Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-22

THE PRESIDENT
BY ALFRED HENRY LEWIS.
Author Of "hhe feo..."
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tiers Tuesday, Mrs. PeckIwas reelected as
state regent and Mrs. George w. Ogilvie of
Des Moines as vice regent.
Mrs. Peck has been untiring In her efforts
and Iowa has the unique record of having
organized the largest number of chapters
during the past year.
Notes Of the Congress.
The Tennessee Daughters are quite dis
tirguished looking body of women Mrs
Horace Linton of Campbell Chapter and
Mrs Lite of Cumberland Chapter repre-
sent Nashille; Mrs. ]. wv. Sneed and Miss
Temple represent the Bonny Kate Chap
ter of Knoxville; MrsanLatfiam and Miss
La than and Miss Hoffer. Hermitage Chap
ter; Mrs. Day, Mrs. Bradford, Mrs, Charles
Bryan Mrs. Tooth and Mrs. H. s.. Cham
berlain are the other members of the dele
CATION. ss~-
The Illinois delegation came to Washing
ton in two special cars and the most Of the
leaders are stopping at the New Willard
Among the delegates are Mrs. B. "A. Fes-
senden Mrs. He Lytton, Mrs. La Verne
w. Noyes, Mrs. Francis s. Smith. Mrs.
John c. Ames, Mrs. J. A. Coleman Mrs
]. P. Hart Mrs W. j. Karner and Mrs
G. w. Woodward, all of Chicago: Mr. ]. r.
Kimball, Rock Island: Mrs. j. M May, Ro-
chene; Mrs. B. K. Stetson,a Monmouth; Mrs
]. Webster. Monmouth Miss Tracey. Mon
mouth; Mrs. Mathew T. Scott, Blooming
ton; Mrs. Charles Deere, Chicago, and Mrs
William Butterworth ID - -"
Only man who has won the medal OF
honor for gallantry can feel any prouder
than a Daughter whose badge is numbered
under 100. 1t is perhaps pardonabie PRIDE
too, for the first 100 members Of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution bore the
brunt of the fight for organization. Each
woman as she Joined the p.aA.. r. Is given
number-the numbers run consecutiveiy
from / to about $1,000, but no number is
ever duplicated. Once Daughter always
a Daughter" SO far as the number Of reg
istration is concerned, and II for any reason
whatever member drops out of the or
ganization, through death. nonpayment OF
dues or voluntarily, her number stands IN
her name to the end Of time. By paying
back dues any member may be reinstated
and her old number will again be placed on
the active list. Miss Eugenia Washington
was number / on the rolls of the D. A. R.,
as she was one of the. founders of the so
several years, but Mol will always remain
vacant and so it is through the whole list
of membership. as
The organization of the Children of the
American Revolution" is the 'kindergar-
ten of the Daughters1nofp the American
Revolution and is expaftesfi to graduate
into the older organizattonW.
Mrs James Richard Burroughs of the
Mary Silliman ChanteEsaof Bridgeport,
Conn, is delegate to thefGG9Rgress. she has
a line of colonial ancestors to be proud OF,
being a direct descenddnts 6f Gov Thomas
Welles the fourth governor of Connecticut,
and also of colonial pr0priotor, John Wells
On the maternal side she SIS 3 descendant OF
Uzal Knapp an officer u9der Gen. WASH WASH
fngton and the. last Of the famous life
guards to pass away, and of John Land
ers of revolutionary fame
Miss Susan Riviere Hetzel,s former reg
istrar general and historical general OF the
D. A. r., and secretary OF the Mary w ASH
ington Association, was born In; Washing
ton. but has country home in Virginia
She and her mother arg bered II and
10 in the D. A. r. Miss HeftzeI In her his
tory of "the building ola monument ito
Mary Washington, in Ffedeficksburg gives
an account Of the organfzatio OF the
Daughters of the American Revolution, and
of their first resolution. introduced by Miss
of Mary Washington. This was the first
pledge of the ID. "A. r., and STANDS as the
first completed work of that organization.
Mrs. w. H. Coleman of Indianapolis. Ind,
is regent of the chapter which has the
honor of having Mrs. Fairbanks, president
general, for a member. and she brought to
Washington as the contribution to CONT
mental Memorial Hall fund S11O4 Mrs.
Coleman is treasurer of the board of lady
managers of the ST. Louis exposition. Mrs
Coleman doesn't seem to know the meaning
of the word fail. She Is a guest of Mrs
Fairbanks.
Mrs. Donald Mclean, regent of the New
York chapter, is winning laurels every day
in the congress, and they do say that when
gentle, genial. very tactful, yet nightly
decided Mrs. Fairbanks term expires Mrs.
Mclean stands good show for the Office
of president general. She is the only can
didate mentioned at this time. Mrs. Fair
banks will go out of office next year. She
has brought order out of chaos, and has
kept all her friends, beside winning thou
sands more.
Pennsylvania Is represented in the con-
gress by 40 delegates and Ill alternates and
visiting Daughters, being the largest dele
chapter, which has doubled its membership
curing the regency of Mrs. Keim, has con-
tributed 500 to the Continental Hall fund
In the last six months. The chapter Is rep
resented by It's regent. Mrs. de B. r. Keim;
treasurer, Mrs de B. Brusstar; Miss E.
Oberly, Miss M. Beyer!e,. Miss Harriette de
Is. Keim, who is page to the president gen.
eral, and Miss Beyerle, one of the pages of
the congress. Mrs w. F. Reeder OF Belle
fonte has been elected state regent, and
Mrs. Henry Pennypacker Of Westminster,
vice state regent. Tho delegation has de- |
cfded to place a bronze tablet to the men, |
DRY of William Penn on the cruiser Penn |
sylvania- Among the prominent Pennsyl- |
vania Daughters in the congress are Mrs |
H. Getchell, Mrs Bruce and Mrs Phillips of
Philadelphia, Miss Frazer Of Lancaster, |
Mrs Mccartney Of Wilkesbarre, Mrs. Ann |
mon, Mrs. Richard Quay Mrs. Seull. Mrs. |
Show, Mrs. DIN Of Pittsburg, Mrs Hastings |
of Bellefonte and Mrs. Patton.
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