The National tribune., 1900-03-01

work o. erecting monument to Lafayette
as proof that his help in an hour of need
had not been forgotten.
A fey. ears ago few patriotic women
conceived the idea of presenting. in the
name of the Daughters of the American
Revolution and the women of America, a
statue of Washington TO France.
Il is to be bronze equestrian statue by
the sculptor Daniel French 1t will be pre-
scented TO France during the Paris EXposi-
ton of 1900.
The committee appointed by the Presi-
dent of the Society for the year did good
work. Notwithstanding the large drafts
made for relief work.
The Lafayette fund for the year was
81 500. So the Washington Statue S911. 20.
Total, s2,52l.O9.
The Lafayette monument will be I'M
veiled July 4, 1900. 1t will be placed in a
beautiful part of the Tuilleres. This So
ciety will be officially represented by its
President.
This is but the alphabet Of the history
| whose first pages are being written. Mrs.
Manning's administration will carry the
organization over into the next century.
| With the executive ability she has already
displayed the hand writing is OH the wall.
The great object in hand for this Socie-
| ty is the building of Continental Hall, an
object near at heart with the first Presi-
dent, Mrs. Caroline Scott Harrison.
The need of a permanent home for the
organization was apparent from the begin
ming. Records and relics were accumu-
lating, and no place to protect them. On
| the 14th of December, 1891 it was, there
| fore, declared by vote that all fees derived
| from Life Memberships and Chapter Char
ters should be set aside as a permanent
building fund. This fund is not to be used
for any purpose until a sum sufficient has
accumulated to begin the erection of fire
proof building of sufficient capacity TO ac-
commodate the records, the relics, and III
which the meetings OF the Society can be
held
The idea has grown, year by year, until
to-day building of fair proportions has
developed and taken on more and more the
features OF a Memorial building, with ca
pacity for committee rooms, Board room
and for the work of the active officers and
their assistants.
A Continental Hall Committee has the
welfare Of the project in hand, and has
been before Congress and sought 10 obtain
a site for the building. In fact, site was
appropriated at one session of Congress.
but it was afterward found that this par
ticular piece of ground was under prohibi-
ton of transfer, and Congress had no juris-
dictiom or power over said piece of land
1t would hardly be possible to conjecture
that Congress will not transfer another
site, over which they have power. for the
Daughters have i'll hand about $4,000 to-
ward the building, and this is the first step
ever taken to carry out the proposition of
Congress of an early day, that memorial
buildings be erected throughout the Capital
City. TO represent the different States.
This Continental Hall will be Memorial
Hall for all the States, for every State in
the Uno': will be represented therein.
The building will be reality. monu-
ments will be raised, historic spots will be
protected, unwrittcn history recorded, and
the country will always have handmade
Ell in this Society, and the old flag never
mere greatly honored than when represent
ing the Daughters Of the American Revo-
lution