The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-22

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c. Barrow, chancellor OF the State uni
versity; Judge S. b. Adams, OF Savan-
nah I.ucien l.. Knight, state compiler
Of rccovrds; Prof j. II. T. Mcpherson,
professor OF history at the state uni
ycrsity; Miss Mildred Rutherford. his
toran general OF the L. d. c.; Mrs.
Howard Mccall. state regent OF the
y. A. r.: Mrs. II. NJ. franklin, state
resident CT the L., D, G., and Prof.
Z. y. brooks. OF tho state university.
This action was ratified by the eXecu-
i've heard. and the following recon-
ncndatioR Endorsed: That the Daugh-
crs o. the American Revolution III
'igtorjca society in Georgia, and also
axe AN active interest in this work.
Sixteen Year Books of chapters have
Accn sent to your state regent You
r?nnot take too much pride in your
wear hooks and programs, Make your
meetings so attractive that members
Will not stay away. The. historical pro-
gram OF state chairman. Mrs. Franklin
q,as sent to the state regents OF the
southern states, and many compll-
ments were received on this splendid
program.
The d. A. r. are becoming road
builders" The National highway has
become realty. and we will have an
opportunity soon to press forward the
old trails movement. All the request
of your state chairman, | wrote several
letters to the Legislature in regard
to the Highway Commission bill.
Educational Work.
Our business is not only one OF re-
collections, and of perpetuating the
traditions of our country, but to teach
the youth of our land the heroic eff
forts of the past, to set the example
of devotion to principles is one of our
greatest works Education is the
of a nations power.
Conservation follows education so
closely that one word is almost the
synonym of the other. We do our ed
ucational work in an efficient way
through our scholarships. ! will give
you no detailed report OF this work,
only three statements that | wish 10
emphasize. One member of the JOS
eph Habersham chapter, Atlanta, Mrs
r. NJ. Macarthur, has secured scholar
ships this year amounting to $1.970,
and the chapters i'll Georgia have Sc
cured scholarships valued at nearly |
s1O,O8O. A scholarship, value $10O, |
given by San Francisco D. A. r. |
through Miss Mildred Rutherford, |
Athens.
Many prizes are given for best av-
erages in history, and many medals are
given for best essays Oh historical sub |
iects In all rs prizes and medals have |
been offered for this year. We stand !
shoulder to shoulder with our sister |
organization in bringing light into dark |
places. and the Stovall Compulsory |
Education bill, drawn for the d. A. r. |
bv Mr.. John nj. Graham, and inroduc-
ed by DR.. Stovall, of Elberton, at the |
request of our chairman. Mrs. "A. d. |
Harper finally passed by the legisla-
lure this summer, and is now law IN |
Georgia. The passage of this bill was
gratifying news to the d. A. R., who
had worked so long and faithfully for |
the Stovall bill. l would appreciate 1t |
if this conference would send letter |
of thanks to DR.. Stovall.
The recommendation of your state
regent that we establish a D. A. r. |
Loan Fund to help worthy girls Sc
cure an education met with the ap
prevail of the executive board, and
will be brought to you through the
resolution committee. Let me beg your
kind consideration of this recommen-
dation. II has been the work nearest
my heart. The inability Of many girls
to attend school and fit themselves for
a better life just because they lack the |
few dollars seems to make this work
the more urgent, and a loan fund is
the most practical way TO help worthy
girls. Can you not indorse this and |
then push forward the work by your
donations and by your personal influ-
ence?
We have kept our country's doors |
open for liberty and justice. Are we
training our children and the children
of other nations to be patriotic Ameri- !
cans? This year promises to be
year of tremendous developments and
of vital interest; the great war may
end, bringing with it's conclusion UNI
certainty and industrial changes and
very many new problems. 1t is no.
table fact that the strongest appricia
ton of the great ideals of our re-
public that are very inspiring to world