Evening star., 1902-02-17


ing our land against the ravages of ignor-
! ance and sedition
Reduction in Representation.
'tOf the many important questions to be
discussed by the eleventh continental con-
gress none is of more paramount slgnitl-
1 canoe and none has awakened more wide
spread interest than the amendment relat-
ing to the reduction of representation.
Upon one side is presented the old and oft
debated declaration that taxation without
representation is tyranny Upon the other
hand. the friends of this measure claim
that there is no intention that there should
be taxation without representation because
whatever measure Is adopted 1t will surely
| be which has in view ;Slull representa-
tion of the national society in the CONT
mental congress. 1t is also stated that the
rapidly increaS sing growth OF our society
| is such that. perhaps by another year or
two at the present rate Of representation.
! there could not be found an audience room
/ to adequately accommodate our delegates
| 1t is claimed that should there be erected
| an auditorium vast enough in size to seat
| thousands of delegates who would later
| come to the continental congress, for there
| is no reason to doubt that by another
| decade the society will have reached 10000
members, there would be found the greatest
difficulty in the voice of any one belhs
| heard in so vast a hall.
1T is also contended that great num-
! bers interfere with the transaction OF busl-
!
the side misapprehension of this
statement which always challenges the ad-
! miratiOn of every American taxation
| without representation is tyranny there
/ is upon the other side considerati ton of
! space. of strength, of voice, of facility in
! the transaction of business, and the fact
| that the representation will still be ample
| and far more forcble because concentrated.
| 1t remains with you, Daughters of the
American Revolution, assembled here In
congress, to carefully deliberate upon and
m wis 60
deeply affecting the practical working Of
| Your society.
| Work of National Officers.
1T gives me sincere pleasure to COM
mend to your attention the work of your
| secretaries, librarian, historians, chaplain,
| your register. your vice PRESIDENT general,
in charge of organization of chapters, and
| your treasurer general. Where all are so
worthy of praise, it seems invidious to
| particulariZe, but the greatly increased
work of the last three named officials, ow-
| ing to the increased numbers of our So
ciety, has been most Loyalty performed.
Il wish to felicitate the congress and the
society in general upon the prosperity and
usefulness of our American monthly maya
zine which is owing greatly to the eff
| cheney of the direction and interest of your
editor and business mana T.
II deem worthy of special note the ia n
| fulness and diligence of the young ladies
! employed on the clerical force of our head
quarters Their courtesy and attention to
members of the society. called there by Of
| fetal or other duties has been unvarying.
/ 1t has been a matter of sincere regret
that for several months, through her ill
health, the board has been deprived of the
| counsel, the genial presence the zeal
GUS work of your corresponding secretary
| general.
Vice Presidents General
Your vice presidents general have been
most faithful in their attendance upon the
- H.
of whom have travelled hundreds of miles
| to attend, not only these meetings, but
| those of special committees and subcom-
: mittees as we'll.
/ Your state regents members Of the ma
| tlonal board of management by virtue of
| their office, have been most encouraging In
their attendance Many of these splendid
| women likewise came from different states
to participate in these deliberations. The
greatest courtesy, even when widely di-
verse opinions are expressed, has been OBJ
| served and the harmony and working Of the
| national board has been undisturbed. The
routine. as Well unusual work, has been
transacted with care and dispatch-no mat
terS concerning the national society have
been treated with indifference and neglect
! but every one has been regarded with at
tention and discussed with care.
The board of society note with sorrow,
| in the death of Mrs. Person c. Cheney the
loss of the faithful devotion Of a most able
| member.
Growth of the Society.
In 1891 the national society received it's
first chapter in 1902 We have approximately
600 chapters. The past year has been
| prosperous In the society. There have
been added to 1t thirty-four new chapters
| and the certificates attestng the right to
| membership in our great society of g 62S
| more daughters have been signed, sealed
| though not yet all delivered making a
grand total of 3s,9O6 members, one Of the
| greatest patriotic bodies in the world
The energetic work which has been done
| by every state and by the individual chap
ters in historic and patriotic commemora-
| tion is most inspiring, most deserving of
praise. AS it is impossible to mention each
chapter, all who have done work will kind
| ly note the general recognition.
Some of the small but resolute chapters
Of the western states have sought to aid
| in dltfuSing knowledge by giving prizes to
| students preparing essays upon patriotic
! and state subjects Some have aided in
| founding library in Manila for the inter-
est and pleasure of the brave soldier bows
who there seeking to uphold the ma
tional ideas, far from the advantages and
tender regard of home. Others have aided
in their utmost the enlargng of the Con-
tlnental Hall fund-in fact it may be said
that this has been the case almost univer-
| sally. In other states, several chapters
have Joined In renovating historical build
| ings. Some of the states have erected
markers or monuments in order to
| keep fresh the memory that In revo-
lutionary days kingly force upon this con-
| tinent encountered stumbling blocks And
other daughters have had pride and pleas
| ure in the past year in marking fields
| whereon unskilled military strength but
| fighting for home and country, left strong
impress upon the worlds history.
Memory of a Patriot.
IN of the southern states there has
been restored to its original state, as a CO.
| lonial home, the modest house where dwelt
one of that immortal band Of men who
I!edeed their lives, their fortunes and their
sacred honor to the preservation of free
dem, in signing the Declaration Of Inde-
pendence. Two Of our largest chapters, one
in the east and the other in the west, have
devoted themselves to the teaching Of for
eign people within their great cities SO
that they may appreciate and be fitted for
the exercise of the duties Of citizenship in
this free. but law-a abiding country One of
these is the pioneer chapter Of the organi-
zation, and is still holding the palm in the
point Of numbers; the other. noted for its
hospitality, extended to the whole society
an invitation to participate In it's memo
rable observance of the last flag day.
Through the generosity of a woman-a
Daughter of the American Revolution-the
site upon which Col. Zebulon Pike with a