El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-12

others nave. in addition to their gene
illogical requirements, some distinct
lines Of patriotic work usually pertain
ing to the preservation Of historic doc
uments5 the marking OF historic spots
or some similar object While many
people ridicule them as undemocrat1c In
spirit, as well as snobbish In their eN-
clusfveness. il must be admitted that
their work is worthy and inspiring.
To an extent at least, they tend TO
promote respect and reverence TOT
the worthy deeds Of those who helped
to found the country, even though IN
many instances their records may seem
exaggerated to the uniniuated- Inere
are more woman's organizations than
mems probably because women have
more time to devote 10 such matters
The General Society OF Mayflower
descendants is an organization con-
fined exclusively to the descendants.
both male and female OF the passen-
gers who came over 10 this country IN
the Mayflower, including all those VINO
signed the Compact The society
is chiefly social, although indirectly II
is influential in the collection and
preservation OF historic documents and
I the observance OF historic cafes At
holds trienuial meetings at RtyInO uLni
Massachusetts There are state or
CARNATIONS in Connecticut California
Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts,, Mlcnl-
gan. Ohio, Pennsylvania and the Dis
trict Of Columbia, each OF Which mas
its own separate activities under It's
own governing board Similar in scope
to the MayflOWer descendants is the
Order Of Founders and Patriots or
America which was organized in 1885
and now has branches in five states
Gen. Frederick Dent Grant is the pres
ent governor general OF this order.
Two Orders With Same Objects.
There are two orders both OF the
Sons and the Daughters OF the ReVO-
luton which seem to have practically
the same objects though why they are
Tfr~fT aa No n
/ stand. They are distinguished by the
addition Of the word American, and
the distinction seems Of great import
ance to the mem bers OF each The
oldest Of these is the Order OF the sons
of the Revolution. which was FOUNDED
in 1875 1t holds triennial meetings
the next one being scheduled for 1914
at Washington. D. G. The order IS
composed Of the lineral male descend
ants Of soldiers, sailors and marines
who performed active service in the
Revolutionary war between 1lf5 and
1888.
The National Society Of the Sons OF
the American Revolution IS OF more re-
cent origin, having been founded IN
April 1883. Its requirements for mem
bership are similar to the older Organl-
zation and il has branch organizations
in 43 states. in the District OF Co
lumbia. in Hawaii and also in France
A California organization known as
The Sons OF Revolutionary Sires,
which was organized in 1875, has unit
ed with the sons Of the American Rev
olution. which now jumpers about
The Society OF the Daughters Of the
American Revolution is the largest
genealogical and patriotic Organiza-
ton Of women in the world and now
numbers upward OF 10000. Despite
many adverse criticisms. this organi-
zauOn is performing great work
along several lines. 1t seeks to pro-
mote future good citizenship by incul-
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the nation, as well as to preserve his
tor1c documents and mark historic
spots in all parts Of the country.
The society was founded IN 1880 with
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison as It's first
president general. 1t has erected 4
magnificent memorial hall in Washing
ton. valued at half a million dollars.
In which are being collected American
historic relics Of every kind. Already
its collections exceed those Of any
other one Institution in historic value
This building serves as a meeting place
Tor the annual congress and also
houses the genealogical library or the
society, for the D. A r. is credited
with having had a greater influence in
promoting the study Of genealogy In
THIS country than all others combined.
Some persons claim that their records
are faulty and IL is urged that, judging
by their accredited ancestry, the Rev
olutionary army contained only Off
GERS, as no member OF the society
claims descent from q private soldier,
but such criticisms as these would be
difficult 10 sustain. Owing to the linn
tied records and the lack Of expert
enced genealOgists. some OF the earlier
lines OF descent may have been faulty.
but each year the scrutiny becomes
more rigid and only the most absolute
proof Of descent from a Revolutionary
soldier VIII gain admittance. The pub
hshed records OF the descent Of the
members Of the society has In itself
been valuable contribution to the
genealogical literature OF the country.
Stimulates Local Patriotism.
The d. a. r. has stimulated local
patriotism in remote places In all parts
OF the country by seeking out historic
spots and marking the neglected
graves OF patriots in a manner that
has been widely influential in secur-
ing interest in their preservation. The
society honors the mothers OF heroes
~ accepting the descent Of members
VINO belong to the female side Of the
family, as well as 70 the male. thus
recognizing a genealogical principle
that the feminine ancestor has as great
an influence upon the character of the
descendant as the male.
The Daughters of the Revolution Is
the name OF a society organized a
little later than the Society OF the
ton, having a slight difference in the
requirements for eligibility 10 mem
( bership and a smaller line OF activi-
ties 1t is generally believed that the
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their forces.
The Colonial Danes Of America Is an
organization to which future histor-
ians viii owe much because of its
valuable published works The or
ganization is composed Of members who
can trace their descent from an. ances-
tor who settled in America before 1850.
Its work is more social than active. al
though through its different branches
1t has done much toward the preserva-
ton of historic documents. There are
branch organizations in the different
states whose total membership APP
proximate 1000.
Daughters OF Confederacy.
The Daughters OF the Confederacv is
composed of the descendants Of Con
federate officers and soldiers OF the
Civil war The organization was
founded in 1894, at Nashville. Tenn.
and now has about 1900 chapters. i'm
Guiding nearly 100000 members.
An organization known as Inc Sons
of Veterans is composed Of the male
descendants Of soldiers VINO fought oni
the Union side during the Civil war;
maidens Of St James church. MIL
Waukee
But we must always remember.
however. that the body is an admir-.