Evening star., 1902-02-21

ent at the continental congress dele
gate from the General Knox Chapter OF
the historical town of Thomaston, Me.
A bright and very efficient Daughter Of
the American Revolution Is Mrs. John L.
Buell. Buell.; regent Of the Mary Floyd Tailmadge
Chapter, iftchfeld. Conn.,, who Is present
at this congress. The work Of this chapter
has been unique In behalf Of scientific
forestry 1T has undertaken the preserva-
ton Of historic trees. also trees marking
historic sights Of Litchfeld. and the
planting of roadside shade trees. A map
mas been prepared on which such trees are
accurately located, and, in connection,
tree history" furnishes an interesting
record and key to the map. The Litch-
field daughters are also working to estab-
| lish free public library and have collect
which they will memorialize when the list
| is completed.
On Monday the Connecticut daughters
elected unanimously for the eighth time
Her charming personality and her mag
nificent work for Connecticut has we'll
earned her that honor. so one of the dele
gates said. Mrs. Tracy Warren OF Bridge
port. member of Mary Silliman Chapter
and very popular throughout the state,
was elected state vice regent, being the
first to fill this recently created office.
The patron saint Of the New Haven
Daughters of the American Revolution is
| Mary Clap Wooster, daughter of Thomas
| Clap. who was one Of the early presidents
| the bicentennial celebration of Yale. Oc-
| tober 1901, the Mary Clap Wooster Chap
| ter kept open house. extending an invita-
| ton to all visiting daughters and members
of other patriotic societies, their most
distinguished guest being the President or
| the United States. A visitors book. espe-
| cially made for this occasion, contains GOO
| signatures. representative Of the land from
| Honolulu to London and back again. In
| this volume President Roosevelt modestly
| signed himself Theodore Roosevelt. Oys-
| gent, and Mrs. Watson L. Phillips and
| Mrs. c. Berry Peets. delegates OF New
| Haven. are attending the congress.
| At New London, Conn.,, Lucretia Shaw
Chapter Daughters of the American Revo-
luton. has it's headquarters in the school
| house in which Nathan Hale was teaching
| when he received his commission as cap
| tain in the revolutionary army. The upper
| pository for colonial and revolutionary
| relics Mrs Alfred H. Colt. regents al
| ternate. and Mrs. Herbert L. Crandall,
delegate, represent this chapter at the
| Mrs. S. V. White Of Brooklyn, N. Y.
chairman Of the Martyrs Monument Asso-
citation. has been doing a splendid work
| She is the founder of the Fort Greene
Chapter Of her city, and they are all deep
| ly interested In the work of erecting me-
mortal to perpetuate the memory or those
who died on the prison ships during the
| revolutionary war The bones of many
have been found when excavating in the
| Brooklyn navy yard, and which were re-
inferred in Fort Greene. The association
1 now has 100000 and expects to soon erect
| the monument.
| Ethan Allen and Gen. Babcock have
| representative in congress In the person or
| Mrs Julius ]. Estey, who is descendant
Miss Kate NJ Mckee of Ondawa Chap
| ter, New York, has on her ancestral bars
| two MISREPRESENTATION and great
! Observation-Disclosures who fOught IN the
1 revolutionary war
I Mrs Ellen A. Richardson of Boston. who
| was the founder Of the George Washington
| Memorial Association, and is attending the
| congress, will be one of the speakers Sat
| urday night at the patriotic exercises or
/ the National Council Of Women. Her sub
| ject will be patriotic Institutions.
| Mrs E. B. Rosa of Middleton, Conn. has
a much-przed relic of revolutionary days.
| 1t is a pistol. Not a particularly orna-
| mental piece Of furniture, but on the steel
| of it's frame is the name OF Lafayette. Her
| great-grandfather received 1t present
| from the distinguished general.
| Among the many interesting women IN
| attendance upon the council is Mrs. Willis
| Lord Moore. formerly of Kansas and prom
| inent in club and newspaper work in the
| west. Mrs. Moore is now resident OF
| Cleveland and upon the staff of the Plain
| Dealer She is the guest Of her mother on
| New Jersey avenue, and will remain In
| the CITY about two weeks. Mrs. Moore was
| president Of the State Federation OF CLUBS
| Of Kansas and is well known nationally IN
| club life.
Mrs Donald Mclean will speak on Feb
| ruary % at the afternoon session Of the
| National Council Of Women. Her subject
| is 1.-The Patriot" Many of the ID. A. r.
| will attend the exercises Of that day, as
! they are to be patriotic in commemoration
! Of the anniversary Of the birth Of Wash
| ington.
| The daughters are reviling Washington
| weather. '.It either rains all the time in
February, and I can't keep my pompadour
| waved or 1t SHOWS and gives me pneu-
| monia wading round. or it freezes and
| blows till l am chilled to the marrow.
| said one disgusted daughter, who wants the
date Of holding the congress chahgea 10
| April
| The members Of the D. A. r. have copy
| riehted the ancestral bars that they are SO
| proud of wearing. 1t is said that hereto
| fore these bars have represented any Ola
| thing" rather than a real ANCESTOR NOW
and no woman can make use or the pars
| legally, except as passed upon by the So
| Miss Harriet Bonneville Keim is dean OF
the pages serving for the sixth time In
that capacity. She is the daughter OF MIS-.
| Randolph De B. Keim.
| Miss A. NJ Chamberlain, regents alter
| nate of the Boston Tea Party Chapter OF
Boston and corresponding secretary or tne
Chamberlain Association Of America, would
| be glad to meet any members or the So
| ciety after the session Friday near the
| lineage table.
| Mr. Donald Mclean sits In the gallery
and follows carefully everything that is
| said and done on the floor throughout all
the sessions.
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