Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-05-11

fpils come from al over the United
States at this season to see congress
at work and to look upon the monu-
mental reminders # events in their
country's history.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution in this month hold their
annual convention. They gather In
their beautiful Colonial Memorial
building which recently was the scene
of the open sessions Of the great In
ternational conference for the llmita-
tion of armament and the solution OF
Far East problems. The building Is
worthy Of the organization which
erected it.
One needs neither prose nor poetic
license to speak Of the delegates to
the convention as "Fair Daughters"
for they are body of comely women,
and the shadows Of the forefathers
that are supposed to float about the
capital city of the land need not fear
that flush will steal into their cheeks
or a frown furrow their brows at the
sight Of degeneracy In their descend
ant daughters.
When spring comes the guides In
the capital whose duty It Is to pilot
visitors about earn their daily wage
with half the usual effort, for the
guided ones III large majority are
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton. The guides who are obliged to
make themselves tired In explaining
things to the ordinary tourist, simply
walk ahead and point to picture or
bust, and the tongues of the Daugh-
ters do the rest.
Know American History.
If there Is anything that these de-
scendants of Revolutionary sires do
not know about American history, or
IL there is any fact or figure in the
whole line of colonial ancestry that Is
not deeply impressed upon Their
minds, the guides of the capital have
yet to discover the weak point in the
armor of the Daughters knowledge.
These Revolutionary children
gather from all the states in the
Union. 1t Is not hard to separate into
localities Of birth and ppbringing those
who attend an afternoon service at st.
Johns Episcopal church, an historic
church which draws many OF the
Daughters to It's services, irrespective
of their individual religious affiliation.
st. Johns church Is called semi
loosely the Church Of State, because
so many Presidents have worshiped
within its doors. There Is no special
service at the church for the Daugh-
ters Of the American Revolution. They
drop In simply to take part In the
regular service and to see the historic
building from the pew view.
Perhaps the spirits of the ancestors
of these church-golng Daughters still
dwell within them. There are some
from Massachusetts with the Iron
side blood in their veins, and there are
/ some from Tennessee and Kentucky
who, in the person Of their ancestors,
went over the mountains, and In whom
| the old Covenanters live again. Then
there are the yirginians, the New
Workers and the South Carolinians-
Daughters so to speak Of the old
brick sanctuary at jamestown, of tow
ering Trinity, or of gray st. Michaeps.
Daughters Of Varied Ancestry.
At the evening service at st. Johns
It may be that some of the descendants
Of the fighters Of Cromwell's army or
of the Covenanters Of Scotland look
upon the marble altar, the cross and
the candlestick with something Of the
feeling with which their forebears re-
garded these churchly belongings. Ger
tain 1t Is that their ancestors struck
hard-fisted blows at things savoring
Of prelacy.
It may be that, true to family ira
dition and to the division line OF
things spiritual, the descendants OF
independent and Presbyterian sit dur
ing the chanting of the creed, while
their sisters whose ancestors had
stood for church and king until they
were forced to cut the bond, and to
help kick the king out Of partnership,
make amends for their companions
ritual shortcomings and kneel and
pray in the good old high church way.
Yes, this is April in Washington
and the school children and the
Daughters either are here or are COM
ing. The, school children all want to
shake hands with the President of the
United States. On one day recently
there were 400 people. most Of them
i, children, awaiting at the doorway Of
the White House office building the
one o'clock opportunity to grasp the
hand of the Chief Executive. These
school children come from all over the
country. The school teachers 1t Is
said, recognize that a trip to Washing
ton is wholly justiiable because OF
its educational value.
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Famous Painting in Boston.
In the busiest part of Boylston