The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-06
DAUGHTERS OF REVOLUTION.
General Society Next Meets in North
Carolna-NOrk of Raleigh
DAUGHTERS.

the Revolution, which is holding an
interesting and very important meet
ing in Boston this week, seems very
DESTROYS of honoring North Carolina.
At the election of officers Mrs E.
e. Mofiitt, secretary of the North Car
olina Society, was elected one of the
Board of Managers of the General
Society. Then several places were
proposed for the next general society
meeting, but Asheville, N. c.. received
the largest number of votes, and Mrs
Moffitt promised North Cardinals best
efforts in arranging for the comfort
and pleasure of the distinguished
guests.
Mrs Moffitt writes that the report
from the North Carolina Society was
heard and was much complimented.
For the benefit of the many men,
bers in North Carolina who might
wish to know what work has been
done. the report of the work of the
Raleigh branch as given in the re-
port of Mrs. 7. X. Bruner. is given.
it having been submitted at the meet
ing, bearing date of April 80. as fol-
lows:
Madam President and Daughters of
the Revolution:
a backward glance at our work for
the last year seems at first not as
interesting or gratifying as we could
have wished, but i'll health on the
part of the regent is partly response
BILE for this fact, and yet some little
has been accomplished. We have
added Il new feature in the person
of Mrs. Helen de Bernier Wills, as
genealogist of our society, and she is
peculiarly fitted for the work.
| We have offered medal in public
schools for the best historical sketch
of the city of Raleigh.
| We have continued our society room
where all the meetings, except two,
have been held.
January 1st, the treasurer report
ed to our credit in the banks of the
city, s459.G7, the larger part of which
| sum is our memorial fund.
Our library is slowly increasing and
among our most recent and valuable
acquisitions, is a copy of governor
Tryon and his administration, by
Mr.. Marshall De Lancy Haywood,
who is a "son of the Revolution" and
one of our most helpful friends.
Socially, we have not done as much
| as usual, but one of the most notable
| events of the year was an afternoon
| spent by invitation at Mrs. Moffitts,
| by the three historical societies,
| Daughters of the Revolution RAJ
| egh Circle of Colonial Danes" and
Sons of the Revolution Dr. Alfred
Moment, of Raleigh, formerly of
| Brooklyn, n. Y, gave a beautiful and
eloquent address on the subject, why
should Americans be Patriotic,
which, with some delightfully."- rend-
cred patriotic songs and dainty re-
| freshments, made the occasion too
charming to be easily forgotten.
| We have lost a few old members,
| but have gained new ones to fill the
vacant places.
We have published twelve histori-
cal articles on North Carolina history,
written by some of our brightest men
and women. These have appeared in
| the North Carolina Booklet, unuer
| the auspices of the Daughters of the
Revolution society, which publication
mas been ably managed by the two
new editors, Miss Mary billiard Hin
ton and Mrs. e. f. Moffitt.
The subjects treated in these arti-
clesy are as follows:
The Trial of James Glasgow and
the Supreme Court of North Caro-
lima. Kemp p. Battle, LII. D.
The Cherokee Indians-MaJor w.
w. Struggled.
The Volunteer State (Tennessee) as
a Seceder-Miss Susie Gentry.
Historic Hillsboro-Mr Francis
Nash.
Some Aspects of Social Life in
Colonial North Carolina-PrOf. Chas,
Lee Raper.
Was AIamance the First Battle of
the Revolution Mrs. L. "A. Nc
Corkle.
Historic Homes in North Carolina
Panther Creek, Clay Hill-on-the-
Neuse.
The Fort-Mrs Hayne Davis, Miss
Mary Hilliard Hinton and others.
Governor Charles Eden-MarshaH
Delaney Haywood.
The Colony of Pennsylvania.
Social Conditions in Colonial North
Cardinal: An answer to Colonel VIII
liam Byrd, of MISSIONER, Virginia
Alexander @. Holiday, LII. d.
Historic Homes in North Carolina
Quaker Meadows.
The Battle of Moore's Creek-Prof.
NJ c. S. Noble.
better idea of the impression our
work has made on the public, may be
gained from the following editorial
clipping from one of our dailies, under
the caption: 1.-THE North Carolina
Booklet for March.
t"The people have not as yet come to
fully and properly appreciate the no
bic efforts of the good women who
constitute the North Carolina Society
of the Daughters of the Revolution
in their really heroic as we'll as in
telligent efforts to preserve in en-
uuIlHS 10TH tie great 6NcIlCS
there were many of individuals and of
popular actiop--in North Carolina
history in connection with the Revo-
luton for Independence.
The publication issued by this So
ciety each month contains an account
of some important event of the time
that tried mems souls, and each one
so far issued is invaluable. The num-
| Der for March. just issued, is devoted
| to the Battle of Moore's Creek
Bridge by Prof. M. G. 5. Noble, of
the University, and like all efforts of
that gentleman. we'll and faithfully
done. The battle of Moore'S Creek
Bridge was fought February q, 1776,
| and is chronicled as having been the
first victory gained by the American
arms in the War of the Revolution.
This article is we'll illustrated by
maps and representations of various
scenes of interest( and as whole is
told in pleasing as well as instruc-
| tive manner.
It is pleasant to reflect that in this
continued and successful publication,