The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-18
HALL is DEDICATED
Gallant French Ambassador
Compliments the d. A. r.

WASHINGTON, April 17.-Patriot-
ism and love of country formed the
Keynote of the ceremonies held today
In dedication of the Memorial CONT
mental hall. the new handsome home
OF the national society of the Daugh-
terS or the American Revolution
While the white marble and steel
building is not completed, its con-
struction has progressed so far that
the annual meeting of the society,"
which began this afternoon. is being
held within its walls. The auditorium
seats about 5000 persons. The basis
or the decorations was great American
nagS- The names of the states of the
union were bordered with wreaths
placed on the balcony front and rear
! or the stage. The ceremonies were
elaborate. France, i'm the person of
Ambassador Jusserand, was repre-
sented
The president general of the society.
Mrs Charles W. Fairbanks, was es-
eorted into the hall by the First regi-
ment of the minute men acting as IL
guard of honor. AS she passed down
the main aisle in the personal escort of
Col Charles s. Cromwell and of Com
mander Cameron of the navy, who
were directors of the ceremonies, she
was received by the members of the So
Marine band playing the Star Span
gled Banner"
The Right Rev. Henry Y Satterlee,
bishop OF Washington, pronounced the
invocation. the aSsemblage- sang
America" and the Rev. Dr. H. Pereira
Mendez, minister of the Spanish and
portuguese congregation of New York,
led in prayer
Mrs. Fairbanks delived an address
She gave a resume of the history of
the memorial hall project. She said it
was tribute of gratitude to the pro-
motors of the war of independence. to
those brave sailors and soldiers who
had turned the struggling colonies into
vast republic.
Senator Dolliver of Iowa delivered an
ADDRESS In which he paid tribute to
American womanhood and particularly
10 the women whose energy and patri-
otlSm had enabled them to erect this
Iastlng monument which he said had
been created out of the dust of the
earth by $4,000 patriotic women. He
suggested that one of the objects of
the society ought to be the preparation
OF a complete history of the United
States.
AT the conclusion of the rendition of
The Marseillaise" by the Marine band
Ambassador Jusserand was introduced
oy the president general He was Civ
I'll q NOAdl1l ISCcDllOl anu responded
with glowing eulogy to womanhood
and particularly to the women of rev.
olutionary days.
He said he had received a letter from
the daughter of the famous French
sculptor, David d'Aungurs, in which she
had asked him to inform the ID. A. r.
that il was her purpose soon to pre-
sent TO the society replica in bronze
of the bronze relief of the pedestal of
her fathers statue of Gutenberg, on
which are grouped about fifty of the
more famous Americans of the early
days of the republic.
France is in the middle holding to
view the new printed sheet on which is
to be read the act of independence.
Washington. Jefferson, Hancock.
Adams. Lafayette and a great many
others surround him. 1t is certainly
the most interesting of his works from
the American point of view and one
very little known"
The first formal session of the four
teenth congress of the Daughters was
held in memorial hall this afternoon.
Mrs. Fairbanks delivered her annual
address During the last year. she
pointed out, 4,1S1 members have been
added TO the society. Every member
was good omen to the country, be-
cause she made for patriotism and love
OF country, which never would be erad-
1cated so long as the society should
exist. Mrs. Fairbanks said that since
the last meeting of the society the Of
ficers had performed much arduous
and absorbing labor in connection with
the organization. She praised the con-
duct of the work of the departments
or the organization, saying the unity
of purpose manifested by all had con-
tributed materially to the welfare Of
the society. She paid a tribute to those
WIN during rho had toll
'innumerable majority" referring par
ticularly to the death of Mrs. Leland
Stanford. She expressed the hope that
the enthusiasm of the women would
soon overcome all difficulties in the
way of the completion of Memorial
hall.
Responses were made by representa-
tives from the north. south. east and
west. Mrs. w. NJ. Liggett. state repre-
sentative from Minnesota, in addition
to cordial praise of Mrs. Fairbanks for
her conduct Of affairs. eloquently re-
ferred to the Daughters of the north
west, who, she said. often desired TO
march to quicker music than their sis.
ters of the east and south. They
glory in the past, but they dream of
even a brighter destiny for the coun-
try and look forward to the future full
of hope and promise"
Mrs. Henry NJ. Richardson. state re-
gent of South Carolina, presented as
her response a scholastic paper on the
intellectual development of the coun-
try and concluded by saying to Presi-
dent General Fairbanks: NO greater
love can be cherished for YOU than
among the daughters away down south
in Dixie land"
In responding for the east. Mrs. AL
fred Kendall. state regent of Maine
pictured in glowing cOlors the ideals of
the north. south and west She
earnestly urged the kindling of fires of
patriotism in the breasts of the chill
dren of foreign born residents of the
country. At this point she proposed
the following toast TO Mrs. Fairbanks:
She who has guided for four years ever
toward the heights; who has kfndled
through the fire of patriotism in her own
heart the flame of patriotism in the
breasts of the thousands OF daughters
who has ruled with love fairness and
justice toward all and who has shown to
us in her noble example the fairest type
of American womanhood. who has become
dearer and dearer with each meeting and
is enshTined in the hearts of the daugh-
tiers as our first lady. May we live to
see her some time as the first lady OF our
land in the position which she is so emf
nently fitted to fill. But wherever her
lines lie she will be bound to US by the
tenderest ties May she live long and
prosper.
The daughters en- masse rose to their
feet and the hall resounded with ap-
DlauSe