Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-01
A BRIGHT RECORD.
AN HISTORICAL skETCH OF OLD
DOMINION CHAPTER, ID. A. IL.
LOVE, HOME, And COUNTRY.
These Are the Wntchwcrds OF '"e
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Years III
morlobIe Growth and AchieNc-
uent-An Interesting Report

The annual meeting Of the Old Domin-
ion Chapter Daughters of the Conieoel-
acv. held last week, marked the seVeh'"
birthday OF that organization a parucu-
| larry interesting feature of the meeting
was the report Of Miss Mary Mann rage
[ Newton. which was a comprehensive
sketch OF the progress development ana
achievements OF the chapter. The report
reads as follows:
! Anniversaries are OF little value
upon them We do not pause a"hie'
| from its mistakes and It's successes les
/ sons 10 enable US to face the future WIN
renewed strength. hope, and determine
and. looking back upon the past learn
| ton. And so it has been thought
well upon this 18th day Of January
the seventh birthday Of the Old Domin-
ion Chapter. Daughters of the American
Revolution that we should come together
for the purpose Of reviewing briefly SUCH
work as has been accomplished by this
chapter. of which we are members, since
its organization.
THE SOClETYS HIGH PURPOSES.
Before making this review. however, let
us refresh our memory upon the high
purposes of the society of which this
chapter is branch. They are, in the
words of our cons titution, as follows:
"O To perpetuate the memory and the
spirit Of the men and women VINO
achieved American independence. by the
acquisition and protection Of historical
spots and the erection Of monuments; by
the encouragement OF historical research
i'm relation TO the revolution and the pub
lication Of it's results; by the preseIVa-
ton of documents and relics, and OF the
records OF the individual services or ReYo-
lutionary soldiers and patriots, ana by
the promotion of celebrations Of all pa
tTiOtic anniversaries
"(0 To carry out the injunction OF
Washington in his farewell ADDRESS 10
the American people. To promote as an
object Of primary Importance, Institutions
for the general diffusion Of knowledge,
thus developing an enlightened pubic
opinion, and affording TO young and old
such advantages as shall develop in them
the largest capacity for performing the
duties of American citizens.
90 10 cherish. maintain, and extend
the institutions Of American freedom, TO
foster true patriotism and love of coun-
try, and 10 aid in securing for mankind
an the blessings Of liberty"
LOVE HOME AND COUNTRY.
In word, the handspring of our so
ciety is the worthy one Of love Of home
and country. Upon our official seal is the
figure of a dame attired in the costume
Of the revolutionary period sitting at
her spinning wheel. and the pretty pic
ture is to remind us that while the heroes
Of the great war for independence were
marching TO fife and drum, in the heat
of battle, or dreaming of home around
the distant campfire. the heroines were
doing their part by bearing, alone and
without counsel Of husband or father, the
burden and the heat Of the day within
the home. The seal bears also the motto:
Home and Country" Home and coun-
try; that is our watchwOrd. The name
Daughters Of the American Revolution"
by which We are called. il a no empty
title-it carries some responsibility with
il. Let each member Of this chapter re-
member whenever she says that she is
Daughter of the American Revolution that
IL means that she has pledged her
self 10 cherish with all her might home
and country. 1t was with these high
purposes in view that the national So
ciety. Of which the Old Dominion Chapter
is a branch, was organized. in Washing
ton city on October H. 1890 In the fol-
lowing April Mrs. William Writ Henry,
Of this city was appointed State Regent
Of the society for Virginia, and requested
to found chapters in different parts Of
her State. In October, 1891, she formally
accepted this Office and invited Mrs
James II. Dooley to be regent Of the chap
ter TO be formed in Richmond and
called the Old Dominion Chapter Mrs
Dooloy accepted, and at a social gathering
i,
appointed the following officers: Record
ing Secretary Mrs. Thomas Peyton; Cor
responding Secretary, Miss Lydia Mosby
Peasants; Treasurer, Mrs. Albert Bruce;
Registrar. Mrs James Lyons; Historian,
Mrs. James Baylor.
THE CHARTER MEMBERS.
The charter members of the chapter
were Mrs. William w. Henry, Mrs. James
Dooley Mrs. Thomas PeytOn, Mrs. Albert
Bruce. Mrs. Charles Davenport. Mrs. Will
liam Robertson. Mrs. Thomas y. Carter
Mrs. Thomas Seldom Bruce. Mrs. Il. L.
Hobson. Mrs. Preston Cooke, Mrs. James
Peasants. Mrs. Philip Mckinney, Mrs
George Mayo. Mrs. de Saussure, Mrs.
Hunter Mcclure. Mrs. Matthew Bland
Harrison. Miss Lydia Mosby Peasants,
Miss Mary Weller Lewis. Miss Camilla
Scott
The chapter thus formed drew up a set Of
bylaws, one clause OF which created a sem
saton, not only in Virginia, but in Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution circles
all over the United States, and finally
resulted in a change in the constitution
OF the national society. it was that in
which eligibility for membership is re-
stricted 10 lineal descendants of Revo-
uuonary patriots. Up TO that time not
only descendants Of patriots. hut Of
mothers Of patriots, were eligible, and
as in those Revolutionary days of divided
families, the same woman was often the
mother of both a patriot and a Tory, de-
scendants Of Tories whose brothers were
patriots, were as eligible as any to call
themselves Daughters of the American
Revolution, thus reducing the title TO a
farce.
RESULTS OF THE NEW DEPARTURE.
The Old Dominion Chapters new de-
parture raised a point Of material i'm
portance TO the society at large, as it mar
rowed the bounds Of membership to a
very great degree. shutting out, much
TO our regret. many charming women,
who would fain have been numbered In
our ranks, yet, at the same time giving