Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12
BACKGROUND OF EVENTS
BY PAUL Y. COLLINS.

Once upon a time. there was book
written under the startling title.
Uncle Sam Needs Wife," But that
was before this weeks Iamily council
In Washington of the 200 or more
wives In conference. Uncle Sam is
still some 500 behind King Solomon,
but Huckleberry Finn saw the weak
ness of Solomon's predicament when
he explained: Solomon, he no wise
man. Solomon had a thousand wives.
Oughter had a biler factory, Gaze eff
he had biler factory and wanter sill
ence. he might shet that down. Never
could .shet down a thousand wives
1t is a long stretch from the days
of Huck Finn to the "Women's
Patriotic Conference on National DE.
fense." which opened. last Wednesday.
a three-day session, in Memorial Con-
tinental Hall of the Daughters of the
American Revolution. The ladies
listened with patience to speeches by
ten male statesmen, cabinet officers
and generals-and with profit and in
SEPARATION to constructive advice by
three woman members of Congress.
and by the president of the Daughters
of the American Revolution and the
president of the American Legion
Auxiliary. the president Of the Massa-
chusetts Public Service League, the
president of the Society Of War
Mothers. the Chairman of legisla-
ton, Daughters Of 1872" and other
representatives of the q patriotic
organizations participating.
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At the conclusion Of the confer
ence resounding resolutions were
unanimously adopted. giving Uncle
Sam a genuine curtain lecture on
patriotism, on preparedness of armed
defense in the Army. Navy, in avia-
ton forces and chemical warfare and
in curbing subversive activities of the
pacif1sts, Socialists and Communists
who seek to undermine our Govern
ment.
The amazing feature of such
feminine conference is always the
exact knowledge the speakers demon
strate of the essentials and details of
their topics. Men may tumble. but
no woman ever f1unks or guesseS
when she appears on such a program.
She knows. She has studied the sub
ject at leisure and with thoroughness
Even men in the audience conceded
that Uncle Sam might do worse than
answering the call to take a wife's
friendly counsel. even II it comes
Xantippian and with the hard end Of
the broom.
There was not the slightest pussy
footing when it came to resolutions.
Every one was expressed in the Ian
guage of the proverbial spade even
in denouncing the subversiveness of
colleges. universities and churches,
which. as charged, listen to the SEN
timentalism of Opposition to war.
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and daughters in existence who. hav-
ing suffered the pangs of suspense
and grief through wars disasters, yet
were less opposed to war than the
pacifists.
Not only were virile resolutions
adopted, but. on motion. they are to
be sent to the presidents of certain
universities, as we'll as to congress
sional committees and to cabinet OH
Gals and the spokesman of the White
House. One Of the resolutions called
upon Congress to recognize THE
Star Spangled Banner as the official
ly adopted national anthem--which
the Army and Navy and 1--WE the
people" have 50 recognized for u CEN
fury.
One speaker characterized the radi
calls as those Americans who para
phrased the motto made famous by q
naval officer and she said these NAL
contents make their motto: "My coun-
try is always wrong. Even il 1t Is
sometimes right. j shall claim 1t Is
wrong anyway"
Mrs. Brosseau. national president
general Of the ID. A. r.. that greatest
Of all patriotic women's organizations.
with its membership rapidly approach.
ing $4,000. said:
an the 1925 review Of a certain well
known organization there Is a refer.
ence to professional patrioteering so
cieties' and their activities. We trust
that title includes all of these various
groups here tonight. I speak for the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton. at least. when I say to Alphonse
with true Gastouian gallantry that
we are among those present in this
classification. and what Is more, we
expect 70 remain tApplauseJ
Mrs. II. II. McCiuer, national preSf. |
dent. American war Mothers. quoted |
. text book by Rev. LAurens p. Kick