Evening star., 1909-04-25

q carpenter. who had worked on the build
ing. He sent two spoons with a revolu-
tionary history, which will be placed In
the museum of the society. The congress
decided to appropriate a sum of money
to provide last resting place at An
napolis for the body of John Paul Jones:
and also decided to petition Congress for
construction of military road from
Yorktown. Va, to jamestown, Va, via
Williamsburg, Va.
To Buy a New Flag.
I A suggestion from Charles Alexander,
a Pennsylvanian. was read by Mrs. A.
E. Patten of Philadelphia. He thinks 1t
would be a great idea to have made
for the Daughters home a flag con-
structed in Independence Hall or the
Betsy Ross House. and have President
Taft unfurl 1t out to the breeze, and have
an electric signal tell every town and
hamlet In the United States the exact
moment when the Stars and Stripes fiut-
ters forth, so that there can be national
singing, in unison. of the national anthem.
The delegates decided to appropriate the
money for the flag.
After the tellers made their report on
the balloting there were several good
byes said all around, and the tired
Daughters left the hall.
The final scenes Of the congress re-
sembled love feast, the delegates for
getting for the moment much of the Bit
terness which characterized the contest
for the different ofiices.
Notes Of the D. A. r.
Mrs. Noble Newport Potts, whose sing
ing was feature OF the congress- is a
member OF the society's music commit
tee and is busily engaged In completing
the last details Of the compilation of
state songs. for which she has searched
through the Library Of Congress and
other large collections.
. Mrs. Matthew T. Scott expects to take
up her residence In Washington early in
the autumn. and will make her home a
American Revolution. Mrs. Scott is not
at all new to Washington. having resided
here many years at different times.
The Daughters Of the American Revo-
luton of Missouri have presented a very
handsome portrait OF Mrs. John A.
Walker (Mrs. Alice Brevard Ewing
Walker) to the national society. to be
placed in the Missouri room of Memorial
Continental Hall.
The Miss Pierce who is elected reg
istrar general is Miss Grace M. Pierce Of
Washington, and not Miss Elisabeth
Pierce. who has been for so long record
Society, d. a. r. Miss. Elisabeth Pierce
was not a candidate for any Office. She
has been congratulated by wire, by phone.
by letter and by word of mouth. and
when she wasn't wanting a thing OF the
congress and so many who did want
Office couldn't get 1t.
Mrs Sarah Thompson Kinney has been
state regent of Connecticut for many
years. She has been made an honorary
regent for life. and at the Cochran Fri
day night was presented with $1,000
gold bond by the Connecticut Daughters.
Just before leaving Connecticut Mrs. Kin
ney received as present from the
Daughters OF the state solid silver tea
service and silver salver.
Mrs William Alden Smith. wife OF the
gan Daughters a reception and tea at
her home Friday afternoon.
The New Jersey delegation gave recog-
milton to Judge Donald Mclean Friday
evening. They presented him with a
silver-headed cane made from the wood
Of the frigate Augusta, which for more
than 100 years lay under the water after
being blown up at the battle of Red Ban.
N. ]. The wood is oak Judge Mclean
The Daughters have always rigidly ex-
cluded the men from their banquets un-
til this time, and now they have con-
cluded that banquets without men are
stupid.
One Of the pretty sights of the con-
gress was the presence in the box with
Mrs. Scott of her little granddaughter
and grandson. children of Col. and Mrs
Charles Bromwell. The girl Is named
Mildred Warner Washington, for hel
grandmother's ancestry. Mrs. Scott Is q
granddaughter twice removed OF Law
renee Washington.
Mrs. John Paul Earnest was busy In
her efforts to have the hall all that II
should be and to accommodate the ~whims
OF everybody.
During the excitement and enthusiasm
following the announcement OF the elec.
tion OF Mrs. Scott as president general
two Illinois women were expressing their
state pride in the fact An inquiry from
out the fact that she, too. was a native
OF Illinois. and then sort OF little ro-
nance developed Mrs. Isabel Worrel
Ball OF this city, born in Illinois, and
Mrs. Drayton Bushnell Of Iowa. formerly
OF Illinois. made the discovery that for
several years they had been on the plat
form together In the congresses of the
discover at last that they had played
together as children in the little illinois
town had gone to school together, been
mutually fond of each other, studied out
Of the same Bible In Sabbath school,
under the tutelage OF Mrs. Bushnelrs =