Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-23
D. A. R. CELEBRATION
A NOTABLE EVENT.
First Anniversary Luncheon Civ.
en- by Daughters Of Amer
lean Revolution.
SERVED AT THE ALTA CLUB.
Beautiful and Appropriate Decorations
And Timely Toasts Were Features
OF Most Memorable Occasion.

! The Daughters OF the American Rev
| olution met yesterday IN a delightfully."-
| memorable occasion celebrating the an
adversary of the great hero to whose
EFFORT chiefly the possibility OF celebra-
| tion belongs. The event took shape IN
an anniversary luncheon the first yet
given by the Daughters and was en-
| joyed by about 30 members and as
many guests. The large diningroom at
the Alta club was used. and handsome
| ly decorated for the event in the red.
! white and blue, the windows being cur
| tanned with flags, and the tables decor
ated with flowers In the national colors.
About 10 tables were laid, some Of them
| having for centerplece vases of red
! carnations, others baskets OF violets,
| and others bowls Of white narcissus--
each twined with ferns and smlaX.
while at the places lay card bearing
| picture Of the Memorial Continental
| hall at Washington, with the list OF
| toasts ard toastmakers within.
MRS. KINNEY PRESIDED.
Mrs. Clesson S. Kinney presided as
carrying With them an infection Of APP
preciative merriment throughout The
first toast. George Washington, the
Childless Father OF Ninety Millions,
was answered by a guest Mrs. Steven
son Of Omaha, who gave o brief outline
OF the deeds and Characteristics OF the
man whose memory We reverence. Mrs.
NJ. A. Breeden's toast was Looking
Backward and the response VAS IN
verse. eulogizing the original ID colo.
MES OF the revolutionary times, and
drawing suggestion from their humble
beginning 10 that Of the present Chap
ter OF Liberty which began with so few
members, and yet In an unobtrusive
way had given evidence OF the use OF It's
existence In achievements which were
praiseworthy. Mrs. Robert w. Fisher
met her toast, Looking Forward In a
response bristllng with witty sugges-
lions for the future of the society, in"
slsting that II was not the deeds OF our
ancestors which made II worth while.
but our own deeds, quoting as illustra-
ton the man who, while exhibiting all
the tendencies Of human drone HIM
self spent hours vaingloriously dllating
on the heroic achievements of his an
cestors, and was adroitly silenced by Il
friend who. after listening to his boast
| ing, remarked that It seemed too bad
| that the members of his family who
| ever did anything worth while should
| all be dead This lesson Mrs. Fisher
| suggested must be borne in mind by the
| society. which should win fame for IT,
telf In deeds. rather than sit IDLY
| among memories Of those done by our
| ancestors.
MEMORIAL HALL IN WASHING
TON.
| Mrs. NJ +. Allen spoke upon toast
| most dear to her heart, the completion
| of the Memorial Continental hall In
| Washington, a cause which she urged
should be dear 10 every chapters heart.
She gave a brief outline OF the design
| OF the building and the contributions
| already made, aud hoped that the local
chapter would give noble aid to It's
building. Mrs. Thomas Weir spoke on
THE New Member" and made an eff
fective plea for her, and Mrs. Morrison
| spoke for the Stranger Within our
Gates" happily remembering the guests
| of the occasion.
Miss Ellie Dean Riddle, In q speech
full of sentiment, toasted THE Chill
| dren:" Man Is the oak woman the
vine perhaps hut children are the fiow-
ers which brighten all life's paths;
without them Is neither past nor flu
ture.'
NEW ENGLAND CONSCIENCE.
Miss Katherine Page had for her
theme THE New England Conscience"
and with 1t made what was perhaps the
hit OF the occasion, probably because
her subject parto0k OF the nature OF
granite. Miss Page wttlly paraded 1t
In all It's gruesome aspects. As the pro-
verbal skeleton, she made II 10 walk
from It's closet, rattle its bones, disjoint
It's frame, and as II were, cake walk be-
fore her audience I'm delicious contor-
ton, her audience being visibly disap-
pointed when. having put It effectally
through It's oapers she clapped 1t In its
closet with a tnal steely snap. and
locked Its door The sketch was thor
oughly characteristic and deserves even
a larger audience.
The entire affair was delightful, and
for its arrangement laurels belong TO
Mrs. George Y. Wallace and Mrs @. -.
Pfoutz. TO whom the plans for all the
details fell The society may well be
proud Of It's lnltiatory celebration.
Those who were present were Mrs.
William VI. Ferry Of Park City and
Mrs. Sarah NJ. Day of ogden, Miss
Mary Olive Gray, Miss Theodosia Gray.
Miss Hattie Wishard, Mrs. h. y. Jones,
MISS Marion Jones, Mrs, Is. IL, Leary,
Mrs. A. II. Peabody, Mrs. G. Y. WAL
lace, Mrs. p. Y. Ferguson. Mrs. NJ. a.
Breeder, Mrs A. d. Reynolds, Mrs. S.
W. Morrison Miss Morrison, Miss Eliz-
abeth Terrell, Mrs. 5, VI. Day, Miss
Mary Snyder, Mrs. j. *. shaw. Miss
Fora Shaw, Miss Sue Clark Mrs s. @.
Weber Mrs. |. II. Lewis, Mrs. w. Fl.
Child, Mrs. j. Il. Oglesby. Mrs. Charles
stevenson, Miss Josephine Spencer.
Mrs, r. c. Grinnell Mrs. Don r. Coray,
Miss Beatrice O'Connor. Mrs. NJ. F. AL
len, Mrs. w. NJ Ferry. Miss stevenson.
Mrs. II. b. Cook, Mrs c. S. Kinney.
Miss y. D. Riddle, Mrs. r. ID. Hall Miss
Katherine Page, Mrs. r. W. Fisher.
Mrs. Margaret Zane Wtcher. Mrs. L. G.
Miller, Mrs. G, F. stlehl, Mrs. G.. V.
Parmaee. Mrs. Thomas Weir Mrs.
John W. Delando, Miss Anna Decker
Miss Ethel Paul Mrs. G.. b. Pfoutz
Mrs. f. h. Smedley. Mrs j. Il. Graham
Mrs. +, b, Critchlow Mrs. G. II. Han.
cock, Miss Elollister Hancock. Mrs w
f. Jones, Mrs, T. o. Lee. Mrs. f. b
stevens. Mrs 4. F. Gorham Mrs. T. w.
Hoyt. Mrs. ]. NJ, Dart, Mrs r. NJ. Ste
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