The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-26

pills come from all over the United
States at. this season to see congress
1t work and to- look upon the mOnu-
mental reminders # events In their
country's history. Y, A. /
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.
!ernational conference for the limita->
ion of armament and the solution Of |
Fqr East problems, . The BUILDING is
E9tth9yi Iof 0 the o tGssf ttlsa (Which
,ohe need& neither prose I nor' poetic
license to, sneak. Of, the. Delegates. r.:
he convention as Fair Daughters, I.
for they are body of. cpmely women q
and the shadows Of the forefathers
that are supposed tol lloatJabout the
capital city Of, the land need not fear
hat a flush will steal into their, cheeks
Or fr0wn afurrow their brows at the
sight of degeneracy in their descend
ant daughters. r.; -: o.. !.
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 in large majority are
Daughters OF the American Revolu-
! lion. 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
II there Is any fact CT 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 Ill the states in the
Union. 1t is not hard to separate into
localities of birth and upbringing 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 utilization.
st. Johns church is called semi
loosely the Church of State, because
so many Presidents have worshiped
within it's doors. There is no special
service ut 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-going 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 Virginians.s the New
Workers and the South. CarOlinians-;
Daughters so to speak of the old
brick sanctuary at Jamestown, of tow
rring Trinity, or Of gray st. Michaers.
Daughters Of Varied Ancestry. & !
At the evening service at St. Johns
It may be that some Of the descendants
Of the fighters of Cromwelrs drny 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 it is that their ancestors struck
blows at things savoring
Of prelacy.. 49," i
1t 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 We're 400 people, most Of them
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, it is
said recognize that trip to Washing
ton is wholly justifable because Of
it's educational value. :,
Famous Painting in Boston.
In the busiest part of Boylston
utraot in n LITTLE room over some