
- clety.-..-. Mrs. A. s. Hubbard
Recitation THE Revolutionary Rising -. .N'''
~, Miss Mabel Sweetland
why the name valentine Holt was selected
TOT our society. ............. Helen A. HaIlowell
song, legend OF the Chimes. De Koven
H. T. Evans, Mrs. George l.. Darling, Miss
Alice Partridge, L. a. Larsen.
heci'aeion' "Horseman in the Sky
- ......:-...- ..:..-......-.....M Miss Daisy Kimbal
Presentation of Flag on behalf OF Mrs Leland
STANFORD ..-.... 49,. Colonel ]. G. Currier
Acceptance of flag
,..--....--: Herbert Ross Baker, color bearer
star -spangied Banner Mrs. George l.. Darlin g
Recltation "Fhe Fight of the Armstrong
frlvateer .-....-........M Miss Hattie " Martin
American Shrines" .......... Rev. DR.. f. r. Ollie
l,luStrated with stereopticon views).
Closing hymn, MY Country 'Tis Of Thee
.....-.....------........ (Tune, "a merca")