The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-02-16
The Work Of the Society Of the d. A. r.

The Work Of the Society of the D. A. r.
CFor The Courier.
The following is a brief sketch OF
some Of the features OF the work done
by the Society Of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution in the past, sspec-
tally in the late war and suggests some OF
the general aims and purposes OF the So
ciety.
In accordance with an act Of incorpo-
ration passed by the fitty-fourth con-
gress and approved by President Cleve-
land. February 10th. 1896. the National
Society OF the Daughters Of the Ameri-
can Revolution is required to make re-
port Of its work each year to the Smith
sonian Institute. The first report covers
the work Of the society from it's organi-
cation in 1890 to 1897. the second report
is from October 1897 to October 1898.
and is divided into two parts. Part l
gives a complete report OF the work OF
the society as q whole. Part . gives
report OF the work done by the chapters.
Some idea OF the magnitude and i'm
portance OF the work done by the socie-
ty during the year 1898 may be gained
by reading the report OF the war com
mittee Of the ID. A. Z. OF which DIR.
Anita Newcomb Magee was chairman.
One thousand and eighty one trained
nurses were examined by the ID. A. r.
hospital corps and sent to the different
hospitals, over fifty thousand garments
were received and distributed together
with a vast amount OF other supplies
estimated 10 be worth between fifty and
sixty thousand dollars In addition to
this. the different chapters throughout
the United States contributed to a re-
lief fund which the report shows was
spent for those things most needful for
the relief Of the sick and the wounded.
A steam launch was presented to the
hospital ship Missouri which proved Of
great utility at Santiago in conveying the
sick 90 board the ship. A diet kitchen
costing over five hundred dollars was
built at Fort IcPheraon, sterilizing ap-
paratus was supplied to hospital ships.
and in very many instances cash was
sent to the Surgeon General for the Diff
ferent hospitals. 10 addition to the aid
given to the ID. A. r. Relief Association,
the PaLific Coast chapters also contri-
buted literally to the Red Cross Society,
and the Identification medal which was
given to 1861 enlisted men going to the
Fiiipines, originated with, and was de
signed by a member OF the Oakland
chapter. The Massachusetts, chapters
also assisted the Massachusetts, Volun
teers Relief Association, the Rhode Isl
and chapters the Sanitary and Relief
Association, and just one half Of the
great fund raised by the Woman's Ma
tional War Relief Association, which
was organized by Elinor Hardin Wal
worth and Helen Gould, the one a
founder, the other a member a: large of
the ID. A. r. was given by Daughters of
the American Revolution. The special
work OF the Army and Navy chapter of
Washington, ID. c., OF which Mrs Grant
and her daughter, Mrs. Sartoris, and
Mrs. Nelson A. Miles are members, was
to look after the families of the soldiers
and sailors OF the regular army. This
work they still continue and it extends
to all the army posts in the United
States.
Beside the relief work carried on in
1898, many chapters offered gold medals
in the public schools for the best his