New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-22

urges the Government through Congress, 10 COM
pile and publish records Of the men Of this period.
Another object Is 10 provide and maintain home
where the descendants OF the brave patriots who
achieved Americas independence. who have met
disaster In Mes battles, may find shelter tempo
rarily or permanently. as the need may be.
Mrs William Gerry Slade is the president-geEer-
al Of the organization. She traces her descent
through long line Of renowned ancestry 10 Will
lam the Conqueror a progcnitor OF whom she IL
proud but not more than OF the Revolutionary
heroes whose blood flows IN her veins She Is
connected. officer or member with more
than dozen II the most Influential clubs Of New
England and New-York State and is charming
companonlbe woman she is also possessed Of
rare executive ability. and all OF her club work is
broad and liberal llres.
Mrs. Louis W. Hall. OF Pennsylvania. the first
yice-prcsident. is equally adapted for her office
Mrs Halls ancestors served In both the War q
the Revolution and the War OF 1872 and aside from
the council she is member Of the Daughters Of
the American Revolution the National Society 4
New England Women. the Mary Washington Mon
ument Association. Sorosis and was one OF the
twenty women who represented the Keystone
State at Atlanta.
The second uce-Dresident comes from Massa-
chusetts. She is Mrs. Nelson v Titus, OF Boston.
She organized the Massachusetts State socety.
United States Daughters OF 1872 In April. 1897,
which has become large ana hourishing. and II
growing rapidly. IL has undertaken the restorA-
ton ~ the United states frigate Constitution. and
Mrs Titus has raised 10000 toward that object.
conditioned the provis0 that Congress gives it,
formal approval Of the enterprise
n would be hard 10 find longer line OF lineage
than that which Is given 10 the recording secre-
tary Mrs lie Roy Sunderland Smith. OF this city.
Mrs Smith says. We family back
through Henry Adams. the 1rst OF line IN this
country. Lord John Ap Adams, 10 William the
ConQueror and Matilda. his Queen; 10 Charemagne
the great Emperor OF the West. 10 Charles Marte,
the first King Of France. without break or miss
ing link" With such a record II ls not surprising
TO learn that Mrs. Smith was Charter Member No.
20 In the Daughters Of the American Revolution.
charter member and incorporation In the Daughters
OF the Revolution No. 3. he same IN the United
States Daughters OF 1872. and one Of the five who
met 10 organize the National Society Of New Eng
land Women.
The treasurer-general 81 the council II Miss
Helen q. Bailey OF New Hampshire. Miss Bailey
is patriotic worker. She IL president OF
the State society and active factor In its organ
izatons. She was graduated a few years ago from
Wheaton Seminary.
Tho curator OF the council is Mrs. Alfred Rus I
sell Of Michigan. Although for more than forty |
years Mrs RusselPs home has been In Detroit, hhe |
was born in New England and is OF C0lonia! ana |
Revolutionary ancestry. She organized the Mich- !
gan Society OF the Daughters Of 1872, and Is It's /
president. One object toward which her state or
sauizations striving il the erection or monu-
nent 10 tho memory Of the late General Alexander
Nalcomb For six weeks during the ClVil war
,he was delegate at the sanitary falr Tor the
Ioldiers at the close Of hos:iities she assisted IN
'alslnG funds FOR Deuoit's menumsnt to hsr iausn