Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-26

country Is represented. 1t would he
impossible to record within the limits
Of this correspondence the praisewor-
thy and important works of the vari-
GUS chapters, but some OF the things
accomplished by the society merit spe-
cial recognition,
In the late war nurses and physicians
from among the Daughters from every
state Of the Union worked side by side
in the West Indies, and are yet so
working In the far orient influencing
more than any one can estimate tho
renewal Of cordial relations between
formerly antagonistic sections Of the
Union, and blotting out the last vestige
of an unfriendliness which, be iC said
ever so gently, has been alleged to have
been fostered with more vigor by the
women than by the men.
The work of the society in the late
war with Spain, and continuing in the
Philippine war, is simply prodigious,
but so quietly was it done, and with so
utter lack Of any thought Of exploitn-
ton or advertisement, that 1t has
passed almost unnoticed.
The total number Of nurses having
army contracts previous to July 1,
1899, was 1,5G3, and Of this number
1,0S1 were Endorsed by the society after
due examination. Many of these nurses
have died in the service, and among
the dead were several professional
physicians of fine abilities, whose pros
poets in life were of the brightest.
In addition to furnishing nurses and
physicians the chapters have contrib
uted money and supplies in immeas-
urable amounts and quantities. Sol
diers that were being transported
through cities and towns where chap
ters exist were supplied with necessi-
ties and delicacles, and those who were
II! were given the tenderest care. Fur
thermore, the society assisted in refit-
ting as floating hospital, with every
known scientific appliance, the ship
Bay State, which transported to the
north thousands of sick and wounded
from Cuba, Porto Rico and southern
camps. Not only were the ailing and
wounded nursed back to life when that
was possible, but the restored ones
were sent to their homes and work
found for those who had lost their po-
sitions.
In another field, perhaps more per-
meated by sentiment and the cne
which IS just now attracting the most
attention to the society, 1t has accom-
| plIsfed wonders. Scenes tha. are dear
! to Americans through past associations
have been marked by monuments. Tab
let's and " ,nuIrents have been erected
by the society, commemorating the
dcods OF patriot men and women. Halls
end dwellings associated with the Rev
lasting preservation provided for, and
relics and manuscripts have been col.
lected and placed where they will be
preserved and may be seen by coming
| generations.
In San Francisco the chapters have
collected what is probably the most in
teresting of Revolutionary relics to be
found in any one spot in the country.
A pretty bit Of Pacific coast sentiment
was the planting by Sequoia chapter of
San Francisco Of young sequoia tree
the earth for whose roots was contrib
uted by eastern Daughters from the
soil of historic battlefelds, and by the
French government from the grave OF
Lafayette, the trowel used being of sill
yer, and in a handle made from the
wood Of magnolia tree planted al
Mount Vernon by Washington. Also
this chapter commemorated the ami
versary of the battle of Yorktown by
the planting of a historic arch com
posed of 13 trees, n tree being contribu
ted by each one of the original states
the Pennsylvania tree being planted al
the keystone.
The reports made at the recent con
vention In Washington, the main fea
lures of which were subsequently lalt
before congress, cover the work in thi
field accomplished by the society. Tn
reports are full of surprises for thos
who are not acquainted with what ha
been done by these patriotic women.
Some of the more important complet
ed memorials, for which the societ
contributed In whole or in part. ar
the beautiful Mary Washington monu
ment and lodge at Fredericksburg, Va
the grave of the mother Of Washing
ton being actually rescued from a sal
Mt auction, the Monument house a
Groton, Conn; monuments at Norwal
upon the site Of the first settlement an
of the Battle Of the Rocks" restora
tion Of several rooms Of the Wallac
house, Somerville, n. j., which wa
Washington's headquarters in 1855
tablet to commemorate the visit of La
fayette to Utica in 1925, erected b
Oneida chapter; restoration Of the bar
quoting room in old Independence hal
Philadelphia; tablet on house Of PAT
Revere, Boston; restoration of old n
doubt at Fort Pitt; tablet to Etha
Allen, memorial to Thomas johnson
first governor of Maryland; cairn
memory Of Abigail Adams, monumer
to Ebenezer Adams at Kingston. R.
and scores OF others too many to me,
tion.
:, While the results have not been {
attractive us in other fields. probabl
i, the most colossal werk of the Daugl
tcrs has been tho hunting up OF I'll
unmarked graves of Revolutionary h
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