Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-18

ject can be accomplished only nv per-
petuating their example. The best
monument you can erect to them is to
see TO 1t that your own lives and your
own citizenship properly stamp you
as worthy descendants. To be worthy
descendants you must not merely be
their equals, you must be their supe-
riors in all those things that go to
make up real citizenship. The parents
whose children are merely their equals
are failures. And certainly no daugh-
ter of the American Revolution will
be failure.
and what are those ideals which it
is encumbent upon you, as daughters
of real patriots, not only to maintain
but to advance? The maintenance of
the home. 1t is a problem in these
modern times quite worthy of your
metal. The fostering and furthering of
old ideals of wifeship and mother
hood: task worthy of Cornelia. The
establishment of a firm conviction and
abiding faith in morality and religion,
the underlying laws of civilization and
real progress. If your ideals are to
perpetuate your country and conserve
its liberty. you must certainly hold
fast unto these things. If it means
sacrifice-judged by some of our mod
ern tandards-remember that the
spirit which your society is designed
to perpetuate is the spirit of sacrifice.
1t enshrouded Valley Forge and
marched with Washington from Cam
bridge to Yorktown.
THE Spirit of the Revolution is not
a spirit of words but a spirit of ac-
ton: not a spirit of preaching but a
Nt,,,A
ure, bat spirit of duty. The men and
. the mantle Of that spirit are assum-
ing no small obligation; they are as
Stunning the mantle of leadership. They
certainly cannot be unmindful of the
monuments which their fathers have
set. They must see to it that none Of
the rooms. in the old homestead of
liberty and equal rights are allowed
to decay through misuse or neglect
Yours is a position of leadership, and
you must assume the responsibility
that leadership brings. The true leader
does not rejoice in his strength. He
rather lamentS his weakness and
prays for strength.
"As your forefathers fought the bat
ties of the Revolution standing upon
the mighty truth of principle, so must
you, their daughters standing on the
principles of truth. justice and self
sacrifice fight for the perpetuation of
those principles. that you may be able.
with lifes great battle fought and
won-to say with one of the greatest
Of those patriots, I have done for my
country and for all mankind all that
could do. and I now resign my soul,
without fear, to my God, my children,
to my country"
Vice State Regent
Mrs. Frederick I. Lowell Of Port
land, vice state regent, responded as
follows:
'In behalf of the Daughters of the
American Revolution of the State
of Maine, l accept this cordial well
come extended to us by Your Honor.
81 heard a minister of a large
parish in Worcester, in making his
rounds of calls for an afternoon, he
received various kinds of welcome.
At one place a little dog came to the
door, barking furiously at his intru-
sion, at another some one called
down the tube in a matter of fact
tone, who is it, What's wanted
at another a maid, dressed IN regu-
lation style, asked for his card and
departed to tell her mistress the gem
tleman was calling, and at another
a little girl came to the door. threw
it wide open, invited him to have a
seat in the parlor, and ran to tell her
mother, exclaiming in a joyful voice.
that they had company, she did not
know it was the minister, but the
smile and joy that radiated from
the face of that little child he SAID
he never would forget.
cit is a welcome like this that we
have found awaiting us here. We
love to come to our Capital city, as
there is a certain possession which
we all feel. We lSok with admira-
ton at our beautiful capitol, whose
walls are hung with pictures Of the
men who have helped to make and
keep our state great, and we look
with reverence and awe at the tat
tered battle flags standing mute, in
their splendid glory, as a record of
service rendered by the men of
Maine, in the great Civil War.
I'VE pledge that every member of
our society will do her individual
duty, according to our soclety's
standards. In each community
throughout the state, wherever a
chapter exists. it will be the center
from which radiates the spirit of true
democracy, building up an enlight-
''ened citizenship, public conscience,