Evening star., 1897-02-24

eiiS year, as we'll as for the organization
"nlch she Is for the nonce representing.
II the Tennessee ladies were men. one
would say Of them that strong "lobby''
VI women from that state was in the y.
a H., out being ladies of the most charm
ing personality, that term won't do. Mrs.
van Leer hirkman, president of the vo
naaat, lman noard OF the Tennessee centennial
.sieprdtioh Oh statehood, has extended to
tne continental congress, d. A. R.. an in,
Vlta,lon TO attend the exposition in Nav
next and there to hold a Congress in the
Wohan building, which lshe. thinks is
one OF the finest of Its kind ever erected.
Mrs. klrkman does not represent the uyo
men alone. She also comes as the bearer
VI an invitation from the executive com
saaI e, OF t .he male board bearing tie great
seai VI the state. an honor extended only
TO the President of the United States ana
70 crowned heads. heretofore Mrs. Kirk
man IS beautiful woman, Of qusenIy pres
great ana honp perfectly fitted by ma tnre for the
h,ecompan1ed by Mrs. Francis X Drouil
iard, , ana Mrs. James l.. Pitcher Of Nasn
ville: , Mrs Drouillard IS the first vice pres
ldent of the woman's boa-a and fs also
regent of the Cumberland Chapter of Nasb.
VIiie. MISS Mary Boyce Temple is the sec
ond vice president of the board and tte
repre- sentative of the work in the eastern
part of the state. Miss Teu1rla. u,ho is -
regent Of Bonny Kate Chtanter.eof Kno
VliIe, Is Well-known figure In the ID. "A. r
congresses, and is pleasantly remembered
as one OF the representative southern wo-
men who each year add to the contjnenta1
congress -luch in thought and hus;ness
aolhty, and whose charm of voice and
manner endearS them to all. Miss Temnle
30 ole OF those earnest workers for the
woman department of the centennial cole
Dratlon, who do not know the meanjno of
the WORD tired" AS member of tta
conFocat1on court" of the woman's hoard
~ tto .he centennial she presented the invita-
.ion 10 the meeting of the D. A. r. rem
resentatiVes in Saratoga last summer and
she h Is the representative of that board at
ms congress. Under the auspices of this
se.ee sess:nns tne D. A r. will hold their
sessions in Nashville, and as a memher
or the ID. a. r. the sessions will be nndsr
ner special Jurisdiction. She aIso has
enarge e1 OF the Knoxville court, which will
mooot;, ~ ,ne assembly room, where the con-
socatlcn VIII be held, and will act as the
nestess. Few OF the younger women 'n nf
.: .me south are better fitted through their
.sa Wloe acquaintance for the responsible du-
ia.ae, S1 temple bears. She is one of the
clubs also. ' aioh OF
Mrs Mary E. Conant represents tho char
regent ref M ana Tamden' hel n Y; of which she is
Conant, Is a delegate from tho same oha,,
ler ihey are at the Wellington. Mrs. Car
re rneips Conant is a Observation-Disclosures
W.ahin " Daniei Parke: who was with George
scendant on her mothers side Of Jared
Oleutt' VINO was one of Washington's hodv
guard. A son of Jared Olcutt is living wbo
;s a, reai p, son OF the revolution. His home
Is IN Point Rock. Oneida county Neu, VorL
he Is now over ninety years old
one or the amendments to the constftu
nriat, nf hl rs 10 De voted upon is the pro-
petg tha y VI h9,dlng each alternate congress of
ane =: "A. X In some other city. and but
onice e IN three years here in washington
Inere Is charm about holding the CON
gresses IN the city that bears the name of
ahIv ha ~ .olr, however, and there will prob
OF
change. 't TIE proposed
"A great many do not understand the Diff
Ierehce q r. between the D. RS and the D. A.
n. s. anu wonder why they are rivals The
trouble Is of three years, staniinp anS
gre" out of the "linear' and ..colisterar,
clause IN the constitutions. The women
tha Mao formed formed the d. r. 8 did not believe in
the collateral line. and Withdrew making
linear descent Necessary tn hecominp .
MEMBER or the D. r. The d. A. RS kent
to the collateral for awhile but It GOT them
niso sIso mess OF trouble, SO they cut loose
aIso. retaining In the organization all the
coiiaterais that were there but shutting
out all other applicants on those lines.
I mere yet exists another difference, and
this the on1v Ee mo, inclined te give up to
gence. Ihe d. R. have fine state oreaniza-
t1ons and the d. A. RS have a national
ters Whc6 renaEt oniy with suherdieate chap
of the ID. r. buff ana hfne the contfs
mental colors. Those of the iDyA. r. are
REQ, Wnite and blue, in combination. II
the consolidation is effected. the continental
pun and blue will be the co9ors adopted. in
The regent Of the BunkeroEIun Chanter Of
Boston IS a good deal of as.ii,ser' SO far;
as patriotic societies are ioonehrned. and
when she feels herself getting allfttle RUSTY
sne organizes society of her own for
incuicatlne patriotism. She4is q prominent
member Of the Woman's Relief Corps, a
member OF the Ladies' Aid Association of
the soldiers Home. and wits the organizer
OF tne buhker HUI Chapters q. bA R. Miss
Brazier was born In the shadov,of Bunker
Hni, and her ancestors owned both Bunker
Every mention of probable ,consolida tfon
OF the rival organizations, tile Daughters of
the Revolution and the Daughters Of the
applause. "' S -
The historian general reports that there
never was such searching out Of relics
OF revolutionary days before In this CEN
tury. Old trunks and boxes and chests that
nave stood; dust-covered ana almost forgot
ten fof years In garrets Of ancestral homes
have been brought out into the light, and.
things OF inestimable value discovered In
the rigfo search that is going on for docu-
mencary evidence OF revolutionary an
cestors. old letters containing priceless bits
OF history are constantly being brought
to light, to be preserved in some lasting
form IN newspaper or magazine articles.
The hardest-worlked people connected with
the congress are the fsha ry1nin0 Girl M pea