The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-12

of the order, and the issuing of the omcial charter to complete the work.
 Yesterday afternoon the first meeting or the Chapter was held, at the homo or Mrs. H. B. Hernandez, Fourth Bal deras, No. 1912. and at this plans were
 made TOT a course of study, a series of addresses before the Chapter, and a day was set for meetings Twenty seven ladies were present i've of them already being members of the order. ana all have signified their intention
 to send in their papers, many of them
 having already done so. Forty names are on the list, almost all of whom
 are eligible for membership. Besides
 the nve members present yesterday,
 two more members of the order in the city. one in Guadalajaha and one in
 Vera Cruz have written to the Mexico
 City Chapter expressing their wish to
 be identified with 1t. This Chapter
 will meet the second Saturday of each
 month. The program will include
 study in American history and current
 topics, and in addition to this, a series
 Of talks from prominent men in the city, American and Mexican, will be arranged.
 The meeting yesterday in honor of
 the father of our country was a social
 and literary success. The handsome
 home of the hostess was decorated in
 flags and the tricolors, and hung with
 portraits of Washington and his most
 eminent successors in the Presidential
 chair. and flowers and flags made the
 room most beautiful The table of the
 regent. Miss Snead of Alabama, was
 covered with a silk flag. and on 1t was
 bowl of sweet peas, red, white and blue.
 The program opened with the Star Spangled Banner" sung by all present,
 and closed with America" Music was furnished by Mrs. I. B. Servoss of New York, Miss Elizabeth Brown, who was account of ,. illness. Readings were given by Mrs. Henry Willis Morton. "A sketch of the life of Washingtons l mother;" ''Washington's Birthday by
 Miss Anna Hoss Prince, "Washington's
 Kiss" by Miss Emily Gaines; The Children of Mt. Vernon by Mrs. P. L. Cobb. Miss Margaret Kennedy. who | was to have given a reading was also | absent owing to illness. Little Miss Mary Martin made a dainty little | speech telling the story of the father of his country.
 The refreshments were served in the colors of the flag. and all was com l bined to make the meeting most fit- ting of the day and the party of patriotic women gathered in this for l eign land.
 Mrs. James M. Fowler, State Regent of the Indiana D. A. R., who is in ,Mex- leo with the Campbell excursion, de- clares that the organization of D. A. R. | Chapters will tend greatly to increase patriotism among the American women | of Mexico and will be one of the great
 est factors in promoting sociability | A-~I~ ~E her own experience in D. A. R. work. | that the social intercourse and friend ship springing from this great organi- zation do much toward the elevation of | its members in a sense of caring for | that which Is good and true. Her own experiences have been such, she says she would not relinquish her member ship for any other thing. Miss Snead | is engaged in a great work" Mrs. Fow- | Ter says, And every Daughter in the United States is proud of her efforts. The head of the society in Washington will deem 1t one of her greatest pleas ures to issue a charter for the new
 chapter It seems eminently fitting
 that Mexico should produce the first chapter formed in a foreign land. be- cause like the United States 1t has had to struggle for its independence" The Alabama D. A. R. extend hearty congratulations to Miss Snead for her | faithfulness to the National Society, and her patriotic effort to keep alive in the hearts of her countrywomen in a foreign land the memory of the sacred
 debt they owe to the heroes of the American Revolution.
 "The great event in the history or the continent, s"s the prodigy of mod- Il
 blessing of the world, Is the American
 Revolution. ."-Webster.
 Prize Essay.
 Through the kindness of Mrs l.. Y. Dean, of the Lewis Chapter, Eufaula. we are allowed the pleasure of present. | ing to the Alabama D. A. R., the very able essay. which through the decision of Dr. Petrie of Auburn. won the prize | offered by the Lewis Chapter for the best essay written by its members. In a previous issue we have given an ac- count of the meeting at which the prize the official emblem of the D. A. R., was presented to the sprightly writer, Miss Leila Johnston.
 Social Life in Washington. The capital of the United States was first in New York city, then for ten years 1t was in Philadelphia. and l04 years ago this fall 1t was placed in the woods and swamps of the District of Columbia. The Journey from Phil adelphia was made over roads that did not deserve the name of highways. that were mere wagon tracks blazed through the woods and the vehicles were rough and springless makeshifts
 The Europeans complained that they
 were compelled to sleep in rooms which
 contained from two to a dozen beds:
 and as Mrs. John Adams recalled 1t
 the way was sombre. the woods were thick, the swamps were noisome, the evidences of life were few"
 Nothing was finished in Washington