Evening star., 1915-10-11
URGED To W0RKF0R
NATIONAL DEFENSE
Call to Women Is Feature of
Silver Jubilee Celebration
of D. A. R.
KEYNOTE OF MRS. STORY'S
GREETING TO MEMBERS
President Wilson Attends a Patriotic
Meeting in Memorial Continental
Hall and Delivers an Address.

clarion call to the women of the
country to take part individually in
the campaign for adequate national de-
fense was feature of the silver jubilee
celebration of the Daughters OF the
American Revolution today.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the
foundation of this order was marked by
a patriotic meeting in Memorial Cont
mental Hall this afternoon. at which
President Wilson addressed representa-
tives of many patriotic organizations
Mrs. William Cumming Story, the
president general. sent a birthday
greeting to the $4,000 members of the
order, soliciting their cooperation to
secure proper preparedness.
Mrs. Story's Greeting.
Great as has been the achievement
of the past twenty-five years in the
D. a. R.. still greater responsibilities
and possibilities are before us for the
future" said Mrs. Story. Our respon-
sibilities are great and that women are
alive to it is evidenced by the warm in
terest in national defense. not only of
the country, but of American ideals
and standards. Every Daughter OF the
American Revolution should take part
American women for sufficient national
defenses which will insure peace and
prosperity for this nation and enable
us to stand up in the councils of the
nations. strong nation among the
strong. and be the protecting friend Of
the weak
Our destiny Is a high one as ma
ton, and the women of the country
have as definite a duty today as they
had in the times that tried men and
women's souls in '76.
"I send greetings to every Daughter
of the American Revolution, wherever
she may be in this period of remem-
brance and recollection and united ef-
fort linked together in the work of our
great society 1 hope that all will be
with us at least in thought and spirit
on this our twenty-fifth birthday. We
are twenty-five years young"
President Warmly Greeted.
President Wilson reached Memorial
Continental Hall promptly for the jubi-
lee meeting. He was warmly greeted
as he proceeded to the platform. The
President shared honors with Mrs. Mary
S. Lockwood. the only surviving found
er Of the order. and to whose initiative
it's organisation is due. She Is now the
three years old. addressed the assem-
blage today in a voice that was pleas
ant1y audible in all corners of the
crowded hall.
when the national officers were escort
ed to the stage by thirteen girls dressed
in colonial costume, representing the
thirteen original colonies. They were
headed by Elizabeth Sawtelle. bearing
the colonial flag.
In
ushers. This group Of girls was under
the direction Of Mrs. Ellis Logan, for
ner president OF the District Fedora
ton Of Woman's Clubs: The girls were
SsSnia SooFs r1.ness We E%y Ess Eass 5ss
Helen Becker. Elizabeth Bourne.
Phoebe Fleming. Mary Richardson.
Laura White, Edith Dunn. Margaret
Richardson. Hadashald Fleming. Eli
nor Van scoten. Katharine Smith.
Rose Patum. Marion Fulton, Rosemary
Arnold. Beatrice Bryant. Edith Dun
lop. Helen Tayloe Weddenburn and
Edna Johnstone.
Conspicuous In the decorations was a
hundred pounds. surrounded by twen-
ty-fve wax candles in silver sticks.
This was borne in by twenty-five
young women. as pages. who were
gowned in white and wore sashes Of
the D. A. r. colors.
anniversary Contribution Proposed.
In celebration Of the twenty i've
years of existence OF the D. A. r., an
effort is being made to raise $3.50 by
contributions In multiples of twenty
ive from the members. which anniver-
sary contribution will be applied to the
debt on the Memorial Continental Hall
Mrs. Charles B. Nelson OF Winchester,
hot nf he gi1u ah ar
committee, is to make an announce
ment about this gift this afternoon.
Nearly all of the national ofiicers at
noon.
Notable among those present was a
real Daughter Of the Revolution. Mrs.
Mary N. Clark OF the Mount Vernon
Chapter. Alexandria. Va. who Is a
daughter Of one of the Virginia colonial
troopers who fought in the revolution.
She is now more than ninety years old.
and one of the very last links between
the men and women OF the revolution
airy period and the generation of today.
and gave personal "reminiscences of the
heroes of Americas war for freedom.
The granddaughter OF Francis Scott
Key. author of THE Star Spangled Ban
ner"-Mrs. Mary Key McBlair-was also
a guest of honor.
Founders Send Greetings.
Greetings from three other founders
were given to the Daughters and their
guests from other patriotic orders by
descendants of these pioneer d. A. R
members
Miss Ella Lorraine Dorsey spoke for
Miss Eusenia Washington. and follow
ing her address a large portrait of that
chief assistant to Mrs. Lockwood in
the work of organization was present
ed to the society.
Capt. C. c. Calhoun spoke for Miss
Mary Desha and A. Howard Clark for
Mrs Ellen Hardin Walworth. Greet
ings also were extended by the eight
surviving signers of the formal draft
Of the society's organization.
Among others on the program are
Miss Mabel Boardman. chairman of
the executive committee OF the Amer
| lean Red Cross: John Barrett. director
! Rev. John Britain Car kand Maj Gen.
| Leonard Wood.
Greetings From Organizations.
| Among the other patriotic organiza-
| tions extending greetings are the May
| flower Society. Colonial Danes. Found
ers and Patriots. Society Of Colonial
Wars, Descendants of Signers of the
Declaration of Independence. Society OF
4 the Cincinnati. the Order Of Washing
| ton, Sons Of the Revolution. Sons of the
| American Revolution. Children of the
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