Evening star., 1925-04-21
AMER|CAN|SM PLEA
CHEERED BY 5000
President, DaeSchner and
longWorth Pay Tribute
to D. A. R.

More than 5000 men and women,
an enthusiastic audience that over
flowed the big Washington Auditor
ium, gave vociferous approval lsat
night to declarations from a galaxy
OF prominent speakers. led by Presi-
dent Coolidge, that a wider acceptance
OF pure Americanism, as emulated by
the Daughters of the American ReVo-
luton, must mark the future course
of this country
The occasion was the first evening
session Of the thirty-fourth Continen-
TAI congress of the Daughters of the
American Revolution. and in the
audience were gathered persons not
only from every State in the Union,
7 but from its insular and distant pos
sessions as well. On the platform with
the President were NJ. Emile Daesch-
ner, the new Ambassador from
france; Nicholas Longworth, Speaker
or the House of Representatives, and
Solicitor General James NJ. Beck.
Cheers Greet Coolidge.
Paying high tribute to the ideals of
the Daughters of the American Rev o.
luton, President Coolidge declared.
amid deafening applause. that nothing
would improve the welfare of America
more than the promotion of a truly
9ational life by its people. "'Tn the
1ast few years" he said I'VE have all
frealized as never before the need TO
bring about the spiritual unincation
of this great people"
"A hundred and ten million people"
the President added. living together.
may or may not constitute in the full
sense nation of a hundred and ten
million people. The war brought APP
probation of this truth. We achieved
our independence a century and a
half ago. We confirmed our political
union so years ago. We have all the
time been struggling toward spiritual
and moral unity. To gain and perfect
1t, we need just such interests and ac-
tlVltles as these to which the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution are
so sincerely devoted"
Approval Is Voiced
The arrival of the President and
Mrs. Coolidge on the stage was the
signal for tremendous applause. ana
throughout his address Mr.. Coolidge
was interrupted time and again while
the audience shouted and clapped its
approval of his statements. At the
conclusion of the Presidents address.
the United States Navy Band played
The Star Spangled Banner" Mr.. and
Mrs. Coolidge left the auditorium q
few minutes before NJ. Daeschner, the
next speaker, was called on
Seldom has the President attended
a gathering which adopted him so
thoroughly as its own, and President
Coolidge responded by making him
self one of the gathering. Mrs. Cool
1dge, who sat next to the President,
smiled broadly when he referred to
Memorial Continental Hall as the
place to which the Daughters had
come for their annual gatherings.
Only few of the meetings were to
be held in that now historic place,
IL was generally known.
Flowers for First Lady.
A few minutes later, while the
audience was still standing to ap-
plaud the President, two pages
rushed up with two huge bouquets of
roses for Mrs. Coolidge. who blush
ingly bowed her thanks. A third
page had deposited a small corsage
on desk in front of Mrs. Coolidge,
which lay unnoticed by the first
twinkle in his eye. the President
picked it up daintily, and, bowling
profoundly, handed it to his wife,
while the audience roared with de-
lighted laughter.
FolloW1ng the principle of his
predecessor here. Jules Jusserand. NJ.
Daeschner presented the greetings
OF France to the society by recalling
what the Daughters of the American
revolution had done to help restore
ms country to normalcy since the
World War. You have restored the
devastated village of Tilloloy and
saved 5000 fatherless children of nv
country" NJ. Daeschner said. "For
this France will never forget YOU.
and you have earned our everlasting
gratitude"
Speaker Longworth told the Con-
greSS that survey of world condi-
t1ons has disclosed little danger to
be apprehended from enemies from
without. American will never again
risk, he said, mo matter how i'm
probable. the catastrophe of being
forced into war when in a state of
complete unpreparedness for it."
Continuing, Mr.. Longworth said in
part:
Praised by LOngwOrth.
II know of no greater honor that
can come to a public man than an
invitation to address the society of
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton. Your society is truly repre-
sentative of the loftiest ideals of
American citizenship 1t is dedi-
Gated to the cause of human liberty
and the fostering of patriotism and
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