MRS. DONALD McLEAN.
The Growth
of Patriotic
Societies
“® By Mrs. Donald McLean
Order of Cincinnati Founded by
Revolutionary Officers—Crop of
Societies the Result of Centen
nial in 1876—Refusal of “Sons
of Revolution” to Accept
•• Daughters " — • Daughters”
Soon Greatly Outnumber “Sons”
—Eiig.bility Rules for Both Are
Democratic—"Colcnial Dames"
and Other Organizations.
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(Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.;
(Mrs. Donald McLean's name is known
very wide'.y not only as that of the head
•>f the .New York city chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution,
but as that of a writer and speaker of
ability on topics of especial interest to
women. Mrs. McLean is a prominent
member of a number of organizations of
a social and patriotic character.)
The centennial celebration of 1876
gave an impetus to patriotic impulse
as directed toward organization which
had lain dormant in a large measure
since the years immediately succeed
ing the war of the revolution.
As ail the world knows, the Order
of the Cincinnati was formed imme
diately upon the cessation of that war
and ju3t before the disbanding of the
continental army. It was composed
of the officers who served through the
struggle, Washington being the presi
dent of the society. It is the only or
ganization in this country promoting
the rights of primogeniture, and it is
said that Washington hesitated ere
granting his approval to such an or
ganization or becoming its president
because of the fear that an aristo
cratic sentiment would be unduly fos
tered in a democratic country.
v However, Washington did consent
to lake the office, and the organization
exists to this day, commanding the
respect of all men and not conflicting
with the be3t American spirit. Mem
bership in this society descends from
the eldest son to the eldest son (wom
en are barred), and the insignia, which
is a golden eagle, cut clear, descends
with the membership. In lieu of di
rect descendants the title and insignia
pass to the eldest son of the nearest
branch of the family. The portraits
and miniatures of many of the revolu
tionary oflicers display this badge of
the Order of the Cincinnati as their
proudest decoration.
This, ct course, was the father, so
to speak, of all patriotic organizations.
It is not, perhaps, widely known that
a society was formed directly after
the formation of the Cincinnati pur
porting to represent the very prin
ciples of which Washington was such
a warm supporter—that i3, the demo
'cratic as opposed to the aristocratic
spirit in the country. This second
society was known as the “Veteran
Corps of Artillery.” It, too, was com
posed largely of officers of the revo
lution and men who had made good
records in that struggle.
It never grew to such proportions
or prominence as the Order of the
Cincinnati, though always highly re
garded by those who understood it. It
now lives in combination with the
society formed of the descendants of
the heroes of 1812, the title being
the Veteran Corps of Artillery and
War of 1812. Therefore, this dual
named organization has a membership
composed of men descended from an
cestors who fought in the two wars
of 1776 aud 1812. In a few instances
the same ancestors fought ia both.
This was possible if the patriot en
gaged In the revolutionary war in ex
treme youth and lived to harfy man
hood to fight in 1812.
With the exception, however, of
these two societies, formed in the
early period of the country's history,
pH desire for such patriotic oi sanc
tions seemed to die, until, as has been
said, the celebration of the one hun
dredth anniversary of the Declaration
of Independence animated the seed of
patriotic growth which has^since flow
ered at this end of the new century
Into fall and tqnrtent bloom. Within
I membership. In connecting the title
“Sons and Daughters" the writer does
that which the “Sons" themselves de
clined to do. the latter thu3 exhibiting
a lack of that “seeing vision" which
Du Manner proclaims a priceless gift,
iu other words, the "Sons" did not
foresee that a declination to receive
the feminine descendants o' revolu
tionary sires would deprive the society
Sons cl the American Revolution of
an able, ardent and achieving element.
Therefore it came about that the so
ciety Sons of the American Revolu
tion, organized in 1S89. exists as one
organization and the Daughters of the
American Revolution as another.
With the true, clinging nature of
women's hearts, the feminine descend
ants of the revolutionary patriots ap
pealed to the Sons of the American
Revolution to he tahea within the
protecting fold of the masculine so
ciety! The latter, however, displayed
no embracive inclination and threw
the women back upon their own pride
and their own resources. <
The result was that in October, 1890.
there was organized the national so
ciety of the Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution. The growth and
activity of the latter body would seem
almost incomprehensible were it not
to be remembered that the spirits of
the men who “made and preserved us
a nation” inspire the souls of their de
scendants; and woman's enthusiasm,
when awakened, outstrips all other
and reaches, on flying feet, the goal
of high endeavor. The Sons of the
American Revolution number several
thousand—probably under 10,000. The
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion over 30,000.
These revolutionary daughters, hav
ing made clear to erring man his mis
take in refusing their gentle compan
ionship, now entertain the most ami
able feeling toward their brother so
ciety. The latter apparently recipro
cates, and the two organizations be
ing in perfect harmony, although un
der separate governments, have be
come a leaven of patriotism for the
entire country. They are represented
in every state, city and hamlet. All
institutions of learning know them,
from the public schools to the univer
sities. All rostrums have welcomed
them, from the old-time town meeting
to the great assemblages in fashion
able halls. Historic spots no longer
lie neglected, but are crowned with
lasting granite and immutable bronze.
The heroes who spilled their blood
upon the soil, then consecrated by that
red libation, no longer sleep in un
known or forgotten graves. “Their
children rise up and call them bless
ed," and their country is rejuvenated
by the proud memories of their mar
velous prowess.
Eligibility in either of the above
mentioned organizations rests upon
lineal descent from one who served
hi3 or her country during the revolu
tion. whether in the army or on the
high seas or in giving' “material aid”
to the infant government. Descent
from an officer does not necessarily
figure in either society. Descent from
a private, unknown save by his name
and a record of unflinching service
to his country, entitles one to the
same regard as though descended from
captain, colonel or brigadier general.
Thus a truly American spirit is con
served.
Besides the Sons of the American
Revolution and the Daughters of the
American Revolution, there is a so
ciety of the Sons of the Revolution
and one of the Daughters of the Revo
lution. The former claim to haVe been
formed prior to the Son3 of the Amer
ican Revolution. It is a mooted ques
tion. It is a fact, however, that the
Daughters of the Revolution are an
offshoot from the parent society, the
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion.
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In addition to the societies already
named there exist a multitude of or
ganizations of a patriotic nature, each
having as an incentive the same loyal
purposes toward its native land.
Those best known are the masculine
society Founders and Patriots and
a feminine society of the same name.
To be eligible to membership In either
of these one must be descended from
ancestors who assisted in founding the
country during its colonial period and
were indubitably loyal to our own gov
ernment during the revolution.
The two well-known organizations
of colonial dames—one the Colonial
Dunes of America, the other the Na
tional Society of Colonial Dames—
differ from the organisations Just men
tioned In that eligibility to member
period, but who was not of necessity,
though it is presumed preferably, a
patriot during the revolution.
A society closely akin to this, whose
membership consists entirely of men.
is known as the Society of Colonial
Wars. Eligibility consists in descent
from one who served in the wars
during the colonial period of the
country, such as the French and In
dian war.
The 1'ni.ed States Daughters of
1S12 is a society founded upon descent
from ancestors, prominent in the
country from ITS!! and from those who
served in the war of 1812.
This brief account cf the birth and
growth of patriotic societies barely
touches upon their excellent achieve
ment; but this is manifestly true;
The spirit, of devotion to the nation,
developed by such organizations, is
the “outward, visible sign" which un
doubtedly fellows such “inward spir
itual grace" and cau-es the existence
of such organizations to be a matter
of felicitation to the entire country,
and the United States is surely proud
of its sons and daughters and they in
turn are ready to lay their best abili
ties, whether in peace or war, upon
the altar of their country’s liberty.
THE WAY OF LOVE.
And Nothing Mattered So Long as
They Were United.
Once upon a time there was a man
who fell in love with a woman.
And they were married.
After a while the bills came in and
the man sat around and thought about
them. Then he went to his wife and
said: “Dearie, can't you go a little
slow?"
And his wife replied: “Alas! I
never learned how. I fear that I am
naturally extravagant. I don't mean
to be, but I am. Tell me that you
love me.”
"1 love you.” replied the man.
After a while the sterk paid a friend
ly visit. When the excitement was
over and things quieted down, the
man took note of certain things that
were happening. The servants wouldn’t
stay. The baby was either overfed
cr underfed. The spirit of Harmony
had slipped out. And the man sat
around and thought about it some
more. Then he went to his wife and
said: “Dearie, there’s something
wrong with cur domestic economy.
Things ought to be different. The
house isn't run right. Things are not
done calmly or systematically. Can’t
vnii—■*’
His wife shook her head.
"1 don't know how," she replied. "I
never had much order. I can't help it,
but—do you love me?”
"I love you more and more,” replied
the man.
And after another while the woman
grew- to be an invalid. She refused to
take care of herself, and became mo
rose, irritable and incapable of doing
much of anything.
And one day, as the man sat and
thought, she came to him and said:
“Dearest, I have been a failure. I’m
thoroughly incompetent. I haven't
done what I should have done. I
have been lamentably weak. Aren’t
you, honestly now, sorry that you
married me?”
“No,” said the man.
“But I am a failure. You ought to
be sorry. Why aren’t you sorry?”
And the man smiled as he replied:
“Because, sweetheart, if I hadn't mar
ried you I never could have loved you
as much as I do now."—The Reader.
Source of His Supply.
Mrs. Donald McLean, who has been
re-elected president of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, said of
ancestry at a dinner in New York: “I
think we would all, if we had our
choice, prefer to be well born. Good
children are more apt to come from
good than from bad parents. Then,
besides, good birth is a recommenda
tion. In everything we consider the
source. It is like the story of the
school teacher. There was a teacher,
teaching in a very poor neighborhood,
who received daily gifts of flowers
from one of her pupils, a ragged little
boy. The flowers were of all sorts,
sometimes costly hothouse blooms,
sometimes simple, old-fashioned gar
den flowers. As a rule, they were
somewhat faded. One day the boy
brought the teacher a great bouquet
of mauve orchids. To be sure they
were much wilted, but none the less it
could be seen that they had once cc$t
a great deal of money. The puzzled
teacher, as she tock them, said: ‘Jim
my, where do you get all .these flowers
that you give me? You don't steal
them, I hope.’ ’Oh, no, ma’am, the
youngster-answered, ’father's an ash
man.’” JV.
Revolution in China.
It is reported that the revolutionary
movement in China Is gaining strength
and that secret organizations are in
creasing in number, especially in the
Yangtse valley. Chinese officials say
that ' thousands of revolutionists are
concealed in the foreign quarters of
the cities, thus placing themselves out
side the jurisdiction of the Chinese
courts. The revolutionary agitation re
cently was carried into the army. Mur
derous plots against the Manchus con
tinue to be discovered in Pekin.
Scotsmen Wanted.
Scotsmen are immigrants of the
finest quality, and they bring abund
ant cash in the pockets as well as
begin to accumulate cash as soon as
they arrive. This is the type of immi
grant Australasia needs, and as both
New Zealand and Australia can offer
vastly more than Canada, we ought,
sooner or later, to see a stream of
canny Scotsmen with the hardy
bodies, shrewd brains and the well
lined pockets of their race setting in
our direction.—Melbourne Life.
La Belie Sauvage.
We may educate and civilize woman
as we will, but the instinct of sav
agery will cling to her still. If lovely
woman can adorn herself with any
thing in the nature of scalps, or set
herself a-jingling with beads and
tinkling gew-gaws, she never loses her
opportunity. She ts now decking her
self forth with jeweled Imitations of
creeping things innumerable.—London
World. V
Misfortune by Contraries.
“That fellow is at a standstill."
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Head of Siberian Argali.
Efforts are now being made in this
country to form a national collection
of heads and horns, aad Dr. W. T.
Hornaday has given impetus to the
movement by presenting his private
collection of over 100 rare specimens
as a nucleus. Besides Dr. Hornaday,
who represents the Camp Fire club in
the movement to establish the collec
tion, the other immediate promoters
of the enterprise are Mr. Madison
Grant for the Boone aad Crockett
club and Mr. John M. Phillips for the
Lewis and Clark club. Circular let-,
ters have been addressed to all the
sportsmen and travelers of America
and others likely to be interested in
the matter calling attention to the
scheme and thereby giving them an
opportunity cf obtaining niches for all
iine in the Temple of Nimrod.
The collection will be under the di
ie?tiou of members of the big-game
hunting clubs, as well as of sportsmen
at large, and tits committee, selected
from them to acquire specimens and
to pass judgment on gifts, will main
tain a high standard as tc the test for
admission.
The New York Zoological society
will maintain the collection temporari
ly in the picture gallery of its adminis
tration building in Bronx park. New
York city, when completed, and it is
expected that in the course of time,
a separate building in the park may
be provided by the city for its housing.
“Sportsmen and scientists and ail
nature-lovers are showing the keenest
interest in the project," declares Dr.
Hornaday. "Indeed, valuable gifts are
A Magnificent Pair of Tusks.
coming in rapidly; in fact, the average
is something of value at least every
other day. Within the past few days
a gift of great importance and value
has been made, in camera, and for
certain reasons it cannot be announced
for another month or so. When the
announcement is finally made it will
both surprise and delight all persons
who are interested in the' collection
because of the importance of the ad
dition. All American sportsmen feel
that owing to the rapid disappearance
of the big game animals in America,
as in most of the remaining quarters
of the world, it is expedient to gath
er together all the evidences that are
accessible for recording the existence
■of species that may soon be extin
guished. The exhibit, as at present
proposed, will be arranged in two
series—zoological and geographical.
The first will be grouped in accordance
with the system of nature, to show
evolution and relationships. Dull, in
deed. Is the imagination which cannot
foresee the intense interest which
would attach to certain groups, such,
for example, as the Cervidae (antlered
ruminants), when it is possible for the
eye to comprehend at one sweep the
long line of forms related to the Altai
wapiti. Imagine, also the distribution
of the genus Ovis (mountain sheep)
front western Mongolia southward to
India, westward to Sardinia and Mo
White Mountain Goat.
rocro and northeastward by the grand
loop to Kamtchatka, Alaska and Mex
ico. Then a second series will dis
play the ungulate resources of the
continents. It will be made of great
zoological value by maps illustrating
the geographical distribution of fami
lies, of genera and of species.
One of tne features of the collection
just begun is a pair of elephant tusks
that is said to be the largest known.
The left tusk measures on the curve
11 feet ata inches and the other 11
feet, the net weight of the two being
293 pounds. They are, in fact, so large
that one who first sees them is prone
to believe that they have survived
from some mammoth long extinct.
They were once the property of King
Menelik of Abyssinia, who gave them
to a European officer. In the course
of time they were brought to the Lon
don ivory market, where they were
purchased by Mr. Rowland Ward,
from whom they were bought by Mr.
Charles T. Barney, chairman of the
executive committee of the board of
managers of the New York Zoological
society. Two other especially remark
able heads are, one of a Rocky Moun
tain bighorn, the other of a white
mountain goat, which were obtained
from the northwestern wilds of Ameri
ca. To stalk either of these animals,
the sheep in particular, is work that
. exercises all the hunter’s qualities,
physical and mental. The sheep, in
habitants of the mountains, at home
j among terrifying crags and precl
| pices, perched on appallingly precari
i ous heights, and leaping across bot
} tomless depths, issue one of the
noblest challenges to man’s hunting
| instinct, and the mounted head of one
| makes an effective monument to the
i prowess of his conqueror. One pair
| of horns in the collection is from the
i great Siberian argali, the largest
| mountain sheep in the world, and
t wielder of the largest horns of his
species, a picture of which is shown in
I our large illustration. They are near
ly five feet in length, and measure in
circumference at their base a little
less than two feet. They were ob
tained for Dr. Hornaday in the Altai
mountain, in Mongolia, by the agents
of Mr. Carl Hagenbeek during the ex
pedition he sent out to secure speci
mens of the Prjevalskl norse.
The Real Question.
Broker—Say, Flush, could you lend
me a hundred?
Flush—That's not the point, don't
you know—could I lend it—but could
1 get It hack?
INFLUENCE OF DIET ON SLEEP.
Indeed, a moderate amount of food
in the stomach or intestines seems to
promote slumber. Many night work
ers. for instance, sleep much better by
taking a light or even full supper just
before retiring.—Dr. Woods Hutchin
son, in the American Magazine.
Dog Has Musical Talent.
Musical Director Passmore, of the
Shaftesbury theater, London, has a
dog which he avers has real musical
talent and is a ventriloquist. He has
trained him to “sing" the refrain of a
new song entitled “The Fiddler and
His Dog," and is giving public per
formances. The dog has three ways
of barking and changes from one to
another at signals from his master.
Decline in Birth Rate.
A government report of vital sta
tistics recently published covering the
decade ending with the year 1900 re
veals a marked decline in the birth
rate of England and Wales. In 1876
the rate was aa high as 36.3 per 1,000,
but at the end of 1900 it was 28.7.
The birth rate is falling more rapidly
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HAT OF “EVEQL/E”
_EELT
Much of our interest is now cen
tered in frills, and here I find myselt
again conceitedly exulting in my suc
cessful knack of prophecy. You may
be deceived in the cost of a coat and
skirt, but the frills are of a more tell
tale disposition, and the eyes of the
least expert can detect at once which
are made of fine muslin or batiste,
and which of mercerized lawn or any
of the cheaper sort of fabrics which
can be called upon to do such serv
ice.
A very superior specimen has a
hand-embroidered center plait, flanked
on either side with a lace frill; and a
very attractive model has an insertion
of lace down the center of the front, a
plaited lawn frill on either side being
edged with lace, while the collar band
is of transparent lace, and the base
of this is finished with a narrow black
tie.
Doubtless we shall suffer consider
ably from the machinations of the in
experienced or willfully wicked wash
erwoman, and those who are going
to indulge themselves in frills of fine
quality had best set about it at once
to find a successful clear starcher.
And having discovered her, teach her
how not to starch.
It seems quite right and proper that
these dainty-laced decorations of
tuckers and rufflings should accom
pany the beaver and panne hats,
trimmed with feathers and well allied
to velvet gowns, they may pass for
what we should have called in the
early days of the century “brave ar
ray.”
I confess myself much in love with
the notion of the plain dress which
looks simple, with an elaborate shirt
and trillings and ruffles, and crowded
with a very expensive hat with beau
tiful feathers upon it. And, talking
of beautiful feathers, I would refer
once more to those new elaborations
of the ostrich feather.
The manufacturers have contrived
now to extend the length of their
frond3, so that they have a shaggy
appearance, and they are as delight
fully attractive as novel. Indeed, by
the side of them the ordinary ostrich
feather, even if it be of very good
quality, seems quite uninteresting.
Sometimes these feathers are
shaded, two dark colors being most
successfully used, such as peacock
blue and brown, and two tones of one
color will also do good service.
There is a great rage for the satin
hat, and this shares favor with the hat
of silks. An excellent model which
is enjoying much favor having the
brim of white silk, bound with brown
velvet, and the crown very full and
large and made entirely of brown vel
| vet; innocent of any trimming whatso
ever, and somewhat in the old beef
eater shape. Is this crown.
The striped tweeds and the striped
velvets are no longer threatening—
they have arrived. A coat and skirt
ot' dark blue and black velveteen I
met recently looked extremely well
under the influence of a dark blue vel
vet hat with masses of black wings
at one side, and over this fell a veil
of dark blue soft chenille net.
A CHARMING^ DRESS
One would have to search far to
find a dress more tasty or elegan'
than tile one pictured here. The ma
terial of which it is made is of the
palest sky blue satin, cut in a sort
of combination of the pinafore frock
of our summer's affections and the
new princess dress which is draped
across the figure and opens all down
the skirt slightly at one side. The un
der-vest is of fine white tulle illusion,
encrusted with large flower motifs.
which are embellished with little em
pire wreaths in blue ribbon work. To
increase the princess effect the entire
dress is bordered with a fine pale
blue passementerie, which outlines
the bretelles of the bodice, descends
along the opening on one side of th;i %
skirt and borders the hem. Our art *
1st gives a little sketch of the pretty
way the fullness of the bodice is hell
by the stitched bands rising back and
front, centered by an oval em
broidered motif in the shape of a
buckle. The sleeves are of net, like
the vest, and are finished with a twisc
of blue satin ribbon and flounces of
Valenciennes.
FOREST NOT ALWAYS SILENT.
Prof. Garner Authority for Assertion
That'Wild Animals Converse.
The chatter of monkeys is a real
chatter and conversation, some folks
say. Prof. R. L. Garner, who has spent
the greater part of several years in
the forests of Africa studying the lan
guages of monkeys and other animals,
says silence is not an absolute ele
ment in the safety of wild animal life.
Wild animals are more taciturn than
domestic animals, as also are the wild
tribes of human beings. This he at
tributes to lack of social intimacies
and nomadic habits. The carnivora,
the only natural enemies which other
animals have any cause to fear
through the sound of their voices, de
pend almost entirely upon the sense
of smell in pursuing their game, every
species having its peculiar odor. Also
the carnivora generally hunt at night,
seising their prey while asleep. The
animals which have the fewest rea
sons to fear betrayal by their voices
are by nature the most silent. During
Prof. Garner!* three years’ residence
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panzee frequently breaks the silence
of the forest by answering the cries
of the various other animals. The
gorilla is less loquacious, but there
are times when he ignores all danger
of betrayal and gives vent to a deluge
j of speech. Other monkey species are
persistent talkers, and can be heard at
almost any hour. The trumpeting of
the elephant is common at night, and
the bellowing of the hippopotamus
by day or night. The antelopes cry at
night when the leopard is on the hunt
for them, the latter also grunting.
The heaviest stag which has been
killed this season in Scotland was a
royal, which scaled 371 pounds. This
immense beast was shot in Arran deer
forest by one of lord and lady Gra
hams guests at Brodick castle. The
stags in Arran are remarkable both
for size and quality, and the forest ft
carries a heavy stock of red deer, and v
affords first-rate sport. The shooting
lodge on the west side of the island,
where the best stalking is obtained
during the first month of the season,
is covered outside with over 200 pairs
of deer home.
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