Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-20
voted to appeal to the Congress OF the
United States against "tyrannous usa OF
power and wasteful application Of public
fa,ra1 u

power and a wasteful application Of public
funds"
Proceedings Yesterday Afternoon.
1t was not intended that there should be
a session Of the D. A. R. congress yestei-
day afternoon but the Indictment weather
cut short the program of exercises at the
corner stone laying, and Immediately after
the placing of the stone an adjournment
was taken to the opera house, where the
exercises were concluded under pleasanter
conditions.
Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood, one of the three
living founders Of the National Society OF
the Daughters Of the American Revolution,
was the first speaker. Mrs. Lockwood Is
credited with doing the writing and news
paper work which gave the organization Its
impetus, and upon the founders jeweled
medal, presented her several years ago. this
fact is emphasized by the pen, which is
added to the design common to the four
founders.
Mrs. Lockwood was greeted with enthu-
siastic applause when she came to the
front of the platform. She addressed the
president general and citizens of the re-
public
II say citizens advisedly,' she declared.
w hen the good people of the colonies de-
cided that there should be no taxation with
out representation, man, in the generic
sense, became citizen de facto. When the
first Presidents were elected by general vote
in the several states it settled the question
"a "a oSeiNoiiS, iOi DOth ihcii anu
women.
Deborah Sampson Moll Pitcher. Hannah
Arnett, the defenders Of Pepperill bridge,
Abigail Adams, Emily Geizer, and every
woman who sewed a flag, twirled the dis
taft. sent food ard clothing to the half-ciad
armies, worked the farms and kept the
families together through the long revolu-
tionary struggle, did more than to pay the
taxes. They gave the services of citizens
to their country, and there is no word that
stands for more than service
A Notable Day.
Then came notable day in the history
of the republic" Mrs. Lockwood declared,
when the financial policy of Secretary
Chase made greenbacks a legal tender, and
placed women in the Treasury Department
In the callow youth of the greenback the
large sheets which they were printed
were separated by the use of scissors The
adaptability of men for that work was only
equaled by their skill in sewing on buttons
wherefore 1t dawned on Gen. Spinner, as a
good business venture, to introduce women
into the great money department He could
hire them cheaper, and they were deXterouS
with the scissors. And so it came to pass
that a pair of scissors cut the way for a.
new development in the citizenship of wo-
men. Since that day thousands have grad
ually evoluted from the guild of the SciS-
sors. and are filling positions of honor and
responsibility in all the government depart
ments-and with profit to the government"
IOchNOOu THEN referred 10 the part
of women in the Spanish-American war
The government then appealed to the So
clety of the Daughters of the American
revolution for assistance in supplying the
army hospitals with trained nurses" she
said. The request was SO promptly COM
piled with, and the ministrations of the
nurses proved SO valuable, that the govern
ment opened the official doors. and the
white cap and apron brigade became a per-
n anent adjunct to the army organizati ton
emphasizing for the third time, in the face
| of calamity, the citizenship of woman.
I'VE stand here today she declared,
Representatives of that citizenship; lineal
descendants OF the citizenship ennobled by
the name of George Westinghouse lay
the corner stone of a memorial building
In honor of the citiZens-men and women
who founded this great republic. On the
same roll with Washington and his officers,
we record the man who carried the gun.
the drummer boy, and Deborah Sampson;
Moll Pitcher, who took her husbands place
when he fell at Monmouth, and Emily Gel
ger, urging her horse through country in
tested with tories and British soldiers, to
carry the message from General Greene to
Sumter. Detained and examined, she swal-
lowed the telltale paper, and when allowed
to proceed. delivered orally the message
which Joined the forces of Green and Sum-
ter, and won the battle And in the device
of it's state seal, South Carolina honors the
courage and loyalty of this young girl.
Hannah Arnett, the Quakeress.
SHdl TG1nlHu you VI tfldt sweet kud-
| keress. Hannah Arnett of ElIzabethtown2
When the council gathered in the home of
Isaac Arnett and agreeing that all re-
sources were exhausted for the supply of
the army, voted, to man, to give up the
fight for liberty. and accept the British
generals offer of protection and amnesty.
| Hannah Arnett confronted them: 'Ye call
yourselves men, sons of those who gave up
home and fortune and fatherland to make
| for themselves and for you. home and lib
| erty in the wilderness. Shame upon We,
towards! Isaac, my marriage vows do not
| tie me to a coward and traitor. Thee will
have thy home, but no wife and no country
l will have no home and no husband, but 1
will have my country free and my God
They were not cowards-these discour-
aged men: they were only panic stricken
and her fiery protest rekindled their en-
ergy. and before they left Hannah Arnett's
house that night, every man had changed
| his vote. and resolved to stand for liberty
| All hail to Hannah Arnett, the unwaver-
ing patriot and citizen!
Great men are like the planets, which
We know by name. They stand out among
the multitude of unnamed stars, but the
smallest stars obey the fixed laws which
govern the universe, and are part of 1t as
| sweeps through infinite space. 1t is this
! multitude of stars in our citizenship, un-
recorded heretofore. that the Daughters of
the American Revolution record and honor
with the stars Of fixed magnitude, for the
recognition of future generations
with every rising sun. the flag of our
country-our inspiration In the day Of tri-
! bulation-our emblem of gladness in the
time of rejoicing-will float from the top Of
Continental Memorial Hall. q daily remin-
der to U.S. and to those who come after us.
of that citizenship which lived suffered and
died for the freedom of our republic, for
home and country"
The Concluding Address.
Miss Mary Desha, also a founder, dear
| to the hearts OF the Daughters, was warmly
greeted when presented to the congress
She gave a patriotic address filled with
glowing tributes to the heroes upon whose
firm principles of right and truth and JUS
tice the corner stone of the Continental
Memorial Hall had that day been laid ana
of the influence which this action must