Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-21

TIE EVENING 81
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widow tor some ysazA Resides alons, With
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erect One would suppose her much yosnF6s
than elghty-four years She ADoIoSissd fDE
delaying to recedve M Tor . few snon1n40I
said she had 1ssn maling bixthAay ee9s
for q nAyorite eranddnuGhta." she axte1d1
the meetings Of the OAKLAND Chapt1E. Of
which she = q meEnbors frequently, and
keeps I'D with the literature 6nd newD q
the day through reading hsself and
through her soma. one ct whom yfslts hse
daily. Another son lives aoroW the By IN
San Franciscn. and he and her fAxoyite
granddaughter visix hsr ofteu.'
During the year the Daughters o4 Con-
necticut. always to the fore. have brought
out . beautiful volume OF sketches and por-
traits OF their real Daughters, who all sesEn
happily to have been born in Connecticut
and to have stayed on right there among
friends and neighbors who love and cherish
them In their old age. What Q striking
contrast they present. In their happy sister
hood. to thoss other real DauEhtsrA some
far from friends and after having outiived
their kindred arc dependent upon such
charity as now and then seeks them out.
real Daughter to be the recipient Of public
aims. Let US cherish and protect those who
are still with Us Let Us recognise the great
work OF tho Joseph Habersham Chapter OF
Atlanta, Ca. which has had thirty-two
real Daughters, Of whom twenty-five are
still with us.'
Mrs Peel introduced resolution to care
for the real daughters who were In want,
which was unanimously adopted. :.
Our attention has been called to the fact
that many of our real Daughters are In
INDECENT circumstances and are receiving
charity from disinterested persons" she
said, land as 1t is not only the duty but
the privilege of our great society to min
lister In every way to the few remaining
wants of these our beloved guests or
honor: that fund be appropriated for re-
lieving the wants of real Daughters, the
amount in each case to be fixed by the
board"
National University.
Mrs. Alexander Patton. chairman of the
national university committee, reported 1t
held it's first meeting March S.
There was organized some years ago In
the American Historical Society,"" she re-
ported. "the movement to carry on post
graduate work in American history In this
city on the plan Of the school abroad. with
a view of enabling students from any uni
versity to come here and do postgraduate
work In this subject; and it is hoped that
this committee on national university may,
in consultation with the president of the
George Washington University. look toward
such plan in this country, as well as ar
ra nge that courses of lectures in American
history may be given in this Memorial Con-
tinental Hall and given at so small cost
as shall enable the public to attend in large
numbers and frequently. AS time goes on
we hope great developments will result
from this national university committee.
Dissertation of the Flag.
Mrs. Walter kempster, chairman of the
committee on dissertation of the flag. of
which the following Is part, said:
1.-The work of the Daughters of the-Amer-
lean Revolution to protect the American
flag from Dissertation, is greater and
longer task than we could have supposed
when our national society first expressed
its wish to see the symbol of our govern
ment upheld in dignity and honor.
I'm 1897 the Daughters Of the American
Revolution made the first appeal to the Con-
gress of the United States to protect our
national emblem from misuse and insult; to
enact law forbidding It's use for adver-
tfsement. forbidding placing upon 1t at
taching to 1t devices and inscriptions, and
Furnishing those who should treat 1t with
disrespect.
Since that time there has been much
change in public sentiment. and the Daugh-
tiers have had a generous share In produc-
ing 1t. The patriotic societies now are
unit In the feeling that the flag should be
held aloof from the touch of greed or po-
litical dissension and that active express
sion of disloyalty and hatred toward 1t
should be punished: and public opinion as
expressed by the press and people Is heart
lily In accord with this stand
Await Action Of Congress.
Yet we still await the action OF the
Congress OF the United States. The Senate
that much-condemned body Of our national
lawmakers-two years ago recorded Its de-
termination to protect the nations flag by
the unanimous passage OF the bill presented
In behalf Of our society. The House OF
Representatives-or, rather, the judiciary
different to every appeal made by members
OF Congress. members Of your committee.
by our national society and many patriotic
friends.
and the same necessity for work as in the
past. Our supporters are much more nu-
merous than In those early years Of our
first efforts. but the result Is not yet at
ward the longed-for goal. but the step
which places our flag above contamination
has not been taken. The attitude Of the
government Is this:
THE use of the flag and coat-of-arms OF
our country Is forbidden in the registered
trade marks but the owner of unregistered
trade marks may employ 1t without inter-
ference.
have forbidden inscriptions upon the flag,
but the American private citizen may place
upon 1t whatever his fertile fancy sug-
gests, however debasing and dfshonoring,
while as TO indignities and malicious as
saults upon our nations colors the govern
ment is equally inconsistent In no foreign
land may disrespect or violence be per-
mitted to our flag or coat-of-arms without
prompt and full apology made to our ma
tional government. but in our own land
American or foreign born may. unnolest-
ed show it every possible indigntty and
outrage, even to destroying it with con-
tempt And the now powerful nation which
brought into existence by the bitter strug-
gle of the revolution this banner of stars
and stripes, and has preserved 1t through
woeful horrors and bloodshed. regards such
shameful offenses heedlessiy, indiferently,
calmly.
Efforts of the States.
1--WE do not forget that thirty-one states
and three territories have endeavored to do
the work of the nation by enacting laws to
prevent dissertation of the flag, but those
obseryant of the difficulties which are met
with in the enforcement of state flag legis-
lation will find little encourag cement for
the belief that 1t will be effective in pro-
tecting our flag from misuse and insult.
State laws have been the means of awaken
ing public opinion upon this subject. and
the public has expressed desire for fed
eraI legislation, and the President of the