The Washington herald., 1912-04-20

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the eaort is made to make young and
/ healthy women converts. 1t Il only am
other form Of the white slave trainc.
safe and sane Fourth.
one Of the most interesting and pop
ular reports made during the evening
was that OF MRS samuel A Ammon'
chairman OF the COMMITTEES on patriotic
education, in which she spoke OF the
successful efforts made oy her eommlt-
/ tee in the matter OF introducing saie
ana sane Fourth OF July eelenrations.
and the protection Of the American nag
| against desecrasion.
Speaking OF the education OF the ehli-
/ dren of the Southern mountains and OF
! the abolishment OF child laoor' Mrs-
Ammon said:
\ dren OF our Southern. mountaineers mas
| rapidly increased. the total sum CON
| trfbuted for this purpose. through the
| treasurer general OF this society. dur
ing the past year was A.5iS,is' out the
value Of the interest aroused IN these
| children OF our own country Crowns
/ up in regions far removed from eouca-
/ tIonai centers cannot be measured.
'srhe interest Of this society In the null
titldes OF foreigners streaming into our
country Is nationwide, and ihrough the
| establishment OF libraries, p,aygrounds.
social centers, reading rooms. seNlng
classes. night schools for ADULTS, anu
the nnhI,caf fIou OF Instructive literature,
our society is doing its share IN tne maA-
ling OF Americans.
4 works for WaEe-earner.
'The interest OF our society I'm the ef-
forts made to abolish child labor and IN
the protection Of the youthfu. wage
Garner is unabated.
ing out his life in the coal breakers OF
Pennsylvania. the cotton mills OF Georsla
or Massachusetts,. or In shucking oysters
in Mississippi; whether he Is carrying
messages into places fraught win oah-
ger, or plying his trade on the streets IsI
into the morning hours-all people VIII
know and understand how we have per-
mItted and are permitting destruction OF
child life and jeopardizing the strength
Of our nation.
Fifty per cent Of the children doing
absolutely nothing" is the startling
statement in the report of the recreation
! survey made by the Board of Education
iend the Child Welfare Commission OF Mil
waukee Information was gathered as
to what the children In a given district
were doing on Saturdays and after school
hours. 1t was found that 10 per cent
were working, 81 per cent playing, and 90
per cent were doing absolutely nothing.
It is believed that these facts gathered
in Milwaukee are fairly typical and
present a strong argument for the neces-
sity OF providing more adequate play
grounds Doing nothing" is tremend-
ously dulling and results in filling up the
juvenile courts
At the conclusion OF her address, Mrs
Ammon was presented with huge bou-
quet OF American Beauty roses
Senator Borah speaks.
Senator Borah Of Idaho made an i'm
passioned speech, in which he declared
that OF all the branches OF effort and
patriotic endeavor so successfully prose-
cuted by The Daughters there is none
more important than that OF the con-
servation and education of the children.
He said the time for self-sacriice and
the demonstration OF herotsm Is not
thing of the past. as Is said 50 often
The Senator paid a glowing tribute to
those heroic men on the Titanic who
sacrificed their lives for those whom they
did not know.
Ms. Henry S. Bowron. chairman OF
the subcommittee on interchangeable
:. bureau. lectures, and slides, read her
report. and that OF the COMMITTEES on
children OF the republic, of which Mrs.
Edwin s. Gardner. jr., is chairman, was
also presented.
The Children OF the American Revolu-
ton will make their annual pilgrimage
TO Mount Vernon to-day. The party will
20 by boat at 10 o'clock this morning
from the wharf at the foot Of Seventh
Street. There will be patriotic exer-
cises around the society's tree, planted
April 10, 1886. and wreath viii be placed
on washington's tomb.
Contributions Are Received.
A number Of gifts TO Memorial Cont
CNaN nj
: chapters were announced by the dele
gates at the morning session, among
them a handsome silver vase presented
by Constitution Chapter Of the District.
in memory OF the late J. Ellen Foster,
! Of this city. Mrs. John L Buel, State
: regent OF Connecticut. announced gift
of $50 to the hall made by Connecticut
chapters, and a total of 1890 was an
nounced as coming from the chapters
and officers OF the society OF Illinois.
! The pages who were in attendance
Upon Mrs. Scott during the congress
presented her with an exquisite silver
and gauge fan, which was accepted by
the president general with the words:
1T is Just what needed, because I
have broken my other fan In trying TO
keep order in this congress. ] hope in
the future it will help me to keep my
/ 6Gh COOl
The presidential third term question
came UP to-day at the meeting Of the
d. A. R. Congress. The discovery OF
, an alleged joker in a proposed constitu-
ltional amendment which would. II en-
acted, permit the president general to
be reelected indefinitely, furnished ex-
element for the Daughters Mrs. Mat
thew T Scott, the president general, de-
nounced the reports current among the
, Daughters that she was working for a
third term as head OF the organization.
mo woman looking at my jaded coun-
tenance," she said, would think OF
wanting a third term. and I am some-
times astonished at the persistent efforts
of some people to get a first term"
: She said there was plenty Of presi-
Dental timber in the society, and she
! would work for the election of some one
. who would unite all factions, rather
} than widen the unfortunate breach caused
by systematic and persistent attempts to
undermine the administration"
During the discussion OF the proposed
constitutional amendments the Joker was
discovered. The existing constitution
! provides against more than two consecu-
tive terms OF office for any one except
the president general, who Is eligible
for two consecutive terms, regardless of
previous service in any other ONCE on
the national board. The omission Of the
last eight words Of the phrase left open
the possibility Of a president general