The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-17

erected in Washington by the na- tional society, Daughters of the | American Revolution. will be memorial
 to the men of the revolution and a mu-
 scum for revolutionary relics and records l of the society.
 I Interested in it's erection are 50, 900 pa- triotic women, descendants of revolution
 ary soldiers.
 | Resolutions to erect museum were | passed at the first meeting of the national | society in 1890. From that suggestion de- I veloped plans for permanent memorial
 hall. Its dedication took place in April,
 1905, during the holding of the annual con- tinental congress.
 1 Memorial Continental hall is erected in | close proximity to the group of magnif- 1 cent government buildings in Washington l Its architecture conforms to the classic | style characteristic of these buildings While it is still incomplete the general proportions of the building and it's ar- rangement. are considered in keeping with | the commanding position that it will take in the national capitol; indeed with it's 1 unique position in the eyes of the coun- try. in being the first memoral hall to be erected by women.
 The daughters of this patriotic society are contributing through their chapters to the Continental hall fund. The work of l preserving records of value, of marking the graves of unknown revolutionary sol- diers, of unveiling tablets and stimulat- ing love of country and a reverence for the principles of liberty is a work to which each Daughter is pledged. In the support of this work each chap ter undertakes to raise funds in order to meet these responsibilities. But out side of the several interests requiring ac- tive cooperation on the part of the chap ters, and as a work of national pride, comes the work for Continental hall
 In it's present unfinished condition the Daughters feel that continued and per sistent effort must be made to increase the annual contribution to this national memorial.
 At the continental congresses held every spring in Washington, the Daughters now l held their session in the Memorial Con- tinental hall, and each year they hope that before the next continental congress that the building will be in a more fin- ished condition. Each continental con- gress witnesses renewed pledges on the part of the Daughters to work for the completion of their magnificent memorial. Each president-general is ambitious to have her administration marked by the completion of Continental hall.
 Di11.inp- Mrs IaiphanlSc, adn dn,infotra the dedication of Continental hall took place, the continental congress holding its annual meeting for the first time within Its own building. Its previous meetings had been held in the largest theatre in Washington at an enormous cost In the address which formed part of the cere- monies, Mrs. Fairbanks strongly empha- sized the memorial features. 'It is a tribute of gratitude to the wise promoters of the war of independence" she said on this memorable occasion. Ut is truly memorial to patriots, it is also an incen- tive to all who behold it to keep ever liv- ing and active thH Hprinciples of justice and liberty upon which it was founded It is the mute yet eloquent protest against for getfulness of American ideas, of American justice and American humanity. lis also the physical expression of the beliefs of the society, whose possession and pride it is. for it brings to mind the lessons of patriotism, the perpetuation of liberty which that society was founded to pro- mulgate, whose existence arose from de- votion to country and from the fear that the additions to our country's population of subjects of despotic monarchies so inn bued with hatred for government might in time substitute license for liberty, an- archy for law and order, and thus com pass the fall of the mighJiest republic the world has known.
 'From these fears sprang the Society of the Daughters of the American Revo- lution, which with kindred patriotic or ganizations, is reawakening the love for liberty and is teaching it's principles It believes, that it's aims are to be attained best by the diffusion of knowledge con- corning the men and women of the Revo- lutionary period their beliefs, and their patriotic work These are taught by Daughters of the American Revolution in the great cities of our country to the children of foreign parentage, as well as to those who are to the manner born, Study of Revolutionary history is every where encouraged. It is believed that tablets and monuments erected to immor- talze the lovers of freedom. serve as reminders, as admontion to all who be- hold them.
 "This society having erected all over the land tablets and monuments, has al last reared this token of it's veneration and gratitude to those whose valor made this country free and. great
 Mrs. Potter Palmer.
 Chicago society has made many vain efforts to depose Mrs Potter Palmer from her position as leader, says the