Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-25

the only surviving granddaughter ana Is
seyenty-seven years old, she felt that sne
wanted the quilt placed where 1t could be
cared for.
A queer kind of a debate was started in
the congress over the time for the next an
nual meeting. The week in which the lSth
of April falls will be holy week. and Good
Friday falls in that week. An attempt was
made to postpone the meeting OF the con-
gress week later but 1t was soon learned
that the organic law of the ID. A. r. would
permit no such change as that Some MEM
bers launched thunderbolt by declaring
that there were people who did not regard
holy week as any more sacred than any
other week. Just about the time a relig-
ious war seemed imminent somebody moved
to table the motion, and onto the table IT
went. Later a provision was adopted which
will close the congress on Good Friday of
the session of 1908, and with this conces-
sion the high churchists'' had to content
themselves.
The congress accepted an invitation to be
the guests of the st. Louis exposition on
June IA, Flag day, when imposing ceremo-
mics are projected. D. A. R. day at the st.
Louis exposition will come on October II.
Mrs. Keys Dilemma.
Mrs. butcher Key, who designed and pat
ented a recognition pin for the D. A. R., un-
expectedly found herself legislated out of
business and her pretty little recognition
pin dumped into Oblivion by a resolution
passed by the congress early in the session
in a report of the insignia committee. In
an effort to get justice. Mrs. Key showed
the Congress that she had contract with
the national society which ran for year
yet, and that until that expired the CON
gress couldn't do what 1t had done"
For the first time during the session the
congress got into a real parliamentary tam
gle on this matter and for about an hour
the proceedings were such as to almost
5Sixya lioy for
drink. But the congress in its extremely
feminine way. extricated itself, continued
Mrs. butcher Keys contract. apologfzed
for its unintentional injustice to most es-
Unable lady, and that incident was closed.
Mrs. Mary 8. Lockwood, chairman of the
committee on the Louisiana purchase ex-
position. presented an interesting report of
the work Of her committee. She announced
that October IL would be D. A. r. day.
The D. A. r. exhibit will be made under
the auspices Of the Smithsonian Institution.
Thanks were voted to the United States
Congress for appropriating $4,000 to erect
a monument on the spot where the May
flower pilgrims landed, and then the D. A.
r. congress began to toss rosemary f9I
thanked everybody very handsomely from
the pretty pages who have worked hard and
so kindly and courteously, clear through to
the boys and girls Of the press" which
motion was made by Mrs. Mary 8. Lock-
wood, and then back again to the president
general Mrs. Charles w. Fairbanks.
Mrs Fairbanks smilingly accepted the
fragrant flowers of courtesy flung her way.
and in q few gracious sentences declared
the congress adjourned without date.
Then all sang AUD Lang Syne" and re-
luctantly filed out Of the hail.
Pilgrimage to jamestown.
About two hundred members of The
Daughters of the American Revolution who
were in attendance on the congress held in
this city last week started on a trip TO
jamestown Island and Old Point Comfort
yesterday afternoon as the guests Of the
Jamestown Exposition Company. The party
was carried on the steamer Washington,
which took no other passengers and arriv-
ed at Jamestown Island this morning at
$40 whence they sailed at 1890 for Old
Point The program includes luncheon
at the latter point, at which the visitors
and chapters of the D. A. r. will be the
guests of the jamestown Exposition Com
pany The party will then view the dress
parade at Fort Monroe. 1t win leave at u
o'clock this evening on the return voyage,
arriving here tomorrow morning about o
o'clock.
The invitation to the pleasure trip was
extended by Great Bridge Chapter, Fort
Nelson Chapter and Hampton Chapter, ID.
A. R., in conjunction with the exposition
company. The party included Senator and
Mrs. Fairbanks.
The Darling Claim.
The reference In the speech delivered at
the corner stone laying on Tuesday by
Mrs Walworth to the claim of Mrs. Flora
Adams Darling to recognition as the
founder of the D. A. R. has revived IN
terest in that controversy. Mrs. Darling
sends to The Star copy of a letter sent
by her under date of April 81 to c. J.
Faulkner as attorney for the D. A. R., in
which she wrote:
when I wrote and sent you the legal re-
search made by Mr.. Matthews and received
your reply. regarded the contention closed
records Of the society, but as Mrs. Wal
worth made statements In public conven-
ton that are absolutely false, and
there is great vitality in falsehood.
still am prepared to prove In any
OF the order based on the records and
seven living witnesses. who united with
the society founded by me April 80. 1880, at
my home. 1907 N street northwest, Wash
fagton D. c., and organized by me October
IL 1890. on the basis formed by myself.
were invited to Join during the summer,
among the number Miss Desha, Mrs. Wal
worth and Mrs. Lockwood. who accepted
their invitations on or about July %; they
were selected by Miss Washington and ac-
cepted by me for officers, when organisation
should take place. ! was TO leave the city
for the summer and asked Miss Washing
ton to be chairman Of The Darling idea,
which she did. and we were in constant cor.
respondence. During August she wrote ana
asked me to take the position she held e.
to be registrar on the executive board We
were forming. She wrote the persons