The Washington herald., 1909-04-20

olution; E Moore, president OF the Sons
OF the American Revolution Of the Dis
| trict: Gen John N. Wilson. Rlr. Bernard
Green. former Secretary Charles Foster.
husband Of former President General Mrs.
/ Foster; Rev. DR.. Roland Cotton Smith.
3. H. Warner. Rev. Henry Runner. OF
Maryland: Mrs Ellen Spencer Mussey.
vice president general for the District
OF Columbia; Mrs. La Verne Noyes, vice
president general for Illinois: Mrs. Eras-
tus Gaylord Putnam. vice president gen
eral for New Jersey; Mrs. Stanley. vice
president general for Kansas: Mrs. J
Morgan Smith. vice president general for
Alabama; Mrs Alexander Ennis Patton.
vice president general for Pennsylvania:
Mrs. Perley, State regent for Pennsyl-
vania; Mrs. Mary Harrison Mckee.
daughter OF the first president general,
Mrs Caroline Scott Harrison: Mrs.
Charles ". Foster. former president gen
eral: Commissioner Macfarland, Mrs.
Charles H Terry, vice president general
for New York; Mr.. Donald Mclean. Mrs.
2. W. Hubbard, Of Fort McHenry, and
Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox
speech OF Vice President
Vice President Sherman was the next
speaker. and in an elegant dissertation
he expressed his high regard for the in
stitution.
Daughters he said. I'm going 10 ex-
press our appreciation OF the appearance
OF the French Ambassador on this oc-
casiou, and congratulate the president
general on her speech bid you, one and
ell. welcome. speaking for the national
government II nature wears a new
Easter dress. It's IN honor OF you I
welcome you for your order and its OBJ
iect IN life. Patriotism and heroism are.
as understand it. the leading objects OF
your order. I congratulate you on your
new hall. and I congratulate you that
such purpose has been in your hearts.
We need not go back far 10 appreciate
with what great strides the United States
has gone forward. our population and
wealth Increasing, and our influence has
grown, until We exert an influence that
equals One-half OF that OF al the people
Of the rest Of the world"
IN closing, he said: II trust that all the
OF your body viii be pleas
ing and peaceful FeIlow-Daughters I.
can best convey my best wishes by quot
ing the third chapter, seventeenth verse
OF the Book OF Proverbs.
he Immediately left the hall and many
OF the Daughters began searching for the /
quotation. which reads: Her ways are
ways OF pleasantness, and all her paths 4
are peace"
Large Flag UnfoIded.
Just az this juncture a large American 1
flag was shot out from one Of the CALLER
les by some hidden mechanism. while the 4
0Ugler sounded the call ITO the Colors."
For the remainder Of the day this banner 1
1oated above the seated congress.
After Mayor George Edward Smith. OF 4
5psngled Banner" Mrs. J. y. Thompson,
n Lowell, Mass, and the following mem
2ers Of the national board made brief re-
8ponses 10 the president generals ad-
iress: Mrs. J. Morgan Smith. OF Ala
,ama: Mrs. Allen Perley. Of Peunsylva-
ia. and Mrs La Vergne B. Noyes. OF
Chicago. II.
Following the rendition Of "oId Glory"
.dapted 70 the air OF Dixie by Percy
Foster, Ambassador Jusserand was intro
luced. He said, IN part:
You have noble traditions he said
Men Ike Washington are the examples
-ou hold up to the children of the United
states. Il is left to you to take care OF
hese traditions. They are worthy Of you
90, some French ancestors, remember,
nd beg you won't forget Lafayette.
md remember when II comes to friends
Z the D. a r that the French Ambassa-
or wants 70 be counted az one"
Mrs. Mclean then handed n Jusserand