The evening times., 1898-04-20
THE DAUGHTERS OF 1912.
Patriotism and Pleasure at Their
BImonthly Social Gathering.

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The Daughters of 17Sl-1s12-1Sl5 met at
the Waldorf in New York yesterday for
the social gathering which is held every
two months and is preceded as on this
occasion, by a luncheon. followed by a
program made up of selections for recita-
ton. addresses or papers and music. The
president Mrs. William Gerry Slade. af-
ter the refreshments had been enjoyed,
explained that the object of these meet
ings was to provide some especial though
simple form of entertainment and that
the responsibility of each meeting was
taken by six members in the order In
which the names came on the roll book.
Thus each had opportunity to con-
tribute to the amusement and good of the
association either personally or by pro-
viding some one able to offer some en-
tertainment amusing or instructive. The
work of the Massachusetts society. which
is endeavoring to restore the frigate Con-
stitution, was spoken of; that of the
Louisiana association. in erecting a monu-
ment on the plains of Charette. and the
wish of the general society to obtain an
appropriation lof tlit printing VI the IcN-
ords OF the war of 1872 were also explain
ed
Mrs. Flora Adams Darling, honorary
president. then gave paper which was a
tribute TO Della Stewart Parnell. the
daughter of an American hero and mother
of an Irish patriot. who died fortnight
ago Mrs Darling reminded her hearers
that ION this. the anniversary of the bat
tie of Lexington, We are making history
al fast as we were making il a hundred
years ago: the patriots of 16 had before
them the same purpose that is now ami
mating the country. millions for defense,
but not a dollar for tribute a policy
which a struggling people are endeavor-
ing to establish and to maintain. May
our action leave no blot on the page of
our national history, and may the cry of
Decatur be ours: Right or wrong. our
country forever
Mrs Hardy. the mother of Mrs. Slade.
contributed to the afternoons entertain
ment by reading a poem written for the
New England Society, by Mary Lowe
Dickinson. and just published; its title
was Home from the War" Mrs. G. w.
Dean, the historian Of the association.
followed with a paper on The Star
Spangled Banner" After briefly reciting
the history of the making of the flag and
its adoption. and declaring that the
Daughters of 1872 were especially inter-
ested i'm its origin, since il was adopted
during their war, Mrs. Dean gave the
account of the writing of the hymn by
KEY and it's first singing at a restaurant
in Baltimore
A recitation of a patriotic kind given by
Mrs Frederick Gooderson was entitled
Hats of. the Flag Is Passing. and was
followed by Sam Brown, in answer TO
h. I'll N
Miss Hattie SHADES paper was resume
of the war of 1872, in which the present
crisis was compared to that of being like
ly TO develop more especially into naval
conflict.
Mrs Addison Greeley, when asked TO
speak. made some brief eNtemporaneous
remarks. i'm which she said that as a
woman gave her jewels To help in the dis
covery and opening of the New World,
women would again give of their best to
maintain the spirit of liberty with which
the earliest colonists FASTENED to these
shores.