Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-11-08
Local Chapter Organized With
Twelve Members.
Named In Honor of Col. John
Green, a Gallant Patriot who
Served Eight Years.

dictionary soldiers, was organized
Saturday afternoon. The meeting
was held at Mrs. Cbas. NJ. Meach-
ans.
In the early part Of the year 1897
the rirst steps were taken to organ
lie chapter of the D. A. h. in
Hopkinsvllle. 10 the next two
years about SIX women became
members, and it seemed at a stand
still. Several spasmodic efforts
were made to arouse some interest
in the organization, but not enough
to get the required number of mem
bers to org anize chapter. In the
past six months renewed and de-
termined efforts were put forth, and
at last the Chapter is organized,
and Hopkinsville women will no
longer be behind the other towns
of Kentucky in patriotic org aniza-
tions.
The D. a. h. sprang into exist.
ence iD Washington, D. c., il 1890,
through the patriotic spirit of MISS
Eugenia Washington, great niece
of Washington, and Mrs. Flora
Adams Darling, a great-grand.
daughter of a cousin of President
John Adams, Mrs. Ellen Hardin
Wadsworth, and Miss Mary Desha,
who we're the founders of the or
ganization that now numbers near
lily t0000 members. The objects of
Of the d A. r. are ITO perpetuate
the memory of the spirit of the men
and women who achieved Ameri-
can independence, by the acquisi-
ton and protection of historical
spots and the erection of monu-
meuts; by the encouragement Of
| historical research In relation to
! the Revolution and the publication
OF it's results; by the preservation
of documents and relics and Of the
records OF the individual service Of
Revolutionary soldiers and patriots.
and by the promotion Of celebra.
tons of all patriotic anniversaries;
to carry out the injunction OF
Washington in his farewell address
to the American people, ITO pro.
mote, as an object of primary IN
portance, institutions for the gener-
al diffusion OF knowledge, - thas
developing an enlightened public
opinion, and affordiug to young
and old such advantages as shall
develop in them the largest capaci-
ty for performing the duties Of
American citizens; to cherish, main
tain and extend the institutions OF
American freedom, to foster true
patriotism and love of country, and
to aid in securing for mankind all
the blessings Of liberty
The Chapter is named The Col.
John Green Chapter" The officers
are:
Regent-Mrs. S. A. Edmunds.
Vice Regeut-Mrs. A. ]. Casey.
Rec. Sec. Mrs. r. L. Woodward.
Corr Sec.-Mrs. ]. h. Green.
Registrar-Mrs. Chas. NJ. Meach.
am.
Treasurer-Mrs. J. *. Hooser.
Histo-ian-Mrs. Mary E. Bro
naugh.
The Members.
Mrs. Richie Burnett Adams,
Mrs. Mary Cook Howell, Mrs. EN-
ma Campbell Green and Mrs. Mary
Edmunds Bronaugh, are descend
ants of James Upshaw, of Essex
county, Va. He was one of the
signers of the articles of the "West-
moreland Association pledging
himself not to use articles imported
from England, dated Feb. p, 1906.
He was afterwards a member Of
the House of Delegates and mem
Der of the Virginia convention Of
1888 and an officer in the Revolu.
tionary army. Mrs. Bronaugh al
so entered through Col. John Green,
John Rowzer Peyton and Capt.
Thomas Edmunds.
Mrs. Mary Stuart Green Ed
munds, Miss Mary Peyton Moore