The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-10-24
NEW JERSEY D. AIR. S
AT HEADQUARTERS
Every Chapter Represented at
State Convention.

'ioh hoiuihS us state meeting N Inc
Lafayette rooms. The meeting and
banquet halls We're gaily decorated
for the occasion. There were Tags
and bunting in profusion while chrysan-
themums, gardenias and autumn fufi-
age were used with rare taste IN the
decorative scheme.
The meeting was well attended
everyone of the thirty ters of
the state being Represented. its
regent or other members and
We're many members of the Morris
town chapter also in atte' ar
The convention opened With re-
ception to Mrs. Matthew T. 81,
president general of the state. Prayer
was offered by the Rev Philemon f.
Sturges and an address of welcome
was delivered by Mrs. Willard W. Cut
ler regent of Morristown chapter
Mrs. Charles B. Yardley, state vice
regent, responded James DoolittIe
sang "The Sword of Bunker Hill,'
with Mrs. Doolittle at the piano -
Mrs. Scott made an aat,ress In
which she congratulated New jersey
on Its wonderful history and seauti-
full country and the daughters upon
} what she termed their wonderful dis
: cretion in choosing state Officers -
Mrs. Scott reviewed the history of
Washington's victories at Trenton
and Princeton and spoke of the pathos
and wisdom of the enforced retreat to
Morristown. Washington's religious;
+ side of his character was what up
. held him in his trials and privatTons-
After giving "reminiscences Of the
past work of the daughters, Mrs-
Scott made suggestions for ftIsure
labors. One of them was the writing
by each historian of the chapters
through the country of the history of
! the state in their communities. these
y histories to be sent to Washington
and filed away for future references
G in the organizations building there.
= Miss Ellen Mecum. yice-president-
general made a plea for the Amegh-
can Monthly magazine published by
the society, asserting that only 5000
n of the $4,000 members We're sub
70 scribers. ~
IN Mrs. Wills K Howell, of the Nor
- ristown chapter, gave resume of a
n proposed new way of voting for Of
o. ficers at the national elections Of the
nd society. The matter win come up for
n final consideration at the state meet
lie ing next spring.
"a Adjutant-General Wilbur s. Sadler
rt- addressed the daughters. taking for
he his topic the old barracks ar Tren-
til ton. He told of the preservation of
ne a part of the barracks and Of his
IN. labors to get still another part cared
en- for. His plan was to get the ss.2sse
to to take title to the properly and use
to the old building for an entrance ts
RS. Il public park in Trenton. The daugh
lie ters adopted resolutions advocating
in the taking over by the state OF the
IN property and the resolutions will be
ID presented to the legislature at its
lis next session.
m After luncheon had been served
"a there was held commemorative SER
"a vice at which the Rev. F. Landon
es Humphreys, d. d., delivered an adj
be dress on Washington's march from
lis Princeton to Morristown,
d, DIR. Humphreys said in part.
IN The year in which the Declaration
n OF independence was made was clos
n ing in hopeless despair. It was one.
I'd of the darkest if not the darkest hour
We Of revolutionary history The whole
iy State of New Jersey Was at the mercy
C. OF the British who committed the most
n horrible outrages upon defenceless
women and children
I'd Many timorous, wavering men took
le advantage of the offer of the British
rs of full pardon to all who would lay
ID down their arms-only to find thai
b. after they had taken the oath of
I'd allegiance to the crown and deserted
a the cause of independence, that
50 neither they or their families had
m any better protection.
IS Coming at such time the affair
he at Trenton and the surprise at Prince
+ ton resulted in reVulsion OF feel
I'd ing throughout the whole country
'e The opinion that they were engaged
IN In hopeless conflict yielded to con-
fidence that proper exertisn or their
is part would lead to ultimate SUCCESS
l. We must remember, however. that
e although the battle of Prfncetpn was
victory for the American cause. the
loss of officers was very large, in
GLIDING men of the highest distinction
and usefulness. Besides General Mer-
Ger, there was quite long list end
= ing with Lieut.. Bartholomew Gates.
Of Virginia, only eighteen years of
age, among the immortal dead And
notwithstanding the rout of the Brit
: ish at Princeton and Washingtonss
endeavor to pursue them towards New
: Blunswick-we shall see that he felt
far from secure.
"Gordon's History of New Jersey
says; General Washington was really