The Washington times., 1902-10-12
STONE MARKS SITE
OF MEMORIAL HALL
D. *. R. Celebrate Anniver-
sary in Fitting Manner.
HIGH PURPOSES OF SOCIETY
shot Here in Any Pride of Family OF
Blood" Said Mrs. Fairbanks,
in Her Address.

The Daughters of the American Revc
luton. celebrating the twelfth annivel
sary of the founding of the national sc
ciety. yesterday afternoon placed in tn
lot at the corner of Seventeenth and
Streets northwest, a stone which mark
a step toward the building on that sit
of the Memorial Continental Hall, TO
erected by the women of the Unite
States.
Spade of Montana Copper.
Mrs. c. w. Fairbanks. president gen
eral, broke ground with a spade mad
of Montana copper, the handle bein
from wood grown on the continental di
vide. The implement was presented il
the name of the twenty eight daughter
in Montana. by Mrs. w. II. Weed. Color
twfned on the handle were the gift o
Mary Washington Colonial Chapter
New York
Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood, at who's,
home the society was organized, ani
who wrote an article which gave promf
organization 10000 strong. filled vesse
from the soil displaced by the stone, ant
in this planted thirteen seeds of the
Usage orange. The first thirteen PLANS
are to represent the original States, anG
the cuttings from these are to be giver
TO the original chapters and to the other
chapters in order of charter date
The president general. Mrs. Fair
banks, in her address said in part:
President Generals Address.
Ladies and Gentlemen. Daughters of
the American Revolution:
To-day we are assembled at a point
terest to the Daughters of the American
Revolution.
Twelve years ago today. exactly at
this hour, were laid the great lines upon
which our society is based; by happy
coincidence we are here to commeO-
rate their action. There are perhaps
present few of those who organized on
that date, but today We stand as repre-
sentatives Of great and patriotic So
ciety, the result of their work which
now has upon its lists over 10000 mem
be-s.
This is society not devoted to any
Interior or selfish purpose. We are here
because we represent those virtues for
whiah our forefathers struggled
achieved, and ofttimes lost life and for
tune in building up. We are not here
il any pride of family or blood. We are
here to aid in preserving the eternal
principles of liberty, and it behooves lis
not to think of the society alone; it be-
hooYes us to think greatly of the splen-
did work achieved by our revered an
cestors, the men and women of the
Revolution. and to do our humble best
to emulate that work and aid in pre-
serving intact the splendid heritage of
free hcmes. a free country, where pre-,
vail the principles of justice and lib
erty'
Congratulatory remarks by the repre-
sentatiyes of the several States follow
ed Messages from absent well wishers
were read and over a thousand collars
in subscriptions noted. A poem by Mrs
Ella Wheeler Wilcox was read by Mrs.
Weed. and Captain McCalia. of the navy.
concluded the ceremonies with a brief
address
Distinguished Gathering.
Among those present were Mrs. James
r. Mellon, vice president general, Penn
sylvania; Mrs. Alice Pickett Akers.
former secretary general. Washington:
Mrs. Little, New York; Mrs. Kenney.
State regent, New Jersey: Mrs. Herbert.
New Jersey; Miss Temple Tennessee.
Mrs. Edward Roby. member Continental
Hall committee; Mrs. Donald Mclean.
New York; Mrs. J. H. Crosman. vice
New York; Mrs. ]. d. Car
nody; Mrs. W. H. Weed, vice president. |
Montana; Mrs. John c. Hazen. New
York; Mrs. Lockwood, Miss Lockwood. |
Gen. and Mrs. ]. II. Wilson. Dr. and |
Mrs. Teunis S. Hamlin. Mrs. John W.
Foster, former president general; Mrs.
Fulton. Colonel Bingham, Captain and
VA % -aNNoSios ih4Ss MARY howard
3royd, Massachusetts.
The following delegation of officers of
he Minute Men acted as escort to the
Daughters: Col. NJ A. Winter. Lieut.
,ol. E. A. Campbell, Major Wright. Can
aims John Doyle Carmody, Fletcher
.ewis, Wheeler. Wood, Buckley. and
weeney, Lieutenant Morris, Sergeant
'einald
Committee in Charge.
The committee in charge was as fol-
)ws: Mrs. Charles n. Fairbanks, chair
IAN; Mrs. Walter Harvey Weed. secre-
ary; Miss Mary Desha, Mrs. Ellen
Iardin Walworth, Mrs Mary S. Lock
ood. Mrs. Kate Kearney Eenry. Mrs.
Iiranda b. TuIloch, Miss Susan r. Het-
ell, Mrs. Gertrude b. Darwin. Mrs.
amuel r. Weed, Mrs. r. NJ G. Pealer. {
irs. George NJ. Sternberg. Dr. Anita l
ewcomb McGee. Mrs. Charles Terry. :
RS. Althea r. Bedle. Mrs William {
lindsay. Mrs. Sara T. Kinney, Mrs. :
illus ]. Estey, Mrs. Harriet Simpson.
iss f. Ellen Batcheller, and Mrs. w. :
Richards