The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19
REVOLUTIONARY DAUGHTERS.
A Notable Reception by Them in the
Century Club Rooms.

Notable Reception by Them in the
Century Club Rooms.
The Daughters of ths American Revolu
ton gave charming reception at the Cen.
tury Club yesterday afternoon from to g.
The rooms were exquisitely decorated
under direction of Mrs. Moore, with Amer
lean flags, bamboo and roses. Notwith
standing the threatening weather. the
fashionable throng crowded the spacious
rooms to suffocation. There was delight
full sociability about the whole affair that
made the occasion an exception. A notice.
able feature was the large number of very
handsome women. There was charming &
musical programme and it was a notice
able fact that the Daughters of the Revo-
luton understood and practlced that cour-
tesy to the musician or reader that Is often
lacking in other places.
The Sequoia Chapter OF the Daughters
OF the American Revolution was organ
lied in December, 1891. at the residence of
Mrs. General D. d. Cotton, with Mrs Le-
land Stanford and Mrs. Henry MacLean
Martin as honorary regents, and Mrs. Will
liam Alvord as chapter regent. Its prin-
cipal object is to foster patriotic spirit
In celebrating National anniversaries.
Lexington day, 1894, was celebrated in
noteworthy fashion by planting liberty
tree in Golden Gate Park. Earth from $50
noted and sacred spots was deposited.
When earth from Lafayettes tomb in
Paris, from Mount Vernon, and many bat
tie fields were mingled together, many
prophesied that it could not live in such
mixture, but it has thriven well. The
poem for the occasion. by Mrs. Frank j.
French, contained these lines:
For never grew tree so grandly fed
From the mingled dust OF nations dead;
And the society is proud of its emblem
OF liberty, which is living thing. The
scene OF the planting was one OF the most
impressive ever witnessed in San Fran
cisco. Lexington day, '95, was celebrated
by an elaborate tea at the Occidental
Hotel, and this is the third time that the
day has been observed.
Mrs. Olive Reed Batchelder charmed all
with an exquisite contralto solo, and Miss
Henry of Berkeley made a hit and capti-
vated the audience with her two delight
full numbers. Miss Maud Noble gave a
trombone solo, '.Let Me Like Soldier
Fall'; Miss Pearl Noble gave stirring
and appropriate rendition OF the "Star-
spangled Banner; the Misses Noble after
ward gave trombone and cornet duet
from "Il Trovatore''; Mrs. G. Edward
Brown read most beautiful and patriotic
essay.
Among those present we're: Mrs. Will
liam Alvord. State regent; Mrs. Henry
Metherbee, regent OF Sequoia Chapter;
Joseph L. Moody, Mrs. selden 5. Wright,
Mrs. John D. Taliant, Mrs. Wardwell,
Mrs. Williams, Miss Taiiafero, Mrs. Moore,
Mrs. DR.. Yeamans. Mrs. G. M. Keeny, Mrs.
8. W: Holiday, Mrs. Frank J. French,
Mrs. J. M. Chretien. the Misses Chapman,
Mrs. G. A. Crux, Mrs. C. Elwood Brown,
Mrs. L. G. Branch, Mrs. l.. L. Baker, Mrs.
Frank Stone. Mrs. Bert Stone, Miss Alma
z. Allen, Mrs. A. S. Hubbard. Miss E. M.
Jones, Mrs. T. q. Brakeman. Mrs. Moores,
Mrs. George Thurston, Mrs. Peter d. Sim
mons, Mrs. Lowell White, Mrs Henry
Gibbons, Mrs. DR.. Thomas Flint, Miss Sal.
lie Hule, Mr.. Hule, Mr.. Alvord, L. c.
Branch, Mrs. Batchelder, the Misses No
bic, Mrs. Holmes, Mrs. Watson, Miss
Henry. Mrs. Maddux, Mrs. Timothy Hop
kins, Mrs. I. V. O'Brien.