Evening star., 1925-04-20

thole people. IneSe quantities we IN
herited from our forefathers. 1t is
our duty, it is the duty of the or
ganization of which we are proud
members, and of every other society
founded for the maintenance and de-
Velopment of the highest citizenship
to use every effort to maintain those
qualities
Never before have the people of
America lived under such beneficent
circumstances and with so great
promise of the future for themselves
and the coming generation. Today
there is not a boy or girl in this
country in good health who is not
In position to accumulate enough to
insure competence for the older
years. Every boy and every girl, in
deed, has almost equal opportunity for
good education and for a rise in the
scale of life.
thoroughly authentic information
shows that the American men and
women today in all walks of life
nave moved into the investing class.
The lessons of the Liberty loan bonds
ana Thrift Certificates that were
taught us in this country during and
aIter the war have remained with us.
AS result not alone have our saw
lngs deposits gone far beyond the
dreams of 10 years ago, but millions
oI new names appear in stockhold-
ers' lists
Intent to Do Duty.
Back of this movement is an nm.
conscious desire on the part of these
men and women to establish them
serves In their communities, to live in
thelr own homes, to have families
worthy OF the respect of their neigh
bors, children of whom they can he
proud. Linked with these desires is
an honest intent to do their full duty
toward their city, State and Nation.
IN our political life we have at
the head of our Government Calvin
Coolidge, of pure colonial strain. and
possessed of the strong and self re-
Hant Ideals that moved our fore
fathers. Within the last year in
stances of unfortunate political
scandal have arisen and properly have
peen given the fullest and most di-
rect publicity by a press that is
growing more and more independent
OF strict party control These vio-
latlons OF public trust and political
morals have been brought to the sur.
lace without regard to their effect on
PUBIC men or party. What was once
hidden is now brought into the open.
In actual fact, public life as a whole
has never been cleaner in America
than it is today
BY the Governments policy of re-
trenchment, stopping of waste and
making possible the reduction Of
taxes, the Daughters of the American
revolution are standing firElly. But
any plan of economy on the part of
the Federal Government will not sue
ceed to the fullest degree unless it
is also applied TO the cities. counties
1f u.
be done here at the National Capital.
The local governments must also SD.
ply the lesson and we must use our
effort in our own homes to that end.
Hall too Small.
The unparalleled growth Of our
socitey during the past few years is
viVidly brought to our attention in
the fact that we are no longer able
to find comfortable accommodations in
our own Memorial Hall for this meet.
ing. In an effort to meet this condi-
ton. your president general and the
national board of management were
of the unanimous opinion that the in
terests of our organization would best
be served this year by holding the
ma ajority of the sessions of our thirty
fourth annual Continental Congress in
this recently finished structure known
as the new Washington Auditorium.
Each one Of us present here today
is very naturally contrasting this
meeting place, adequate as it is, To
its inevitable disadvantage, with our
own superbly beautiful and dearly be
loved Memorial Continental Hall. This
comparison is to be expected. We are
justifiably pround of Memorial Con.
tinental Hall, and of the sacrifices and
unselfish endeavors which were SO
vital a part of its inception and reali
zation.
Because we are holding this partic
ular Continental Congress under a
roof-tree other than our own, let us
remember that the kinship of SOU
which we would add to that of blood
with the patriots of '76 need not be
dependent upon any especial time or
place for its growth and development
Making Own Lives Worthy.
While it is indeed a proud privi
lege to trace our lineage in unbroker
line of descent from the unselfish
patriots of that earlier era of oul
history, it profits us little to live in
the shadow of the valiant deeds OF
our forebears if we are not making
our own lives worthy with accomplish
ment. Remember that we shall carry
away from the sessions Of this con
gress in greater or less degree only
what he contribute of purpose and
discriminating endeavor.
'''Tis the human touch in the world that
counts.
The touch of your hand and mine.
Which means far more to the fainttng heart
Than shelter and bread and wine.
For shelter is gone when the night is Ger
And bread lasts only a day,
But the touch of the hand and the sound
of the voice
Sing in the soul always"
Understanding of Each Other.
LET us keep this thought above
all others in our hearts and minds
during this congress, if we would have
that sympathic understanding Of
each others problems which makes
for cooperation and mutual helpful
| ness. When we speak Of understand
| ing each others problems and OF
cooperation and mutual helpfulness
! these terms should not be considered
as confined within the limitations OF
our society. With the advantage Of
citizenship there have also come tC
us responsibilities toward all of oul
fellow citizens. We women, as in
| dividuals and as members of the
| largest women's patriotic organiza
ton in the world, have very definite
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