The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-01
PATRIOTIC WOMEN MEET SPORTS AND SPO
State Organization d
Daughters Of the Am
erican Revolution
at Trenton.
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TRENTON. Dee. l.. 1S9S.-The New Jer-
soy Daughters Of the American Reyolu-
ton, over one hundred In number, and
| representing all sections of the Stase, AS
sembled in Association Hall yesterday
morning and held what is known as IFS
| general fall meeting. From every stand-
point the session was far ahead of any
like gathering Of the organization ever
held in this city.
Papers. talks, welcomes and greetings
were all entertaining and were listesled
to with unusual interest. Mrs. Aletnia
Hunt Weataerby, of Trenton, delivered
the principal address of welcome, N re-
| Spouse to a greeting from the State Re
| gent. Mrs. D. A. Depue, and her remarks
were received with much enthusiasm. At
ter Mrs. Depue had referred very elo-
| quently to the part taken by women in the
American wars and rehearsed many OF
| their noble and self-sacriHcing deeds mat
have been landed down in the history Of
| colonial days. Mrs. Weatherby said in
part:-
The daughters Of Trenton bid welcome
| to you. HI sons also would gladly join
in paying you honur and homage were
| they in any way permitted so to do. |
might add that the plumes of elegantly
| costuned women and glances from bright
| eyes are more to be desired than the way
| ing sabres and flashing guns of the fies-
| slams who thronged our streets over one
hundred years ago.
Permit me to$turn a moment to fhe
| contemplation of two scenes in our local
history. Or the morning of April p, 17ss,
the matrons of Trenton prepared for
General Washington a reception which
our present Adjutant General says was
peculiar in the good taste displayed and
intensely gratifying to the recipient We
nope for a like Verdict from you when
the ceremonies of this day are over. A
triumphal arch was erected, and as the
great commander passed, young maidens
threw flowers and sang his praises. Such
a public demonstration your nlodesty
would forbid, but please accept our high
sire that this occasion may be fragrant
with memories of sweet communion.
ION the 18th day of December, 1776.
when the angels were singing Peace on
earth and good will towards men, a vic
torious martial movement was begun in
this vicinity which gay confidence to
the respondent American people. The
battle of Trenton. In its f~ar-reaching
effects, was one of the most important
events of the Revolution. Let US exult
together over SUCH a glorious record in
the history of our State. Over a noble
river is poised a structure which seems
to have been wrought by fairy fingers
and suspended in anid-air. We wonder.
as we look, that 1t does not float away
upon . PASSING pree1ss Du' ths elements
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shall not perish from the earth"
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