Evening star., 1934-04-16

'Our society,"" she said, has a we'll de.
fined mission If we are to be counsel
lors ard guides of youth which is des
tined to be the citizen of tomorrow
~ believe in the youth of today a.
hne. sane and splendid as youth ha!
ever been"
1"Of late it has been the fashion
with many older public speakers tt
decry youth" she said. Have they
SO soon forgotten? The eterna
bridge between the older and younger
generations can be spanned by pa
tience, tolerance and understanding
on both sides. We are all students
and adult education is doing much to
lessen this gap. What type of Older
generation will develop from today's
young people is a constant challenge
to us all. Our pledge to preserve the
past can only be kept if We do oul
individual best, with honest convic-
tons for the immediate present.
Negative thoughts, protesting atti-
tudeS, and adverse criticism will never
build up or teach a growing citizenry
Youth looks to us for understanding
May they never find lis wanting. We
should accept the challenge Of oui
forefatherS and foremothers to teach
to build, to educate and to under
stand growing America"
l. Hits School Economy.
Dangers lie in too drastic econ
omy in public school education, Mrs
Magma declared Education is Ameri-
cas- main industry and patriotic
education is the front line of our
national defense. We curtail common
school education to the Nations
peril nor can school days be post
poned"
. An ardent devotee of flying, Mrs
Magma told the congress of her fire.
qllent use of airplanes on official
business for the society, and declared
"Our air defense must be second to
none. The airplane will mean that
we will soon be in very truth more
United States of America"
In pledging herself to carry out the
aims and ideals of the society, Mrs
Magma declared for the stability and
continued growth Of the society, a re-
dedication to home, country and God,
the preservation of the Constitution
Of these United States of America"
z; "I firmly believe in adequate ma
tional preparedness on land, sea and
air" she said, land the many ramifi-
cations of national security against
crime, subversive forces, intrigue and
exploitation. I admit to enthusiasm,
but I avoid hysteria.'
Warns Against Alliances.
: Declatation against "entangling
alliances" evoked much interest on
the part of the delegates, since this
issue was live one before the last
Congress.
: The strength Of our society,"" de-
clared Mrs. Magma, lies in the fact
that We are non-partisan and non
political. Any deviation from this
position weakens our force, changes
our character, and Is against the
tenets of our procedure. Absolute
adherence to them is at once the
defense of our society as a national
group and our protection from ex-
ploitation through entangling alli-
ances. AS strongly as we advocate
support of and adherence to the Con-
stitution of the United States. just
so firmly should We, as society
adhere to our own work under our
own title. The former our forefathers
framed. the latter our founders
adopted. Only by following this pro-
cedure can we keep our society true
to its founders and its own ideals.
: My constant care has been to keeI
the Daughters of the American Revo-
lution as the founder organized it to be
to adhere to fundamentals and past
history, but to keep it free from en-
tangling alliances, the prey of propa.
eanda and political influences, as
Washington warned in his farewell
address"
!. Turning to unprecedented disre.
gard for the law Of the land" Mrs
Magma declared terrible crimes which
have caused the Nation to bow it.
head in shame and sorrow have awak.
ened public opinion to the condition!
which confront us. Congress and the
several State Legislatures have passed
and are considering stringent laws tt
meet the situation" The President ha:
tntimated he would support thes'
measures, the speaker said, adding
the Attorney General will direct tht
campaign against organized crime.
= Appeals to Public.
I, But this is not enough" she said
adequate laws may be enacted; tht
President, the Attorney General ane
the Department of Justice may use
all their influence to enforce the law!
10 l4 nf nrivr h1r ~
the last analysis, enforcement of Law
Is up to you and me-to every citizen
I'VE must ourselves create an atti
tude of observance of law. We mus
not shirk our duties as citizens. Jur!
duty is not necessarily sought, but /!
essential. We must do our duty a
the ballot box, that fearless and up
right officials may be elected to ad
minister the law The right II
vote is a privilege which should b.
guarded"
J Financially, the president genera
said, the society had kept ION th'
right side of the ledger" and since
last April had paid off S177 400 OF
the debt on Constitution Hall, SAVING
$3.50 in interest. In the last thre'
meetings of the National Board o
Management, she said, 1--WE have takel
in more members than at any o.
the three corresponding meetings las
year, and at the December boart
meeting we had more reinstatement
than at a corresponding meeting IL
the last 10 years"
= Marine Band Plays.
J When the congress opened for it:
first formal session this morning
Constitution Hall was colorful with
Gowns of women from all parts of the
country, and resplendant with thu
uniforms of the Marine Band undel
direction of Capt. Taylor Branson
which opened the program with 6
concert from $50 to 10 o'clock
Arthur S. Whitcomb sounded as
sembly call on the trumpet, and Mrs
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