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

who in her Tooth year is the capable
housekeeper of her son. youth of ~
During the year of 1898 Mrs. Annie More
head Hobson has been added as a real
daughter to Columbia chapter, South Car
ollna. Mrs. Hobson is the grandmother
of Lieut.. Richmond Pierson Hobson, the
hero of the Merrimac. whose visit to her
was most touching. She is totally blind,
and wept because she could not see him
as she passed her hand over his face.
Mr.. Hobson's father was John Morehead.
of Virginia. He fought at Cowpens and
Kings Mountain The love of liberty
which animated the revolutionary patriot
was the same which impelled the descend
ant of this day to his deed of daring dur
ing the Spanish-American war
II take pleasure In referring TO the
Transmissssipp chapter, the Elizabeth
Benton, of Kansas City. Mo, which has
enrolled six real daughters. Their photo
graphs are in the alcove belonging to the
Daughters Of the American Revolution
in the public library of Kansas city, Mo.
These real daughters are the golden links
which connect US with those patriots VINO
gained for us the priceless liberty we now
enjoy. They are fast passing away. As
a historical society should We not esteem
II duty and a privilege TO preserve the
personal sketches and the photographs
of these real daughters in permanent
form, that we may transmit to those who
shall come after us these precious SOU
venirs of this most unique class OF our
members when they all shall have passed
away?"
Mrs Doremus. one Of the real daugh-
ters mentioned In this report, was ri esert
at the congress. The president general said
at the close of the reading Of the report:
II have the pleasure of presenting TO you
Mrs. Ogden Doremus. OF New York" The
grand old centenarian replied:
tnF fDh faEa NJ nj ~
Granddaughter: have heard It whisper
ed that they did not think Mrs. Doremus
was 100 years old, and / have gratifed
our historian on the subject by agreeing
TO appear before you to prove the fact. l
would accept being 200 years old for the
title of being real daughter. That title
of being real In this age of unrealism |
think a greater honor ] must explain to
you. My father was boy hero; at the
opening of the revolution he was years
old, and served at his fathers cannon.
Thirty years older thar my mother he was,
and he went through the entire war. At
10 he crossed the enemy's country under
cover of the night. took valuable papers
TO the colonel. and delivered them safely;
he would have been shot If he had been
caught. His whole life was series of
triumphs. In the war of 1872 he captured
a French privateer and took her as a
prize to New Orleans, and so through his
life.
Link to the Past.
II have the honor TO appear before you
tonight as the first real daughter. and am
very happy To greet you, but would like
one moment. Nine President. You can
hardly think. when you reflect that |
could be a real daughter. and when you
think of all this glorious and great coun-
try has achieved in the short space OF
time since my father. boy, fought In the
revolution. I would like-but It is not the
place-to give you some notes / had pre-
pared giving a list of the wonderful in
ventions in this country-telegraph, tele-
phone. photograph, and every advance In
science. 1t is wonderful. when you real
ize, when you think of the X-rays. the
anaesthetics, and the anaesthesia, and
what has been done for the civilization
of the world. and in gunpowder also and
the wonderful machinery of warfare, and
II has all been done within this short
space of time. do not know that any of
you remember the little poem of SAKE of
Brother Jonathan | would advise you
all to read the poem of John @. SAKE of
Brother Jonathan Thanking you for
your courtesy I'm calling me, 1 will with
draw"
Such an address from one so advanced
In years is most wonderful. The matter
Of preserving in book form the genealo-
gies and photographs Of these interesting
members OF the Daughters OF the Ameri-
can Revolution will be presented by
committee of the Continental congress In
Washington, u. G., this month. Much
that would be of great value to historians
and psychologists would be complied un-
der this head. Then, too. II would he
most unique, this gathering together of
the real daughters who had reached the
e-hundredth mile post.
The earnest wish has been expressed by
those close 10 the work by virtue OF
their lsbors In that direction that all dele
gates going to this years congress would
feel a personal interest In the plan which
VIII be suggested by the committee. and
that they will aid In preserving one OF the
most interesting historical features OF the
society of the Daughters of the American
Revolution
BESSIE SALTMARSH THIELE