New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-28

arr4tated over our bill because the members OF
see no reason for such feeling This association
Is purely accidental and following recently after
cans. ought not 10 be brought into the matter at
WHAT THE DAUGHTERS" SAY.
IF we DO get the JuInel mansion. wont be
selfish about it," declared OF the Daughters Of
the American Revolution yesterday afternoon. with
an emphatic shake Of her head, she discussed
the question Of custodiarship OF the mansion. The
Daughters OF the American Revolution feel certain
that the bill which Josiah T. Newcomb intro
duoed yesterday for them in the Assembly will be
conTiHoed that they are II ne right, -.
in Cutting mo the affair at such late day they
considered too great to be endured SO from the
Kramer. president; Mrs William Cummings Story,
&c o ny to Albany IS for Re hearing the Of
the Colonial Danes. and 10 oppose them. tooth and
is believed by that the Colonial 9a.I Danes
Of America wish 70 get eontroI OF me o9el man
the Colonial Danes Of NeT-YoTk. a rival society.
" Al the hearing on Tuesday in Albany,
ee tTe 81 only the three delegates from New
York city representa- the i' - td e,,o0r
that the chief argument OF the Colonial Danes Of
America seemed to be that their Bill had been
Danes bin was brought up six days before that
q the D@gghteFs Of a the A a cRe i5e IN s
Tnension for long time and that last spring they
10 buv the historic house. Moreover they had been
told that tne Without having the Assembly
a. H1banv pass upon tho question. and II was a
conpIeta surprise when they heard that the Danes
had had bill introduced there.
IN reDly 20 the statement that the Colonla DANES
have fhe more ancient claim on the relics OF the
aarlv DAVIS OF the nation. the Daughters say me
house IN question has interesting conIecuon
Nth Colonial times and that Its associaIIon Is
wholly with the Revolutionary days, especlal1y tle
two months Of the fall Of 176. when General WASH
ington made the house his headquarters; -,
The Washington Heights Chapter or the Dlugh,,
tors Of the American Revolution has Tor seVerh
years been intimately connected with the mansion
which Is on the heights. at
second-st and Edgecombe Road. In fact this cnap-
meetings there II has also placed prone ItoieI
o. fbe bouee with a hass-relcf Of General WASH
tngton and the date when he occupied me place.
This chapter numbers among lis lneilotrs OIo
who claims direct descent from Nine JumeI' n
her possession are many historic relics willch bi
VIII give 10 the society 70 put into the mousse II
II becomes the custodian. Among these rencs ars
said TO be gifts 70 Washington from Napolsof. ulu
a bedroom set used by Lafayette she aIs9 ms
pen and ink sketches Of the interior IuI
OF the house when Il owned by NINE Juiitl-
While all the chapters OF this society aIe ~
terested the question, the work 70 get po9ssi
of this mansion has been done by Hletnber.S5 u
the Washington Heights knicker poctSeI. I'LL
haitian and Martha Washington Colonla chapSeIss
At the hearing last spring before the Boaro +S Sa
Estimate and AppOrtonment the sons OF ~
American Revolution and the Historic ana Sce NJ
Preservation Society were also represented o9t INC
rivalry between these two organizations ana tne
friendly basis