Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-11
DAUGHTERS OF THE REVOLUTION.
interesting Meeting Q! koussinoc Chapter
Facts About the Society.

' Sh"pt'I, -. n. L., was de-
entertained on Monday after
. Nprii s. by Mrs W. II. Fisher
| '"c usual business had been com
p'''cu' an interesting report Of the CO.
s' vi the Continental Congress al
washington, prepared by Mrs. w. II.
'"'iiie't' VINO for the second time ron
resented this chapter in the Congress WA
read by her daughter.
chocolate and cake were daintily served
d! the hostess. during the socia, hour
wh'cA Is always an important rart of
'ic'c gatherings. From Mrs. Cannot /,
report We arc permitted to copy the TO-
loving items Of interest:
re society Of Daughters Of thc Ar:c--
icaA revolution WAS formed In August.
1891 III Washington. b. three won II.
MISS EuEcnia Washington Of Virciri
MISS Dcsha of Kentucky and Miss Ellen
Nalworth of Indiana. This orga uizatior
was the result OF slowly growing force /:
IN The lives OF three typical " men, cas-
uahE brought together from three differ
cnt states They prepared the constitu-
non, paragraph by paragraph. and the
application papers in blank; they appoint
ca the members of the board o. man
ayers. and the natiunGi officers. and in
Nitcd the wife of the President Of IT,"
united States, Ms. Caroline Sect Hlr-
riSon, 10 hc the PR sidcnt Of the society
rms action was followed by active wo"k
ana pIhlic meeting was called in Oc-
tobtr. 1899. From tEat dag the WORK nf
the society began and it has il yer
ceased. II appealed strongly TO tn
hearts Of the loyal American women
from Maine California "A
these twenty years of its c,.ia'cnuc, 5Gi
chapters have been organized. cclnro. al
IF SlHp members. In LonGon. Paii", MI
Mia and Brazil, chapter regents have
been appointed, and The coming wear Will
probably see active chapter. in these els
tant lands. Hawaii also has Il worilinl;
chapter. We have ~ real dau;;h crs
women whose fathers served III the Rev
olution. OF this number IS are in Con
nccticut. 81 in Nassac hu8ctta and 81 in
New York.
Mrs. Daniel Manning of New York
president general of the u. y. T.. in her
address Of welcome said, i'll part: Since
our last meeting, much has been accom-
piishcd along the lines named in our con
stit1tion. as objects OF our society. il
pcrrotuatin.; the memory Of our heroes,
preserving documents and relics. locating
and marking historic sites ana in pro-
noting educational ami patriotic grow II;
tablets have been erected. Gen. Zachary
Taylor's birthplace has been marked,
monuments raised 10 General Putnam
and General Paine. revolutionary houses
have been turned into chapter homes. AMI
the remains Of the heroes OF TaladcZl.
Ala, moved to the city ccmc terry, liberal
contributions have bcCn made to Cont
mental hail and the monument for the
prison ship martyrs; money has been
given for the use of he Cuban teachers
ana for our soldiers in Manila; money hl5
been also raised for the Groton hall an
mex and the Nathan Hale scholarship.
Prizes have been given to encourage the
study of history, schola rshps established.
anniversaries observed, and in many
ways, the work of the Daughters shows
the spirit Of patriotism which has not
only pcrvadcd every Fart Of our own
land. but has crossed the seas, and had I,
share in international affairs at The Par.s
exposition Mrs. Manning referred at
length to the ceremonies attending the
presentation Of the Lafayette statue and
the unvclinS of the Washington monu-
rcnt in Paris; Washington, the apostle
Of freedom and Lafayette who represent
cd the kindly feeling of France. She re-
fcrrcd with deep feeling to the loss the
society has suffered in the death of Mrs
W. p Frye of Maine, one of the vice
presidents general, and q woman 80
deeply interested in any cause conncc -cl
with the work of the Daughters, that
no effort was too great for its accom-
plishlncnt. Mrs Manning having held tn
office of President general for TWO years,
Mrs Fairbanks of Indiana, was elected ~
the Continental Congress. to fill the posi-
1iuu.'