Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-17
SENATOR DoLLIvER,s ADDRESS
He Talks to the Daughters Of the
Revolution.

| Revolution
Mrs. Fairbanks, In introducing Senator
| Jonathan P. Dolliver this morning at
| Continental Hall, said that he was the
| silver-tongued orator of the west He
| said. after the applause subsidized, that it
would have required more than revolution
| airy courage to have faced 5000 women IL
ne had not spied among them a few men.
He declared that there is great interest and
| beauty attached to this occasion OF course,
| 1t requires little imagination. he said. to
get proper understanding of the occasion
| put 1t does not require any to see the true
magnincence of the work as compared with
| tnat or the society when it first evolved the
| idea OF building memorial hall.
| we DO hereby give tribute to the real
artists. the women who are the daughters
| OF the mothers of the country" he declared
| After that we ought to think of the arcbi-
| tect who drew the plans of this building
| Ihere can be no question that when the
work n as, is completed you may all say All is
| well DONE not only upon the dream of the
committee, as referred to by Mrs Fair
banks, but in reality / hope to see all this
structure literally dedicated to the memory
or the builders of our country
| When l first came to Washington this
pIace "here we are now seated was
swamp. and nobody dared to venture be-
Corcoran Art Gallery. dedicated to the
memory of philanthropic man: on the
| other side we have a building dedicated
| " the ihe.nory OF the rather of our cOun-
| try-the George Washington University;
| put right between them you have as / be-
| I1eVe, a Tar greater memorial-not dedi-
Gated In the memory of any one deed, but
| created out of the dust of the earth by
| the patriotic women of this nation.
We heartily congratulate you on your
| splendid achievements. There is a gen.
| eral misunderstanding of the purpose of
| this great society-the d. A. r. I did not
| understand it myself until my wife in
| formed me of it's real mission. I thought
,,1,a
| family traditions of the American revo-
luton. I further understood that it had
originated in Virginia 1t did not seem to
fit into our scheme of government.
| When 1 found h, the patriotic women
| of the nation were gathering up the frag-
ments of the past, l saw that you had
caught the most beautiful idea that has
| ever been thought of by anyone in this
| world. l have sometimes wished that some
| divinely gifted woman of this country
would write history of our birth and
early life. I have wished that they would
| do for our country what Collins did for
! England or Carlisle for Scotland; facts
| concerning the colonial period, their dress,
their clothing, their habit, showing the be-
ginning of the nation. There is one thing
| l want you to do and that is for this So
ciety of the Daughters of the American
| Revolution to write this history of the
| United States. The tendency of history is
| to smooth things over and to confuse Now
is the time for a woman to write this his
tory.
| Guides of Nations Mind.
| If you get out of the obligation of writ
| ing this history, you cannot get out of
| teaching history to the children of the ma
| ton. The women are the guides of the
nations mind. They ought to see that their
| children have thoroughly reliable history
of the United States, beginning al the very
| cradle. They ought to be taught what
| American statesmen have done and thought
and what the American women have suf-
tered that this divine thing men call their
country may take its position among +he
nations of the earth. Facts concerning the
primitive virtues, simple life or what ever
other life they lived is what we wish to
knoW-uniyersal patriotism in fact
| we today appreciate the virtue of orr
| IoreIathers and mothers when so much
wealth and vice is displayed in our modern
society. we have been in close places in
our history. In reading the history of our
war for independence l always skip a few
pages when l reach this point. 1t makes me
| feel much better.
I'VE have with US today the representa-
| 1--WE or the nation which sent us friend in
one OF these close places We did not whip
| the English, but by tact wore them out The
| people of the United States have a great
1eellng for the nation which came to our
| rescue during hour of stress especially
toward Washingtons friend, Lafayette
Alter more than a century since our birth
we are friendly and in sympathy with all
the world, even with ourselves. Here you
| are today, representing 100000 million
American people, who are looking I'D the
| records in search of the grand past. I hope
| this will not only be your home, but also the
| home for your friends and for patriotism
| This is and should be the center of the
| patriotism of America. Above all, let this
| society become an inspiration and guide of
| the people of America. This privilege be-
| longs to the women of nation. You have
had great difficulty in attaining this posi-
ton as guide-a woman guide. Let this
| stand as memorial to patriotism, and let
| the wOmanhOod of America no longer he an
| alienated portion of our country"
| Committee Presented.
| At the close of the ceremonies Mrs Fair
banks called to her side Mr.. Bernard Green,
Gen. George M. Sternberg Gen. John NJ
| Wilson, Col. Robert Fleming and Mr..
| of Continental Hall, and presented them to
| the audience in a graceful little speech
| which was half lost in the applause which
| followed.
| One of the beautiful features of the morn
| ing was the salute to the flag by the Chill
| dren of the American Revolution. They
| marched in to the strains of THE Star
| Spangled Banner and filed upon the stage
| with their handsome silk flag in the center
! Pointing to the dropping banner, they re-
| cited the flag salute written for them by
| their first president, Mrs. Daniel Lothrop:
| "Our country's flag to thee we give
| Our hearts devotion while live;
| Symbol of all that makes US free,
| To thee we render loyalty.
Then stars like thine with radiant light
/ Shall make this land of promise bright,
| When all her youth shall loyal be,
| al