Evening star., 1909-04-21

l6ncCt. Dut the OlStTlCI SO1llihiSSIohSAS
| the board of education have worked iann-
/ fully without means. In the Distnct Dill,
which becomes effective July ]. 1SO9' one
clerk at $500 is provided to look after the
child labor provisions"
| Clifford Pinchot Visitor.
| Clifford Pinchot, forester Of the United
States, entered the hall and was con-
Quoted to the platform. His mother, Mrs.
Pinchot. took a seat in a box above the
stage. With her in the box were Mrs. ].
B. Foraker and Miss Richie. sister of Mrs.
Mclean.
| Mrs. Amos G. Draper presented the first
| report on conservation of resources ever
| presented to a D. A. r. congress; her
T report however, was but an Introduction
for Mr.. Pinchot. who told the Daughters
a good deal about the subject. Mrs
Draper told the Daughters that a million
| sycamore seeds had been presented to the
Daughters, and that they must carry
| some away and plant them.
The Daughters rose to greet Mr.. Pin
| chot and were not conseryators of their
| applause.
Compliments in Low Tone.
| Mr.. Pinchot started to talk in low
! tone of voice. but a hundred women call
ed Louder
Il always thought" he said. that
low tone of voice.
| He said. also:
Il have always maintained that the
| conservation Of our resources depends
on the understanding that the women
/ have of it,
Then he handed out what he termed
| 'taffy," and the ladies smiled. Then he
told stories. at which they laughed. He
| spoke. too, about the mothers OF the ma
| ton educating their sons and daughters.
i 10 odI hot matter what NAV
| do it compares but slightly with the
| fundamental task that rests on the wom-
| ems shoulders.
Growth of Patriotism.
Patriotism first strikes its roots in the
minds of the child" the speaker said
"And almost without exception it is the
mother who plants it there. The growth
of patriotism is first of all in the hands
of the women of any nation. and has been
so since history began. In the last an
| alysis 1t is the mothers of a nation who
direct it's destiny. Their influence is felt
| in a special sense in all that relates to
the patriotism of forethought and prepa-
ration for the future. The fundamental
object of all patriotism Is to take care
that the nation shall exist and endure in
honor, security and wellbeing. The funda-
mental condition of prosperous national
| life is abundance of natural resources,
now and hereafter. available for the use
of the people. And for that we must rec
| ognize ana most of all the mothers of the
citizens and consumers Of tomorrow must
recognize. that the natural resources De-
| long to the people.
"The natural resources belong to the
people, must be developed for the peo-
pie. utilized by the people, protected
against loss and waste for the sake of the
people When the people control there
can be neither monopoly nor special priv
| ilege and there never was great monop-
| oily that was not founded on denial OF
| this great truth, that the natural re-
sources belong to the people. There was
never a larger problem, and never. one
closer to the women of this nation.
Announces a Gift.
| Mrs. Beall Of Atlanta. Ga, introduced
to the D.. A. r. Judge Hugh Vernon
Washington of Macon. Ca, and Mrs. E.
Washington BeIlamy. son and daughter
| of Mrs. Mary Hammond Washington, the
first real daughter In the national So
ciety and there was handclapping all
over the house. Judge washington sa1d
a few words to the Daughters. In which
he acknowledged a slight embarrassment
in facing so many women. HIS mother
was present at the inception Of the 80
ciety and he was with her, ne explained.
1t was a promise to pay the last $1OO
on the Continental Hall debt. The gift
is memorial to his mother
Notes Of the d. A. r.
The District delegates elected Mrs.
Della Graeme Smallwood state regent
Yesterday. The election was unanimous.
She has served two terms as state vice
regent, each election being unanimous.
Mrs. Smallwood Is known as public
spirited woman, and has been active in
philanthropic affairs. She Is one Of the
vice presidents of the Y. w. c. A. She
was born in Lawrence. Mass. and her
revolutionary ancestry Is on her mothers
side One of her earliest ancestors In
America was Gen. Hercules Mooney, who
came to America from. Ireland In his
own ship. At the opening OF the revolu-
tionary war he drew his sword In the de-
fense of the colonies and figured In the
northern campaigns of the war.
When Pennsylvania showed up on the
roll call 1t looked as though half the
congress was on its feet. Pennsylvania
fills six rows of chairs half across the
hall and is entitled to ninety votes in the
congress. There was prolonged applause
when Mrs Perley, the state regent, rose
with her delegation.
Mrs. Katherine s. Mccartney of Wilkes
barre Pa, who is one Of the D. A. r.
arliamentarians, is attending the con-
gress.
In Cuba there is a chapter named Ha-
vana. and it is represented by Miss Mary
Springer, who received an ovation as she
reported.
The only surviving granddaughter OF
Patrick Henry, Mrs. Marion Cabell Tyree
| Of Lynchburg, Va. 10 In the city, dele
gate from the Lynchbur4 Chapter. Lynch
| burg, Va. She is eighty-four years old.
Among the delegates from Massachu-
setts is Mrs. Nellie Mathes Horne Of
Boston. She is a portrait painter. and
several of her canvases can be seen in
Secretary Long. Mrs. Horne is vice re-
gent Of John Paul Jones Chapter. She
Is at the Dewey, and was accompanied
here by Mrs. John Mack Of Boston.
Miss Marion H. Brazier. regent of John
Paul Jones Chapter. Is making her fif
teenth annual visit to the d. A. r. con-
press as q delegate. and is at the. Ra-
leigh. With her is Mrs. Henry w. Chaplin
of Boston, the president OF the New
Thought Society of America. John Paul
Jones Chapter is placing Mrs. Braziers
name on the honor roll for exceptional
| and held Office in both chapter and state
work 1t is due to her efforts that Boston
| has the only memorial to Paul Jones In
| the land. a handsome schoolhouse. marked
with a bronze tablet, and decorated in
| side with pictures. engravings, flags, etc.
A feature Of the decorations of CONT
mental Hall is the display on the balus-
| trade of the gallery of the shields Of