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courageous Soul OF our our ledueF,
our sweet sister, passed from among US
to the eternity of the blessed.
''You well know her claim to your re-
membrance. She was our Washington!
Her veins rich with the blood of heroes;
her spirit fired with their indomitable spir-
It; her principles fixed on their unflinching
standards of truth and honor, descended
from John Washington, the emgrant,
member of the house of burgesses Of Vir-
GINA and sgner of the first Independent
declaration of the patriots of the Northern
Neck; descended from his son, Samuel
Washington, Oldest own brother Of the fla
Their of his country. and who was fight
ing colonel of the Virginia line through the
revolutionary war, and from his son. Step
toe Washington. like his father, also colo
mel of the line in the revolution, and from
his son, another Samuel. On the side OF
Eugenia Washington's mother, too. was the
true revolutionary blood OF both French
and American ancestors engaged IN our
American war.
Founding of the Society.
1.-THE foundation of this society was laid
on the 9th day of August. $780, in my par
lor in the Hotel Langham, where l then
lived, at the corner of 14th and H streets.
Miss Washington, Miss Desha and l to-
gether decided upon the plan and purpose
of this society. Then and there we prepared
the constitution. paragraph by paragraph
and the application papers In blank; tnen
and there we appointed the members or the
board of managers and the national officers.
and invited the wife Of the President or the
United States to be our president. ThS &C
ton by your three founders was followed
by immediate active work, and all was con-
firmed by the first public meeting called on
October IL, 1890. These facts stand out
clear-cut and undeniable, easily proved by
manuscript documents. From that day the
work of this national society began, and 1t
has never ceased from that time to this. 1t
has not only gained members and fame, but
1t has gained far more than this. In full
fhe nrincipiaS and Sentl-
ments which inspired us on that memorable
day of August 8. 1880.
Result of Inspiration.
will you pardon me if / call the work of
that day the result of an inspiration? Not
the inspira ton of a moment! Not the ca
price of new project, Not the ambition
for shallow notoriety! oh, no, my dear
daughters; believe me when 1 say that,
dearly as we prize the honors you have
given us, and sweet as has been to us your
sympathy and your praise, our deepest joy
must ever spring from the knowledge that
the inspiration of that day came from the
remote sources of the past. This inspiration
was the result Of slowly growing forces in
the lives of these three women, typical
American women, casually brought together
from different states-women born in Vir-
ginia, Kentucky and Illinois, representing,
as it were. that westward march Of the last
century. These women had already real
lied the pleasures, the beauties and the OPP
portunties of the best American life; they
had been chastened by reverses and many
vicissitudes; they had known the intensity
and horror of mighty war; they were ia
milar with the pomp and circumstance of
official life. and knew also the grim asceti-
cism of those who have lost much and must
learn new lessons of life and happiness
Mrs. Fairbanks, the president general
elect; Miss Wilbur, Mrs. Dorsey, Mrs.
Keim and other members of the society
spoke of their acquaintance with and love
of Miss Washington.
An effort was made by many delegates to
proceed to the business of the congress d.
rectly after the memorial addresses. Mrs.
Manning deprecated this as lacking in pro-
priety, and a recess was taken until 8 |
o clock.
Betsy Ross Chapter.
The Betsy Ross Flag Chapter of the
Daughters Of the American Revolution is
the very latest chapter organized, having |
been formed in Philadelphia, February %, |
1901. Each of its fifteen charter members |
are either grand nieces great grand |
nieces of Betsy Ross, who made the first |
American flag. The organization was eff |
fected at the home of Mrs. T. Worcester |
Worrell whose colonial house is land |
mark Of Frankfort. 1t is said the limit to |
membership will be forty-eight-just that |
many of Betsys eligible posterity being in |
existence today. Mrs. William E. Dicke- |
son, great grand niece, was elected |
regent, and Miss Edna Worrell, secretary. |
ID. A. r.. and Rawlins Square.
An amendment to the sundry civil appro- |
priaton bill allowing the Daughters of the |
American Revolution to construct a me-
mortal building on Rawlins Park was in |
troduced in the Senate yesterday afternoon. |
A bill giving this privilege to the Daugh- |
tiers has passed the Senate.
Notes.
Gen. Vincent and delegation from the |
District of Columbia Society of the Sons Of |
the American Revolution came upon the |
stage yesterday afternoon, and Gen. Vim |
cent presented resolutions of encouragement |
and good will, passed by the Sons and |
transmitted to the Daughters. The resolu- |
tions were acknowledged by rising vote. |
The Daughters returned fraternal greetings !
to the Sons.
A Daughter who sits at the press table, |
and who has badges Ito burn, this morn |
ing took off her beautiful Daughters badge. |
with all the ancestral bars, and hid it in her |
pocket book. when the d. A. X. come to |
their senses and behave themselves I'll put |
my badge on again." she said mournfully.
Miss Josephine Anderson, candidate for |
vice president general for Colorado is an |
up-to date, wide-awake newspaper woman. |
She came 1900 miles to attend the Daugh- |
ters' convention, and has made herself 81 |
popular with the delegates that although |
her state had but two votes. which neces- |
sarily hampered her in the race, she polled |
an enormous vote. Miss Anderson will be |
in Washington during the coming winter |
and will engage in magazine writing.
Two delightful receptions were given In |
honor Of the ID. A. r. yesterday. Miss |
Cockrell entertained at small tea in honor |
Of the Missouri delegation. The unique |
decoration on the tea table delighted ALL |
1t cherry tree not quite as large as |
life but quite natural and apropos of |
the day. Those assisting Miss Cockrell |
were: Mrs. George II. Shields of st. Louis, |
state regent; Mrs. Milton Welsh, regent, of |
Kansas City; Mrs. Senator Vest, the Misses |
Hitchcock. Miss Wilson, Miss Rochester |
and Miss Long, with Mrs. Ewing and Mrs |
B. c. Cockrell doing the honors of the tea |
table.
One of the largest receptions of the week |
that of Mrs. William Lindsay, wife !
of Senator Lindsay also vice president |
general, who had deferred the reception one |
day in order not to interrupt the business
of the congress. Almost every member of |
the congress paid the charming hostess and |
her assistants their respects during the two |
hours. Those assisting were Mrs. Manning,
Mrs. Fairbanks, Mrs Cary, Mrs. Coleman,
Miss Clay of Kentucky, Miss Desha, Sena-
ton Lindsay, Senator Clay, Gen. Wilson,