The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-17
Record of D. A. R. for
Past Year One of Prog
reSS, and Officers Can
Well Be Proud of the
Work They Have Done.


Revolution. the annual Continental Con-
gress. which opens hero tomorrow with
upward of 100 delegates from every
State and Territory in the Union, speaks
a delicious "womans scrap" and seems
10 emphasize the oft-spoken remark Of
masculinity: Women, cannot congregate
together IN peace, harmony. and happi-
ness"
But internecine strife is by no means
general in the society of the Daughters
Of the American Revolution. The great
majority OF the delegates will have no
interest In the seeming vital questions of
"consututionality, rights. privileges, points
Of order, muck raking. &C." that will be
INDUCED in, by some OF the ardent polit-
zeal leaders eager either TO hold or gain
the reins OF power. To the delegates. the
annual congress Of the Daughters of the
American Revolution IS a milestone in
American patriotic history.
Doing Patriotic Work.
Month after month. in their home chap
tiers and communities. they labor TO gain
new members, to restore graves. awaken
H
and 10 upraise ideals of civic and
national life that VIII best commemorate
the glorious memory Of the men and
women OF &c.
higher cause for pride is that now
their great memorial hall e. the heroes Of
the past Is practically finished. That is
the big thing i'm the congress TO them.
and it is Of such real bigness that the
people in general should rejoice with
the Daughters OF the American Revolu-
ton that this marble ideal and dream
has at last taken massive, beautiful
form.
The events Of the congress to the dele
gate are such that the congressional
days arc red letter days in memory.
These begin with the patriotic greeting
from the President Of the United States.
eager and glad 20 indorse the work OF
5000 teachers Of American patriotism,
for such the Daughters of the American
Revolution assuredly are. The delegates
rejoice in the eloquent. inspiring address
Of the president general. who in the
warm richness Of metaphors and ora
torIcal flights, for which Mrs. Scott IS
justly noted. will welcome them to their
own home. Memorial Continental Hall,
and give an account as steward Of her
work in their behalf for the year.
Record Good One.
Well may Mrs. Scott be proud Of her
record Tor the past year, for during that
period the society has come 10 occupy
its cw1 hall az offices. A saving Of
ar,I- In,
thus been accomplished. In the interest
Of the society Mrs. Scott has Travelled
far and wide speaking and lecturing on
the aims and ideals of the society. espe-
cially as concerned with the completion
Of tho great hall
In the management Of this great so.
ciety Of nearly 5000 women, involving a
large yearly income and complex bust.
ness machinery rivaling many large mer-
camille houses, Mrs. Scott has demon
strated rare tact, business acumen, and
executive ability. While it is always
painful to touch on the misfortunes OF
faults Of others. In her splendid action in
letting the embezzling woman clerk go
and sin no more every charitable per
son must rejoice that a great woman.
organization did not seize this oppor
tunity to push a woman further into tn,
gutter. It is the quality of mercy no
strained shown thus by Mrs. Scott anC
the national officers. and no one who be-
lleves that womankind should at al
times lead the world in the gentle
traits Of humanity can regret their &C
ton.
Resume of the Yenr.
So now when Washington has its owr
best clothes on these thousands Of pa
triotic women from every nook and cor
ner OF the country are gathering here
As one dear old member Of the society
said: please publish something abou
the good work the society is doing ant
has done"
So here It is
First, and perhaps foremost, the Ma
tiOnal Society OF the Daughters OF IN,
American Revolution is the only body o
women who ever wrought their ideal
and prayers. their labors and tears int
a great memorial building. The work o
building this hall has been as cosmo
polltan as the membership Of the societ
itself. The land and building are wort
$4,000. money brought together by con
tributions varying from 81 to $1,000.
II Is Ideally situated on a site facing m
washington Monument to the east. an
looking down the historic Potomac O
the south. The new building Of tn
American Republics Bureau and the Coz
coran Art Gallery are nelghbors. On
direct line TO the Speedway. the avenu
on which II faces Is destined to be tn
Applan way of the nation.
Description Of the Hall.
Mrs Donald Mclean, honorary presi
dent general OF the d. A. r., has re
Gently written the following CLOWN
description Of the Hall. She said /
particular:
To-day, Memorial Continental IA
stands complete and occupied. II is
perfect specimen Of pure colonial archi
lecture. austere yet ornate. complete. &
every respect. from the giant monolith
and the luted and carven columns I
the most minute perfection Of detail. a
evidenced In the cut-glass pineapples sur
mounting the newel-posts Of the windin
balustrades OF the marble staircase.
Terraced grounds surround che glistenin
nile. whose exterior is of miik-whit
marble, and the Star Spangled Banne
floats from the roofs apex, kaepln
watch and ward over the Daughters 20
ing out and coming in. from this tim
forth. forevermore!
Although Continental Hall is designe
primarily as a memorial to the heroe
and heroines Of the Revolution. IL
reared with a view to practical purpose,
also. The beautiful auditorium. seatin
two thousand people. in pure. white relic
work, glass-paneled roof, and corridor
commodious. white enameled, with leathe
,,rbolsterad cbaf-e is r1SaS for tho Cor