The Washington times., 1909-04-22

LTHOUGH there is something IN
~ the hearts OF the national Iegfs-
n lators OF the country which tells
them that the Daughters of the
American Revolution can show them
few things in the law which they do
not already know. there is no question
that the powers that be up on Capitol
Hill may learn from the women q tell
ing lesson on changing dates
Six years ago the date of the national
Congress Of the Daughters was changed
from February TO April The change
was made because OF the great wave Of
sickness which invariably prevailed
throughout the society following the
Congress But II took three years Of
good hard fighting to do 1t. The three
strumental I'm bringing up the subject
were Mrs Walter Harvey Weed, OF
Washington; Mrs. Hamilton Ward OF
New York, and Mrs. Robert E. Park,
of Georgia.
II there is one person who likes to
see money go into the Continental Hall
fund treasury more than Mrs. Donald
Mclean, IL is Mrs. Charles H Masury,
State regent of Massachusetts Mrs
Masury appeared before the Congress
no less than six times late yesterday
afternoon to give more money to the
hall from her State. She has q lot OF
friends in the Congress. though. and
she came back. Mrs. Masury radiates
cheer and has a lot of good wholesome
ness tucked away behind her genial
smile.
Press committees may circulate ell
the sketches possible extolling the vir-
tues of this eand date or that candidate,
but there are many Daughters attend
Ing the convention who want to De
SHOWN and they are not all from
Missouri, either.
A delegation from a Southern state
was approached and asked how they
would vote.
Haven't decided yet" was the re-
sponse.
What's holding up your decision;
don't you know who the candidates
are2" was the next question
Yes; but we haven't seen then,T re-
piled the leader. We've net one Of the
candidates for president general; now
We want to meet the other. You don't
expect US to vote, for somebody we have
not seen, do yoiI?'
There was some skirrnishing about af-
ter that, and q day later the delegation
said they had seen both
How are they going to voter That
would be telling, but it won't be a blind
vote; that's assured
Mayor George Smith, of Frederick.
a man of his years. and the way the
Daughters chimed in on Aud Lang
Syne' yesterday, at the special request
of Mrs. Mclean, was sufficient almost
to raise the roof. Mrs. Mclean. the
retiring president general, said she felt
In the mood TO hear the old song, espe-
cially when ii was sung by The mayor
of her home town, and Mayor Smith,
brushing aside his snOwy-white hirsute
ornaments, just turned loose the food
OF melody that found a response all over
the hail.
Mrs Mary S. lockwood, one OF the
founders OF tbe society, and regent Of
the Mary Wa. aington Chapter OF the
District Of Columbia, was the only per
son who appeare- before the Congress
dental candidates and Chief Forester
Pinchot, in whose honor the entire Con-
gress rose Mrs. Lockwood was there
to give $500 as a contribution from her
chapte- to Continental Memorial Hall
1t was brought out few minutes later
that Mrs Lockwood was the first mem
Der Of the society to offer a resolution,
many years ago. that the hall be built
Mrs. Story created something of a
cOmmotion in the hearts Of the dele
gates yesterday when she appeared in
a stunning costume Of purple Her
new season and her hat a large, round
shape loaded down with rich purple
| plumes.
/ wish I had a vote in this Congress"
said the prettiest page on the floor.
There's where it would CO." she addsd
| as Mrs. Story passed out of the buii0-
/ ing at the close of the morning session
Where" asked a sister page
Right plumb under that purple hat
swer.