The National tribune., 1900-03-01

1t was decided that the Society should
be National, with its headquarters in Wash
ington, and that the head of the organza-
ton should be a woman of national repu-
tation. A constitution was Professionally
adopted. and officers elected.
Mrs. Caroline Scott Harrison, wife Of the
President Of the United States, was elected
President-General. Other officers were
elected as follows: Vice President in charge
of Organization, Flora Adams Darling;
yice-Presidents General, Mrs. David ID.
Porter, Mrs. Mary Virginia +. Cabell. Mrs.
Henry V. Boynton, Mrs. A. ". Greely,
Mrs. Leila Dent st. Clair, Mrs. G. Brown
Goode. Mrs. VIM. T. Winlock; Secretaries
General, Mrs. Ellen Hardin Walworth.
Mrs. Vim. E. Earle; Treasurer General,
Mrs Marshall Mcdonald; Registers Gen
eral, Miss Eugenia Washington, Mrs. a.
Howard Clark; Historian General, Mrs.
Mary Smith Lockwood; Surgeon General,
Miss Clara Barton; Chaplain General. Mrs.
Teunis S. Hamlin.
1t was a small body of loyal-hearted
women that run up the old flag on that
October day, and called the patriotic women
of the Nation TO order. The signal was
cited, the. rallying force was at hand, and
to-day from the rising sun to its golden
setting the name Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution means love Of country, fl
deity to her institutions, veneration for
her flag, honor to her name. Now, in the
20 years gone, what has this society ac-
eomplished? From a membership of IL
they tip the scales at 10000. They publish
an historical and biographical magazine.
IL is the news letter of the Society. In it
are recorded the proceedings of their Con-
grcss and the gigantic work of the Board.
Through its pages and the Chapter work,
each month. the Chapters are put in touch
with each other. All vital questions in its
pages can be discussed weekly. Chapter
after Chapter is springing into being, until
historical research and patriotic endeavor
have become. charged with "A new spirit.
Mrs. Letitia Stevenson was the second
President, Mrs. John w. Foster third, fol-
bowed by Mrs. Daniel Manning.
The marvellous advance Of this Society
IS largely owing 10 the character OF the
women who have stood AT It's head. No
year since the organization of the Society
has there been such opportunity to show
what such an organization means as the
one gone by QS9S).
When the first cloud'of war was seen in
the horizon n resolution TO he sent 10 the
head Of the Government was passed at a
meeting held At the Strathmore Arms of this
import: The Daughters of the American
Revolution have an organization in every
State, and will hold themselves in readi-
ness for their country's needs when called
upon"
This was followed by meeting of the
National Board in April, when specific ac-
ton was taken.
1t resulted in the Society being commits
stoned by the War Department 10 provide
all hospital nurses sent TO Cuba and the
camps in this country. The result was
that no year has this Society accomplished
so much that was so vital to the country, and
the Daughters of the American Revolution
have interwoven themselves into the fiber
of National activities and will share il
its glories.
The committees and the personnel named
by the President, Mrs. Daniel Manning,
and confirmed by the Board, at once en-
tered upon their arduous task A loyal
patriotism that is ever the under current of
action with the Daughters controlled the