The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-25


which brings q keener realization
of the people and events OF those
times than the knowledge that still
with us are a few women VINO can claitn
n fathers service In that strife lot hpet
ty. The report Of the historian genera
OF the Daughters OF the American 49,
luton. read before the continental con-
yraas held In Washington, gives an IN
teresting and authentic account OF tneh'
IT says: a,s MANY
Interesting features, the most UNIQUE Oh
which Is that OF It's real daughters, .nose
members whose fathers were reVoIutioi
arv soldters Since the organization OF
tbis society. October IL, 1890, there nave
been s3s of these real daughters. the pres
ent number being ZIG OF these SIX nave
beep regents OF chapters MIS- X osuen
Dorernus was appointed iirst regent W
New York city chapter. She graces th's
charter with her presence. Her acuVity
IN the Sanitary fair in New YORK IN lsoS
a. the French fair for the disabled SOL
diers in the Franco-Prussian war also
for the Mount Vernon Association, Were
preparatory 20 her untirins EFFORTS III our
society. -
svrhe father OF Mrs. Doremus was Hub
hard Skidmore When a boy of years
he fed his fathers cannon with powder'
and at the age Of Is he delivered valuapie
papers to his general, passing through
H. ~ n
o ,i,.n, Tho brtlItancy of his career
,,,.a,,,,nn, ~ The revolution. and the an
.,a,,,,1 ~ his family. dating back TO 1866,
arc we'll known to the friends or MIS-
Doremus.
First Regent Of Macon.
"Arother real daughter. Mrs. Mary
Anne Washington, was the nrSt recent u
Tho Macon chapter. Macon, Ga. she was
presen, ~ wy ars, n,as,dent general,
Mrs Warrington. In Washington, October
g ,ssi Her father Samuel Hammond,
was a colonel of cavalry for Virginia dur
Ing the revolution, and he fought at
Kinp's maintain
Mrs soph,a Van Dolson Andrews is
real daughter She was the first regent
~ the Abigail Adams chapter at Des
Mo,nes la She was n native OF Elmira,
~ and WINS educated at the Univer-
.,,v n, Michigan She has been president
~ several clubs and was the first woman
ADMITTED 10 the Iowa legislature as
press correspondent Mrs Andrews II still
IN the prIme of life. an accomplished and
useful woman
Mrs Susan r. POLK Rayner was ma
tive Of Raleigh, ~ c., and was the first
regent Of a chapter I'm stephensvilie. Tex.
Her father was Lieut. Col. William Polk,
~ North Carolina lie commanded the
regiment which removed the Liberty bell
from Independence hall. In philadelphia,
at the approach of the British to Allen
town. Pa where It was concealed beneath
the floor OF the Zion Reformed church,
being returned to Philadelphia In the au-
tumn OF ITS Another real daughter Mrs.
Harriet westmore Sells. is regent OF the
chapter at salt Lake city, Utah. aud a
sixth real daughter. Mrs Annie Morse, Is
regent of a chapt, at Cherry Valley,
NY.
on.
-,
fennsyivania mas p",h 'hs younke,.
aud the Oldest real aausn'fsS. M's. sara"
poran terry no years ol AK" SUI ~
SIDES IN fhhauelphia, fs', anu - : ni"'n-
Der OF the 9uaher Wy ehap'eh Snc ~
tenes us meetings ana reVies =, W. sh,
tertahhhNhts' sno mas spen' 'huo" % "el
ume spl"eo' ehe eh''' ', as, nes Ssl''is
Win her re.ohee.iohs o. rioullSn -. OF
denmark q. whose cou,. sne Ies''eu' Sns
also rehemNers 9ueoh Nlc,u'la W ch',u
~ p'hN III hshsihsVon kN'uvhS SUI 't"us
tne pape,s taor"ushiS ~ net sSesisht y
wendeIlui shs suloys ~. ai,a nei $50
American Revolution The Youngest reel
daughter In the society is Mrs. Annie
Knight Gregory. who is 81 years Of age.
and Is a meInber OF Conrad WelseF chap
ter. selins Grove. ia.
Connecticut L. the banner state. for
her total number or real daughters has
been seventy nine. tt II now sixty nine.
That state has also the honor OF possess.
ing the second real daughter IN point ot
age. Miss Mary Spo0ner. OF Ruth Hart
chapter Meriden, a resident Of New Bed
ford, Mass. Her axe at this time is i00
She attributes her longevity to her frugal.
quiet NE, and to hayiag never rlaked her.
self on steam or electric cars A p.culiar
feature ~ her history ~ that She has
lived unS Ia three towns and one city
1.-The susan clark Darlington chapter Is
the banner chapter ~ the society IL haV-
ing numbered seventeen real Gauehters
Nancy Ray. her senlor real danshfer
pAsscd away on Christmas aaV iSssS being
In her i0Qd year Miss Anna NJ Ttenton
OF Ablgaii Walcott ellsworth ,bant.r
Connecticut. - Ia her 1854 wear NJ a.
gali Focte Ioomis celebrated her tooth
Birthday anniversary in june 4SaS
photnsraph represents her Las seat,a ,r
her parior. q vase ~ 100 rose. b, b.r stss
the stft Of her chapter upon nee hlr,hss,
Al an earlier day Connecticut had a c.n.