The morning times., 1896-02-19


arranged in the style in vogue in Colonial
days.
There is a large delegation of daughters
present, representing nearly every State
on the Eastern seaboard, and MANY Others
have daughters in attendance. New Eng
land has specially large representation.
The social session was opened by Mrs
Foster announcing TO what the evening
would be devoted.
Mrs. q. F. Newcomb read paper she had
prepared. entitled, Songs and Ballads
of the American Revolution" She gave a
history of long list OF airs popular in the
time when the Republic was being born.
which was" illustrated" by the singing orthe
old tunes and the recitation of two ballads
OF lhe same period, concluding with the
celebrated anthem written in ITO, II
am the Rose of Sharon"
ILLUSTRATEDw WITH SONG.
After the history OF special piece it
would be sung by the Connecticut daugh-
ters, Mrs. S. S. Thompson, Miss Gertrude
SANFORD, Mrs. e. L. rockingham. Miss
Ella NJ. Belden, Mrs. A. B. Treat, Mrs. n.
w. Foote all OF New Haven, and Mrs n. F.
Rockwell of Meriden.
me ftrst three are sopranos and the others
contraltos. The recitations of the ballads
was done by Mrs. Grace Brown Salisbury
of New Haven.
Madame Antoinette Sterling of London,
| descendant of a Mayflower pilgrim, ac-
| companied by Prof. Fanciulll of the Marine
Band, sang The Pilgrim Fathers" as
sung by our grandmothers and great gra nd
| mothers, which was folio wed by the Marine
| Band PLAYING ''Hail Columbia ~
Miss Susan Il. HetZel recited "A National
| Hymn" patriotic composition by DR..
John Henry Hopkins, and then Mrs. Cuth-
| bert Harrison siocomb read the report of
| the national hymn co mmittee.
1t was yolumnous paper, in which
| great interest was felt, as its adoption win
most probably mean what the national
hymn actually is 10 be, but it was not
specific, leaving the choice to one OF
several which, any one OF them, was
| thought fitting and proper. This matter
| or decision on the hymn will be one
or the matters Of business of today's
business session.
WAS A MUSICAL PROGRAM
The remaining portion OF The program
| was altogether musical. OF this portion
Miss Anna B. Yeatman was director, Miss
| Mamie Randolph Bail chairman, and Miss
Gertrude Burgess and ID. G. Macleod ac-
| companists. But one solo was given, "Song
or Freedom" Archie Crawford of New
/ York.
| The other numbers were choruses, male
| and female, all OF Washington singers, sons
and daughters all of them. The ladies
1 sang Our Western Land" MY Country
'Tis of Thee" Patriot Daughters" and
Great Western Land" Ladies and gentle
men sang Home and Country The gentle
men sang United States" Our Glorious
Land" and I'VE March to Victory
The daughters insthe chorus were Misses
Edna Doe, Mattingly, Elizabeth Ball, Mid
dieton, Wilson, Sigsbee, Mckee, Dali
| rymple, Young, Gary, sopranos; Misses
| Wilbur Yerrell, Walk, Tabier, Roberta
| Allen, Wadsworth4 Brown, Tyler, Sarah
featman, kleinSmith, altos.
The sons singing were Messrs. W. d.
Mcfarland. H. C.sPearson, g. F. Johnston,
G. e. Rice, d. c. Macleod.
Hymn and doxoIogy by Marine Band,
chorus, and audience followed, and the
session was adjourned by the president
| general. p
AT the afternoon session reports OF
officers and committees were read.
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Suspicious.
They sat in the liin-ligbted parior,
And the old folks thought they behaved,
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