The morning times., 1896-02-24

tality never before encountered so near
fair Virginia shores.
! Those colonial ancestors, whose homes
were yeritable theaters of what real hos
pltaiity should be, who prided themselves
| on the fact of no restrictions being put
| upon the character of the entertainment they
would give, were almost looked for to
rise from the tomb and smite the perpe-
traitors OF system never dreamed of By
| them.
But they didn't, although their rare
spirit was manifest to the generation OF the
congress of their daughters just passed,
and they not mildly said nay To the pecu-
| mary proffer. And they were, it would
seem, right.
One looked-for joy was an unknown
quantity TO the rank and file OF the Daugh-
ters With but few exceptions they stayed
away. The daughters could easily afford
the luxury of a 81 feast, but their feelings
could not be reconcilcd to the peculiar and
unheard-of limitations to the banquet sup
| posed to have been arranged in their honor.
One of these Daughters talked to The
Times last night. She said the wounds
! TO their feelings had. in "a great measure,
| been healed by the balm of time, and that
after the first burst of Indignation they
| felt more like ridiculng the tariff idea than
anything else. She said:
''0f course, in future years hints Of en-
! tertainments to be given us by the Sons
| VIII provoke laughter and possibly some
mean remarks, but that will be all, ex-
cept that If we ever hear rumors OF such
entertainment again we viii then wonder
how much we are going TO be charged.
BLAME THE COMMITTEE.
Il don't think the Sons themselves were
responsible only in that they let the com
| mittee rule with a too grand sway. 1t was
| the penuriousness of the members of the
committee rather than the fear OF few
extra cents cost on the part of the Sons
| themselves which brought it all about.
Just let it 20. We can stand. it.
Don't make them feel badly aboutit. Any
way, we don't care about it now, since it's
| all over"
! John b. Wight said
I'VE always celebrate on the 22d and
this year we decided to give reception
/ TO the Daughters who would be here in
congress. intendin g to extend the invitation
| to the whole assemblage. We found that
a larger number than we looked for were
coming and found that it would be inpossi-
bic for the society TO meet the expense
without encountering deficiency of prob
ably SI5e.
| I'VE then decided to invite only the
national Officers and the State regents
| Then we thought many of the delegates
not Officers would like to attend. so we
finally decided they could come if each
would pay 50. and then the expense would
not quite be covered. 1t was not as
clear 10 the delegates. perhaps as it might
have been, and looked like a backhanded
1 Invitation to them. but we did not in tend
| it that way. 1t was to keep from n
deficit as much as possible that we made
| the charge"
And so the deficit was not helped much
! by the proud and naughty daughters OF
republic making sires. Pooh Bah Wight's S
| money-making scheme died a-Itornin'
| To say the least it was an imputation OF
/ ignorance OF methods of social conven-
! tionalities on the part of the delegates,
| which they proved by their absence that,
| although not residents OF Washing gton ,
they know when they are well treated.