Evening star., 1902-02-18

ture of Scotch, Irish, French. German,
Dutch. Norwegian. Italian, Polish and even
Russian names are found-yet all are de.
scendantS of the earlier stock
ST. Louis Chapter of that city. during the
summer unveiled a memorial tablet To Pom
tiac, the Indian chief. This tablet was
placed on the walls of the Southern Hotel,
which stands almost upon the spot where
the cruel old Indian buried. Pontiac
was chief of the Ottowas and in history
stands alondside Of Black Hawk for states
manship; Sitting Bull for fighting and
Geronimo for cruelty. He was murdered.
while drunk. by Kaskaskia Indian. and
brought to st. Louis and buried on the site
of the present Southern Hotel.
Mr.. Q, NJ. Blake of Hamilton, Ohio. has
presented to the ladies of John Riley Chap
ter of that city the magazine building. tho
only relic of old Fort Hamilton now In
existence. 1t Is built OF squared timbers
Of the fort II was used a jail The ladies'
of John Riley Chapter now hope to secure
some portion of the old fort reservation
upon which to place the building, and they
will then make 1t the repository Of the
many revolutionary relics they have al-
ready collected.
The Mary Washington Chapter, District
of Columbia. has had three real daughters
on its rolls-Mrs Jane Stevenson Marshall,
Mrs. NJ. Amber and Mrs. Anne Mercer
Slaughter They are all three dead. now,
and all lived to be ninety odd years of age.
The d. A. r. of Alabama presented
beautiful silver loving cup to the battle ship
Alabama last year. On one panel was the
insignia of the D. A. r.; on the second the
inscription, Presented by the Daughters
of the American Revolution of Alabama,
1901 and on the third panel was the sim.
pie inscription, 1T. 8 S. Alabama"
Tie chapters of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution select such days OF
the year as they like for special observance
| in a patriotic way, usually selecting some
revolutionary anniversary. Frederick
Chapter of Frederick, Md, which the sec.
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ed for its anniversary day. November %,
which was the day in 1865 when the stamp
act was repudiated by the Frederick county
court. which was the first great act in the
drama of the revolution. The present court
house stands upon the site of the old one,
in which sat the twelve fearless judges.
now known as the "Immortals.'' who pros
claimed for the first time the invalidity Of
the stamp act. The names of the twelve
as follows: Thomas Beatty, Peter Bain~
bridge, William Luckett. Charles Jones,
David Lynn. Thomas Price. James Dick-
son, William Blair. Samuel Beall. Josiah
Beall. Andrew Hughes and Joseph Smith.
The Frederick chapter will place in the
court house bronze tablet to commemor-
ate the eventful day and the men who made
1t such.
The Tea Party chapter Of Boston has
placed handsome tablet on the new build
ing which stands where the old Daggett
House once stood. The inscription reciteS
the reason as follows: "On this site stood
the house in which Nathaniel David,
Thomas and Josiah Bradlee. with John Full.
ton, assisted by Sarah Bradlee Fulton, dis
guised themselves Mohawk Indians and
took part in throwing the tea into Boston
harbor December 16, 1913. Hurrah for
Griffiin's wharf, the Mohawks coming,
Placed by the oSton Tea Party Chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolution
Cowpens Chapter of Spartansburg, s. c.,
has helped to erect monument on the site
of old Fort Price. This was a stockade9
port, round in shape. about fifteen feet
high, built of heavy timbers: a deep ditch
encircled 1t. and the earth from the ditch
was thrown up against the wall. an effect
ual protection against the Indians. The
monument bears the following inscription
Site Of old Fort Prince. Built by the early
settlers place OF refuge during the In
dian wars, 1756-1161. Occupied by the
Wings from November 90, l776, 20 March
Il, 1777 The British under the command
of Col. Innes were driven from the fort
by the Americans. under Col. Edward
Hampton. July l6, 11So. Amor Patrlae, D.
A. r.