Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1914-03-26
DAUGHTERS OF THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Stand by the Flag as a Society
Lack of Brilliancy in the
Administration.
THINGS A LITTLE AWRY.
Former Leaders in The d. A. R.-Ihe
Press Gives Little kOtoIielY To
Coming Congress.

Mrs. Donald Mclean was the next
President General, and the first to
really be elected from the fle or, and it
was a sensible stroke on the part of
the Daughters when they elected to
their head business woman of wide
knowl edge of the world, of high So
cial standing and ambitious to have
the society achieve things under her
trusteeship.
The Daughters made rapid strides
during the two terms that she was
President General. Although not a
woman of large means, she had a
wide political acquaintance among in
fluential men in Congress, and >they
were ready to help in anything that
she wanted done by Congress ard
Cabinet members. Chen, too, she
was an orator of much ability.
Mrs. Scott succeeded Mrs. Mclean,
and without any d ,ubt whatever her
four years were the most brilliant in
the history of the organization. The
society now realizes that it was next
to tragedy for its organization not TO
have elected To its b lad a woman of
worldwide acquaintance and influence
and one with wealth enough to sup
port the dignity of the Office in the
manner in which it has been support
ed from its beginning. Anything
that prospers in the District of Co
lumbia must have money and politi-
cal influence back of it.
All of the other Presidents General
had these two requisites, and
some Of them had that political train
ing which can only be acquired by
actual experience in national, official
and political life. Unless the Presi-
dent-General is able to maaipulste
the United States Congress she is
not of much value to the society.
She must have the entree to the
White House and Cabinet slsj, and
the other Presidents-G General have
had this. Washington newspapers
are not patting the Daughters of the
American Revolution on the back as
much as they did year or two ago.
Cause why7 Well, for one thing, all
of the printing for the national so
ciety has been taken to be done by
New York firms.
Heretofore this work has always
been done in Washington, and we'll
done, and there is great stack Cf it
to do, and it costs money and a heap
of it. 1t has not been q bit less costly
to have the work done in New York,
but rather costlier, and the funds
breathe 1t low behind closed doors
the running funds of the society, are
practically exhausted. That is an
ther thing that makes the Daughters
unhappy. About this time every year
there is a deficit in the funds for run
ming expenses. 1t has been the Gus
tom for the Preside dents- General to 80
down 10 their pockets and pull cut
their personal checks for the amount
necessary. Smetimes this sum has
been So, 900 and sometimes SIS, 900, and
the pocketbooks of the Presidents
General helped out whole lot.
Mrs Matthew T. Scott could do
this little favor mighty easily. Be
sides that, she entertained lavishly.
The pretty little banquet hall was the
scene of a dozen society functions
every year, due to the pleasur able
pride the Pre- esident-General felt in
bringing her Daughters togt ther.
Then, tco, the former Preside nts-
Gene raj have always stopped at big
hotels. where every Daughter OF the
American Revolution had access to
them and where they entertained in
brilliant fashion and by their grace
and dignity won friends for the So
ciety.
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