Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-22
DR.. HILL SPEAKS
ON OUR MISSION"
TO THE S. OF A. R.
Calls Upon Americans to
Combat Enemies Within
Our Gates"

Summarizing the acts and sacrifices
which brought the United States to
the prosperity and freedom it is en-
joyins today. David Jayne Hill. presi-
dent of the District of Columbia So
ciety of the Sons of the American
Revolution, at the ladies night"
meeting of the society at Rauscher's
last night, called upon Americans to
combat the enemies within our gates,
who are more dangerous to our re-
public than any external foe
DR.. Hill gave short review of
the principles for which the Ameri-
can forefathers fought, and recited
the beneficial results. The topic of
his address was our Mission"
Excerpts From Address.
While our society has it's social
side" he said, and is based on the
community of companionship coming
down to us from our forefathers of
the revolution, our main purpose is
to maintain the principles of gov
eminent that lent to the separation
from Great Britain and the establish
ment of this republic.
The attitude, of the revolutions
fathers was both negative and posi-
tive. They We're opposed to the rule
Of the German King of England.
George III. and they objected to being
ruled by an absentee government in
which they were not even represent
ed--the parliament of England.
But they were not fighting for
mere negations. They were devoted
TO some positive principles that were
new in the history of government.
They had inherent liberties secured
by the Magma Charta and the bill of
rights. possessed by all Englishmen.
Mans Inherent Rights.
.Rut thau heJiayed cer-
tain inherent rights that belong to
men because they are human beings
rights which government had not
given and could not rightly take
away-such as right to life, to lib
erty, to the pursuit of happiness and
to acquire and enjoy property as a
means of happiness. They believed
further that these rights should be
guaranteed in fundamental law,
written constitution which no mere
legislative acts could set aside, but
which should serve as standard to
determine what is legal and what is
not legal
They intended that there should be
no sanguinary contest over these
rights or guarantees. And so they put
them under the protection of a compe-
tent judiciary to insure the application
of fundamental law.
Rights Now Attacked.
1T is this system of guaranteed and
judicially protected individual rights
which is now attacked. secretly and
sometimes openly. by the enemies
within our gates.
These are more dangerous to our
republic than any external foe. We
can defend ourselves against any for
eign enemy. We must defend our
selves against this most insidous of
all conceivable enemies-those amAng
US paid and encouraged from abroad
of nal
greed first to overthrow our institu-
lions and then to take possession of
this prosperous land. which has been
made prosperous by the principles es-
tablished by our fathers. This is our
mission
The Neviu Trio furnished the music
of the evening. Following supper,
there was dancing until 1 o'clock.
Platform Occupants.
Among those who were on the plat
form with DIR. Hill were Mrs. George
Thatcher Guernsey, president gener-
al of the Daughters of the American
Revolution; President George Rich
ards of the Sons of the Revelation,
District of Columbia Society; DR.. J. b.
G. Bulloch, president general of the
Order of Washington, and Judge
Reifsnyder of the executive commit
tee of the Sons of the Revolution.
Announcement was made that a
committee meeting to arrange a pro-
gram for the joint patriotic celebra-
tion of George Washington's birth
day on February 90 had been ar
ranged. Plans will be announced at
a later date.
Members of the reception and floor
committee last night were: Merritt
L. Dawkins, chairman; Claude N
Bennett. DR.. Thomas j. w. Bryan, ].
C. K. Campbell, Eugene c. Copen-
haver, Frederick Neal Carr, John
Paul Earnest, Capt Albert ]. Gore
Charles n. Jonas, Ben F. Larcombe
jr.; DIR. Herbert MacNamee, Frank
Edward Mack. William A. Miller
Fred D. Owen, Charles o. Parks
Henry W. Samson, Sidney F. Smith
Eugene Z. Stevens, Andrew Steward
Robert c. Tracy, Capt. Richard j
Van Deusen William E. Vaughan, jr.
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