Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-28

our ballots just this onceT And the presf-
dent general said. smilinsly: THAT is your
privilege. You could have written them
long ago. but you win remember that you
voted TO have them printed"
/ So after nearly half the delegates had
| gone to their homes, the vote for historian
| general was taken, and again resulted In
/ no election.
Mrs. Lockwood Retires From Contest
The feature Of the evening was the with
| drawal OF Mrs. Mary 8. Lockwood from
| the contest for vice president general. Mrs.
Lockwood of the District and Mrs. Mellon
| Of Pennsylvania were tied for tenth and
| last vice president general The ladies are
warm personal friends Mrs. Lockwood Is
| one OF the four founders of the Society Of
| the Daughters Of the American Revolution
| and was for years the editor Of its maya
| zine. Her friends have been pressing her
for this position on the national board. be-
| heving that she should remain an active
great service she has performed in the
national society. Mrs. Lockwood had been
an active member of the Womans Renef
Corps. and seeing the splendid work that
| organization had done along patriotic lines,
with its 145.O0O active members, she be-
come imbued with the idea of founding
some such an organization along revolution
airy lines
The National Society of the Daughters Of
the American Revolution Is the result. Oddly
enough, the principal agents In this or
ganization represented principal actors OF
two organizations founded on later war.
Miss Mary Desha, who has been active in
| founding the Daughters Of the Confederacy,
with Mrs. Lockwood, Miss Eugenia Wash
| ington, now dead, and Mrs. Walworth Of
New York being the -four founders" who
were honored with magnificent 5eweled med
ais by the National Society four years ago,
| for this service.
| the election for tenth vice president general
was ordered, and, in the name Of peace,
withdrew in favor of Mrs. Mellon OF Penn
sylvania- The applause which greeted her
action lasted for three minutes, and she
was forced to bow her acknowledgements
several times.
| Miss Virginia Miller Of the District i'm
mediately moved to put Mrs. Lockwood on
| the list Of honorary vice presidents gen.
eral," which is life Office, but Mrs. Stern
berg protested, as that she said, would
effectually shelye Mrs. lockwood and the
society needed her in active work, so the
matter was dropped. Miss Desha and Mrs
Walworth, the other founders are hon
orary vice presidents general
the American Magazine by reclamation
Mrs. Avery, who is a resident of Cleveland
I and the wife of the historian, Prof. Elroy
| Avery, has been i'll Of grip ever since her
| congress at all. Mrs. Avery Is an active
member Of the Womans Relief Corps and
| the National Council Of Women, and is at
the head of several educational and art
| clubs of Cleveland. Miss Lillian Lockwood
was elected business manager OF the mag
azine This marks her seventh election to
| this responsible position.
The report Of the register general was
then called for.
The report of the registrar general. Mrs.
Ruth Griswold Pealer, showed an increase
of 1886 members during the year, New
York leading with 514. The nearest rivals
were Massachusetts, 414; Pennsylvania 2o6;
Illinois, 256; Ohio, 167. and Connecticut. 1o1.
| The territories Of Arizona, New Mexico,
~, he nj
except Nevada and Idaho. have sent their
representatives. while applications Tor ad-
mission have come from Alaska, Austria,
France and southern Africa. Only twenty
four daughters OF revolutionary soldiers
real daughters" have applied for MEM
bership during the year; foreshadowing
of the time when this connecting link with
the heroes Of the revolution shall be en-
tirey broken.
membership: 1,731 permits for the insignia;
200 permits for ancestral bars and 2,3lO per-
mits for the recognition pin. A total OF
$500 letters were sent from the office dur
ing the year.
The number OF additional or supplement
tai papers is steadily increasing. About
1000 have been verified during the year.
The same requirements, genealogically and
for proof of service are demanded or these
as Of original papers, and the same care
Is exercised In comparing and verifying
them. ,.,-
In the early days Of the society the re-
ouirements were not strict, but as the
membership increased. and experience
widened it was. found necessary to ex-
tend the genealogical requirements to IN
clude dates of>bfrth and death OF the an
cestor and the name OF his wife. The
name Of the wife is often the only clue
to the identity Of the man. and the dates
of his birth and death show whether he
was living, and of an age to perform serv-
ice during the revolutionary period.
ina of the card catalogue
of ancestors" the report says, reveals an
undue proportion of names OF officers. The
re nix and file seem OverShadowed by the
splendor Of the high officials. The privatCs
of the revolution were the bone and sinew
Of the patriot army. With undaunted spirit,
in the power of their patriotism. their
valor and their fortftude. they followed
their leaders through the awful shadows
of that seven long years of struggle, until,
| through the mighty power OF the spirit
within them, liberty prevailed, tyranny
was overthrow and the ideal for which
they fought became blessed reality. Not
one record Of such heroism should be lost.
And the women Of the revolution-too few
| of their heroic names are inscribed upon
our rolls. The brave deeds of the heroines
of the revolution are dear to every dauSh-
ter. and all such records should be collected
and preserved in the archives Of this So
ciety.
at is to be deplored that, owing to a
Misrepresentation Of the treasurer generals
report. the eleventh continental congress
limited the appropriation for expenses in
the registrar generals Office to $1,000.
1.-The report Of the treasurer general was
based upon the funds required for eleven
months only. and the restriction has work
ed a hardship and been In a measure a
hindrance to the work.
1.-The Office Is one Of the most important
in the society-the foundation upon which
all others rest. Upon admission of mem
bers depends the continuance Of the organi-
cation. and 1t should not be hampered
through lack of means or clerical assist
ance
1.-THE increase in the demand for permits;
the extra work required for the supple
/ mental papers; the added care In compar-
ing; the increase of correspondence as the
membership is enlarged. requires increased
labor and will soon necessitate an enlarge
ment of the Office force.
"Your registrar general would recommend
that this congress order that the clerks
in the registrar generals office be reinl-
bursed for the amount deducted from their
| regular salaries. which deduction was
found necessary in order to keep within
the limit Of the appropriation made by the
eleventh continental congress for tns ex-
penses of said office"
Treasurer Generals Report.
The report OF the treasurer general, Mrs
Gertrude B. Darwin. was listened to with
great interest. and on its conclusion sne