The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-13

| descent executive ability. and WIDESPREAD
| popularity. then les these narrow views
| be relegated to the background In what
| has been said there is no desire to reflect
! upon any other candidate, but simply to
affirm that long familiarity with the OBJ
| jects for which the society was brought
| into existence and well-earned recognition
| of the fitness of the candidate for the po-
| sition should have way.
| The position which Mrs Mclean takes
| in the matter is that the office should
| seek her not she the office This is recog-
nized to be the proper basis This being
| the case. it is well to examine into her
! pTacticability for this prominent position
Her record in the National Society of
| the Daughters of the American Revolu-
| ton is co-existent with its charter days.
She is No. 269 in this membership of over
10000 women.
Let us first look at her work in her
own State. for the old adage that charity
begins at home" is well exemplified in her
case She has been the regent of the New
York Chapter, of the city of New York.
for six years. Surely this speaks well for
her tact and executive ability. The chap
ter numbers between 300 and 400 members.
among whom We find such names as Mrs.
Roger A. Pryor. First Regent of the chap
ter, and now Honorary Vice President
General D. A r.; Mrs. R. Ogden Do-e-
mus, Second Regent of the chapter and
now Honorary Vice President General d.
A. R.. and Mrs. Seth Low. Some years
ago Mrs. Mclean was rendered the office
on the national board of vice president
general in charge OF organization, tell
ing tribute to her executive ability.
well remember the CONSERVATION of her
home chapter at this nomination. They
were divided between pride at the honor
rendered their regent and fear that she
might accept. Mrs. Mclean. however, de-
clined this honor, feeling that her work,
at that time, was with the chapter of her
own city. She did not hesitate, in re-
turning thanks for the honor rendered. to
say that she felt it her duty to remain
with hef own chapter at that time.
Although charity began at home" with
Mrs. Mclean, she has a broad enough
spirit to realize that true charity like
true philanthropy, must not confine itself
to narrow sphere, no matter how we'll
that sphere be loved. Her patriotic work.
therefore, has been and is as wide as the
country. Under her a;is guidance the
New York Chapter betrayed the expense
of three courses of lectures at Barnard
College on American History" This col
lege is virtually the Columbia University
for Women. The value OF such lectures
may be readily estimated when it is
shown that this chapter has established
a scholarship in perpetuity in Barnard
College, whereby any young American
girl, mentally equipped and needing as
sistance. may have a full course at this
college without any expense. the only pro-
viso made by the chapter being that
American history shall be a speciality.
Upon leaving this college this student
holds diploma. recognized throughout all
educational circles. which enables her to
teach American history exhaustively. This
is an important feature for until within
few years there has been no chair OF
American history either at Columbia Uni
versity or Barnard College. The chapter
has. with the hearty cooperation or It's
regent, been actively engaged in afiixing
historical tablets in places forgotten or
overlooked in the wild rush OF commercial
and business enterprises. Its work has
also embraced the presentations OF the
flag to educational and phiianthropic M
situations, and Mrs Mclean has been IN
constant demand TO denver patriotic au-
dresses.
During one of the congresses recently
held in Washington, Mrs. Mclean accept
ed an invitation from number OF proihi-
nent men here to give patriotic ADDRESS
upon the evening of Washingtons birth
day.
Mrs. Mclean, whose oratorlcal eht .
an Inheritance from her rather the lEte
Judge John Richie, OF Maryland, mas oeeh
the representative OF the paugh'eIS Oh me
American heVoiutoh III pupiic au'i S99 9,
upon historical occasions III ->eH ,,is,in
throughout the Empire STATE, tne MIui ne,
Southern ana NorthWesteIi 49, "a .ne
Union. Al tue uh .,,s,'. ,,eattars ~
t,oIai M L'.i'I So ~ south Mrs Ne
I - - ~, oni, woman in each in
Lean was .ns o's - 90 oddress The
at ,,as the unveiJing in August. 1898.
~ tbe monument to Francis Scott Key,
ortbnr of ..The star Spangled Banner" at
Frederick Md which was a national
event in its significance, and where
twenty thousand persons were gathered,
and upon which occasion Henry Waiter
son was the male orator. The second
event OF this kind was the unyeiling. on
April 10, 1900, of the statue of Washing
ton and Lafayette, presented to New 10TH
City by Charles broadway Rouss' tne Ctle-
bratiOn OF which event was helu IL Gar
negie Music Han, ana was intern Ilo.aI
in character fFeslueht -n'tHih ,. ~,
to the meeting was redu 49, ~ VI VI
lngton' a reaI-hepnem v, v, prasida,t Lon.
lngtoh' whIIe the ie' 80 h,- tbe Frenc,,
PEI oI I,I,aI W prueIyarf 10 the great
o,,Jianoa assemhled The selection of Mrs
Nj con on this occasion was peculiarly
gttIng aG she first advocated the presen-
tation of a memorial by the Daughters OF
the American Revolution to France during
the Exposition of 1900.
Apotber harmonious chord, and one
,ybicb is 10 be considered in making her
a candidate for the Office OF president
general. was struck in this choice by the
fgc, that Mrs Mclean unites in her per-
sonality the interest of both the South
- N-o-,b having heen horn in MARYLAND