The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-20

VIII mean more to our Alabama aociafv since it will not only prove unity Of purpose and harmony of action in pro- nIotins the cause of the Daughters of tne American Revolution. but will evince pride of State and loyalty to Aiapama's interests. But to the state. most or all. will the movement bring credit because 1t will place Alabama Tn the rank of her sister States that nave shown their progressiveness and asserted their Individuality. by adopt- ing State insignia.
 IL Is fitting that the badge should make its first appearance at our state conference. Let Alabama Daughters unanimously adopt 1t. and wear it at our conference in December.
 Florence King Draper.
 Chairman of Badge Committee.
 CHAPTER REPORTS.
 Mobile Chapter.
 October $. 1907 The Mobile Chapter of the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution held their regular monthly meeting October 2. 1907. There was no meeting in September owing to the absence of tho hegent and most of the members. Last summer was the first time meetings were held during the summer moaths. and these proved very agreeable, and were quite well attended; the new Regent. Mrs. Tucker. doing all in her power to keep up the interest of the members
 The October meeting was well nt- tended, and was of rather an informal and social nature, although some bus mess was discussed.s especially in res gard to the State Conference to be held at Athens. Ala. in November.
 The Regent, who. during a recent visit to New York. visited Norris n of Washington's headquarters while at that place.
 The house Is now preserved and held as a museum. Mrs. Tucker also showed pictures of the house.
 The Chapter hopes for good work during the coming winter,
 Mrs. E F. Happer
 Historian Mobile Chapter. D. A. R.
 HISTORICAL.
 From the August number of The American Monthly Magazine, fn report from the Peggy Stewart Tea Party Chapter, Annapolis. Md. with an ac- count of the unveiling of the portrait of two Revolutionary heroes--Matthew Tilghman and Robert Bowie.
 Honorable Oswald Tlighman, Secretary of State, also a decendant , of Matthew Tilghman, delivered an able address on the life and services of his ancestor, in which he said:
 While Congress- was considering the draft of Declaration of Independence. the Maryland Convention. presided over by Matthew TiIghman. on the srd of July, adopted declaration of their own--'a noble document,' says the His torian Scharf, in which the grievances of the colonies were ably aHd mnnfully set forth. and the unalterable resolve ton of the people of Maryland was an nounced. to maintain the common free dom of themselves and their brethren. What debt of everlasting grmtitud9 we owe to these freerisn of Maryland, who first proclaimed her fndependencet The Honorable Maftiiew Tiighmantn chief claim to distinction Is that he was President of the Revolutionary Convention which from 177s 'till HIT, controlled the province and directed its grievances, and chairman of every del- egation that was sent by the conven- ton of Maryland to the Continental Congress.
 'In June. 1776. he was summoned from his seat in Congress to attend the convention and was President of the convention that framed the first Com stitution for the new State of Mary land.
 Tt was this circumstance alone thar prevented him from attaching his name to the Declaration of Independsnca, which he advocated. both at Philadel- phia and Annapolis.%