Evening star., 1922-04-19
VICTORY MEMORIAL
FOR WASHINGTON
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:. APPROVED BY D. A. R.
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New Holt, Mrs. Wilford G. Chapman
and Mrs. A. ]. Brosseau. chairmen. re-
spectively, of the committees on
magazine, conservation and thrift,
patriotic lectures, Philippine scholar
ship endowment fund, historical and
literary reciprocity and transporta-
tion.
Want Constitution Learned.
The D. A. r. was urged to throw
it's support behind movement TO
make the study of the American Con-
stitution compulsory in the elemen-
tary and high schools Of the nation
in a resolution introduced at TO-DAY s
session of the congress by the ne"
Jersey state delegation. The resoiu-
tion and a number of others "hich
were introduced. were referred 10
the resolutions committee and Will
be reported out for action at the ses-
sion tomorrow morning.
Among the other resolutions was
one introduced by the Pennsylvania
state delegation recommending that
the congress indorse the columbine
as the official floral emblem OF the
United States.
Declaring that the present supply
Of the George Washington birthday
postal cards are lacking in spirit
the West Virginia delegaton urged
the society to have printed and clrcu-
lated for patriotic educational pnr-
poses 1000 such cards as may De ap-
proved by the organization. IN a reso.
tuition presented by Mrs. Stewart
Walker.
A resolution introduced by the OHIO
state delegation calls upon the d. y.
r. to indorse the eighteenth amend
ment to the Constitution and sake an
active interest in the law.
resolution favoring higher standards
for motion pictures and the produc-
ton of more educational and his
torical films.
Memorial to Pitt.
Erection by the D. A. r. of a fitting
memorial to William Pitt. defender of
Americas cause in the revolution In
the British house of commons, was
urged in a resolution offered by the
Connecticut state delegation. The
resolution provided that the memorial
be placed in some national place"
such as Memorial Continental Hall or
Westminster Abbey.
DR.. Kate Waller Barrett. presented
for the Virginia delegation resolu-
ton requesting that the D. A. X. IN
dorse and encourage the Virginia his
torical pageant to be held in Rich
mond the week of May 232s.
A resolution was introduced by the
Georgia delegation urging chapters
all over the country to place wreaths
of poDpies on the graves OF American
world war heroes each Amistice day.
Another resolution. introduced by
Miss Janet Richards OF Washington.
regents and officials, would put the
congress on record as favoring the
treaty Navy.
The resolution seeks to have the
congress heed the wishes OF the
President of the United States. Secre-
tary DENLY and Secretary Hughes to
maintain the Navy personnel as ap-
proved by them"
The report of Mrs. William NJ Rey-
nolds, chairman of the committee on
international relations, was read Dy
Miss ]. Winslow Coltrane. on account
OF Cne dDSeHIS Va IVY iiSiS' "~.>
is ill.
The report pointed out that the
wear lust past was the first in which
the society had centered attention
upon international affairs. The re-
port recited the various results OF
the conference on Limitation of arma-
ment and announced that the commit
tee had studied the results of the
conference carefully.
u.<>-.t1onol Meeftnr
AS a result of this study the fol-
lowing recommendations were pre-
sented 1t was recommended that the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion help to bring about an interna-
tional gathering of women at Wash
ing international f5isqdships and
establishing closer Understanding
among the women of u world"
1t also was suggested that the So
ciety appoint a committee to get into
communication with organizations
similar to the d. A. r. in other
countries to exchange thought and
suggestions tending toward warmer
international relations.
Dissemination through the foreign
language press of this country of in
formation on American principles of
liberty and Justice and American
standards Of right living. is also con-
tanned in the recommendation list.
The establishment of February as
International day to be observed an
nually also is sought as ceiebratory
feature of the date on which the
treaties Of the international arms COM
ference were signed.
Regarding this point the report
reads:
Let US. the Daughters of the
American Revolution, make that date
of February go down in all history
as the beginning of a new era, more
satisfying and more complete than
any that has gone before. Let us
keep it as the date upon which, in
I778. We made our historic alliance
with France. at a time when our very
existence hung in the balance. and
again, in 1922. when We made an
alliance with all the world in new
spirit Of internationlism. Let us use
our influence in perpetuating the
ideals out of which this spirit sprang
40 that in years to come. we may
recognize 1t and be able to identify
II as American, born from the force
wh;o,, 1uo now call AmerfcaniSm" :"