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Show WOMII FOUNDER OF P. A. R. DIES PLYMOUTH, Mass., Nov. 10. Mrs. Jary Smith Loi kwuod, founder uf in. I a ughters of the American Revolution, Revo-lution, died Thursday at tho Jordon )iis'lt;il wh re she had bem ft patient since Bepfamber. She was yi years old. Mrs. Lock wood. "Little Mother to the Daughters of the American Revolution." Revo-lution." was the last survivor of the little group of IS women patriots who organized that body more than 30 ;irs ago; and despite her nearly fu'l Century of years, sh- was one of the most active members of the organization organi-zation almost up to Uio time of hf last Illness. Not only was Mrs. Lockwood identl-fied identl-fied with the founding and the progress prog-ress of the D. A. R, but she was an nctlve figure In the women's Republican Repub-lican organlzatiou. and also a not'jd author. Her chronicles of Washington Washing-ton history, especially diplomatic an I political have plftCOd her well up ou the rolls of writers. FAMDLl OF WVKKIOKS. Mary Lockwood was born at Chart-tftUqUa, Chart-tftUqUa, N. Y.. in 1831, a daughter Of the fanfous Smltii family, founders found-ers of Smith college. Her ancestors Wen warriors. Her great-grundfath- i I was a Revolutionary soldier; her grandfather lost his life in the battle j of Black Rock, inwhlch her father also fought, and her husband Henry Lockwood. was a soldier in the Llvil war. It was to accompany him on part of his way to the front that she went to Washington, where she lived for the remainder of her life. Her father was ft '.eader in the. Whig party but later became a Republican, Re-publican, and the daughter, who aid ft great deal of reading with him. j ; grew up an ardent advocate of that party When, In 1880. the first Fio-I publican Women's club was founded ' i ihe became a charter member. Light years later she was deep in I I the task of promoting and managing I the first International Council of Women, and In this work she met I for the first time such prominent women as Susan B. Anthony. Mrs I M ij Wright Bewell and Miss Rachel ; Foster. INSPIRED BY STORY. While the life of Mrs. Lockwood I has been replete with many Inter- , ; estlng accomplishments, the outstand-I outstand-I lng wark of her career was the founding of the tf A. R. The organization Is frequently referred re-ferred to as "something Hannah Ar-I Ar-I nctt started," for the reason that sentiment looking toward the creft- I J tlon of a patriotic body to commem- , or ite the part played by women In the : Revolutionary was war bryataUlaed by the ( publication of Mrs. Lockwood a , (story of "Hann&h Arne!t." This heroine, according to the story, broke In upon a meeting of American leaders who were conoid- I erlnp the terms of surrender in 17 7f. when the British had settled before; EQliabethtown, and defeat faced the colonists- The Indignant. scornful woman, in un elegant appeal, nhamed the discouraged men Into action and .rr conxlnced them the Americans could Win out in the cud if they were loyal and patient. K KPT BOARDING HOI l At the time her story was published. pub-lished. Mrs. Lockwood w as the proprietor pro-prietor of a board. ng bouse Wash-ncton Wash-ncton It was a popular gathering SfS for the leading celebrities of the national capital, among whom were "eneral and Mrs. John A. Loan. and It was at this house In 1890 that the group of 18 women met and oundtd the nation-wide order that now number! more than 17?,000 -men among Its members. The society was made national in scope instead of being organized by states, and its success was Instantaneous Instanta-neous Mrs. Benjamin Harijlson, mls-,s mls-,s f the White House nt the time V ,,,,ted first president g.-ne-a-Tho first conference of regents was called by Mrs. Harrison in 181. and 5S first conffresa the mug tlon was held m Washington In 1S92 |