The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1928-05-24
BY Pauline Suing Bloom

Hope. Inc parents Ot the Daughters OF the AInefl
Revolution were children when the Revolu-
ti0nary heroes kept green the memory of their
comrades of the first war between white men
Americas soil. Those of who are numbered
among the "grown-upS" Of today have lived through
the period of the passing of the Memorial Day
parade of the Grand Army OF the Republic. We
remember the faded blue uniforms that were don
ned for the annual march to the cemetery. Now
automobiles carry those last remaining soldiers
through that annual parade. But the memory of
what has gone must not be allowed TO die and
in planting the seed of the pride and glory felt in
their ancestors in the hearts of their children
are planting Hope nsuring that those proud IA
mily lines will be maintained.
1t Mrs. David Collier Leaning. who organ
lied the Henry Hudson Chapter of the Children Of
the American Revolution or the G. A. r. during her
term of office regent of Spokane Chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution. Its
bers are linel descendants of the Sons and Itaugh
tiers of the American Revolution and she is
president of the Henry Hudson chapter. one of
her granddaughters. Miss Eva Bolton. is junior
president of Henry Hudson Chapter and was in
vited by the national president in Washington. u.
c., to act Il page mt the national meeting of the
G. A. X. in the nations capital.
Mrs Leaning is direct descendent Of Patrick
Henry, the orator of national fame, who first
governor of Virginia. Her great grand father VIII
liam Henry born in Virginia and pioneered ms
far west Ohio where he associated with
those earliest WeSterners of that time. the Schu-
machcrS, the PARIS and the ElotS Her grand
father was Il Methodist minister who left Ohio for
Iowa overland with the OK team of covered wagon
fame lie landed i'm Cedar County Iowa in 1913.
Her father, Andrew Jackson Henry was three
weeks old when the tourists started from Ohio The
PARIS of this and Elizabeth Parr,
then six weeks old later became his sister-naw.
She still lives ut Clinton Iowa.
Mrs. LeamingS father settled with his family in
Northwest Iowa and became prominent in Sioux
City, Iowa. politics, Jack Henry. lie WAS Il
veteran employee of the Milwaukee road, serving
agent and telegraph operator for Is years in
Iowa, Montana and Idaho Mr.. Leaning married
Lucinda Craig. She. too. had Interesting line
age Her mother and Mrs Leaming'S grandmother
Martha Tilda Dudley Craig, descrndent of
Edward Dudley, who came 10 Virginia in 1857,
descendcnt of Harvey Lord of sutton 1919. Mrs
Leaming's great great-grandfather, Dudley was
born in Lexington in 1850 lie was a captain in the
Revolutionary war; Baptist minister and was
pastor of the Historic Bryan church. Another an
cesor was Major Peter Dudley, who remained in
Virginia Her grpat-great- grandfather frederick
Craig soldier in the Revolution from North
Carolina.
Mrs Leaning born in Harrison County,
Missouri. She two years old when her people
went to Iowa. She attended public schools in
Iowa and was graduated from Hull academy, HULL
Iowa. which later became Buena Vista College at
storm Lake Iowa. She a teacher in the pub
lie schools of Sioux County, Iowa for seven wears.
After her marriage to David Collier Leaning
they lived in Sanborn. Iowa, where their two chill
tref Il and daughter. We're born. Mr.. Leaning
is eligible to membership in the Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution. lie Is veteran employee of the
passenger traffic department Of the Milwaukee. now
the Chicago Milwaukee, St Paul and Pacific Rail
road Charles Leaning. their son, lives in Spokane
and has wife and daughter lie star foot
ball player in his student days mt the University of
Montana. and is Phi Sigma Kappa. Mrs. c. A.
Bolton, the daughter, lives at Aberton. Montana.
where she is member of the u. A. II. and a past
matron of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Leaning has
three young granddaughter. one of them Miss Eva
Bolton makes her home with her and is freshman
at Lewis and Clark High School
Many Spokane activities claim Mrs Leaning :
time She is Junior Past Regent of Spokane Chap
TAR f he American Revolution
her term ms regent that the statue to Spokane Gar
nln1.nd n Iinnrge Mriglt and She