The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-15
STEAM ROLLER IS
GIVEN START, BUT
HAS To BACK UP
President General of D. A. K.
Reverses Decision After
Big Cutlery
MAKE THEIR FIGHT
ON CREDENTIALS
President Wilson Delivers Ad-
dress and Is Followed by
Mr.. Bryan Who
Is Cheered


dent Wilson today welcomed the
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton TO Washington today, coming 10
their afternoon session for that spe-
cial purpose The presidents speech
followed fairly stormy morning ses-
sion.
ut is really delightful" said the
president. TO gee this company gath
cred together, aud tn realize what II
stands for / remember ! used TO he
told by my teacher In psYcholoRy
tthis is one of the few things he told
that | remember) that the junction
Of memory was the function of ide1u-
~. because If | did not remember VINO
| was yesterday / wouldn't know VINO
am today Now ] regard organi2a-
tions Hike this as part Of the nation :
lobe of memory. They remind us OF
the things that have gone by, ana or
the standards to which we must CON
form If we would he true loyal Amer
leans | wouldn't undertake at any
rate I'm Il single improvised address, TO
set up the canons OF Americdnish.
II think ] can tell whether a man Is
an American or not when talk TO
him. Arnericanisrn is now of so many
varieties among the ladies that | am
not SO sure Of my standards on their
side of the house, and, therefore l
tread very gingerly when / try TO set
that SO far as our recoilections are
concerned. SO far as those things are
concerned which we hold sacred IN
the past so far as those things go that
we intend 10 live up TO and be worthy
Of there is only one canon OF amer
icanisrn. And the real, constant an
4cuIty Of American politics is TO
bring IL hack so that IL VIII square
with the standard set up at the first
when the revolution was fought out
ard In independent nation was estah~
iished in America.
Links Were Ont.
we cut links with the past In that
struggle. which we hope VIII never
be forged again. We cut the links
that bound MS to every system of priv
ilege that had existed. and anybody
who stands for privilege of any ex-
elusive sort forgets the title OF Amer
fcanism II Is q stern doctrine, II Is
doctrine at which some people
vince. particularly those who think
the distinction will he drawn IN their
favor nut it liz the only standard OF
gentility in America; that all men
and women are equally genteei who
are equally devoted to the interests
OF mankind This is cur only patent
Of nobility This ia the particular
standard OF nobility which l under
stand association like this 60 he or
The president was followed by Sec
Rotary of State Bryan. Mr.. Bryan
referred 60 the American revolution
~ I7T6 as the precursor of the pres
mt DAY revolutionists against special
privilege, and he was thereupon
-oundIy applauded by the anu-admin-
strstion delegates In whose breasts
ranked the performances of the
morning,
Morning Session,
The morning session was called to
order by the president general, Mrs.
Matthew r. Scott. Mrs. Scott an
uounced "the convention viii be in
order. The chaplain general will lead
n the devotional exercises.
Here the chaplain general, Eliza
beth r. Pierce. leaned forward and
whispered to Mrs, Scott: How about
America 2"
oh. YES, said Mrs Scott, I'VE
must all sing America.
Whereupon the dignified strain of
My Country It's OF Thee. rose upon
the flower scented atmosphere of Con-
mental hall.
Then Miss Pierce opened the huge
Bible on the lecture platform and an
nounced that she would read first
from the divine words brought TO the
chosen people OF God by Moses. She
then read the Ten Commandments,
accentuating and laying especial stress
upon "Thou shalt not bear false wit
ness against thy neighbor." As Miss
Pierce read this she looked around
the hall centering her gaze for mo-
ment on the State regent of the New
FORK delegation.
Report Starts Row.
Following the devotional exercises,
Mrs Scott read her brief address of
welcome, announced a few commit
a ~ tt,tr Of ~iaI Apin
cations, and then called on Mrs.
Henry L. Mann. of Washington, chair
man of the credentials committee, for
he report Of that body. Mrs. Mann
read her report, which stated that
credentials had been vised and APP
proved by the committee, and that the
congress showed present 1922 dele
safes bearing proper papers.
Immediately Mrs. Morton Smith, OF
Alabama. who is IA supporter of Mrs.
Charles Bailey Bryan, of Tennessee,
for the office OF president-general. in
PRODUCED a motion to discharge the
credentials committee, and create a
new committee to be composed of a
chairman designated by the presi-
1ent-general and six other members
designated in pairs by the three an
nounced candidates for the office of
president-gcneral-
Steam Roller Appears.
This motion was in the nature of
an amendment to the motion of Mrs.
Mann that the report of the commit
Tee on credentials be accepted and
under the parliamentary rules. sup
posedly operative in the ID. A. r.
congress, her motion should have
had precedence and should have been
passed on by the congress before the
committee report was accepted. Mrs.
D Scott could not see it that way. She
Immediately put the question of the
MlCoutiuuad ON Second PaEe.l