The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-03-29

hAEtoA. tue bhuBnteTs VIII gath
err In their beautiful colonial m. mortal
building before long to engage III their
annual struggle for the election OF
officers, and when that IL over To drop
animonities and 10 work for the causes
which brought the organization into
existence.
One needs neither prose nor poetic
license 10 speak Of the delegates to
these conventions as .fair daughters
Tor surely they are body OF comedy
women. aud the shades OF the fore
fathers that are supposed to float about
the capital city OF the land that they
made, need not fear that a flush viii
steal Into their cheeks or frown fur.
row their shadowy brows at the sight
Of degeneracy IN, their descendant
daughters.
When spring comes the guides In
the capitol whose duty II is to pilot
visitors about earn their daily wage
with half tho usual effort because tho
guided ones In large majority are the
Daughters OF tho American Revolution.
The guIdes who are obliged to talk
themselves tired explaining things to
the ordinary tourist simply walk ahead
OF the daughters and point to pictures
or bust and the tongues of the daugh-
ters do the rest.
Show Their Birth.
The Daughters gather from all the
states In the Union. II was not hard
the last time they were here TO sepa-
rate Into localities OF birth and bring
Ing I'D those who attended an after
noon service al st. Johns Episcopal
church. II was not service for the
daughters II az juat a plain everyday
evening prayer. and the daughters had
dropped in to see the historic build
Ing from pew view. The spirits Of
their ancestors still dwelt within
them. There were those from Massa.
chusetts with the Tronside blood IN
their veins. and those from Tennes-
see and Kentucky who In the person
the old covenanters live again. Then
there we're the Virginians, the New
Workers. and the South CaroIinians--
daughters. so to speak. OF the old
brick sanctuary ut jamestown, tower
ing Trinity and gray st. Michael's.
Al eyensong In st. Johns the daugh
ters@ OF New England. Tennessee and
Kentucky looked upon marble altar
cross and candle stick and apparentlj
felt stirring within them something OF
the steTnness of the spirit OF their an
cestors who struck hard-fisted blowi
az things sayoring of prelacy. True Il
family tradition and TO the division
line OF things spiritual. the descend
ants OF the Independent and Presby
terrain sat bolt upright during the
chanting OF the creed Their sisters
whose ancestors had stood for ehurci
and king until they were forced to Gu,
the bond and to help kick the king om
Of the partnership. made all amendi
for their companions ritual and spir
itual shortcomings, and knelt ant
stood and even genuflected at times
In q good old high church way that
would have delighted Archbishop
Laud
Rocky Boy Now 10 Happy.
Word came To the Indian Blu
reau the other day that Chief Rocky
boy and his Indians In the faI
northwest were satisfied with the
home life, being contented and happy,
Chief Rocky Boy once was very much
In the congressional limelight. For
years this Indian chief and his fol
lowing had been wandering about the
country. homeless. unable to hunt and
doing little else but beg for live,
lihood, Finally congress took action
and the wandering mendicants were
given a place to live. Former Sena
tor Beyeridge OF Indiana Is given
credit for having done something for
Rocky Boy. whose picturesque and |
somewhat suggestive name attracted
more attention than did the supposed |
starving condition OF the man who
bore II,
Mr. Beverldge who is now In pri. |
yate life. would have been given, II |
Chief Rocky Boy had done his duty |
and had had the material to make |
them, beaded hunting shirt, mecca.
sins. leggfngs and eagle war bonnet |
p chieftalnship In recognition of sery-
Ices rendered
Rocky Boy and his warriors and |
women and children had never been /
able 10 get a home. They had been
through Montana living
rom hand to mouth and spurned alike
by reds and whites, Bin after bill
had been introduced for their relief,
but no bill ever came within sight OF /
The passing stage.
The name Rocky Boy finally struck
= newspaper mans fancy. Possibly /
he had had the feeling himself. In
an idle moment he drew up a mock
and In II Senator Beyeridge
figured as Chief Rocky Boy. while a
dozen or 30 other senators figured un.
der other names as members OF Rocky
Boys band OF wanderers. The names
lifted admirably or misfitted Just as
Senator Allison, who in
no conceivable circumstances would
commit himself In words. was called
Chief TalksToo, Much. Senator Aid.
rich, for reasons which may be ap.
parent 70 people who know something