The Washington times., 1912-04-20
DAUGHTERS WEEP
AS HIGH TRIBUTE IS
PAID MAJOR BUTT
Resolutions Praising Lost
Soldier Unanimously
Adopted.

The first business taken up at this
mornings session of the Twenty first
Continental Congress of the National
Society, Daughters OF the American
Revolution, was that of paying a trib-
ute of respect to the memory of
Major Archibald Butt, which was
placed before the Congress in the
form of motion made by the Presi-
dent General as follows:
Whereas in His inscrutable provi-
dence, God has seen fit to take from
our midst Major Archibald Butt, who
last year and the year before escort
ca the President of the United states
TO this platform to open our Con-
tinental Congress, and whose splen-
aid martial figure has long been orc
of the distinguished features OF the
social and official life of our National
Capital;
And, Whereas this brave soldier and
chlValrous gentleman in the recent
tragedy Of the Titanic laid down his
life to save the lives of the helpless
women and children of that ill-fated
vessel;
Therefore. BE 1t resolved that we, the
daughters Of the American Revolution,
In congress assembled, grateful for this
touching proof that In our supposedly
materialistic age, chlvalry has not lost
It's flower, desire to lay our laurel
the fathomless grave of this knight err
rant and true patriot;
And be 1t further resolved, That a
copy OF these resolutions be sent the
President of the United States, to-
whom this tragic death comes as a poig-
nant personal loss.
Daughters wept.
There was not dry eye in the as
semblage when Mrs. Scott had finished
thaea
as her voice was silent, there came
from every section of the hall requests
from representatives of every State for
the privilege of seconding the resolu-
ton.
Madame president, I am the wife of
an army officer myself, and l will es-
TEEN 1t rare privilege 10 be allowed
to second this notion" was the request
of one woman.
Madame president general, as a
mother and representative from
Georgia, his native State, l wish to
add my second to this notion" said
another. and from every daughter in
the hall there came tervent second,
the motion being passed unanimously,
the members standing silently, almost
stricken with awe at the memory of
this brave soldier so well known in life
to many of them.
The routine business of the morning
was then taken up, after Chaplain
Henry N. Couden, of the United States
House of Representatives. had led the
devotional exercises.
Among the matters brought to the at
tention of the congress this morning
was the question of suitable markers
for the graves of revolutionary soldiers,
which, like the Chalkley papers, have
been the ghosts of many past assem-
blages of this association. After much
discussion a motion was passed that
the matter be finally settled at the next
congress, and that in the meantime
committee be appointed to receive and
pass judgment upon designs to be sent
in by the various chapters throughout
the country.
Praise For Mrs. Enslow.
The President General called the at
tention OF the Congress to the work
done by Mrs. Joseph A. Enslow, a mem-
ber of the District Daughters of the
American Revolution, in the Juvenile
Court, of the District of Columbia. and
read a letter regarding Mrs. Enslow's
work from Judge De Lacy Of that court,
in which he spoke of the valuable as
sistance given by Mrs. Enslow, men
tioning especially the toothbrush bri-
gade'' which Mrs. Enslow had formed
among the children who had come un-
der the jurisdiction of his court.
A suggestion was made by Mrs. Mary
s. Lockwood, of the District of Co
lumbia, which was afterwards put in
the form of motion. that Mrs. Ems
low be made a special charity officer
Of the National Society of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution. in her
new home, Brooklyn, n. Y, to which
she expects to move within short time.
Mrs. Enslow, who is young and pretty:
was introduced to the congress. and
made a graceful little speech of thanks
for the honor conferred upon her.
Mrs. Ellen Harden Waiworth, of New
nf n III
ganization, made congratulatiry
speech to the congress on the occa-
sion of It's twenty-frst birthday ami
versary, and was accorded rising
vote of thanks. The entire afternoon
will he given over to routine business
Of a minor character, after which the
Twenty-first Continental Congress Will
adjourn to meet one year hence.