Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-27

apart for the purchase of historic spots.
| The second recommendation was accepted.
and to look into the feasibility of the first
Mrs Draper moved that a committee con-
ssting of the state regents of the thirteen
| original states, consider this subject and
| all other projects for the purchase of his
| toric spots, which was adopted. A commit
| tee of three was appointed to consider it
at once.
At this juncture Mrs. Robert Hatcher
brought upon the state the wife and little
son of the Corean minister. Madame Ye
had great bunch of Easter lilies, which
| she gave to the president general, with a
quaint little courtesy and smile. Then
| the son, who is a bright little lad inter-
| preted in sweet childish tones a speech IN
| Corean by his mother, which was as fol-
| lows:
Madame President and Ladies': 1 have
been here about three years. and 1 like
American customs very much NV two
sons study in good American schools and
| l am grateful for the privileges they re-
ceive. L see here the Daughters of the
American Revolution. When I return TO
my country 1 will recommend similar pa
triotc organizations for Corea. 1 present
these flowers to the president general. L
speak to you through my little son, who in
terprets for me-
The minister's wife was then led to the
floor of the congress and back to the box
where her husband was sitting. A rising
vote of thanks was rendered.
The Historic Graves.
Miss Forsyth speaking for Miss Helen
NJ. Wright of Cambridge N Y, introduced
the subject of markers for historic graves
by way of committee report which rec
commended that the style of markers used
by the Sons of the American Revolution
be adopted. After some discussion the rec
ommendatiOn was tabled.
Mrs. Darwin reported from the commit
tee on the Smithsonian Institution which
| had asked for history Of the D. A. r. The
report was accepted.
| A resolution which named Mrs Manning
| as chairman of the continental hall com
mittee was next presented. Mrs Jewett
was called to the chair, and the resolution
was adopted, Mrs Manning alone voting in
the negative.
Mrs. Hatch presented a resolution pro-
viding that the president general. with the
| consent of the national board, be allowed
to draw on the permanent fund for the
| continental hall, if she So desired After
| some discussion, mostly in support of the
| resolution, it was carried.
| The committee OF three appointed haIf an
| hour before then reported, and recon-
| mended the selection of a permanent COM
| mittee to consider all purchases of historic
| spots. Mrs. Draper offered substitute for
! the recommendation to the effect that the
chairman appoint a committee of five on
| ways and means. which shall submit a re-
! pert on all contemplated expenditures to
| the congress. This was carried The sum
of $1,000 was appropriated for Meadow Gar
den Farm, the committee having recon-
| nnended 81 900.
| On motion of Mrs. Roberts a resolution
! asking that the daughters urge legislation
in the states against dissertation of the flag
| was passed.
! A vote of thanks was rendered the TWEEN
| ty-siX pages.
! Mrs. Whitney of Michigan was next ac-
| corded the floor, and offered a resolution
| that the chair appoint a committee of
| three to draw up petition to be sent to
| the President of the United States, request
| ing guard at the tomb of Washington.
| Somebody said the tomb was in the
| state OF Virginia. and that Virginia would
| see to it, but before the debate could pro-
| coed any further another motion to adjourn
| was made and again voted on. The chair
| held that the ayes had it. Division was
Loudly called for, but the chair abided by
| her ruling, and amid considerable excite
| ment the congress adjourned sine die.
Afternoon Session.
| The afternoon session of the D. A. r.
| opened with expectation on the qui vive.
| The anti-polygamy resolution had been
promised all week, but had not come up.
| Mrs Donald Mclean was early on the floor
| and as soon as the gavel fell got recogni-
| ton to introduce a resolution, which set
| forth that This house has abiding conf
| dence in the honor of the Congress of the
| United States, and it is the sense of the
Daughters of the American Revolution, as
sembled in congress of 1899, that the ma
| tons lawmakers should, by the passage of
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| of a polygamst to public office
| After having read the resolution Mrs. Nc
| Lean walked to the platform
| Ladies' she said, this resolution speaks
| for itself. 1t needs comment.
The president general permitted the read
! ing of the resolution and then, turning the
gavel over to Miss Mary Temple OF Georgia,
| left the platform. Miss Temple, who was
| one of the vice presidents general, Is little
woman, and speaks with an inlmltaole
! drawl, pronounced in it's way as Speaker
Sl.a n
good presiding officer, for she held the con-
| gress right down to business and absolute
| ly refused to let business proceed If there
was the slightest symptom of disturbance
| in the congress. ONLY one or two delegates
| objected to Mrs. McLean's resolution, and
| they did so, they said because they thought
| with things outside their province, as they
| considered that There was little discus
| sion. some of the speakers mentioning the
| name of Roberts of Utah.
Objects to Use 9of Names.
Mrs. Mclean OBJECTED to the use of
names. She had no reference to people in
her res olution, she said. It was principle
that was involved not people. Finally the
resolution was adopted with but one dis
| senting voice.
resolution was, introduced providing
that the state chapters should adopt the
colors and badges of the Rational organiza-
| ton. The resolution was, lost.
| Miss Mary Desha Of this city offered an
amendment providing that chapter regents
shall not participate IN the deliberations of
the continental congress fSr more than FIVE
consecutive years. The amendment was
adopted. oH. -
| a letter of greeting was then adopted in
| reply to a communication from Honorary
| Vice President General MIS-. Stevenson
A vote of thanks was extended to Mrs.
| Horatio Taplin, who had charge of the de-
| lightful reception at the Corcoran Art Gal
| iery. Mrs. Tapiin submitted her report of
| expenses at the reception, which showed
! that the total was $25625.
The report from the prison ship commit
! tee was read by Mrs. Avery of Springfield,
Ohio The report stated that all unpublish-
ed names of prison ship heroes had been
collected from private chronicles. Ah eff
fort had been made to identify as many as
possible of the 5000 names published by the
| old Brooklynites and to give aid to suf-
| ferers OF the Record The manuscript of
pamphlet Is being prepared which will con-
tain an account of the prison ship. 1t will
| also contain the stories as told by the
prison heroes, with a brief record of their
| services.
| report from the magazine committee
| York.
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