Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-20


| I feel that We should grid ourselves as a
| society, put on our armor and go forth to
| battle New York state has as large an
| interest in Paul Revere's house in Boston
as has Massachusetts. Fort Crailo, New
| York state, in the garden of which Yam
| kee Doodle" was written claims an inter-
est from Maine to Florida and from Massa-
| chusetts to California. Have not the de-
| scendantS of odd Dominion" soil as great
| an interest in the preservation of the rec
! ords of Virginia those who live within
| her borders? Shall not our love for the
memory of Washington lead us to unite TO
| give what is necessary to have and hold
ms headquarters a Trenton, n. j.? Within
| the old thirteen" states are many his
| torical localities and landmarks for US to
| save Let us not delay action.
Never in the history of our country has
| our nag been so widely honored as in the
| past year. The best bill vet offered to
| Congress for the protection of our flag is
the bill of the Daughters of the American
| revolution. Let us see that that bill has
| an honored place in history.
The national university has received a
| great impetus in the past year in the deep
| regard shown throughout the country. The
meeting in this city during the month of
January gave evidence of sincere earnest
ness OF purpose. The various committees
named during the year, numbering nearly
| fifty, have been most devoted to the work
assigned to them, and we deeply appreciate
| the value of their services.
Deaths During the Year.
Twice during the year the shadow of
| death has fallen on our circle Our vice
president general Mrs. John NJ. Thurston,
sacrificed her life to the cause of humanity
| through her desire to go to Cuba and per-
| sonally see the condition of its suffering
people. Out of respect to her memory her
place has been untitled on the board. Mrs.
! Thos. NJ. Brown, the devoted state regent
| of Massachusetts, was called from us. The
! entire society has deeply sympathized with
our honofed founder, Mrs. Walworth in
| her great bereavement in the sacrificed life
! OF her beloved daughter, Reubena Hyde
Walworth.
Much of the success of the past year is
| que to the untfring zeal of the state and
| chapter regents. Through our ancestors
we have received the high heritage of free
dom Let US continue faithful to our prin-
clples and dil1gent in extending and main
| tanning our organization.
we nave come to you today to place be-
lore you an account of our stewardship and
| TO give up the powers intrusted to US
IN nearing the close of the term of office
L desire to express my deep appreciation
Oh the nigh honor conferred by nv election
| as president general and TO exnress NV
sfaIitude Tor the faithfuIness and support
| OIL the Daughters throughout the land.
Response of welcome.
The response of welcome was given bv
| Mrs William +. Slocum, state regent of
colorado, who gave her address offhand
| IN rounded periods, which brought vigorous
| applause. She returned thanks for the
welcome and said that Colorado came to
| receive large things to carry back to the
patriotic and loyal daughters of the Young
state. Colorado was proud of her position
OF OF honor and returned most loyal thanks
she spoke eloquently for the region of the
west winch, being without traditions must
draw its patriotic inspiration from the old
| ef east, with its colonial and continental
| Tho
| had died out, and in its place had come
| increased and united devotion to the re-
| united nation, the ties cemented by the
| blood of heroes north, south. east and west
VINO died in humanityS cause for suffering
| Cuba.
The chairman of the committee on Gre
dentlals, Mrs: Hatch. reported that 30
We're present, but they Were reporting ev-
| cry hour.
A question that is to be settled by Speak
er Reed, as referee, has caused much dis
cuss1on, and there seems to be room for
two opinions. The last continental congress
amended its constitution, making the term
of the national officers two years instead
OF one. The present officers were elected
few hours before the vote of the congress
was recorded in favor of the adoption of
the amendment. The question now is will
the life of the present officers die with this
congress, or is their term two years in
consonance with the amendment. There
are two factfons-One for one year. which
would give an election this year, and the
other for two years, which would materi-
ally change the plans of the other faction,
which ardently desires to displace the pres
ent president general.
The Presidential Term
The address of the president general,
Mrs. Daniel Manning, would indicate that
she believes that she is to serve but one
year under the constitution, as she speaks
of giving up the powers ntrusted to her
The feeling was running so high that it
was decided to refer the matter to Speaker
Reed today and to abide by his decision.
1t Is said that Roberts of Utah will come
in for some revolutionary remarks, but
some Of the D. A. r. say there has been
too much Roberts already and that the d.
A. r. has no business medding with him
or his. 1t is altogether probable that ex-
pansion will have a round in the congress
and it will not get a black eye, either, one
daughter asserts.
With the two exceptions noted, the work
of the congress will be along purely pa
triotic lines, teaching love for the flag, in
culcating patriotism and love for historical
research and preparing for charging the
scope of their labors along all these lines
Tonight's Program.
The evening session will convene at
o clock and the following will be the pro-
gram: Report Of auditing committee, re-
ports Of national officers, vice president
general in chargs of organization, record
ing secretary general, corresponding sec
rotary general, registrar general, treasurer
general historian general, assistant his
torian general, librarian general, report of
the editor of the American Monthly Maya
zine report of the business manager of
the American Monthly Magazine, report of
the committee on the American Monthly
Magazine.
Notes.
No flowers will be presented during ses-
sions of the congress.
The pages are tWentysiX In number, two
from each of the thirteen original states
They are: Mrs Charles A Stakely, chair
man; Miss Hacker, Miss Burgess, South
Carolina; Miss Lamb, Miss Hartsock, Della
ware; Miss McInnes, Miss Keim, Pennsyl-
vania; Miss Shute, Miss Hills, New Jersey;
Miss Wilbur, Miss Ballenger, Georgia; Miss
Hill, Miss Doe, Connecticut; Miss Wells,
Miss Young, Massachusetts; Miss McFar-
land Miss Mason, Maryland Miss Goodwin,
Miss Hull, New Hampshire; Miss Washing
ton, Miss Reed, Virginia; Miss Greene, Miss
Uhler, New York; Miss Campbell, Miss
Ramsay. North Carolina; Miss Wilkinson
Miss Pike, Rhode Island.
Mrs. Manning was a picture as she stood