Evening star., 1953-07-05
OAR Leader
Plans Accent
On Youth
Positive Program
OF Americunism
Also in Offing
By Mary |. voughon

The Daughters Of the Ameri-
can Revolution are through
spending money - temporarily.
that is.
Instead, according to their new
president general. Miss Gertrude
S. Carraway. they viii concen-
trate their energies in the COM
ing season on promoting a three
point program-educational, his
torical and patriotic.
Not only that, the Daughters
are tired of being thought Of as
a group of old ladies, Miss Cara
way said, and will lay stress on
their youthful membership. ALI
the young pages who attend the
OAR Congress each year, are
full-f1edged Daughters, and the
junior members run into the
thousands.
During the last five years, the
OAR, as their major project,
managed to raise about $780,
900 which completed the build
ing debt on their property at
1776 D street NV.
In addition they built and paid
for their Memorial Bell Tower in
Valley Forge, Pa, at a cost of
about 100000.
With their finances now in
good order, Miss CarraWay, a
former newspaper woman and a
human dynamo in OAR activi-
ties, expects to set I'D a program
this year StreSsing positive, con-
Structive, affirmative American
ism"
IF everyone would stress his
heritage and need for good citi-
zenship and values of American
ism don't think we would have
too much time to worry about
differences of opinion" she said.
Constructive ideas and posi-
tive programs should be ad-
vanced," she added, instead OF
so much destructive criticism.
defeatism, debunking and bick-
ering. We should propose as well
as oppose, stand for as well as
against"
This concentration on the good
things of America will be en-
phasized in all OAR chapter
activities throughout the States.
Miss Carraway plans to send
out information shortly, explain
ing what is to be done and how
to do it.
"I may use an honor roll sys-
tenn such as we had in the sue
cessful building fund.-" she said,
"to build competitive spirit and
community pride in the pro-
gram"
To advance its historical OBJ
jectives, the national society will
emphasize American history, Of
fering prizes in all elementary
schools.
The educational phase of the
program will include continued
aid to the OAR approved noun
tain schools, as we'll as addi-
tional benefits for the two
schools owned and operated by
the society-Kate Duncan Smith,
a day school at Grant, Ala, and
Tamassee, a boarding school at
Tamassee. S. c.
MANY people don't know OF
our school projects where noun
tain children and whole COM
munities are given aid through
educational programs, Miss
Carraway said.
At the two OAR owned
schools, minimum teachers SAL
aries are paid by the States. But
the Daughters supplement the
curriculum with stress on pa
triotism, religion, health and
preparation for everyday living
through vocational agriculture
and home economics courses.
Its a good thing to teach a
child the three Rs, Miss Cara
way says, "but the three RS don't
include everything a child should
learn-they need special train
ing for living"
Miss CarraWay pointed out the
human interest appeal in the
OAR approved school programs
is not present in any other OAR
projects.
This work represents the in
ward spiritual grace Of the OAR,
just as our memorials and other
projects represent an outward
visible sign" she added.
Since taking over the helm in
April, the new OAR head has
spent an average of 9 to 10
hours daily at her desk in the
president generals Office at 1776
D street NV.
AS a resident of the Mayflower
Hotel, she has little need to
spend time on household chores,
but concentrates on travel, peo-
pie and the OAR"
Besides all her daily OAR du-
ties, she has managed to make
the bulk of 1,50O appointments
for chairmen, vice chairmen and
members of OAR committees.
These appointees must be Sc
lected from all of the chapters
throughout the country, making
the task doubly difficult.
Miss Carraway, who as the
former editor of the OAR Maga-
vine fnolr the nlIhlicatjoY1 0IIt 1f