Evening star., 1925-04-21

Entomology should have taught the
men caution, for
1.-The grub that is slighted today
AS a suitor presuming and bold,
May, perhaps, be received In dlf-
ferent way,
When soaring on pinions Of gold"
x x x
Surely the Auditorium today is no
longer q housing Of chrysalises, and
amidst the futtering of iridescent
wings it is no wonder that the presi-
dent general of the Sons Of the Revo-
luton and the president general Of the
Sons of the American Revolution, as
well as the commander-in-chiefo of the
American Legion, come like Greeks
bearing gifts and tributes-fags and
blossoms and flowers of honeyed
words, that bees and butterflies might
be tempted with nectar.
x *
That news from Louisville, like the
shot from Lexington, was heard round
the feminine world. There were some
April showers, here and there, but
women of the Revolution were made
of sterner stuff than tears Of chagrin
and vexation.
The day following the Louisville ac-
ton of the Sons of the Revolution,
Miss Eugenia Washington, great
grandniece of President Washington,
called upon Mrs. Florence Darling Of
this city, and proposed that they Or
ganiZe a society of Daughters" 1t
was decided to take no steps until
September, because of the absence for
the Summer of many women who
would be eligible.
On July 13 $500 Mrs. Mary S.
Lockwood, a writer on the staff of a
Washington daily. reviewed book
telling of the heroic action of Hannah
Arnett of Revolutionary fame, and
Mrs. Lockwood asked, rhetorfcaIly,
Where would the Sons and Daugh-
ters of the Revolution place Hannah
Arnett?"
That brought a response from vii.
liam o. Mcdowell, great grandson
OF Hannah Arnett, in which he offered
to assist in organizing the woman
descendants of Revolutionary heroes.
He invited "every woman who has the
blood of heroes of the Revolution in
her veins" to send her name and ad-
dress to him. Five esponded-Mary
Desha, Hannah McLaren Wolff, Louise
Wolcott knowlton, Sara A. Prior and
Mary Morris Hallowell.
These names were reported by Mr..
| Mcdowell to Miss Desha, who am
| nounced a meeting at the home Of
Mrs. Brown, which was held in the
last week of July, 1890. Five women
were present-Miss Washington, Miss
Desha, Miss Wolff, Mrs. Brown and
Mrs. Ellen H. Walworth. That meet.
/ ing adjourned to August s, when an
| actual organization was effected, q,
| constitution, prepared by Mr.. McDow-
| ell, was adopted, and Mrs. Benjamin
Harrison. the first lady of the land"
was chosen president of the society,
with Mrs. Morton, wife of the Vice
1
accepted, but Mrs. Morton declined.
At the meeting November ], 1890, 18
women signed formal draft of the
| records of the organizing, as above
stated. and one of the signers of that
record was Mrs. Lockwood, who had
been out of the city at the time of
the organizing meeting.
| x x X
| In 1897 medals were awarded to
the three recognized founders-Misa
| Washington, Miss Desha and Mrs.
Walworth. A special medal was also
authorized to honor Mrs. Lockwood
not as founder, but for service"
rendered in her July query as to
where the Sons and Daughters would
place such a heroine as Hannah Arr
nett-which had brought forth the
initiative of Hannah Arnett's de-
| Scendant, Mr.. Mcdowell, resulting in
| ICrySIdIllzlnB the organization through,
bringing the actual founders" to-
| gether.
X y y
| The Daughters of the American
] Revolution stand, not for ancestral
worship, but for pure patriotism, un-
adulterated Americanism and emulae
ton of the spirit of the patriotic fores
fathers. The organization has chap.
ters in every State; also in many for
eign countries among resident Auneri.
cans. 1t is doing important work in
marking historic sites and preserving
historic records. well as uphoIding
the highest ideals of loyalty, regard.
less of party politics or religious
creed. It opposes pacificism. COM
munism and treayo1 in their many
insidious forms. IL co-operates with
the American Legion, the Red Cross
and all approved patriotic influences
and is the strongest and most .har-
monious patriotic body in American
history.
tcoDyrisas. ssss., by Paul i. Collia.A !.