Evening star., 1934-01-19
D. A. R. HEAD URGES
LIBERAL ATTITUDE
President General Says Body
Must Bar "Hide-Bound
Tradition"

Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton will definitely take part in the
present revolution of social and eco
nomic ideas if the policies OF Mrs.
Russell Scott Magma, president general,
are adopted by its rank and file.
That the country will not return 10
its old order of thought and practices
and that the daughters will have to
become a part of the new era if they
are to carry on the ideals of their
founders was the message given by
Mrs. Magma TO the Elizabeth jackson
chapter of the District of Columbia
Monday on the occasion OF its thirty
fifth birthday anniversary.
II am now making my second round
of the United States visiting the organ
ization's branches in the various Sec
tions of the country said Mrs. Magma.
Going by air whenever l can. cover
much territory, and I am convinced
acting and planning along lines very
different from those of few years ago.
Founders Radicals"
The founders of THIS society were
the radicals-I use this term in the
sense of being far seeing-for / have
no doubt many good citizens at the
time declared such an organization Oh
women was too advanced. II we are 10
do our duty to the courage anC acnleVe-
ments of these founders, we must JON
the progressive march OF TO-DAY anu
close the door on hide bound tradltlon
and mental attitudes already discarded
by this changing United States.
I'VE must ally ourselves WIN tlle
youth movement of the times, to get
, ipt0
it is to grow. We cannot attract the
Young men and women now leaving COL
iere if we do not offer them program
IF thought in line with what they are
thinking among themselves. We must
change our attitude toward American
izing the foreigner. In the past we
have said We are so ready 10 90
something for you, to help you be an
American citizen
To saw that now, simply wouldn't 90,
because the people to whom we Woulu
saw it are as much part OF US no"
as are our own sons and daughters
Thev are the second and third genera
tion of those people we use 10 neip
through our Americanlsm ana Eiis Tiiis
Island Committees. The gates OF Ellis
island have been closed since the lmn;l-
grafton laws of the land stopped the
flow here.
Must Meet Issue.
IF YOU should say to these fine young
people now identified with our foreign
element groups. We want to he!p you,
| they would laugh at you and reply, we
are Americans They would be rlgnI'
Our work now is to cooperate WIFI
them towards preserving the cohesioh
of these United States. We Will nave
| to change our attitude toward that Woro
International too. We have chatpers
and members who live in other coun-
tries. not many perhaps, but we cannot
| think only in terms OF the Unlteo
States. The question OF whether IL
vas wise to extend our branches INTO
ether shores is not the point now. we
have done it and must meet the issue
as all problems should be met 1ace
to face"
This was Mrs. Magna's first appear
ance before a District chapter SINCE
she has been president general, Dlstrlct
chapters of the parent body UNDER
stand the president general has TOO
MANY demands on her time to visit lts
| 80 individual units. But this celeora- :
tion of the 35th anniversary attracted
her because of the chapters record for
service.