Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-08
the new battieship. and in this va. aidsd

the new battieship, and In this vas sided
by Secretary Morton.
This silver service presented to the new
baftleship Maine with fitting ceremonies.
and It Is now one of the priced features of
the fine new battieship. The silver was
not much battered by the blowing up. nor
was It injured by its salt water bath, and
In It's restored condition looks as though
1t were Just from the hands Of the silver
smith. The d. A. r. Of Maine also pre-
sented to the battleship a large silk BAN
ner. handsomely embroidered by the fair
hands OF the donors.
Notable Flag in Evidence.
A reception was rendered Mrs. Mclean
by Admiral Evans aboard the Maine, and
later a reception was given Admiral Evans
and his stan by the daughters. At the re-
ception was displayed the large silk flag.
hand embroidered. which Mrs. Mclean pre-
scented to Admiral Sigsoee when he went to
France to secure the body of Paul Jones.
The flag was the Offering of Mrs Mclean
and a number Of the daughters. and was
used to wrap about the casket on its long
last journey to the country for which he
had done so much as Its first admiral. Adj
miral Sigsbee returned the flag to the D..
memorial hall Of their beautiful marble
building
Mrs Mclean was In Portsmouth during
the meeting there Of the peace ENJOYS. Il
consider 1t just as much the duty of the
daughters to promote the highest standard
of moral civilization as It is to remember
the heroic deeds of the past she de-
clared. Our ancestral heroes laid down
their lives for an ideal. the progress OF hui
man happiness and liberty, and 1t Is but
fitting that we. their descendants, shall
emulate them in endeavoring to 1--we up our
selves to the highest standard of Ideals,
and to promote the onward march of civil
1ization toward such a consummatio
Syracuse Conference.
Mrs. Mclean went to New York from
Portsmouth, attending the New York con-
ference of the daughters at Syracuse. or
this conference Mrs. Mclean spoke with
particular pride. She said that every office
in the organization was represented at the
conference, from founder to president gen.
eral and every state regent both past and
present, with the exception of three, at
tended the conference, which was the larg-
est in. the history of the state They were
all working in harmony with each other and
with me-" declared Mrs. Mclean, land
really felt as though my peace millennium
had arrived with New York harmonious"
One of the most interesting of her sum-
mer conferences was that at Fort Oswego,
where Fort OswegO chapter is doing such
excellent work The government Is tearing
down the old revolutionary buildings and Is
constructing one of the finest of modern
forts. In the excavations necessary. the
workmen came upon the bodies of dozen
revolutionary soldiers all unknown, be-
cause the names have disappeared from the
headstones, bits of which were found. The
Fort Oswego chapter Is erecting a monu-
ment to the memory of 1.-The Unknown
Dead of the Revolutionary War close TO
the spot where the bodies Were found This
is the first monument of this character to
be erected by the d. A. r.
Mrs. Mclean took one day to spend in
her own home in New York city.