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ton. the apostle of freedom. and of Lafay
cite, who represented the kindly feeling o
France. There could be no better comb
nation for a gift from one country to an
other"
She referred to a reception in the United
States pavilion. and said that lone of the
features of the afternoon was the presen
tation of the Franco American badge tC
the new regent of our society in Par3s, the
great granddaughter of Lafayette-the
Marquise de Chambrun. She received il
with great pleasure and said IT would be
still another tie TO bind her to the great
organization of the Daughters, of which
she was happy to Se member"
After further review OF the entertain
ments in Paris. Mrs. Manning continued:
And now, having reviewed the work OF
the past twelve months. we must turn our
thoughts to the future, and If | were to
select watchword for the coming year, It
would be concentrated energy and widened
sympathy to uphold ou, society and reach
the full measure of our opportunities and
demands.
Tributes TO Dead Members.
Again we meet from all parts of the
Union. But in our roll call there are alb
sent ones. The angel of death has en-
tered into many homes of the Daughters
during the past year. Among those who
are greatly missed are Mrs. John R. Put
nam, honorary vice president general I;
Mrs. Agnes Martin Dennison, a former
prominent officer; Mrs. William P. Frye,
wife OF Senator Frye, and Miss Eugenia
Washington one of the founders Of our
society. Last year Mrs. Frye was one of
our vice presidents general, and no one
who was present at our congress will for
get her. She was deeply interested in the
affairs Of our society and with great pleas
ure brought to the congress the commits
sion making your president general a
national commissioner to the Paris Ex-
position and TO represent the National
Society of the Daughters of the American
Revolution at the unwilling of the Lafay-
cite statue in Paris. Her strong charac-
teristics were shown In many ways. and
with the Daughters go effort was too
great for its accomplishment She is
greatly missed from our midst.
THE society has suffered a great loss
In the death of Miss Eugenia Washington.
IN the formative period of the society
Miss Washington took a most prominent
part, filling several active offices. Her
years of unfailing devotion to the cause
which she helped to found. her purity of
purpose AMI self-sacriiicing spirit, have
helped to make the corner stone of this
organization.
Miss Washington bore the name of that
illustrious relative whom We honor at
this time 1t is to lives such as Washing
hot try n
speet and veneration. When we remember
how the birthday Of great man is cele-
brated thousands of years after the life Of
the man, we see the eternal principles
that character stands for"
Mrs. Manning then alluded to the death
of Queen Victoria, to whose virtues she
paid an eloquent tribute, and said she IL
Illustrated the power Of women in national
life. She concluded IS follows:
"a short time before the death Of John
Adams a gentleman came to him TO pro-
pose a toast for the Fourth of July cele-
bration. I will give you one, said Adams.
II is independence forever But will you
not add something more?'' No said
Adams, no more than independence for
ever
Il cannot close without contemplating
with just pride the great advancement Of
this society We have become a stand
Ing army of workers, to preserve the Drin-
ciples upon which this Republic was
founded. Wherever the flag is, there this
society must spring into being. BY their
wide patriotism the Daughters have earn
ed the name, not only of Daughters of the
American Revolution, but Daughters of
the American Republic by their ever pres
ent interest in every need of this coun-
try and Government. It has been my
happy privilege and honor to be your
president general for two successive
terms and none more than ! can tell the
closeness of the tie that binds us one
and all. and extend my heartfelt thanks
for the good will and confidence with
which you have always supported your
president general. May my successors
path be as bright. and ! can assure her
of the unfailing loyalty of this band of
patriots. hope that this society may
have its share in the manifold possibili-
ties Of the new century now opening be-
fore us.
with grateful memories of the past
and full of hope for the future. which ex
tends before us as glorious vision.
friends. compatriots, Daughters of the
American Revolution, may our union Of
heart and purpose be always one and in
sspsrable.' RI"
Mrs. Sarah T. Kinney, State Regent of
Connecticut. was then introduced by Mrs.
Manning and she read the response to the
president generals address
The report Of the Committee on Creden-
tials was read by Mrs. Eleanor Washing
ton Howard, of Virginia, showing total
membership OF 1902.
The congress then adjourned until
O'Clock.
The programme for todays session is
as follows:
Congress called to order by the Presi-
dent General. Mrs. Daniel Manning; pray
er by the chaplain general; music read
ing OF the minutes; reports OF the ma
tional officers report of the vice presi-
dent general in charge of organization of
chapters; of the recording secretary gen.
eral; of the corresponding secretary gen
erAl; of the registrar general; of the
treasurer general: Of the historian gen
eral; of the assistant historian general;
of the librarian general; of the auditing
preservation OF the reports of
State regents; of the editor of the
American Monthly Magazine" Of the
business manager of the magazine; and
report Of the magazine committed.