New-York tribune., 1907-01-08
D. A. r. CELEBRATION.
Neso York City Chapter Observes
WGshington's Wedding Day.

sI bear you President Roosevelt's wishes for
g. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
dressed 30 me for distribution to all our seventy
thousand members"
II was Mrs. Donald Mclean, president gen.
eral of the Daughters OF the American Revolu-
.ion who brought the Presidents greeting yes
terday TO the six hundred or more members and
guests of the New York City Chapter. Daughters
OF the American Revolution. at its annual cele-
bration of the anniversary of General Washing
toms wedding day" The Daughters were, a
rule, dreadfully embarrassed when any one asked
them when Washington married, anyway,
and it was only by reference to the handsome
white satin badges on their corsagcs. decorated
with golden wedding bells and the dates 1859
1907. that their memories responded at all.
Others were able 10 say that the date really fell
on Sunday, January 6, but had been pushed
along for convenience sake.
They celebrated the event with zest Sherry's
big ballroom never looked more beautiful with
the chapters great American flag draped fam
wise over the platform, and down either side
Of the room the splendid new flags recently pre-
sented by members. and displayed now for the
first time Each was caught up in the middle
with the spinning wheel device of the society
The flags were the gifts of Mrs F. L. Bradley
Mrs NJ. G. Ryttenberg. Mrs. E. J. Post Cthese
three memorial fags), and Mrs. Walter J. Sears
Mrs. McLeans address same late in an after
noon full Of pretty compliments and graceful cos
mopolitan experiences not without its deeper
vein however, in the earnest appeal of John
Barrett, former United States Minister 10 Siam
and TO Colombia, and now director of the
Bureau of American Republics. to see TO it that
women had better protection in the streets" to
take an interest la Latin America" and aiways
70 remember that the women of other coun-
tries are looking 20 the American woman for in
spiration and guidance"
The President" said Mr.. Barrett ia begin
ming his address, sent ME on a mission TO the
Pacific. Your president general sent for me 10
come here Which was the greater honor will
not pretend 10 say. one thing my little trip
taught me-they both be reelected, if they
want to be-
Then he went TO compare the work of
women IN other parts OF the world with what
American women are doing; how. in South
hood is everywhere being felt. 1T is surprising
the number Of societies formed there within ten
or fifteen years by women to supervise the ed
ucation of girls, the work of women in factories,
etc he told them.
Then he whisked them across to Japan where
on wonderful spring morning the Empress, out
for walk. with bright color in her cheeks and
the light Of personal interest in her eyes asked
him all manner Of questions about the prog
resS OF women elsewhere concluding, You
know II is my ambition raise my women to
the level Of women in other parts OF the world
At this time he was commissioner general TO the
St Louis Exposition, in which capacity ne later
mad audience with tha Empress DGWager of
China, whom he CALAMITY eXtoiled. not perhaps
as saint, but a wise old woman with a
heart still human Eze astonished his hearers
by telling them th2t the Express Of Siam.
though If you her at the horse show you
might not think her a prize beauty and would
perhaps object 10 her dress hardly proper"
had wrought improvement in the lot of ten