Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-16

words freighted with such loving signif
canoe to all from the president general.
She said that all life was lived in compare
tive values and the affections develop IN
the intimacies of after life
She felt the association of the Daughters
of the American Revolution was one of
the tenderest of all intimacies, and hoped
the members would always keep in their
hearts the spirit of the Master, and that
whatever of human frailty and weakness
might encompass them they would also
keep principle ever in View.
We under the dear old flag, she
declared, and have an individual re-
sponsibiity to bear Let us be worthy of
our name
She declared that Maine would bear it's
part in finishing the building of Memorial
Hall. She eulogized the President for his
efforts in bringing about peace between
Russia and Japan, and said the ID. A. X.
of the east feel very proud of the fact that
1t in Kittery. Me, that the treaty was
signed She referred to the visit which
Maine had received from the president gems
eral, and the pleasure and profit it had been
to all. She told the story of the restoring
to the d A r. of Maine of the silver
which went down on the battlesbip Maine
IN Havana harbor, and of their presenta-
ton of it to the new batt!eship Maine, I'M
harmed through all the Vfcissitudes and the
months lying in salt water.
7 he second response was made by Mrs.
William J. Chittenden of Michigan. She
sa id it was joy to be the bearer of happy
dispatches, ana TO extend 10 the daughters
the olive branch with its promise of peace
and prosperity. Michigan, she said, was a
part Of the great northwestern territory,
which antedates the revolutionary war
period and though remote geographically
from the most notable of the battles of the
revolution Detroit was an important outpost
and depot for the distribution of supplies
and gifts to the Indians of that section
Michigan is proud of It's early history, she
declared She then recited some of the
stirring scenes of that early period and the
part which women bore in it. In conciud-
ing she said that she brought to the con-
gress from the Wolverine state the renewal
OF firm allegiance to the principles of the
ID. A r.
For Western Reserve.
Mrs. John Murphy Of Ohio responded for
the Western Reserve state" bringing
greeting She said that it was with
enormous" satisfaction that she last year
presented the president general-elect to
the congress, and 1t was with a more
enormous" satisfaction that she now
responded TO the generous and hearty
welcome of the president general She
declared that the visit of the president
general to the various sections of the
country had done much to encourage the
languishing chapters and to build up the
society along every line of patriotic en-
deavor.
sketch of the wandering of the people of
early days on west, first over the Allie
ghenfes then across the MISSISSIPPI then
the Missouri, and on over the Rockies
into the far horizon where the mighty Pa
cIfic Tapped our shores. The call of the
wild, she said, was in their blood. but
they often wanted to come back home.
and from the far west the children had
today come back home to arms that well
coined them.
Mrs John Walker of Missouri responded
In a speech filed with historic Significance
for that state and then Mrs Mary Wood
Swift of California closed the speeches of
the morning responsing with few words
of greeting from the Golden State" out
close to the sunset. She spoke in eulogy
of Miss Anthony, whom she declared had
made their society and all societies of wo-
men possible.
The ceremonies of the morning were
closed by Mr. st. George Tucker, president
of the jamestown Exposition. who asked
the cooperation of the Daughters and
they promised TO give him every aid in
getting the United States Congress to make
proper appropriations to carry out his
wishes.