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Show tuSJiie : c? -row fir ; mum mmrnw of the day, the toastmistress called noon no-on Mrs. Thomas Weir, who recited an original poem, "Our Emblem," showing show-ing true poetic sentiment and sense of rhythm; Mrs. C. S. Kinney, who delivered deliv-ered an address upon "The .Wheel," the emblem of the order: Mrs. H. C. Clement, on "The Spokes': Mrs. Margaret Mar-garet Zane Witchevon "The Stars"; Mrs. Clarence T. Brown, "The Distaff"; Dis-taff"; Miss Margaret Connell, on "The Flax," and Mrs. H." C. Wallace, on "The Unlucky (1) Thirteen." All of the toasts related to the principles prin-ciples and aims of the order, and were therefore necessarily Telated to the times and to the signs of old colonial days.. "America" in grand and sweet volume rolled forth at the end. Following is a list of those in attendances attend-ances Mrs. Seth. W. Morrison, Miss lone Morrison, Mrs. A. J. Oorham, Mrs. Lee Charles Miller, Miss Decker, Mrs. J. M. Dart, Mrs. L. E. Hall, Miss Hall, Mrs. Grant Hampton, Miss Katheryn Page, Mrs. E. L. Jones, Mrs. A. R. Cook, Mrs. D. B. Mudgett, Mrs. W. P. Lynn, Miss Ethel Paul, Mrs. Harvey La Motte, Miss Margaret B. Connell, Mrs. Frank B. Stephens, Mrs. J. M. Bromlee, Mrs. Russel L. Tracy, Mrs. D. E. Hemphill, Hemp-hill, Mrs. Bussell C. Woodruff, Mrs. UV U. Hiskey, Mrs. D. Coray, Mrs. Charles Stevenson, Mrs. W.-W? Chisholm, Miss Beatrice O'Connor, Mrs. W. Thomas, Mrs. M. A. Breeden, Miss Josephine Spencer. Mrs. C. C. Griffin, Mrs. W. H. Jones, Mrs. Clarence Brown, Mrs. W. B. Wightman. Miss Anna M. Murphy, Mrs. H. G. McMillan,. Miss Mary Olive Gray, Mrs. George Hancock, Mrs. Zane, Mrs. Margaret Zane Witcher, Mrs. A. D. F. Reynolds, Mrs. C. S. Kinney, Miss Mi-deBa Mi-deBa Hobbs, Mrs. John C. Cutler, Mrs. 8. M. Dev of Ogden, Mrs. Henry C. Wallace, Mrs. W. H. Alexander. Miss Rllla Snyder, Mrs. Richard A. Keyes, Mrs. H. C. Clement. Mrs. M. J. Chees-man, Chees-man, Mrs. Jacob Taylor, Mrs. H. K. Klingender, Mrs. Alvah Lewis and Mrs. J. L. Bowman. ' Many a womanly bosom swelled with pride yesterday, many a 'flashing, eye sparkled with thought of ancestry and heritage, many a toft heart fired with love of . country and of home as the thoughts, the sentiments, the spirit of the day of George Washington was brought forth by word of mouth, by harmonious har-monious strains and by bits of striped and starry bunting. Birthday anniversaries are seldom popular with women, unless it be somebody's some-body's else birthday. The birthday of the man whose life marked an epoch in the history not only of this country, but of the countries of the world, the 175th anniversary, was fittingly observed in the afternoon by members of the 8pirit of Liberty Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, at a luncheon in the Manitou hotel. Woman 's touch, her deftness, her innate in-nate sense of the fitness of things were evident in the tasteful decorations on wall and ceiling and table. Everywhere Every-where glittered the stars of the Nation and everywhere unswervingly stretched the crimson stripes. - Flags In Profusion. . ' Flags, small and large flags, waved above and around, and. two bulging banners were draped around a large portrait of Washington, on the south wall. Flowers and shrubbery aided in heightening the beautiful' effect, and here and there, hidden, yet seen, among the green leafage, were hundreds of bravely burning candles in sticks of crystal. Bv each plate was a card emblematic em-blematic of the order and of the day "D. A. R." in red, white and blue embossed in gold and tied with the old colors feared and hated bv the (British in the days of old, the buff and blue of the days of Washington. Mrs. It. C. Miller was toastmistress, and with Mrs. Seth W. Morrison, regent, re-gent, Mrs. Frank B. Stephens, Mrs. Russel L. Tracy and Mrs. Clarence T. Brown, formed a committee on reception. recep-tion. One hundred representative women wo-men of the city and State attended the reception and later the luncheon. Reads Original Poem. 1 After an introductory speech in which she dwelt upon the significance |
