The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-05-27
NICELETTER FROM =
MRS. GEO. NJ. YOUNG

!
Chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution will prove inter-
esting to many Valley City people.
Mrs. George NJ. Young, the writer is
State Regent for North Dakota.
THE 29th Congress of the National
Society of the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution was called to order
Monday, April 10TH, by the outgoing
president-general. A number of re-
ports were given that Forenoon, all
gratifying to the management of the
society.
Miss Sanford Of the University of
Minnesota gave an apostrophe Of the
Flag. l came in a little late and
/ waited at the back of che hall before
taking my seat. / listened to the
opening exercises, and when dear
| Miss Sanford came on the platform,
: thought she looked almost angelic.
Most of the women on the platform
were large, racher prosperous looking,
and pretty gayly dressed. Miss San
ford was a striking contrast in almost
every particular. | think every north
western woman has been proud of
Miss Sanford for q good many years,
but | never heard anything more Won
derful. more exquisitely beautiful than
her apostrophe to the Flag. She did
not seem a thing of flesh and blood,
but really Spirit. You probably have
read from the newspaper reports that
she went from the hall to Senator
knute Nelson's, bade them loving
goodnight and never spoke again. If
you could have seen her on the plat
form, | don't believe you would have
a feeling Of sorrow, she seemed al
most ready to be waited into the
Beautiful City as she was here with
us all.
."On Monday evening banquet of
the old officers and outgoing officers
was given at the Franklin Square
Hotel. l attended this as the guest
Of the Regent of the District of Co.
lumbia, who is an outgoing officer, and
had a most interesting time. A good
many toasts were given after the ban
quet by various women, but a dear
little southern woman toasted our
! husbands SO prettily and well that it
really made the hit of the evening.
After calling them a number of names
with many endearing adjectives ap-
piled, she used the word 'renlitting"
husbands, and that seemed to bring
! down the house.
"Tuesday was given almost entirely
to reports of various chairnen. The
Philippine Scholarship report, l. think,
was the most interesting one given
| | hope we can do little something
FOR that the coming year.
The state of North Dakota pre-
sented its flag and received a pleas
ant round Of applause Four flags
were given during this Congress.
Friday was spent in the tri p to
Mount Vernon, where, according to
yearly custom, wreath was placed
on Washington's tomb by the incom-i
ing Presidential General. This is a
very beautiful and sacred Pilgrimage.
The greater part of the Daughters go
by the steamboat and stop at the little
wharf at Mount Vernon and walk up
to the tomb. | had one of the pleas
antest surprises it has ever been my
privilege to have in Washington. That
morning | was invited by Mrs Flea
nor Washington Howard, one of the
last surviving members of the Wash
ington family and the last to have
been born in Mount Verqnon when it
still belonged to the Washington fam
lily, to be her guest for the day. Four
of US went out and she met the Daugh-
ters as they came to Mount Vernon.
After the wreath was placed on Wash
ington's tomb, we marched down about
two or three rods and assisted in
planting mulberry tree, which had
been brought from Yorktown The
tree was placed in the hole prepared
for it and the regent Of every state
came forward with a package of earth
from her state, placing this on the
roots of the tree dedicating to the
memory of some spot of historic value:
or of some special interest to the
memory Of her state had expected
to have mentioned the Lewis and
Clark expedition, but two women who
preceded me spoke Of this, so when
l made my little speech, dedicated
our North Dakota soil to the memory
of Theodore Roosevelt, who, under
its wonderful sun and from the life
giving air of North Dakota, had
found strength and health We left
Mount Vernon and motored down to
the Pohich> Church, which I had never
seen, and where Washington had fire.
quently attended during his lifetime.
This has been very beautifully restor-
ed and is landmark in that part of
Virginia of the early colonial days.
1t is a beautiful square old Episcopal
church, built with wonderful taste
Two of the women who were with
me have been very largely instrument
tai in its restoration. We drove from
here to Woodlands on invitation of my
hostess fror- It's owner. This is
portion Of .s' original Washington
estate and was given by George Wash
ington in his will to Nellie Gusts with
plans for the building of Woodlands
the house. 1t has good many of he
characteristics of the Mount Vernon
building, although, do not think it
is quite as beautiful. Friday evening
reception was given at the hall and
very wonderful address was deliv-
cred by DR.. David Jayne HILL
"A great many social things occur