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 Address bj KcKoiit Kcini. 
 
 Mrs. deB. Rsnilolph Keinis ad- 
 dress in presenting' tlie medals, fol- 
 lows: 
 
 As cTetails make up the mass of 
 *he world's history, it is in this P.Pld 
 fof rpsearch and (■uploitation your 
 efforts are intended to be directed. 
 [This bring-s ine to that atom of the 
 imn]enslt.\' of th6 world's people and 
 affairs characterized by name as the 
 county of Berks in the Common- 
 wealth of Penn'a. the fed'eral re- 
 public of the United States of Amer- 
 ica, the primate of nations of the 
 earth and of everything up to the 
 utmost limits of finite things. 
 
 A Miislcnl t'omninnity. 
 
 The city of Readinir. the metropo- 
 lis of the unit of population and in- 
 dustry mentioned is .iustly recos- 
 nined' among other characteristics as 
 a musical community. It has its 
 Ringgold and other excellent bands; 
 its Germania and other tuneful or- 
 chestras, its inspiring church choirs, 
 and not least its splencTid Germa-n 
 singing societies. 
 
 I have no doubt many are saying 
 to themselves what has this to do 
 i with fighting- for American Inde- 
 pendence. At Hrst flush apparently 
 nothing. To develop a conundrum 
 like this is the real object of the, 
 prizes which the Berks County ('"hap- , 
 ter of the Daughters of the American 
 Revolution has set apart for the 
 young ladies presenting the best es- 
 says. 
 
 The purpose is not general hListory. 
 We have plenty of that, one after 
 the other, year after year, paraded 
 before the American reader in the 
 same not. This is no discredit, as 
 the story never grows old. but when 
 l| there te so much unexplored' terrl- 
 1 tory, why tell ourselves and those 
 
 I i 
 
 that come after us, what is already 
 known even in the dark. 
 
 I shall give you an example. In 
 every American child the first lisping 
 of patriotism In its soul, pronounces 
 the names Lexington and Bunker 
 Hill. To their childhood thoughts 
 that embraces all there ia to the war 
 of Independence. 
 
 Among we older ones the fighting ! 
 is biought do^vn to thfe Surrender of 
 Cornwallls, at Yorktown, to Gen. 
 Washington and his Continentals and 
 Comte de Kochambeau and the 
 Grenadiers of our "Great and good 
 friend," Louies XYI., King of France, 
 and Navarr.- 
 
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 \ This we aloi) know, therefore why 
 I exert ourselvps in simply amplifying 
 I that v.-hich \vc> already know. 
 
 How many in this large audience 
 have listened to the beautiful arias: 
 and recitations of •'II Barbiera di 
 Sevilla," or "I! Xozze di Fiagro?" 
 'Those who have will tell you about 
 Rosini and Mozart. So far very good, 
 hut how would the entrancing scores 
 of the.se masters of melody have been 
 ipossible without Le iparbeer de Se- 
 ville and Le Mariage de Figan, or as 
 we know theni in our own tongue on 
 the Lyric ."stage as The Barber of Se- 
 ville and the Marriage of Figaro, and 
 *ven then ]>robably not one in 100, 
 iper chance 1.000. without inquiry has 
 ever heard in lhi.s day and genera- 
 tion of the son of Caro. the watch- 
 maker of Paris. If It were possible 
 to ask the question of good Ben 
 Franklin, then in Paris; Arthur Lee, 
 then secret agent of the States in the 
 s:ime city, or the Continental Con- 
 gre.ss. if you were to ask the mus- 
 kets in the hands of the defenders of 
 Bunker Hill they would answer "God 
 ■bless our arms and Piere Augustine 
 Carou de Beaumarchais." 
 
 And now to a little history. In the 
 year 1782. Ui La Belle JVille de^aris 
 
 ahe beautiful '^"\°' ^'"i^tg^l 
 born a boy. Oaro. ^:;^'>^ f '^^ J^asslcla- 
 
 --ll,^:nUry^o^^^---| 
 marchais. rrnn-l 
 
 The transition from y°»'h to man | 
 
 hood, displaying re^^.l^^^Jf, 'fS 
 of Den in dramatic and 'V^"^, !" ,• „ 
 turr elegance of manner ^an<l.^o_^ 
 
 memory, to the <^auoe oi .^e_ 
 
 rittiw-"^' _ Tp:„.,,.ri ' nine \ v .irs 
 
 ,^f the eighteenth century, and the 
 
 |{ki^-^r^r^=^S^;'f^- 
 
 fessfi? in that branch of literature 
 
 and histrionic art. stru-'Uiig 
 
 Heart and feoul WUn S5tiii„„uii„ 
 
 ' .\nicTicans. 
 
 I It is not necessary to search fov 
 
 Ithft secret of his ("pull." to use the | 
 
 'roughness of our present speech) 
 
1 
 
 . ceTTTo'' sSy"he wa«, 
 
 heart and soul, enlisted In the suO' 
 oess of the struggling Americans and 
 persuaded the King to permit him 
 to draw arms and ammunition from 
 the royal arsenals and send them to 
 America. As a shield and to ^Ive 
 an appearance of orderly tran.saction 
 this was operated under the mercan- 
 tile firm of Rodrlgul Hostaleret Com- 
 paqull Cap St. Francis Santo Do- 
 mingo, all of which was none other 
 than Pierre Augustine Cason, alias 
 de Beaumarchais, Paris. 
 
 As early as 1775, the year of Lex- 
 ington and Buniier Hill, and inore 
 than 12 months before the Declara- 
 tion of Independence, de Beau- 
 marchais memorialized his Kin? in 
 advocacy of the Americans. He iie- 
 goliatod with Arthur Lee, agent of 
 the (.'ontinental t'ongress. and per- 
 suaded Maurepas and Vergennes. the 
 King's Ministers, to sanction a loan 
 of 4.000,000 lires Tournals to secure 
 the advance of an equal sum from 
 Spain. These substantial aids to the 
 cause of the. States when they were 
 without an actively foreign friend in 
 the whole world were continued not 
 only out of his private means, but 
 the King's, down to the signins; of 
 the (Treaty of recognition and alliance 
 of February, 1778, between King of 
 the French and the Thirteen Ameri- 
 can States. 
 
 Among this French playwright's 
 contributions of warlike supplies to 
 the States. I may mention a single 
 transaction in 1777, the year of ab- 
 solute impoverishment and almost 
 abandonment of hope, notwithstand- 
 ing several victories overbalanced by 
 the defeats when he shipped to 
 America, eluding the fleets of the 
 enemy .scouring the ocean every- 
 where in three of his own vessels. 
 200 cinnon. 25.000 musltets and 
 200,000 pounds of gunpowder. With- 
 out this timely succor from the 
 watchmaker's son, the war of Amer- 
 ican Independence must have col- 
 lapsed, for Washington himself told 
 LaFayette when he returned to the 
 colors with the good tidings of the 
 alliance he had been Instrumental In 
 securing, that hi.s soldiers had fed on 
 every kind of horse food, save hay. 
 
 And more of good friend Beau- 
 marchais. who, on lii.s ship, the Am- 
 phritrite. he sent across .5 Euro- 
 pean officers, amon.e them men whose 
 
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 vV. 
 
 names to thl^ doy are. household 
 words. LaRnui*, Pulaski. Von Steu- 
 ben and others, would like to name 
 them all. 
 
 Cost Us Nothing. 
 I must explain the Marquis de La- 
 Fayette. Avhnm Washington loved as 
 a son. and every fine American 
 adores as a friend, came to us purely 
 In his per.sonal character, never cost- 
 ing the Government a cent for his 
 services nor his expenses. And more, 
 if possible, to the glory of Beau- 
 marchais. he continued his friendly 
 aid for a whole year after his King 
 had come openly to our assistance, 
 and involved him.«elf in a war with 
 his royal confrere, our old enem.y, 
 George III., of Kng-land. 
 
 There is a pathetic sequel to what I 
 have given you in merest outline. 
 The Continental Congress, out of 
 funds and operating on worthless 
 flat' money supposing their play- 
 wright, poet and musical friend was 
 "playing to the galleries." failed to 
 make remittances for the chief rea- 
 son they had no remittances to re- 
 mit. Naturally one who had taken 
 4.000.000 llvres tournois. equal to 
 about $800,000 of our money, out of 
 his own pocket, came to the end of 
 his financial tether. And here our 
 "Great and good ally." as Washing- 
 ton called the King of the French. 
 in turn came to the rescue of our 
 O'ther good friend, by advanoine: an- 
 other million francs ($200,000) to re. 
 lieve de Be.iumarchais of his em- 
 barrassments, and still he persisted in 
 shipments until 1779. 
 
 Beaumarchais died 16 years after 
 our independence w.-a.s won. -without 
 rpceiving a dollar of reimbursement. 
 Thirty-six years after death and 42 
 years after the treaty of peace, his \ 
 heirs, coming across old chests con- 
 taining his papers, musty and de- 
 cayed, found these unsettled ac- 
 counts. They presented them to the 
 American Congress and secured a 
 settlement for SOO.OOO francs, about 
 one-fifth of the original sum — about 
 $160,000 in our money. 
 
 A Siicarestion for Essays. 
 In this phase of our Revolution, 
 American historians are either re- 
 miss, ignorant or indolent. The mor- 
 al of what I have told, to make clear, 
 is that we do not want paraphrasing 
 the genera^ ''vents of the American 
 Revolution, but something new. I 
 would suggest for a year or two at 
 least, restricting your essavs to men, 
 women and events of the Revolution 
 associated with the county of Berks, 
 and secondarily, or not at all for 
 the present, the Commonwealth of 
 Penn'a. leaving the broader field of 
 the confliit at large to the historian 
 In general. 
 
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 There must bf in«tprial of this 
 sneclflp chararter somewhere. On 
 this interesting- anniversary in 1909 
 let Us see wlio will be the first to 
 brinK some of it to light. 
 
 I would like to complete the story 
 by afldinK that Goethe toolv the sug- 
 gestion of his drama. "Clavlaro." from 
 the memories of Beaumarchais, giv- 
 ing an account of his experiences in 
 Snain, whither he went to protect his 
 sister against her betrothed of that 
 name. 
 
 The two comedies T have men- 
 tionerl afforded models to Hugo and 
 Dumas, besides inspiring the operas 
 of Rossini and Mozart. 
 
 The character of Figaro created in 
 the first year of the American Revo- 
 lution is that of a' shrewd, light- 
 hearted scapegrace, and is conceded 
 by critics to b? one of tlie best 
 drav/n figures ot dramatic literature 
 and a complete incarnation of the 
 democrati(; tendencies of the tinie. 
 T.his marriage of Figaro, which im- 
 rtiediately preceded the French R?,v- 
 rflut'ion, was so deniocrali: in ten- 
 dencies that its performance was 
 prohibited by the Royal Censors. It 
 Is not thought it was Beaumarchais' 
 purpose to play upon the passion." of 
 the people, but the (ires of liberty 
 burned (Vep within him. The come- 
 dieis were written for a sensation and 
 
 i-ere for a \ 
 
 Df 
 
 "His purpose was 
 squib .ind he ex- 
 meaning the 
 
 a« the saving goes, "they were tor a 
 tacl!^-' one 'of^ his^admirers^sa.d of 
 
 fhim and them. 
 
 'simply to fire a 
 nloded tlie magazine. 
 
 j French RevohUion^which_Ijnay_»ay 
 
 (Tie escaped wlth'hia head by fleeing 
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dEADl 
 
 PA., FRIDAY, FEi 
 
 WINNERS OF D. A. 
 R. GOLD MEDALS 
 
 PATRIOTIC EXERCISES AT 
 GIRLS" HIGH SCHOOL 
 
 RBXJENT KEIM SUGGESTS THAT 
 LOCAL SUBJECTS BE TREATED 
 FOR SE^:ERAL YEARS— EX- 
 CELLENT MUSIC — PRETTY 
 DECORATIONS —A U D I E N C E 
 SHOAA S APPRECTATIOX. ^ 
 
 I The spirit of patriotism prevailed 
 I througliout the annual exercises con- 
 ducted at the Girls' High School, at 
 2 o'clock this afternoon, in observ- 
 ance of the birth of George Wash- 
 ington, and to the Berks Chapter 
 Daughters of the American Revolu- 
 tion belongs much of the credit for 
 the succcs.s of the affair, owing to the 
 interest they incited among the pu- 
 pils by the awarding of prizes for the 
 best essays on historical subjects by 
 members of the calsses of 1907 and 
 1908. 
 
 Nine members of the former class 
 submitted es.says. while six, chosen 
 [from among the number, written by 
 the members of this year's cla.ss, 
 were submitted. Aliss Beatrice 
 Hess came out tlie victor in the 
 former contest, being awarded the 
 gold medal, while Mis.s Louise Him- 
 metreich receivodt honorable men- 
 tion. The honors if the cla.<« of this 
 year were carried bfc bv Miss Annie 
 Detwciler and Mils Grace Oswald, 
 received honorabll mention from 
 the judges. I 
 
pfcb'or several clays the different oom- 
 'mittees of the school labored un- 
 ceasinRly in the interests of the 
 event and their efforts were well re- 
 warded. 
 
 1 The corridors and assembly room 
 Were elaborately decorated for the 
 occasion, and evidence.s of patriotism 
 Wre conspicuovis throngrhout the 
 
 I ISThe banisters and chandeliers 
 Vere enj^iyincfl tn red. white and 
 
 [blue bunting:, and American flags 
 were suspended at different points, i 
 
 At the opening- of the exercises the 
 pupils presented Miss Mayer, their 
 Principal, with a large bouquet of 
 .'^ merican Beauty roses. 
 
 Occupioil the Stage. 
 The stage at the east end of the 
 assembly room was attired in Na- 
 tional colors, and a large portrait ot 
 Hashmgton draped in red, white and 
 ^blue. hun? from the principal's desk 
 Occupying seats on the platform 
 were the committee of the Daugh- 
 ters of the Revolution in charge of 
 the awarding of the medals, con.^ist- 
 ing of Mrs. ftobert Birch, Mrs. An- 
 me J. H. Printz and Mrs, C. M 
 ^^temmetz: the judges were: J. Ben- 
 nett Nolan, Pred. Schmucker and 
 Rev Dr. J. A. Maxwell; the faculty 
 m charge of Miss Mary H. Maver 
 principal. ' 
 
 Classes A. B, C. were seated in the 
 assembly room, and Class D occu- 
 pied seats on the babonv. The 
 brightness of the room togeth'er with 
 the decorations, presented an inspir- 
 ■,;ng sight and expressions of com- 
 . mendation were heard from the 
 many spectators. 
 -, The exercises opened with devo- 
 tional services by Rev. Dr. Jame~; A 
 
 ".'ejiTrch '''*'^°'' °^ '^*' *'''■*' ^•^pt'st 
 
 'J Exf-eilent Mus^K 
 
 ■•_ Then came the rendition of the 
 
 |ieh"?,'^,"t'T" ^''^'■'^" ""'■ ^h« Girls' Hgh 
 r&choo Chorus under the direction 
 [■oe Miss Klizabcth McGowan The 
 f^harmony ot the different voices was 
 
 ^A1TS\ ^S^ '^^ <>xpressions Of 
 pra!,-;e were deserved 
 
 t_^_-Mi|s^ EJ|i^^I._Hansen_an^ Miss 
 
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 l»i'aise rroni Mr. Nolan. 
 
 Then followed an addfess by At- 
 [brncy J. Bennett Nolan. Ho re- 
 erred to the work of the D, A. R. 
 ,nd commended the members on the 
 •esults accomplished. He al.so .spoke 
 If Washington. In whoso honor the 
 ..dvent was being held, and eulogized 
 the accomplishment.s and attainm-.Mits 
 of the father of our covintry. 
 
 A feature was the singing of "Praise 
 the Lord." by Miss Florence Call )Ch. 
 in which the pupils joined in the 
 Chorus. Mi«P Balloch po.ssesses a 
 beautiful soprano voice which wa.^ 
 hoard to advantage. 
 
 Then followed the report of the 
 judges. J. Bennett Nolan. Fred 
 Schmucker and Rev. Dr. Janie? A. 
 Maxwell, which was the announce- 
 ment of the winners in the essay 
 contest. 
 
 Miss .Miriam Baker then renderied 
 piano solos, entitled "Scherzino" and 
 'Nocturine," from a "Midsummer, 
 Night's Dream." Miss Bilker's per- j 
 formance was very artistld 
 
 
 Winners Read Es-says. 
 
 Then followed the reading of the 
 rize essavs by Misses Hess and 
 l^timmelreich. '07 class, and Misses 
 [Detweiler and Oswald, of '08. Their 
 work showed a great deal of study 
 and the applause was deserved. 
 
 The exercises concluded with the 
 Pinging of ".America" by the audi- 
 ence and pupils. The event proved 
 the most successful in the history of 
 the school, and the Principal, -Miss 
 Mary H. Mayer, and the faculty were 
 congratulated. 
 
 It was the first time in the history 
 of the annual event held' at the 
 school that two prizes were awarded. 
 The medals are of gold and very 
 pretty and are valued at $5. 
 
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 yttBlSSirand Contestants. 
 
 The pupils of the normal class had 
 the privilege of writing essays on 
 either of the subjects, "Reading's 
 part in the Revolution" and "Benja- 
 min Franklin in the Revolution." Be- 
 sides the winners the following sub- 
 mitted' essays: Misses Viola Kus^r. 
 Leah Schlechter, Beatrice Hess, 
 Florence Krug, Mary Yundt, Carrie 
 jYoung, .Stella Miller, Elsie Keever 
 'and Louise Himmelrich. 
 
 The subjects I'or the class of this 
 year were "Ethan Allen at Fort Ti- 
 conderoga" and "The care of the 
 .sick during the American Revolu- 
 tion." The contestants besides the 
 winners were Misses Anna Detweiler, 
 Gertrude Frankhauser, Rose Kess- 
 ler, Edna Potteiger and Miriam Bab- 
 cock. 
 
 Had Charge of the Details. 
 The following committees appoint- 
 ed by Miss Mayer, the Principal of 
 the school, had charge of the details: I 
 Decorating Committee — Miss Kath- | 
 erine Amnion. Chairman: Misses i 
 Phillips. Sheidy. Gartman, Linde- 1 
 muth. Rose Ke.ssler, Lou Sharman, \ 
 Margaret Mauger, Stella Krick, Ger- 
 trude Frankhouser, Miriam Fry, 
 Ethel Derrick, Adelaid'e Norton. Eva 
 Bressler. Lulu Care. Lenora Davies. 
 .Jennie Ermokl, Helene Cruise, Sara 
 Kriek. Elizabeth \Vray, Edna HIntz, 
 Marguerite Breyfogel, Georgine 
 Kurtz Helen Hoover. Emily Koch, 
 .•Vnnie' Regar, Susie Mellinger, Flor- 
 ence Allgaier, M. Gormley, Helen 
 Stauffer. 
 
 .\rrangements — Miss E. Bressler. 
 Chairman; Misses Knaut. MacAn- 
 allv, Sampsel. St;effy, Beiter, Eoltz, 
 Feiir. Kochel. F. Lotz, A. Miller, 
 Raezer, Helen Driscoll, E. Kretz, 
 Draver, Fricker, K. Kissinger, Rapp, 
 Reeser. H. Smith, Schlegel, Hunter, 
 Keim, E. Stortz, Printz, -Merbitz, 
 Hawman. Custer. B.ard, M. Baker. 
 Ushers for First Floor — Miss May 
 ^?aull. Chairman; Misses McHose, 
 aebecca Krick, Helen Kilmer, Anna 
 Ruth. 
 
 Ushers Second Floor — Miss Alma 
 ^»>ycote, t.'hairman; Misses Ertie 
 Kis.^inger, Florence Hawk, Fichthorn, 
 Nelson, Frederick, Sara- Lotz, Unger, 
 Crossley, Printz, Dora Smith, Schick, 
 Rentschler. 
 
 Ushers Thirif Floor — Mi.'?s (Jarrie 
 Young, Chairman: Misses McKenna. 
 Knabb, Esther Miller, Mary Murray 
 and E. MeCftnn. 
 
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 iHBRSr 
 
 WINS PRIZE 
 
 AS DOES MISS DETWEILER 
 
 i 
 
 EY ARE THE LUCKY WINNERS 
 OF ANNUAL D. A. R. ESSAY CON- 
 TEST AMONG PUPILS OF THE 
 SENIOR AND JUNIOR CLASSES 
 OF THE GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL. 
 
 Again the Berks County Chapter ot 
 the Daughtei? ot the Amerlcsin RevoIu« 
 tion furthered the cause of patriotism 
 today. The custom of annually observer 
 ing Washington's hirthdaji by awarding 
 prizes tor the best essa.ys on historic 
 subjects at the Girls' High School was 
 continued by the holding of very in- 
 teresting exercises at 2 o'clock this at- 
 temooii. 
 
 For several days the committees ap- 
 pointed by the principal for the pur- 
 pose, an<J [luhlished in a recent issue 
 of The Herald, have been beautifying 
 the High School for the occasion. 
 
 The Daughtai-s' celebration is always 
 an occa.slon of much festivity for the 
 school girls and they do their level 
 best to add to the brightness of the 
 school the splendor of the stars and 
 stripes. 
 
 The decorations for today began in 
 the hall of the first floor, where ban- 
 iBtero and chandeliers were draped' 
 with trl-colored bunting. TIhe hall of 
 the second floor and the main room 
 were all resplendent with flags, grace- 
 fully festooned. .■ 
 
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 MANY DAUGHTERS PRESENT. 
 
 The Daughters, representing the 
 chapter and the friends and relatives 
 of the pupils were welconxed by the 
 ushers and given seats. The officers 
 of. the T>. A. R. were seated on the 
 platform with the Judges. J. Bennett 
 Nolan, Rev. Dr. J. A. Maxwell aja.A 
 Fi-ederlck Schmucker. 
 
 The committee on medals, the selec- 
 tion of subjects and Judges was also 
 seated on the platform. The mem- 
 bers of this standing' committee ai-e 
 Mrs. Robert Birch, Miss A. J. Prlntz, 
 and Mrs. C. M. Steinmetz. 
 
 It has been the custom of the chapter 
 to present two medals to each normal 
 
 Class, uiat IS tne oiass graduating the 
 previous June. But by a new arrange- 
 ment the contestants hereafter will be 
 members of the graduating class only. 
 The new regulation would have neces- 
 sitated the omission of the class of 
 1907. Consequently a special arrange- 
 ment had to be made for this -year. 
 Thus it came about that one gold 
 Biedel went to the class of 1907 and 
 the other to 1908 today. 
 
 The 1907 contestants wrote on one of 
 two subjects: "Reading's Part in the 
 American Revolution" and "Benjamin 
 Pi-anklin In the American Revolution." 
 
 The 1907 contestants were: Viola 
 Kuser, Leah Schlechter, Beatrice Hess, 
 Florence Krug, Mary" Yundt, Carrie 
 Young, Stella Miller, Klsie Keever. 
 
 ESSAYS ON ETHAN ALLEN. 
 
 The 1908 class members, numbering 
 85, all wrote essays on one of the two 
 subjects "EJthan Allen at Fort Ticon- 
 deroga" or "The Care of the Sick Dur- 
 Ing the American Revolution." The 
 faculty read all the essays and selected 
 the six best ones for the perusal of the 
 Judges. The six were: Gertrude 
 Frankhouser, Miriam Babcock, Edna 
 Potteiger, Rose Kessler, Grace Oswald, 
 Anna Detweiler. 
 
 The exercises opened with prayer by 
 Rev. Dr. James A. Maxwell, of the 
 First Baptist Church, who was pie- 
 sented by the principal, Ml«s Mary 
 Hunter Mayer. 
 
 "Ave Maria" by Mendelssohn, was 
 then delightfully rendered by the high 
 school chorus, under the supervision of 
 Miss Elizabeth McGowan. 
 
 A piano duet. "Hungarian Rhapsodie" 
 No. 12. Dlszt, by Miss Eilsle M. Hansen 
 and Miss Bertha E. Hansen was then 
 given and won much applause, n^^ 
 
1 
 
"Birds of S pring" — Dy 
 «'as then sung by the Girls' Hlg' 
 School choir and gave great pleaaurei 
 to all who heard it. 
 
 MR. NOLAN GETS PATRIOTIC. 
 
 The address, which came next on 
 the program, was made by J. Bennett 
 Nolan, who also later made the report 
 if the examining committee. He spoke 
 riefly and to tlie point. In the course 
 Of his remarlis he commended the pat- 
 Hotlsm of the Daughters through whom' 
 Rhe memories of our ancestors are' 
 (properly venerated. He spoke of the* 
 Interest of the judges in the essaySi 
 ^submitted to them and said their only] 
 regret had been that there were not' 
 [enough prizes for all. A. few historiol 
 Veferences completed his very ters^ 
 and pleasing address. < 
 
 1 There followed Mendelssohn's solo 
 fand chorus "Praise Thou the Lord" by 
 Miss Florence Balloch and the school, 
 delightfully rendered. 
 
 The irepont of Uie examSniing commit- 
 tee s'lMVWfd the prize winners' to -be ifCo. 
 8 for the prize and No. 4 for honorable 
 jnientiion in 1907; oaie for tihe niieidaJ aiid 
 tmx) for honorable mer^tioir in 1908. 
 i The announeemiertt cf t'he lucky nunii- 
 jbers wTaa greeted wi'tlv ap<plause. 
 
 Miss Miriam Baker then played 
 "Scherzino" amd Mtendielssohn's "Noc- 
 jturne" nnost ©ffeciti'Vieliy. 
 
 THE PRI2E VyiNNERS, 
 
 Mrs. d©B. R. K«mi regeirt o* the 
 B«rks 'Cooanty Oh.a.pler, D. A. R., open- 
 ed 'the envelopes bearing the fortunate 
 numbers and- ureseniteni tJie pretty «>ld 
 and enam,el ^.^.^is to the win^Tr^ 
 [Miss Beatrice Hess, of 1907, and Miss 
 Anna Detweiler, of 1908. 
 
 Honioraible rowtTOn was given Miss 
 
 I^uise Himm.eiretc.h, of 1907 and Md^s 
 
 ■'^race Oswald, of 1908. 
 
 Then Mrs. Mel.n rela;te.di, as is her 
 
 •9tom, 'this latest diaita showing the 
 
 irk amd' growtlh of ithe National So- 
 
 E_ \ety wHlvich now has 62,000 memibers 
 d haa had. a growth of 15,000 in the 
 »t yeiar. 
 ?he told (how the Berks County Cliap- 
 •, With five other chapters of con- 
 (Coatinued on Second Pa*e.> 
 (Continued from First Page.) 
 tiguous locality, is educating a Ken- 
 tucky girl, having takeji heir from her 
 obscure home in the mountains and 
 placed he^ in an excellent boarding 
 school. ' 
 
( Atrs. Kelmfs interest in an* work on 
 behalf at th<- society, combined with 
 niaturjl oratorical ability, made ih«r 
 address ^i,s of unusual interest. .Sh« 
 I w-emt on- to speak of the societj-s -work 
 m pr-esening- historic sites and edu- 
 caitins fopeign«rs in tlie mode of gww 
 ernme^it of the t'nited States. She 
 spoke of Memorial Continental Hall 
 work and gave these additional facts: 
 ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND. 
 "lllie D. A. R. i.s the only society in 
 'the history of the world orgranized by 
 \\'omen for patriotic purposes alone; 
 the only societyi erecting a fireproof 
 building as a memorial to the fore- 
 fathers andi foremoithers of this .pow- 
 erful andi good nsution without any out- 
 I side aiidi 
 
 "ThJs National Society is chartered 
 und«r the laws orf the Uiri'ted States 
 governm«iit. It i-eports to the Swiiitli- 
 sonian InstituiMon. The government 
 prints its reiports annuaUy, in which 
 Is recorded the paitrlotjc commemora- 
 KiTO, ihlatoric and ^lucatlonal work o( 
 our society. The gwvernmerat in Wash-' 
 Ington is now erecting a statue to rhe 
 meniiory of the heiwc foreigners wiho 
 came to our shores and sacrificed their 
 time andi money for the pa.trioitic cause. 
 Statues to RochB.mibeau and Ijafayette 
 are already ere^ned. Those ,tio Von 
 Steuiben and Pulaski are being con- 
 B-truoted' an^dl now for a bit of history 
 iltot found in- ithe sehiooi books: 
 "Who was Beaumauhais?" 
 The reading of ithe prize essays by 
 the luckoi girls was greeted witih ap- 
 ■plauee. Then the audience sang 
 "America." and tire program^ i\Tas ended 
 The bouquet of beautiful red roses 
 on the desk was the gift of Class A to 
 Mi83 Ma yer. _^^^ 
 
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