The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-15

nursing nor dearth of tears, for the
Daughters will be there.
This nag bedueathed to us by our
ancestors Is our birfhright. May we
always realize the sacredness of this
trust and never let our heritage be
snatehed from us. but always have an
abiding faith and pride in our country
with an undying patriotism. for:
" For ever will float that standard
Where breathe the foe that falls before
us
with freedoms soil beneath our feet
And freedoms streaming banner Ger
After Mrs. WHY'S address, Mrs
Glass announced that the time had ar
rived when the tree sent by the Ma
tiona1 Society D. A. r. would be plant
ed and the entire company went out
into the Capitol grounds, she leading
thes way. The place had been pre-
pared near the tConfederate monument,
and in a short while the tiny Usage
Orange tree was planted.
Mrs. Glass then gave the story of
| the planting of the tree She said
| It is well known by Daughters of the
American Revolution that our national
lnrganization is building a Continental
Hall in Washington, of white marble to
cost a quarter of million dollars
/ This is to be used for national head
quarters ana Tor the annual congress.
| On october II. 1902, the site for this
building was taken into possession.
The first earth which was then turn
] ed bf Mrs. Mary 5. Lockwood, one of
the founders, and Mrs. Fairbanks.
PRESIDENT General of the Society, with
a suitably, decorated copper spade.
made for the occasion, was placed in a
| large flower vase, which occupied n
conspicuous place on the platform. In
this vase, which was in the charge of
, Mrs. Lockwood. one of the founders of
the society, who called the roll of the
thirteen original States. was placed by
the representative of each of said States
servance was watched with the great
est interest by the large number of la
dies who had come to witness the cere-
mony. At the conclusion the vase was
ing gardens. where its precious conf
tents were carefully .nurtured until the
seeds had germinated into strong, we'll
developed plants. Other seeds were
then planted for the forty-five States.
This plant is one of those forty-five.
sent to our State Regent, Mrs. J. Nor
gan. Smith. and by her graciously sent
In the spring of 1903 the emblemati-
Ical group was transplanted into q
special bed. where the plants well
were then repianted. each in Its own
vase properly marked and decorated.
On April %. during the last national
Congress, the roll of the famous thir-
teen commonweaiths which drove the
dragon nag of St. George and all the
kings men off the soil of the former
British colonies was again called. The
Regent of each State, as called receiv-
ed the plant assigned to it. to be taken
within it's borders. and planted In "a
public park or place. where 1t can be
seen and enjoyed as a perennial recol-
lection of the time sion and gHntf.
ment of its growth. 1t is further pro-
posed that the seed from each of these
plants shall be distributed among the
Chapters of the States to typify the ex-
pansion of the principles of the strug
gle foI American independence, the
growth of the society and the perpet-
nation of the spirit or '76.
II is interesting to know OF this par
| ticular plant that 1t will grow over an
extended area from Florida to Massa-
chusetts. Although indigenous to the
Arkansas, II will thrive wherever a
ttree win grow within the limits men
toned.
Its utility also bears an important
rent. The wood. which is light. yell
low, tough and elastic, vPs valued
highly by the aboriginal warrior and
hunter for bows, by the tribes from the
Mississippi river to the Rocky noun
| tains and also to the north by the
tribes of the Missouri. who obtained it
in trade with the, Usage and Pawnee
idea Of expansion is generously sym
bolizcd. Throughout the fibrous mass
of the fruit are disseminated the mum
| erous seed. which retain their power of
denomination for several years
I A Scotch traveller tourneying from
| the Mississippi to the Washita in Lou
lsiana Purchase days GsoD speaks of
lbrated French discoverer. about 1907
planted some seed obtained from an
Usage hunter in his garden at st. Louis.
about 1910 a supply of seed found its
mahon OF Philadelphia whence 1t was
largely distributed. Lord Bagot, Brit
ish envoy to the United States. attract
England from seed he obtained here.
where II is now used as extensively as
in the United States for hedges. In
thing for fencing where wood for rails
was scarce, its thorns affording resist
anco equal to the best pants tearing
barbs of human invention.
1t will be seen that the Usage orange
of the Usage Indian has colonial, CON
tinental and constitutional rs we'll as
a re1uvenated Daughter of the Ameri-
can Revolutionary history.
While Mrs. Glass gave the story of
| the little tree. Mrs. Amelia WHY and
Mrs. NJ. D. Bib, the two oldest of the
charter members of the chapter, plant
| ed it, handling the earth with a
| trowel decorated in the National COL
| ors. Tenderly.. lovingly. these two de-
| voted women knelt on the green and
| threw their hearts into the work.
| which was to them and those gathered
| there the symbol of so much.
| When Mrs. Glass had concluded, Mr.
| Hardwick Ruth, who had been invited
as President for Alabama of the Sons
of the Revolution to deliver an ad-
dress. He spoke first of the eloquent
| speeches of Mrs. Dawson. Mrs. WHY
and Mrs. Glass. saying that he felt that
his effort would be as a candle to an
electric light in comparison and then
| continued:
Ladies of the Society of the Daughters
of the American Revolution:
am deeply sensible OF the honor
conferred upon me in asking me to
make a few remarks upon this occa-
| sion. and. as the official representa-
| tive of the Sons of the Revolution in
our beloved State. it gives me great
| pleasure to he present.
To those of you who are not familiar
| with the history of the society of the
Sons of the Revolution. a recital OF
a few facts may prove of interest. Our
society was organized in the year 1876
| and no other patriotic society antedates
1T except the order OF the Cincinnati
which was founded by the officers
themselves who had served In the Con-
| tinental army Members of our SO.
ciety must be lineal descendants OF
| Revolutionary soldiers. collateral
| branches not being eligible.
The work here In Alabama was or
ganized ten years ago. and if hitherto
| has not developed as it should. yet
now. since the recent removal of on