The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-07

| by cutting three notches on the trees along his route and that is why the prin- cipal streets running through Troy are | called North Three Notch and South Three Notch streets When the commit tee proves this to be positively correct, 1 a commemorative tablet, probably in the | form of public drinking fount. will be placed at a suitable point. The chairman | or this committee Mrs. Dayids, is the organizing and honorary life regent of the chapter. She is also a member of the l national committee on 'conservation of
 the home" The chapters gavel is made 1 from a piece of wood cut from a tree | that is growing by the grave of the revo- l lutionary soldier. Capt. Oliver Wiley, who
 is buried in the old rock-walled Spears
 graveyard which is on one of the highest | hills in Cabarras county, North Carolina. ] It is two miles east of Old Rocky River | church. The gavel was made in the | manual training department of the State Normal school. This years study is the | War of the Revolution" In connec-
 tion with that, by request, there will be papers on domestic science subjects. the home. child life. etc.
 MRS. O. c. WILEY, Regent | The Daughters and Illiteracy | To the Daughters of the American Rev. olution:
 | The position which Alabama occupies 1 among her sister states, being the lowest
 in literacy, should be source of regret to | every citizen of the state who possesses | even small degree of patriotism. To
 the Daughters of the American Revo- 1 luton in Alabama, an organized body or patriotic women, 1t is a condition deep | ly deplored: to relieve this condition in
 at least g small degree is the object of our state society, in establishing a school 1 Tn one of the rural districts of the state l This movement has met with the hearty | approval of all our Alabama daughters 1 ana we are impatient to begin our work
 but are retarded by lack of funds l am writing this letter to each chapter in the state asking for an increase in thelr pledges for the support of this l school made at the state conference in | December last These pledges amounted
 to only $225. Of this amount $1o0 was 1 pledged by one chapter which 1t has re- gently raised by an entertainment. 1 Although the pledges for the school fell
 far short of my expectations, I did not | allow myself to become discouraged or lose that faith which have in the Ala
 oama daughters to accomplish whatever l they have determined upon. The interest | ana enthusiasm in the school by the mem- ] oers of the conference was most encour- aging and embued me with optimism for | the future.
 The committee the location of the rural school has been assured that If we | raise 5000 the county in which the school ! IS located will raise S1000, thus making | s200O as nucleus for our school It Is in I oroer to raise this 5000 that I am asking
 each chapter to increase it's pledge 1t was not expected by the committee | that these pledges would be paid from the | chapter treasury, but 1t is suggested that 1 some form of entertainment be given | suited to your locality, as a means of
 raising money.
 | have been informed that some of our | chapters have been assisting in school and philanthropic work in other states
 This is most praiseworthy in view of the
 Iact that we had nothing of this nature III the past to claim the interest of our l caughters. but in the future the success or our own school will require a concon- :
 tration of all our efforts, and to this ehd ask the cooperation of every chap ter in Alabama.
 All money should be sent to Mrs. ] . l Morgan Smith, 1928 Niazuma avenue is;r mlngha, treasurer of the D. A. R. rural | fuau " l WishMs you much success in vour cr
 forts to ia'se funds for thA SCI ,u. alo l sincerely.
 IltS WILLIAM G. MONTGOMERY
 Chairman Patriotic Education, AaDan,a 1 society Daughters of the A,oerican | RcTolLt' on
 l On December II, 17e9, aged 69. 115 years
 ago the great Washington died. Tn our | December column we will give extracts rom wonderful old paper loaned hy
 Mrs. Francis Hagan-The Ulster cto,,,,ty
 Gazette--published January 4. 1900. giving an account of the news of Washin5ton,s ueath. and it's reception at the capitoI the account of the funeral, etc It seems very appropriate that this should apnear wlthn two weeks of his death, 115 years ago. 'e"is From present indications the sum which Will be realized from the twenty-fifth an. hlVersary birthday offering of the 117 O0o members of the D. A. R. throughout tbe United States will exceed all expectations It IS thought that more than S25.OO0 will pc raised and the money will be used to reduce the building debt. which is now S5o. 0Oo. Wa shington Herald. Queries
 |. Who was the father of Austis wood, who married Abraham Wing revolution patriot, at Quaker HiiI uchess county. N. r., about 1742? Did ne serve Tn the revolution, and if so l in what capacity? 2 Did the father of Dinah Hopkins Mead or the Oblong, in Duchess co,In- ", N. r., who married Nemehiah Mar- fltt, ST, serve in the revolution. and what was his name? 5. l think the father of Henry I.ud- iain' heutenant Of Cape May militia, under Captain Townsend in revo1r l ton, served in revolution too. What was hls name and what service did he render? Henry's wife was Hannah smith of Dennisville. N. J. Was her
 Father in revolution and where did he serve?
 A. Who was the father of Martha Hinton. born in Halifax district. N q who married John Hargrove in Tusca- loosa, in 1S21?-Mrs. D. F. Constan- tine, Oxford, Ala.
 l. Who was the father of Elizabeth krugger. who married John Bruner, in Pennsylvania, in 1773? She was born in 174S. died in 17S5. She married the second time, Jacob - Was her fath CT revolutionary soldiero
 ?. Wanted-Revolution service of Christian Steckley, who married Cath erine They had a daughter. Barbara, born in 1745. died after 17so,
 married 1762 at Derry, Penn, June, 1762. 3. Absolum Chenoweth married Iyd- ia Ross about 1794 or 1795 in Virginia (some say Berkley county, W. Va.). Their oldest child was born at Win chester Frederick county, Va. Sep- tember 1876. I have Q Ross line, but have not been able to locate it. as do not know 'Lydias fathers name. They moved from Virginia to Louis vile, Ky. about 1910 or 1S11.--Mrs. I. W. Cunningham, 127 Main street, Ox- ford, Ala.
 Mrs. w. W. Rainer of Union Springs desires information re1a rdiper an