The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-05

Inc spirit OF patriotism is more
popular than ever this season, and
especially are the feminine patriotic
organizations fourishing in all their
glory. The largest and most powerful
of these is the National Society of the
Daughters, of the American Revolu-
ton, now numbering nearly 1900 fair
lineal descendants of Revolutionary
heroes. with chapters in all parts of
I the Union. The New York City chap
ter. under the regency of Mrs. Donald
Mclean. is the banner chapter. Con-
sequently, its projects for this season
are of interest to all similar aSSocia-
tions and are OF such high order that
they could be used with profit as
models in planning a scheme of pro-
cedure by other patriotic lotteries.
The seasons first big affair of this
leading chapter occurs tomorrow, jan
uary 6, at Sherry's in the white and
gold ballroom, when brilliant assem-
| blage of men and women will COM
memorate the anniversary of Wash
ington's wedding day. The guests of
honor are to be a score or more of
distinguished personages including
Mrs. Adlai E. Stevenson, wife of the
nations vice-president. and herself
first honorary president, Of the Ma
tional Society of Daughters,
The decorations of American flags
and tri-colored bunting will carry out
the spirit of the occasion, and dainty
souvenirs in the form Of the chapters
history printed in little white and sill
yer columns tied with the society's
emblematic colonial blue and white
watered ribbon. will be presented to
each visitor. The entertainment con-
tinues from until z O'clock the adj
dresses beginning at 5, when some of
the guests Of honor will make a few
happy and pertinent remarks, and at
their close a collation. will be served.
The notable company is received by
the officers, and music will be pleas
ant feature.
The next thing on the carpet comes
noticeable loan collection of colonial
and revolutionary relics, including
family portraits, rare miniatures,
antique furniture, Jewels. laces. fans.
ornaments and valuable historical
documents. These are to be gathered
from old homesteads, family archives
or the rich stores of heirlooms care
fully guarded by the present offspring
of famous progenitors, and rumor is
abroad that at the close of the eX-
hibition, goodly number of the prec-
iouS antiques are to remain to form
the nucleus of a permanent New York
museum of relics under the auspices
of the Daughters and other mascu-
line as well as feminine orders. This
loan collection is to occur during Lent,
and will last for about a fortnight.
The admission price is to be so cents.
The chairman of this exhibits COM
mittee is Mrs. Gertrude Van Cortlandt
Hamilton, one of New York's most
beautiful young society leaders, and a
Ix-0T1 n nf irfa
tive ability.
The third noteworthy undertaking
of the New York chapter will be the
second course OF lectures at Barnard
college, Columbia's feminine annex
Last season the chapter founded a
chair of colonial and revolutionary his
tory at Barnard, thus inaugurating the
greatest organization of either sex.
This year the lectures on early Ameri-
can history are to be delivered by
Charles Dudley Warner, the noted
writer of history and fiction. The lee
lures pay for themselves, as tickets
are sold to the many persons anxious
to avail themselves of such a privilege,
though the course is free to chapter
members.
These doing of the Revolutionary So
ciety's leading chapter are all occur
rences that can easily be followed by
the sister societies. Distinguished
guests can always be found to give
eclat to a fine social reunion. In every
part of the country must be preserved
rare and beautiful relics and heirlooms
that only need an impetus on the part
of their owners to bring them to the
light of day for the benefit of the pub
bic in general. Every locality has too
its man or woman with historical pro-
clivities, and local schools if not col
leges are always waiting to be en-
riched by gift of chair in American
history, or a course of lectures on the
country's early periods.