Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-24

seating the state vice regents. Mrs. Draper
argued at length for the opposition, ex.
ciple only, bnf upoh as vote Of the con.
gress Mrs. Parks resolution was adopted
and the state vice regents seated.
The second subject to excite the congress
| was resolution introduced by Miss Har-
riet Baird-Huey, regent of Declaration OF
Independence sChapter Of Pennsylvania
The resolution was Kong, and from the con-
text It became evident that the murmur OF
| an old trouble was IN the air. Miss Baird
| Huey's resolution asked the appointment
OF committee Of seven members Of the
congress, not including any active officers
OF the national board Of managers, nor
| members from Pennsylvania, to investigate
certain charges which had been preferred
| agalnst ner four years ago by Independ-
1 ence~ Hall Chapter
The Congress Irritated.
The resolution precipitated a discussion
that grew to be very animated. The con-
| sress was uneasy: 1T wanted to consider
| what IT regarded as more important bust
ness and it apparently resented the intru-
/ sion Of such a resolution at that time. 1t
was explained that unless the resolution
/ came in at that time it would not get in in
time to be acted upon at this congress. Sew
| eral Of the members who favored the adop-
| ton Of the resolution said that they didn't
| want 1t to interfere with the other business
ana one or them moved to table it. This
| was discussed for some time and some one
| moved the previous question This was dis
| cussed and finally ordered, though a hun
dred or more excited women declared they
didn't know what they were voting about.
AFTER the previous question was ordered
the congress proceeded to discuss it some
| more The president general walked to the
'front.' or the platform and informed the con-
| gress That she would not have discussion
! under gu1se of questions Of privilege, but
sod onH-,n
vote was finally taken, and then long dis
| cussion ON what the congress was voting on
| ensued: The may vote was then called
| for, but Mrs. Bell Draper made the point of
order that discussion having ensued the
vote must be taken over. She was sus-
tanned The final vote was 1855 to table, 151
| against.
Immediately a protest arose, and it was
said that two-thirds Of the congress favor
an investigation of the Baird-Huey trouble,
which came down from a former admins
tration. An attempt will be made, 1t is I'M
derstoed, to take the resolution from the ta-
BILE and act upon it.
Flag Presentation. Z
The hour having arrived for the flag pres
entation, about a : hundred Sons Of the
American Revolution were escorted to the
platform, and the Minute Men, Col. M. A.
Winter commanding, came in as a color
guard and escort. Gen. Edwin Warfield of
Baltimore, president general of the Sons Of
the American Revolution, made an address,
in which he paid high eulogium to Presi-
dents Washington, Lincoln and Mckinley,
and portrayed the objects of the organiza-
Of the revolution. He arraigned Congress
for not having appropriated money for the
erection of Continental Hail. instead Of al
lowing the funds for the creation of that
| institution to be raised by private subscrip-
ton.
He raised hearty laugh when he re-
ferred to the fact that In some legislation Of
the daughters he had just listened to, 1t was
quite plain that the fighting qualities Of
| revolutionary sires were well preserved.
He also said that 1he was delighted to be
able to meet the daughters as the represent
| tative of the District government; that 1t
was the first time that government had been
SO honored. He admired the audacity Of
the women who could slip into Washington,
hold a week congress and then slip out
without asking to be welcomed. He was
followed by Colonel NJ A. Winter, General
j. G. Breckenridge and Judge John Goode
of Virginia. All of whom eulogized the
women, God bless them and the flag.
Mrs. McLean's Address
The president general then introduced to
the audience a daughter in whose patriotic
heart, she said the splendid sentiment Of
the flag daily flying over their property had
originated She then introduced Mrs. Dom
aid Mclean, regent of the New York Chap
| ter, who With Mfs. MARY 8: lockwood, had
acted as escort for the guests of the con-
gress. Mrs. Mclean spoke in part as fol-
lows:
ut Is an unexpected pleasure to have our
president do me the courtesy of asking
me to say a word regarding the sentiment
which induced me to propose this flag.
She said it came into the heart of one of
our members. 1t is true, for the flag is
ever within the heart of this member Of
your organization, who did herself the
pleasure, and / hope the society now-I
know it considers it an honor, since it came
from the hands of the sons-to propose that
the flag should float over the site of Con-
tinental Hall. l well realize, Madam Presi-
dent, and | here express my thorough ap-
probation of your courtesy, that, having
made the suggestion, it was true appre-
citation to ask me to be present with you
today. Further, l would say that having
listened to all the tributes laid at the
shrine of my sex. / should consider 1t an
act of Indifferent grace were We not to re-
spond somewhat to that
at is a bit interesting to notice that both
of these great compatriots, Gen. Warfield
and Commissioner Mcfarland, PROFOUND
the most beautiful theories of raising
money for our continental hall for some
one else to do. Then it would be of i'll
grace If I were to omit the speech of these
all love to honor; from whom in the great
abstract Of the sense Of American patriot
ism, we are descended today; from that
man whom Providence blessed with no
daughters that we might all rise up and
call him blessed as our father; to whom we
pay tribute on this his day. for yesterday
and today and all days are the birthday
of the father of this country
.I3ut one word more. II would seem that
this flag, this storm flag, well spoken of as
bearing the heat of the day, the clouds of
the night the storms of wind or the DOWN
pour of the rains, and yet not fading from
its pristine colors, represents the true quail
tiles of the American character. 1t is our
cloud by day. our pillar of fire by night,
and we who propose to raise such monu-
ment, such a memorial continental hall, to
our forefathers women have neer build
ed before-we who propose to put stone
upon stone Of massive granite and sur
| mount it by the triumphs of architecture
yet when it is all done it would be but
an empty show and a tinklng cymbal were
it not worthy of that flag which is now it's
symbol and will be its acme"
The Flag Unfurled.
After singing the Star Spanged Banner
the congress adjourned to the continental
memorial hall grounds. where the flag. was
attached to the ropes in the hands of Mrs.
| Fairbanks, and she hoisted it aloft, while
the audieneei cHeeredl and the group of
~, roc -,afbnrll AZ sthe has of the stat