The National tribune., 1899-03-02
pHTRIofIc WOMEN.
Eighth Continental Congress of the Daugh-
fers of tho American Revolutions.

Eighth Continental Congress of the Daugh-
ters of tho American Revotutios.
The Daughters are more than ever a
delight to the eye, and it would be hard at
any time or in any place, to find finer
ooking lot OF women, or women oil better
general appearance. They are whole
some, good humored, well-to-do in ap-
pearance. They dress remarkably well,
and silk petticoats, violets, jewels and
furS-thoSe evidences OF the ladies OF
prosperity-aboundi in their halls.
Notwithstanding their reputation for
quarreling - and they undoubtedly wage
royal battles in the Congress-they are
continually courteous in every movement
in the great crowd. The girl pages-also
approved Daughtcrs-are picturesque
feature of the assemblies. They wear
their prettiest frocks and picture hats,
are distinguished by broad ribbons OF blue
and white satin over one shoulder, and
dart in and out, on the stage and to the
doors, serving their older sisters as guides,
messengers and ushers.
Their days are busy ones too, and
some times their duties are complicated.
The members go about visiting so much,
one never finds them in their seats"
walled one as she looked ruefully at her
chart, at the great crowded theater, and
at the empty place where a certain Mrs.
Jones should have been to receive the
bundles of pamphlets that the page was
carrying.
The Daughters who have voices that
carry to the farthest corners Of the hall,
who are certain OF their parliamentary
points, and who are not too timid to de-
clare them and stick to them, are very
few, and sometimes when parliament
ary wrangle is in process there will arise
the hubbub of hundreds Of small voices,
and hundreds OF hands will be waved at
the President. Then n woman with a
dreds OF timid sisters, and they will re-
main quiet until excitement becomes too
much for them again, and another STAN
pede OF the lesser ones comes on, and the
Presidents hardest pounding, under the
nudgings of the skilled rarliamentarian
who prompts her, avail not at all 10 still
the clamor. The uIroar is immensely
amusing to an outsider who has no con
Germ in the measures, but it takes up
much valuable time and is the despair OF
those who are trying to carry the Congress
through To successful conclusion.
For lot Of ladies of such fine feathers
there is an immense amount OF wirepuil
ing done, and candidates are balanced
and votes are handled in a way that
makes one believe that women will not
be so unlike the men when National
politics come under their jurisdiction.
But a truce to the minor phases of the
eighth Congress Of the Society of the
ID. A. r.
The Daughters are very proud of their
Summers work, and no one can deny
them their pride, for they have shown
sacrifice and devotion to their flag and
country, worthy of their Revolutionary
sires, of whom they are SO proud. Be
sides supervising the work OF the Army
Nurses and sending enormous quantities
OF provisions, clothing and medical sup
plies to our soldiers in Cuba, they have
deemed il no insignificant part OF their
patriotic duty to care for the families OF
the soldiers. The devotion of the Ma
tional officers, too, has been well proved,
and while every Chapter in the big cities |
and remote hamlets- contributed some
part to the help for our soldiers, the |
officers carried the whole great work to |
its successful conclusion.
In the new work the old has not been |
forgotten and the beloved Continental |
Hall fund has received the encourage !
ment of some $1,000 or $4,000, and the |
Daughters begin to think the day near at |
hand when they shall have their National |
nome where the Congresses will meet, |
where the stores of Revolutionary relics |
and records shall be safely kept and dis
played, and where the National officers |
shall conduct their work. 1t is a splen-
did scheme, and probably after the Daugh-
ters have gotten it we'll in hand, Congress
viii come to their aid gand grant them a
site or Ian appropriation. At
least the Daughters hope il will be SO.
Mrs. Daniel Manning, who succeeds her
self as President General, has won a
firmer hold than ever over the society.
She speaks well, clearly and concisely, is
graceful and at ease when presiding, is
fair to all and untiring in her zeal. Mrs.
Donald Mclean, whose name is always
about as a candidate for the
Presidency, and who is one of the strong
est women in the society, both in argu-
ment and work, is given the honor of
mention as candidate, but Mrs. Manning
is the universal choice.
As evidencing the friendship of long
standing between France and the United
states, and recognizing in the society a
special link between the past, when
France was Americas best friend, and
he present, the French Minister invited
Mrs. Manning, as PresidentGeneral of
he daughters, TO attend the requiem
mass said in honor Of Frances dead
President. The President-General at
ended to express the Society's wish to do 7
honor to Nancc.