Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-30
URGE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY
AS NAME FOR BRIDGE
Daughters of American Rcyo.
luton Would Honor Author
of National Anthem.
STR UCTURE SPANS pornv.,
connects Georgetown, ID. C. md
Nonslyn. En.--0Id Home of Mary
land Patriot Destroyed to Make
NoOm for New bridge.

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Room for New bridge.
Tho thirty-hrst Continental Con-
gross Of the Daughters OF tho
American Revolution ended n long
and successful session with the unan-
imous adoption OF n resolution ia
voring the name OF Francis Scott
Key Tor the new brIdR. across tho
Potomac River. connecting George
town. D. c.. with Rosslyn. Va. This
action OF the Daughters was taken In
order to prevent its being named tho
Georgetown bridge. as would I'M
doubleday have happened II thInga
had been allowed TO take their usual
course.
Mrs. Adams Dcnincad, OF Baltimore.
state regent OF Maryland pointed
out. In presenting the resolution.
mat the Maryland Daughters believe
the bridge should be a memorial 10
Francis Scott Key. whose old home
In Georgetown was DESTROYED to
make room for It's construction. Mrs
Dcnm"ad also emphasized the fact
that the name OF the bridge should
have national Significance since IL
connects tho North with tho South.
and there could not he found a name
moro suitable than that of tho Mary
land patriot who wrote Americas
national anthem.
on vote OF tho society. February
Will be observed rs international
Day" and all tho chapters nre
urged to make study OF tho re-
iat!ons OF nations in order that tscy
may be helpful In world wide oh
scrvancc Of the Golden Rule. Tho
Daughters also Endorsed tho Lincoln
Memorial University. OF Cumberland
Gap. Tenn.
Urges Hetter Movies.
One OF the most important reso.
buttons OF the congress went on reo-
ord AZ being in favor OF the move
mcnt for better motion picture pro-
ductions. The resolution declared
that the low type OF motion picture
Is menace TO tho future welfare
OF the nation" Among tho many
distinguished speakers who urged
that the society take this stand wero
John Temple Graves. and Captain
Arthur Guy Empey.
4 fairly comprehensive account OF
tho offer OF the Rosa Bonhcur Chateau
reads: AN offer OF Miss Anna
K!umhc. OF France. to present TO tho
-. a. X. the chateau OF Rosa Bonheur,
| famous French animal painter. in rec
oGnition OF the friendship between
tho United states and France, was
announced by Miss Jeanette Rich
ards. delegate from the District Of
Columbia
Miss Bonheur. ono OF whose paint
inGa is In the Metropolitan Museum
Of Art In New York City, became at
tachcd to Miss klumko. native
American. during her lifetime. and in
her Will bcqucathcd the chateau.
, where she had gained success as an
artist, TO her American friend. Mis-.
klumko. in turn. by letter. notified
the y. a. r. OF her desire TO Will the
estate 10 the society ms a memorial.
Tho congress voted TO refer tho offer
TO the national board Of management,
with instructions to make "A fun sur
v"y or the situation and report Mt tho
next congress on tho ways and means
TO bring tho piaes to fruitlon.
Fling En- Route TO 4. 6.
Announcement also was made in
/ this connection that a historic Amer
lean flag. which protected the chateau
/ OF Miss Bonheur prior TO the first
battle OF the Marine IS on tho way to
the United States for presentation to
| the Daughters OF tho American Revo-
luton Museum in Memorial Cont
mental Hall. The flag was made by
[ Miss klumke and other occupants of
tho chateau during the carly DAYS Of
! the war. when tho Germans were
driving toward Par!s--and when no
American haE could no procured. Rcd
and white awning material formed
INC stripes. The field OF blue was
made from blouse OF the late Miss
Bonheur. and Miss kiumkc painted
the forty-cight white stars in this
( blue field.
The Bonhcur estate cover, ton
| acres not far from Fontainebleau. and
/ IL Is proposed In the future TO cstab-
iish there colony for American art
studies One absolute restriction Will
ne made. however. when the propcrty
IL decided to tho Daughters OF the
N
| ciudc any change being made in the
arrangement OF articles formerly used
IN the studio OF the painter. which Is
being preserved as shrine to her
memory. with half-hnishcd animal
paintings decorating the walls"