Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-08
RODNEY CHAPTER,
HOLDS CELEBRATION
Bishop Cook and Or. Odell the
Chief Speakers at 26th An
niversary Meeting.

Caesar Rodney Chapter Of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
celebrated Its twenty sixth anniversary
yesterday. with appropriate speeches
and ceremonies.
Mrs George c. Hall. for eight years
honorary state regent. read paper
telling of the founding of this chapter
and the work accomplished. She gave
way to the chief speakers, Rt Rev.
Bishop Philip Cook and DR.. Joseph II.
Odell.
Bishop Cook praised the u. A. X, as
one of the organizations that en-
deavor to keep pure the nations ideals
and standards. He said that the day
of great men was passing and that no
| longer could any one man or group
of men dominate the world. AS IL Is
the day of power by the people, we
could MS we add our influence To the
organized thought and settled con-
victions OF a constructive organization,
such as the church. which will have
force because 1t represents the thought
of It's members. lie closed by saying
tina. Il Is one business In life TO take
the things that have been found ef-
fective and worth protecting, to use
them, and to pass them on enriched
and beautiful by having passed
through our hands.
DR.. Odell spoke on Education and
Our National Life" He empha sized
the mistake made early in our history
by neglecting to organize a system of
national education such as Hamilton
is said to have wished to incorporate
l.. l,,
1900 Thomas jefferson so Interested
the first L. S. du Pont In national
education that he wrote a book in
French on the subject, which had wide
circulation in France. This book is
now being translated. DR.. Odell
described the district school system as
against the best interests of education
in America. and spoke of the criminal
neglect OF education in many rural dis
tricts. The foreign born children and
children of foreign born parents are
much more eager to learn than many
native Americans. He urged that
education be considered training foi
citizenship rather than for persona
} education.
In discussing the problem of rura
what should be done. the largest con
solidatcd school In America, which Il
in lower PENNSYLVANIA where the chill
dren from eighteen one-room schools
{ will gather. In conclusion he spoke %
1.-The close anology between religion an'
: education; the one an unfolding o
: the divine powers within us. the othe
| letting out of our real self. liz
| pleaded with the women to use thoi
. influence to obtain a successful stat
: system of education in Delaware.
Before the speakers arrived. dele
l gates from other chapters gave thei
l greetings. 1t was announced tina
l Mrs. John Clifton of smyrna, Stat
yice-regcnt will succeed Mrs. Counci
Q Mrs. Councils daughter, Mrs. Estell
q Council Whiteley. was appointe
$ State secretary to assist Mrs. Cliftor
e Mrs. John Raymond Frederick san
= Forgotten" and Mrs. Harold y
= Kingsbury played Rachmaninof
q prelude"
a After the session the member
gathered around the table. where
r large cake with twenty-siX yello'
d candles. was the center OF the deco
4 rative scheme of candles and yello'
n chrysa nthemums. and drank toasts
r the nation. the flag, the State. Caesa
= Rodney, the chapter. and their friend
O Refre shments and a social hour 70
/. lowed.