Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-04-15
Women Are Reminded of Pur-
pose for Which Their An
cestorS Fought to Establish
Equality Among Men,
SECRETARY BRYAN GIVES
ADVICE ON PATRIOTISM
Ambassador luSSerand Ad-
dresses AssembIage ReIa-
tive to frances Part in
Struggle for Freedom

~, Morning Journal special Leased Mirrl
Washington April u DELEGATES tu
the continental cuneress of the Daush-
ters of the American Revolution.
which began its tWcnty-second annual
session here today We're welcomed tn
Washington hy President Wilson in
his first public address since his in
IaueuratiOn Addresses of welcome
were also made rs Secretary uf state
BRYAN and the French amha sador.
MIR Jussefand Both the president
and Secretary Bryan told the paugh-
ters that 1t WAS their duty 60 apply
the principles of their revolutionary
lancestors "a m ern problems
The afternoon session. given over to
laddresses of welcome. followed "a
stormy business meeting which re-
suited in partial victory for the
forces of Mrs William Cummings
story. of New york, one of the candi-
dates in the strenuous contest tni
president t-general oi the society
Mrs storys partisans secured au-
/ lthoriation for the appointment of "
! collateral committee ot representa-
ltives OF each of the candidates toi
presidents general Go pass upon the
scating of contested delegations
Among the notable women who ec
Icupied boxes at The afternoon meetini
were Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and Mrs
Thomas r. Marshall, Mrs William .
I Bryan, Mrs A. $. Burleson. MIS-
Franklin Lane, Nine. chincda, witt q"
the Japanese ambassador ANA Mfs
John Hayes Hammond
,mhassador Hsserund said that thu
Daughters were Keepers Of tradition
land ITS such had an important part y
lthe affnirs of the nation He spok'
OF the part France played IN the reNo
! lutionary war
Secretary Bryan In his address TOLD
the Daughters that they must throw
their influence on the side of the peo
ple i'm their struggle for liberty "rhel
land then only" he declared. viii Xol
be true Daughters Of the American
Revolution.
Mrs. Martha ". Scett. the retirini
president general, in her address, re
viewed the progress made hv the so
lciety. and declared that there still Wai
a great work to be accomplished.
ORGANIZATIONS like this, said presi
dent Wilson. remind us of the thing
that have gone by and of the stan
dards TO which we must conform !
we would be true and loyal Amcri
leans.
'I would not undertake. at amy rat
in single imW oVised address, 10 se
Iup the canons of Americanism. Amer
icanism is now Of so many Narletie
Iamong the ladies that | am not 80
sure of my standards on that side oI
1.-The house and therefore | tread very
/ gingerly when try TO set up stan
dards there But this ] know thal
SO far as our recolleetions are con
cerned. so far as these things are
concerned which we hold sacred II
the past SO far as those things g
that we intend to live mp to ana De
worthy of, there is only one canon ol
! Americanism And the real constant
Idifficulty of American politics IS t
bring it back so that it VIII square
with the standard set up when tho
revolution was fought out and an in.
dependent nation was established II
| America.
we established an important ma
tion In order that men might enjoy 2
new Kind of happiness and new kline
Of dignity that kind which man has
when ne respects every other mar
and Womans individuality as he re-.
spects his own where he is not viii.
ing TO draw distinctions between
classes. where he is not willing u
shut the door of privilege ina the face
Iof anyone