New-York tribune., 1912-02-13

toward the War OF the Rebellion or
course. II is not presumed that you were
old enough then-hfty years ago'-to re-
member much about the political conyic-
tIons which actuated your stand. and that
IL not essential really. IL Is only necessary
TO prove that you were loyal, and you are
thereby eligible for membership in the
newest patriotic order the National So
clety Of the Daughters OF the Union.
What for instance were your emotions
when the New York regiment marched
past your home. flags flying, drums beat
ing. mob bowling on its way TO the South?
Did your baby hand wave by-by 10 DADDY
I'm the ranks, and did you weep then with
mother when he was lost from sight, going
10 save his country? Or did your baby
heart swell with rage at the sight. and
YOU iolned in the hooting OF the mob,
throwing the biggest little stone you could
manage at those dogs OF abolltionists'?
Your emotions, madam. on that far on
day may be the turning point in your pres
ent career for II there was any lack OF
union between your father and mother on
the subject your own attitude OF mind
will have to decide your eligibility.
or course, II you were all-tather, mother,
grandfather and the aunts. uncles ana
cousins-strong unionists from the begin
ing. it's easy enough. You may join. 1T
your people were all Southerners and you
hated the Yankees, that's easy. too. You
may not join.
Rut II your father was a Union man, and
your Southern mother left him and TOOK
the two lttlest children back to old VIZ
ginia while you stayed North with DADDY
~ YOUR own free will. then you were loyai.
II YOU were a beautiful daughter OF the
Southern aristocracy and hated the Yam
KEGS tremendously until that particularly
handsome Yankee officer looked into your
oves one summer morn and whispered he'd
corne hack when the war was Ger. and II
he did come back. and you married him.
why, then you became daughter ol '"o
Union, in spite OF your past.
These are the terms laid down oy Mrs'.
Frank Crowell. founder and president gen.
eral OF the National Society Of the Daueh-
ters of the Union, as she explained them
10 the Tribune reporter the otner h's"' at
her home, in the Hotel Lucerne.
.'You see" she added. 1T was necessary
TO make the membership rulings very strict
else we might have people joining us just
because their friends did. but VINO "ereh
really loyal themselves Think how eHioar-
RAISING IL might be! We shall nave recep-
tions for the old soldiers, and special Gays
for Lincoln, and Grant. and the women
who served as nurses. or who gave thelr
sons TO the Union.
II knew a Northern woman VINO )oiheu
the Daughters of the Confederacy on
second cousin Just think oft! But IL
nice club. and she couldn't get In on her
father because he was Northern olhCer,
eo she had TO use that cousin They can
ioIn the Daughters OF the Union except OH
,he,,. fathers or husbands record.
"And above ALL nobody who belongs
n the Daughters of the Confederacy can
he Daughter Of the Union, too. That
wouldn't be very logical, would it?'
MRS Crowen said that her reason for
,ormine the new club was that while there
were Daughters OF the American Reyoiu-
lion daughters OF the Revolution, Daugh-
tors of 1872. Daughters OF the Empire
nauybters OF the Confederacy. Daughters
., the Southland, Daughters OF Holland
names Daughters of Founders and Pa
,.In,s of America and Daughters Of many
., the sepavate states. there were no daugh-
-, ~ the I'nion-a woful omission.
Yet with all this wealth of daughtery
assoctations, the clubwomen OF New York
orc already clamoring to join the new sis
,arbood The name rankes in some hearts
.Why. Mrs! Crowell." one woman pro-
,os,ed 81 think you'll have to change the
,,e daughters OF the Union indeed
,Hp,,y the southern women won't join under
that name"
Mrs. Crowell replied logically that the