Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-21

of the gallant marquis She also saw and
remembered GeheraI1 Washington on his
visit to that city.
Leaving our centenarians and coming
down to our more youthful real daughters,
of whom We have nearly one hundred in the
nineties. we notice Mrs Burnett of Water
town, N. Y, who in her Tooth year is the
capable housekeeper for her son, youth
of seventy-seven."
Hobson,s grandmother.
During the year 1893 Mrs. Annie More
head Hebson has been added as Real
Daughter to Columbia Chapter, South Caro-
lima Mrs. Hobson issthe grandmother of
Lieut.. Richmond Pierson Hobson, the hero
of the Merrimaei whtse visit to her was
most touching. She is totally blind and
wept as she passed. her hands over his face
because She could not see him. Mrs. Hob
sons father was John Morehead of Vir-
ginia. He fought at Cowpens and Kings
Mountain. The love of liberty which ami
mated the revolutionary patriot was the
same which 4mpelled his descendant of this
day to his deed of daring in the Spanish
American war.
II take pleasure in referring to trans
mississippi chapter, the Elizabeth Benton
of Kansas City, Mo-, which has enrolled six
the alcove belonging to the Daughters of
the American Revolution in the public
library og Kansas City. These real daugh-
tiers are the golden links which connect us
priceless liberty which we enjoy They
are fast passing away. AS a historical So
c1ety, should We not esteem it a duty and
privilege to preserve the personal sketches
and the photographs of these real daugh-
tiers In permanent form, that we may
transmit to those who shall come after us
these precious souvenirs of this most unique
class of our members when they all shall
have passed away"
Assistant Historian General.
Hot sicf-
ant historian general, followed with brief
report, in which she recommended that
the compilation of the current history of
the chapters be forwarded to the assistant
historian general SO that it might be pre-
served in full in manuscript form
The report of Mrs. Gertrude Bascom OAR
win, the librarian, was next read In part
the report was as follows:
When my report was made to your nom
orable body in 1898 the library contained
996 volumes, including pamphlets and
bound books. 1t has increased quite ap-
probably since that time and has outgrown
its shelves. At the date of writing this
report there are 1,241 volumes in the IL
brary, and the number will probably be
increased to 1850 during the congress, as
several books are known to be on the way
here. We do not want general literature,
but we do want local American histories,
biographies and genealogies. Many OF our
members possess collections of just such
of them could be made than to bequeath
them to this library when the owners no
longer need them. We especially want
books that deal with the history of Maine,
Pennsylvania and New York towns and
counties.
Matter of Full Reports.
Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood gave running
comment, instead of written report, on
the conduct Of the American Magazine of
ha iS ha
matter which the daughters insist shall
go in. Then she produced some of the
magazines and showed them how their
full reports looked in cold print, convuls-
ing the audience. She begged, in conciu-
sion, that the bulky reports be cut down.
Owing to the, illness of Miss Gillian
Lockwood, Miss Richards read the report
of the business manager of the magazine.
Receipts of the magazine were shown to
be s., 00574; expenses $6O61.62, making the
total outlay s4,Q55.SS. The announcement
of this deficit produced motion from
Mrs. Rowell of Georgia that the sending
of the magazine be suspended when the
subscription is not paid. This was sec
onded by Miss Ballinger.
Miss May Forsythe, chairman of the
magazine committee, read her report, in
which she recommended that $1,000 be
voted to continue the magazine and the
leaving of all details OF management to the
editor, business manager and magazine
committee. Much discussion ensued not
always relevant.
After listening Ito some notices the con-
gress adjourned ountil this morning at 10
o'clock. IL ST.
Notes.
Connecticut has always held the palm for
the largest number of members of the So
ciety, but now the prize has slipped from
her grasp into that of New York. Last
night when this fact was announced, the
New York delegation arose in body and
bod
and saluted New York, the state regent
complimenting the New York delegation
on it's growth. Some one rushed down the
aisle from Connecticut at this stage and
presented big bunch of jacqueminot roses,
out of which arose a pretty silk flag, to
Mrs. Donald Mclean, and everybody
cheered.
Every chapter that has a real daugh-
ter proudly hangs banners on the outer
walls, attesting that fact. Kansas City,
No. has a chapter with six real daughters
in it, and Boston has one with six. There
have been 339 real daughters on record
since the order was formed, and there are
276 of these living and members of the
society Six of them have been regents
of chapters.
Mrs. r. ogden Doramus, first regent of
the New York city chapter, is a real
daughter and the very first of them to
ion the D. A. r. She was called on last
night and was greeted with a salvo of APP
plause. She said she wasn't so very old
she looks u0QeT ulty-Dut lHdt Sne would
be willing to acknowledge to 200 years If
only to keep her title to real daughter
great bunch of Easter lilies was carried
to Mrs. Doremus by pretty little girl in
pink as she retired from the stage She
is one of the honorary vice presidents gen.
eral. a life office.
Miss Miriam Ballinger has returned from
a trip to Florida purposely to act as page
in the continental congress. She has been
a page for five sessions
one of the faces missed is that of Mrs.
Richie of Maryland, mother of Mrs. DON
aid Mclean. Mrs. Richie died last sum-
mar, after long illness. She was a woman
of strong personality and left her impress
upon the D. A. R. of Maryland, whose
state regent she was for a year or more,
and upon the rational society," where she
has always been one of the most trenchant
speakers and cogent reasoners. Many eX-
pressions of regret are heard from those
who knew her.
The pretty pages-and there isn't a COM
monplace one among them-wear white
ribbon sashes from the right shoulder to
the left side of the belt, with the name of
the state they represent printed in blue.
Last night one of them went scurrying