Evening star., 1927-10-26
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SOCIETY CENTER
Logical Place., Says S. A. R.
Head, Establishing Head
quarters Here.

for national headquarters of organi
cations of Nationwide scope, in th'
! opinion Of Frank Bartlett Steele
American Revolution. which has es
! tablished national headquarters ir
the former Norman Williams home
at 1921 sixteenth street.
Already the advantages OF being
located in the National Capital are
being felt. Mr.. Steele said. as there
! has been steady flow of callers and
applicants for membership in the Ma
/ tional Society. s. a. II. since the new
headquarters was established here.
The organization had felt for some
time he said. that it would make
much more substantial progress by
locating in Washington, as "all the
big things seemed 10 he coming tc
this city"
Decision Reached Last Year
Decision was made at the national
convention in Richmond last year
when the commodious five-story, 30
room structure overlooking Scott
Circle was purchased The deed was
turned over at recent ceremonies
there, and arrangements are now being
made hy the State societies through
out the country TO raise their quotas
for completing payment on the new
national headquarters, of which all
are very proud
Preliminary plans are being made
by the District Of Columbia Society
Sons of the American Revolution. tt
raise its quota of not less than $40
600 toward the cost of The head
quarters. Col. Alonzo Gray has beer
charge, and the president, Kenneth
Wales, is planning to call a meeting
Of the society shortly 10 form large
committee and stimulate interest ir
the matter.
The secretary general OF the ma
tional society. Mr.. Steele, comes from
Buffalo, where he engaged for years
in the practice of law, before giving
his full time to promotion of the
patriotic program of the s. A. r.
Now he is actively aided by Mrs
Steele, who halds the rank of assist
ant to the secretary" at national
headquarters. Mrs. Steele is also
prominently identified with the
Daughters OF the American Revolu
ton. They have a son in Cornell.
Edits House Organ.
From his new o:ce here Mr.. Steele
edits the national house organ of the
organiza ton, known as the Minute
Man.
Our organization" Mr.. Steele re.
calls, is active in patriotic and Ameri-
caniZation work. and is also interested
in securing proper immigration laws.
Educational work among the poor
whites of the Southern mountain
region also is being carried forward
by national committee with increas:
ing beneficial results
Mr.. Steele expressed qualification
over the manner in which the associa
tion's good citizenship plan" is being
received by educational authorities
throughout the country. 1t was start
ed in Buffalo. with the award of
medals to worthy school children. and
has spread until more than 900
medals were distributed last year to
various parts of the country.
Mr.. Steele recalled with pride that
President Coolidge, while high
school student. won Sons of the
American Revolution medal for an
essay on George Washington and
the Constitution" President Coolidge
Joined the organization before he be-
came Governor of Massa chusetts. MIR.
Steele explained. Other officials listed
by Mr. Steele as members include
Cice President Dawes, Secretary of
state Kellogg, former Secretary of
State Hughes. Gov. Byrd of Virginia
and many others.
Started Flag Day Rites.
Through the efforts of our society,"
said Mr.. Steele, laws have been en-.
acted IN almost every State of the
Union which safeguarded our national
emblem, the American flag, and pre-
vent it's improper use for advertising
or other purposes.
Our society inaugurated the observ-
ing Of June IA as Flag day and from
very small beginning, this obsery.
ance OF the day has become Nation
wide
Likewise the celebration of Consti.
tuition day was first suggested and in.
augurated by our organization. Each
year a Nationwide observance of this
important anniversary is conducted
under the direction of one of our ma
tional committees. AS in the case of
Flag day, its general observance is in.
creasing year by year.
The work of our national commit.
tee on patriotic education has been
faf-reaching. Though it's efforts, Oh.
Jectional text books on American his.
tory have been removed from institu.
tions of learning, and the public
schools of many States, and more suit
able text books have been installed in
their places. Legislation safeguard
ing the proper instruction of Ameri-
can history in our public schools has
been enacted in several States
through the instrumentality of this
committee.
our national committee on this i'm.
p0rtant subject has been in close co.
operation with the Federal Govern
ment to secure proper immigration
laws. 1t is gratifying to record tina t
every suggestion Of our commit Tee
was included in the immigration law
az finally adopted by Congress, May
-, 1924, with the exception of one or
two matters which ale still pending
This committee continues to function
in close cooperation with the commit
te con immigration and with the local
judges in the educating and the OBJ
tanning of proper naturalization of i'm
migrants.
our committee on America nlza tion
has rendered most important service
in educating for American citizenship