The Forrest City times., 1912-03-29
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ican Revolution already are In Wash ington. The Daughters will gath CT in their beautiful colonial memorial building before long to engage In their annual struggle for the election of officers. and when that is over to drop animosities and to work for the causes which brought the organization into existence
 One needs neither prose nor poetic license to speak of the delegates to these conventions as fair daughters" for surely they are body of comedy women, and 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 will steal into their cheeks or frown fur row their shadowy brows at the sight daughters.
 When spring comes the guides in the capitol whose duty it is to pilot visitors about earn their daily wage with half the usual effort because the guided ones in large majority are the Daughters of the 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.
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 The Daughters gather from all the states in the Union. It was not hard the last time they were here to sepa- rate Into localities of birth and bring ing up those who attended an after noon service at St. Johns Episcopal church It was not a service for the daughters. It as just a plain everyday evening prayer, and the daughters had dropped in to see the historic build ing from a pew view. The spirits of their ancestors still dwelt within them. There were those from Massa- chusetts with the 1ronside blood in their veins, and those from Tennes- see and Kentucky who In the person the old CoYenanters live again. Then there were the Virginians, the New Workers and the South Carolinians- daughters, so to speak of the old brick sanctuary at Jamestown, tower. ing Trinity and gray St Mlchael's.
 At evensong In St. Johns the daugh- ters of New England, Tennessee and Kentucky looked upon marble altar, cross and candle stick and apparently felt stirring within them something of the sternness of the spirit of their an cestors who struck hard-hsted blows at things savoring of prelacy True to family tradition and to the division line of things spiritual, the descend. ants of the Independent and Presby. terian sat bolt unright during the chanting of the creed. Their sisters whose ancestors had stood for church and king until they were forced to cut the bond and to help kick the king out of the partnership, made all amends for their companions ritual and spir- itual shortcomings, and knelt and stood. and even genuhected at times. in a good old high church way that would have delighted Archbishop Laud
 Rocky Boy Now Is Happy. Word came to the Indian bu reau the other day that Chief Rocky Boy and his Indians In the far , northwest were satisfied with the home life. being ceatented 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 a live lihood Finally congress took action and the wandering mendleants 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 mare attention than did the supposed starving condition of the man who boro It.
 MT. Beveridce who is now in pri. ] Yate life, would have been given, if l Chief Rocky Boy had done his duty and had had the material to make them, beaded hunting shirt, moeoa- sins, leggings and eagle war bonnet Of chieftainship in recognition of sery ] ices rendered.
 Rocky Boy and his warriors and women and children had never been able to get a home. They had been wandering through Montana living from haad to mouth and spurned alike by reds and whites. Bill 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 a newspaper mans fancy. Possibly he had had the feeling himself. In an idle moment he drew up a mock measure and in 1t Senator Beveridge figured as Chief Rocky Boy. while dozen or so other senators figured un- der other names as members of Rocky Boys band of wanderers The names fitted admirably or misftted just as admirably Senator Allison who Tn