The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-27
In SOCIAL CIRCLES
Notes Of ID. A. r.. Interest.

The report or MIS-. ANUS VI. Di"P~'f
registrar general, showed that more
than 5000 new membes have been
welcomed by the d. A. r. in the past
year OF the number 19 were real
Daughters" $40 Daughters have died
since the last Continental Congress
including IL pensioners aud 20 real
daughters. only 223 real Daugh-
ters" are now living out OF CS7 who
have belonged TO the society since
the beginning.
The report OF the credentials COM
mlttee was to the effect that the mem
bershlp had increased from 66,44O TO
72,757 in the last year. The actual
membership Is 5S,O24. That means
that there are now living and in good
standing the latter number Of Daugh-
ters. The organizations represented
In the congress this year showed 900
chapters. Of which 10 could not vote
for one reason or another; is chap
tiers did not have any delegates pres
ent. and 73 we're not reported.
Two notable people were presented
10 the ID. A. r. in the persons OF
Judge Hugh Vernon Washington. OF
Macon. Ca, and Mrs. e. Washington
Bellamy. son and daughter OF Mrs.
Mary Hammond Washington, the FIRST
real Daughter" In the National so
ciety. Judge Washington made a
pleasing address and said his mother
] ae a Of hn
Isoclety and he was with her. He Of
fered as a memorial to his mother to
pay the last 81 900 on the Continent
al Hall debt. -
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott. the recently
elected president general. was the
candidate OF the Liberal party" She
Is sister OF former Vice President
Adlal stevenson and a charter mem
Der OF the National society. She has
held a number OF national Offices Of
prominence and has served as vice
president general for two terms OF 4
years. She Is a member of the Co
lonlai Danes and OF the Mary Wash
lngton society. She Is a woman OF
wealth and Is regarded as broad-mlnd-
ed. She has spent much OF her time
and energy In the completion OF the
hall which the Daughters have been
building In memory Of the Women OF
Revolutionary days. Mrs. Scott is
native Kentuckian and In memory OF
her husband. planned and carried
into execution THE Matthew T..
Scott. Jr, Collegiate Institute" of
Louisville, and after its completion
placed Y 10 trust in the hands OF the
synod OF Kentucky for the Christian
education OF young men and women
Mrs. Scott has been for many years
the leader OF the home mission work
Of the Presbyterian church of Illinois.
and is the president OF the Woman's
club OF Bloomington. one OF the
largest woman's clubs in that state.
devoted to the uplifting OF women in
every activity OF life. She Is well
known In Washington society. where
she spent a number OF years and has
announced her intention 10 make her
residence In that city during her term
u Office. She takes her stand
,quarely on the constitution" as her
platform and announced that while
,he was proud TO have the support OF
so grand an administration" as the
outgoing one. but that she must be
accepted with her own individuality;
while not opposed to any methods of
ocal self-government. she will always
protect" the National society. She
will make the equipment OF Cont
rental Hall and the paying on the in
iebtedness the main object OF the adj
ministration. and will always heartily
cooperate with the Daughters to-
wards the patriotic education OF the
masses. Mrs. Scott intends to devote
her entire time to the duties of the
Office.