The Washington herald., 1913-04-17

| man Of the committee of the d. A. r.
whose object Is to arouse public interest
| in the idea.
| late vice president general from Illinois,
by Mrs. Laura, Dayton Fessender, former
State regent
Give her of the fruit of her hands and let her
works praise her in the gates.
She loved the country of her birth. She loved the
white and red. She held as sacred trust the freedom
given her BY that patriot band Who In colonial days.
rose up to stand against oppression from the English
mother land-those heroes who. by faithful service
won on blooddrenched fields that liberty which yet
no other nation yields
She loved all civic good She STOPPED to raise the
children Of the poor from out the mire of stagnan.
want-tbe want that browns the soul and wrecks the
body ere child life has passed the portals Of the
earlier days
She loved all truth. and held her torch aloft that
those who came along her way might find the roads
that led to highest aims and truest helpfulness.
She was a woman fair and sweet and strong. and
that she has to higher usefulness she leaves
to who knew and loved her here a legacy Of in
slirston for the best that give in deed or
word 20 this our day and hour.
So. in this dedication time. We 'Dauehten'' gath
cred here with truth may say of her:
Her worth cannot be gathered UP in hatterng
Her works shall lvs-God has recorded them
Mrs. william Lawson Peel, of Georgia.
is the chairman of the committee on
real daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton. The Cociety spent over 5000 in
the support Of real daughters last year.
The North Carolina delegation was in
vited to a tea given by Mrs. Daniels,
wife Of the Secretary Of the Navy, at
Single Oaks yesterday. Mrs. Houston.
wife Of the Secretary of Agriculture. and
Mrs william N. Reynolds, State regent
Of North Carolina, received with Mrs.
Daniels.
large number OF delegates ATTENDED
the silver musical tea at the Raleigh
Hotel yesterday given by the Chaplin
womans Christian Association of the
District OF Columbia.
Mrs. Helen Calder is the regent Of the
Laspee Chapter of Providence. r. l..
which is the third largest chapter in
the organization. The Laspee Chapter
Is doing patriotic educational work
among the children of the foreign COL
ony OF Providence.
Dr. William Mcdowell, we'll known as
an advocate OF universal peace, IL the
only man member of the D. A. R., and !
was accorded this honor because he took |
an interest in the founding Of the
society.
Miss Suzanne NJ Stone, regent of |
Bronx Chapter Mount Vernon, n. Y,
who Is a sister OF Mr.. F. w. Stone. OF
the National Savings and Trust Com
pany, OF Washington, is staying at the
New Willard during the congress.
Mrs Willard Augsburg, State regent of
New York. yesterday presented a chair
10 the congress in the name of Mrs.
Daniel Manning, a former president gem
.ral. Mrs Manning made brief speech
Of appreciation.
Mrs. Pinckney T. Bodell. daughter of
he late Gov. Henry Writ Thomas OF
Virginia. is very active in the work of
he District delegates at the congress.
Mrs. Bodell is member of the house
committee
Mrs. Delight Ransom Kellar. vice
chairman of the historic spots preserva-
ion committee, is chairman of the New
York committee having that work in
,harge. She is especially interested in
he proposed purchase of the Herkimer
nome at Danube. N. Y.
Mrs Charles O'Hara Craigie, a promi-
ent Daughter of Buffalo. came to WASH
ngton from Louisiana. where she has
,een lecturing on the work of women's
lubs