The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-11

to pss on examination In American history.
and many chapters provide lectures Tor 'her
own member.
THE Impulse we ourselves re, toward study
Ing history" one Daughter remarked, ia che
Of the best things about luiuins the society
BY the time you have looked IN your Owl rec
ords you are well started In the history hSDt'
and the society establishes H. Now. wen
/ found that | had "A Revolutionary ancestor
who was taken yrisOuer to Gucle". ana ezra ea
because his hands were 50 sG3a,! mat ne s;;!pI'ji
thom through his handouts, tie novelty "l
the Incident pleased me - That ! .Ner'!ne
my natural apathy. began - read history, ana
have been reading ii eve since. KNOW 10y,
OF women who have had a." same cal eritir'.
We do lots OF good OUTSIDE" know OK .!"e
Daughters are helred Ms much A. they ft'j, ,
In the endeavor H. suIIltrEent tNc l~lStlrlcGl
knowledge of the upper classes TIE NcN YORK
chapter, with Mr. Donald Ni'l can as l'.r.r.
has been particularly Coi'orusd Tic Clal ter
IL almost rs old as the srt .o,N itS.I'. u las
between 900 and so member, md - de a6ll'e
ana prosperous az al II tln cyuN'fy c,HS,a,
for several courses Of irC. lectures 70 be de-
liverrd before Il . ParnErd Students ty ocllFge
was not included In the curriculum OF BARNARD:
But not a great while rftCrv ard n chair OF
American history was established in Columbia,
OF which Barnard had the bereft. Nhetlcr
history are to be considered as cause and eject
y az. indeterininste question. IN. elv. oaSe'
the New York charter had finished that Iar-
tcular phase Of It's effort II. nest niece .of
work was founding = Barnard fCtolsrsl ip.
by which a student receives four wears tuition.
Revolutionary ancestry is preferred, but not
demanded. The only essential qualification
IL fitness and a promise TO- rsIc sneislL. OF
American history II Is known ms the N,s,
Regent Of the chartsr, Who has boon devoted
TO the interests Of the sooietv from Is beginning.
The sCsolars.lp is TOW IN good liking ,rdGr,
graduated last June. and the second candidate
has entered this fall.
The. New York chspter csv, t'e 0os over
HraHt'A nm ut sla ttntA NJ lee I,li.lti.n pfh
has recently added q bronze tahlet. H. TIC shane
Of a shield, to the pole. II has been nrprlront
IN nnd az hot the ss general Cs,herlnsf 81 10 r@ .1
" "oi follow How NJ. Roser NN"'rp ryNr was its
first regent, Mrs. Il. Ogden Dorcmps the second
the once
The statue over The grave Of Frnrds Scott
Key. the author Of The Star Srsrgled Banner"
years, was largely the work Of The d. 4. X,
chapters all oyer tho country, and, at the un-
Of The Daughter. made tte sd}rcs, ron he
ance about the composition Of the sorg, which
az the advantage Of historical study. For
not one In q hnndrad knew that III. author
wrote he words on the hack Of an I'D snyelors.
ID. Beanes. who had been taken prisoner by
Gen, Ross With a boat furnished ~ rre'i-
OF soldiers ", Rey IN Il. var Il 1872 Tsr, TO
the enemy's feet TO bring his friend out Con.
Ross finally Conscn'ci ~ tGc erChHf g. but in
sisted that tic party should remain uqdcr gurrd
while the attack on P.ltimo orc was being carried
on, They watched ia ergs gcri ert from the
plainly; The DAG =, fort McHsrry, II. orig
Ce,-ed. before dawn and they rHl'"d with
painful esg"rn's. for the first ray ~ light to see
which nag was flying ~ This Tin . me poet
wrote his song. When he reached Baltimore
he gave IL to Capt. Esds 10 print. sie ~uatchcd
the first copy from tie press and fastening to
the old tavern next 10 tie Holiday street
Theatre. where tie actors were H,,ustOrfe ed
TO gather. he rsid tho verses alaIi Then
Ferdinand DursnE mrugted . cnair and fOi tho
first tims sang the song which was destined 10
ring from one end ~ tho cation t. me other.
While the Daughters 81 the America Hevull-
ton know how ~ do wide reaching, hnrc -
cent work. they also know now 10 sniov them
selves, and the MANY socIsi gatherings among
the chapters ghlv correct any tendency
tow ard gll work and no rlsr y hich ~ ight make
jill a dull girl These soc. Il diycrsiHp~ take
all sorts Of 'orlns nsoe-sarv 70 tho des res Of
different charter. orc - tho most novel
methods is III. celebration each vcsr 10y tho
New York Charter ~ NsShingt0u- Rrt'dav.
which is held on me- twelfth night after Christ
mas. and not on thu 80 y apuiycr-gr =" The
Sons are Invita- 10 attend those fn-'.v.ii,=.
which are always dircrout. one uiFlt ths
programme was a mimic Welding fesst VITA
alwelfth Night c1so and other oil customs
Personally. r]ui'i,lv. ra'riotiCnlv and So
clally the Daughters Of tie Revolution ia an
excellent society.