Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-26
PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES OF THE D. AR
BY FREDERIC J. HAsk1N.

by the Daughters of the various stat,
through which they pass MOREOVER
eHorts have been made to perpetua;s
inc history of every significant or-
currence during the Revolutionary war
other. 0 "a"
me chapters OF each State arc run.
poseo 10 Investigate the history of
their individual communities and honor
'hc memory or any man or woman
pia!'ns conspicuous part I'm tho prog
rcss or the nation. Thus tho Mary
land chapters erected a bronze tabIc,
70 Francis Scott Key. at Fort Me
tenry; the Illinois chapters pcrsu,dc,
the state Legislature to buy Fort Man-
sac, where they erected n monumcnt
10 Heorgc Rogers Clark. and tho Dis
trict OF Columbia Daughters wcr. en-.
strumental In bringing the remains ~
1ohh iaul Jones to America. and hav-
ing the remains OF Major L'Epf,ut
inferred in the National Cemetery a,
Arlington. -
continental Hall. the national hu,,c
OF the Daughters American Reyoiu
uoh mere. was built by the organize
tion and Is the only building dcyotn,,
TO the public welfare not sub,idi1cJ
D! government appropriations IL Ia
white marble building, with a nil
iared portico, facing wide expanse OF
park rand situated between the pan
American Building and the Satiouaj
coreoran Art Gallery. Among other
things. II contains a valuable refer
ence library OF American history. n
museum OF historical relies and a
large assembly hal. used for patriotic.
and public gatherings The hall is
already famous as the scene OF III.
hrst female indignation meeting OF
american history. for here met tho
woman sunragists from all over III.
| country on the Sd of March. 1912, and
made their appeal TO Congress 10
avensc the disaster to their parade.
Publishes Excellent Magazine.
Ihis building lie also the home OF
the ID. a. r. Magazine. published
monthly by the organization. Contain.
ing American history and gencalosi.
cal records The society has traced
the history OF American music and
even American cooking. discovering
many ancient recipes that were fash
, ionable among the original American
arfstocrats. One. translated from the
Dutch by Mrs. French Chadwick wife
OF RearAdmiral Chadwick. is To-.
"taart van oysters" and says: Take
oysters from the shell with the liquor;
put these on the undercrust OF the pic.
win butter. pepper. nutmeg ami
cracker crumbs over them Spread
over this capers and thin slices OF
lemon. Squeeze the juice OF one orange
| We siS "HoiO putting OIL the
! uppercrust."
| While the D. A. n. has encountered
n certain amount OF popular ridicule
owing to It's great respect for conspic-
| uous ancestry, from this IL may he
seen that the organization liz doing
actual work for the progress of the
| people, as we'll as In keeping the rec
ords or the nation. From n small So
! ciety OF few members. ii has grown
until its insignia is recognized even
| In Europe. The o. A. r.. Magazine
states that at the beginning Of the
European war, members wearing ID. \.
r. pins in the bellgerent countries
were shown every courtesy and con-
sideration az compared to those who
did not, while in St. Petersburg the
| emblem was recognized on the coat
OF an unknown dead woman. whose
| body was therefore taken into custody
! by a Russian church until it could he
! sent back to America. Should the
| United States become involved in war.
the services OF such large organizn-
| ton OF patriotic women as the p. 4.
| r. would be of inestmable value