The Washington herald., 1909-01-14
COLONIAL SCENES
RECALLED By SONS
Progeny of Revolution Hold
Ladies' Night.
BALL FOLLOWS a RECEPTION
Mrs. Donald Mclean, President OF
Daughters OF American RevOIu-
tion, Presents Compliments of Or
ganizatfOR-Present Tendencies De-
pIOred by President General.


Ii was ladies' night for the Sons OF the
American Revolution last evening, and
in consequence stately dowagers and
white-halred sires assembled 20 celebrate
the possession OF a colonial genealogical
tree and Of that fiery spirit which wrung
freedom from an empire.
The young and rising generation was
there, tOo-although more decidedly de-
voted 10 the present than 70 the past The
joys Of the dance were theirs. but not tthe
ancient minuet or the Roger de Coveriey.
or the Virginia reel. but the contempo-
raneous two-step and waltz. Rauseher's
has seldom presented a gayer scene
Mutual Compliments.
Compliments between the sons and
Daughters Of the American Revolution
were tossed back and forth with gay
abandon. each expressing their mutual
admiration. Some OF the Sons lamented
the fact that they we're entirely out
stripped by the Daughters in numbers
and activity; the Daughters condcled with
them on the same grounds. although de-
clsring the present condition was not
without good reason.
1T is obvious that the men are en-
gagged IN providing the luxuries Of life
FOR their womenkind." said Mrs. Donald
Mclean. president OF the D. A. P, and
hence they have no time TO devote 70
their organization. They make the
Daughters Of the American Revolution
possible; they provide US with patriotic
leisure But we hold that no business in
the world Is so trsnscenGantly important
as ours. We could not give ourselves
TO better cause"
Mrs. McLean's logic was not accepted
by the Sons. and President-General Judge
Henry StOckbridge. who was the final
speaker Of the evening, traced the slow
growth Of the Organization TO other causes.
Incidentally he depl01ed present tenden-
cies in American politics. and was out
spoken in favor OF the old and simple
Americanism.
Judge Stockbridge said in part.
We Americans have been too ape q forget the
duty W owe Czr CUntry. We Of the ScEs ike %
imagine ve are dong something q a national char
alNtf- lGe oLtfTLlnilF o. lELfFH
Pcrs1Isa 1beTty Vas the ideal q on foralathCrz
We are bcZlHunE 70 iosc tins sense of the yaluc 4
c7scnal liberty This has beer particslariy trus q
me past twenty-five years- TIE movement away
IRON the cd coT-ilrltional archouges has been
plainly marked
New Tendency Noted.
Have We TTuserTed thai regard f7r the HIs7tv q
The indridzaIs II was for the Ieservation q fhst
cause hat the Re7oluticn was fo7zh;. TIE vital
principle vas estabisbe5-the flea u g77ernrnrn,
Of the people. b. Ire people.
The tendency toEzri cozcent7aiiosi 3 stronziv
marked Ths-s sre commission forms Il government
and board forms of government eEeywhr7e. al e.
tsblisaed Sith the idea of c-salinz the pe-sousI
libs-1ies Of ths bEfTi5uzL PreseutdAy ideas q
oeutrzH1to1 a. fsr bevond Alexzndsg Hsrnsl- /
tons as HAniltCu's we're he5ood the frzners q the
Constitutton
Our s1grsus obizztion as sous q The American
Revolution Is 70 areSt the TTsa: tsndc1cy- There
is patriotic To-k n do today a. EIest as any
before. We ziSt not merely foT mutual AdmfrzttGn
We are a. EUTk. and when Ee get that Work at
least partially completed we VII be within hzing
distance q ne D. A R
Tie American Tzihlio warts results. Lst Us he
worthy not only e ooSDtry. bit a the purpoSe
fgr which we're formed.
From the singing Of The Star Spangied
Banner and the presentation OF the
colors by the fun committee. with Com
patriot owen as color bearer. the pro-
sramme was thoroughly enjoyed. An in
formal speech was made BY Justice
Thomas II. Anderson. president Of the So
ciety, and Mrs McLeau's felicitous ad-
dress on behalf Of the Daughters OF the
American Revolution evoked much ap-
plause. Mrs. J. ". BIschoH sang several
delightful songs. Supper preceded the
dancing.
The Reception Committee.
The reception committee was as fol-
lows:
Albert J. Gore. chairman: William S Psrks. vios
Chairman; James she'dcn. r. wee Chairman: joseph
L Adkins. Robert Root Bennett. sidney J. Besse- I
lievre DR.. Fs1fon = Bradford Frederick C. Bryan.
Ehpbslet 7. Bushnell. Dr. Charles T. Caldwell Dr. (
IC1is ID. CsrDsn. Appleton ?. Clark. = William
kncTleS Cooper. Merritt L DaWkins. D.. Williams
Dounaily Louis A. Dent Dr. Ia W Denrison /
James T Dubois. John Paul EaTnest. Orange S. /
FIua1. EdzaTd 5. Claws. Andrew B. Graham !
HaHy 0. Hall. DT Edward A Hill Henry T. |
Holden Il Z. z Holt. John g. JohnSJn afyrun ,
J. Jones, William s Knox. EiWsrd A Kreidler. !
Philip ?. Ls-ns-. Hsn-y c. Mclean Frederick D. /
Owen. Capt Barton " Perry WocGbu-y Pulsifc- I
Mason \. Richardson Samuel Rcss. = Henry
Small. 7. John I. Smith. Alhert d. SpanEleT. !
Eugene +. Stevens. J. McDonalG stewart Edward I
B. St0ckirz Frank SEartwous John B. Torbevt I
Caldwell c Tyler. Philip Walker A. r WInrate !
James WIttea. and DT. F7ncis J. voodman.
The floor committee was composed Of
the following:
AlheTt J. Gore. ohairma1; Frank B. Martin and /
Dr. Frank l. Biscce. vice chairuen Wade H At /
zinson James A. Ba{ley. Ca1do y Bennett J. /
Cbeste- Bowen. Paul Brockett, Molc1-e Burke /
Heury c. Caldwell. William L. Chanbgizin. Ches- 1
Ter NJ Clark. WIIi0uEhby s Chesley. Morris L 1
Cro1aI. D. c. CrOTefl [. S. "; William A. l
Domer. Harry II. Do1naIly, Frederick A. Fsuuinz |
John z. Pe1Eick Marx F. Finley. Selden NJ Ely 1
Era GoHld, Frederick ". ". Graham. Frank y /
Greenswalt- Samuel He-Tick. PsymaS.sr Felix r /
Holt. Robert S Hume. Robert n. LoTeft John r. /
Magruder. Caleb c. MsgrudsT. T. Wallace d. Nc /
Lean, BENJAMIN Miller. Henry r. Miriek. Lanzion i
Moore Thomas r. Rsinss, Richard 3. Ran5olph 1
Henry W Samson. Thad r. Sargent. william D. (
Searle. Henry Seymour. William Il Smervell /
Rowan b TuIiy joseph s. Wan. Brzinzrd H 1
Warner. T.. Thomas 4. Weldon. Odsn S whipple /
md John 2 Wikie-