Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-23

CSHCiHS no Heeu LOT Il paEIameutITidu.
Most OF the afternoon was passed in dts
cussing, first, the matter of letting she
Children OF the American Revolution gra +
uate from the younger society and aux'..
larry to the d. A. R. into the mothers 81
ciety on terms that seemed to be opposed
to the constitution of the D. A. r.. and.
next: the spot in which Paul Jones 3,dy
should be deposited.
Fredericksburg wants the honor of hav-
ing his remains taken there. as it Is said
that his only home was in Fredericksburg
while he was in the United States. and his
brothers body lies there.
Mrs. Mccartney of Wilkesbarre, Pa, Of
fered a resolution that it was the desire nf
the congress that his remains rest in sore
wanted his body taken to Annapolis, and
the District people want his remains
brought here and Inferred in Arlington. or
perhaps near Continental Memorial Hall.
The advocates of these various plans urged
them with oratory and argument Finally
Mrs. Ballinger Of the District suggested
that 1t would be wise to make sure IN II
the dust they were all stirring up was tina :
of Paul Jones. For her part she declared
that she was in doubt. Finally. Paul Jones
went on the table just as the Children OF
the American Revolution did. That able
Is now piled almost to the ceiling.
Admiral Dewey Opposes.
Admiral Dewey. who was supposed to ia
.vor the burial of the first admiral of the
navy at Annapolis, is recorded as being de-
cidedIy opposed to such action, as shown
by the following letter:
: q WASHINGTON, April II.
To Mrs. Elizabeth c. Williams.
Dear Madam: Acknowledging the re-
ceipt of your letter CT this morning. with
inclosed resolutions to be brought up be-
fore the National Society. Daughters of the
American Revolution. l have to state that
while am most heartily in accord with the
propositions to 40 the greatest honor to
the remains of John Paul Jones. and APP
prove the first of the resolutions before
your society, / cannot approve the second
of them, which relates to the nterment of
the remains al Annapolis. Paul Jones be-
longed, it is true, to the navy; but first OF
all. and above all. he belonged to the
United States of America. And in my
as the nations hero his remains
should be placed in the ground sacred to
the nations dead, the National cemetery
at Arlington. Very truly yours,
GEORGE DEWEY.
Anti-Polygamy Resolutions.
Anti-polygamy resolutions were adopted.
and also one offered by Elizabeth Bryant
Johnston, which directs the Daughters to
petition Congress to have the body of L En-
FAINT buried at Arlington. Mrs. Lockwood
offered resolution to petition Congress to
have the old pension records now out CT
print reprinted; and Mrs. Murphy. state re-
gent of Ohio. made plea for the teaching
of civics to children in the public schools,
both of which resolutions were adopted
The regent of John Hancock Chapter of
Boston, Mass, Mrs. Washington G. Bene-
dict presented the society with a tapestry
picture which represents the marriage of
Charles l of England. 1t was captured
from the house of tory by young lieu
tenant in the continental army who fell
at the battle of Bunker HILL and the pic
ture was given to his fiancee, who never
married This quaint old picture of silk
and linen was kept in this family until it
became so impoverishd that the John Han
cock Chapter bought it from them. The
authority for the subject of the tapestry
is Lady Henry Somerset, who saw the pic
ture while on a visit here and at once
ing. Mrs. Althea Bedle, vice president gen.
eral for New Jersey. and a member of the
Continental Hall committee. accepted the
picture with thanks in the name of the
committee. A resolution was also adopted
to memorabilia Congress to reprint the first
census report of the United States made
i'll 1880
Miss Floretta Vning. regent of the John
Adams Chapter of Massachusetts, was rec
ognized, and stated that she had Il long
time ago been promised a memorial window
in Continental Hall, and she had the $1,000
raised by her chapter for that purpose,
~yndow right then and there. She stated
that IT was to- be'-a memorial to: John
Adams, second President of the United
States. Mrs. sParke, vice president general
for Georgia, who was presiding. ruled that
the question of memorials for Continental
Memorial Hall must be referred to the COM
mittee