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INITIATION 
 FOR 
 
 ^he Daughters 
 
 OF THE 
 
 American Revolution 
 
 Prepared by 
 May Hollister Smith 
 Rosanna Holden Hemenway 
 Mary Kingman Bsrgman 
 May Owen Francis 
 Esther Ann Bergman Narey. 
 Committee. 
 
 Published by 
 
 "Ladies of the Lake" Chapter 
 
 Spirit Lake, Iowa 
 
 19 14 
 

 Copyright Applied for, 
 November, 1914. 
 
 Printed by the Spirit Lake Beacon, 
 Spirit Lake, Iowa. 
 
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D. A. R. Initiation 
 
 ORDER OF MEETING 
 
 Chapter called to order by Regent. 
 Roll call — Patriotic quotations. 
 Minutes of previous meeting. 
 Submission of communications. 
 Reports of committees. 
 Unfinished business. 
 New business. 
 Report of candidate by Registrar. 
 
D. A. R. Initiation 
 ORDER OF MARCH 
 
 Flag 
 
 Regent 
 
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 1st Vice Regent * * 2nd. Vice Regent 
 
 Rec. Sec. * * Cor. Sec. 
 
 Treas. * * Reg. 
 
 Chap. * * His. 
 
 1st Guard * * 2nd Guard 
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 Candidate 
 
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 Roll call of officers by Regent and officers 
 stand as name and office are called, remaining 
 standing until organist begins march. 
 
 Officers then repair to ante-room in order 
 of lowest rank, meet the candidate and return 
 in order of highest rank, carrying small flag, 
 at left on left shoulder, at right on right 
 shoulder; then form two parallel lines with 
 Regent at head and flag crossed under which 
 candidate is to be led by Guard. 
 
 Guards are to remain at door until officers 
 are in position then 1st Guard escorts candi- 
 date on right arm, pass through lines under 
 flag and turn to left back of officers to foot of 
 line facing Regent. Officers drop flag to 
 shoulder. One tap of gavel by Regent and 
 Chapter stands. 
 
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 SUGGESTIONS 
 
 1. Officers dress in white. 
 
 2. Large flag draped back of Regent. 
 
 3. Regent step aside in order to salute 
 flag. 
 
 4. Salute flag with the right hand. 
 
 5. Officers respond in order given. 
 
 6. Patriotic song may be sung at 
 entrance instead of Patriotic March played. 
 
 7. Organist plays softly during initiation. 
 
 8. Officers march two feet apart. 
 
 9. Officers address candidates in re- 
 sponses. 
 
 10. In case of two candidates, 2nd Guard 
 escoi'ts candidate on left ai-m turning to the 
 right, passing back of officers. 
 
 11. Chapters having one Vice-Regent 
 either combine or omit response. 
 
 13. Any motto may be substituted for the 
 one used by the "Ladies of the Lake". 
 
 13. March Used — "Daughters of the 
 American Revolution March." 
 
D. A. R. Initiation 
 
 INITIATION 
 
 Chapter Stand. 
 Flag Salute by Chapter. 
 
 "Flag of our great Republic — 
 Symbol of human liberty, 
 Inspirer in battle, 
 Guardian of our homes — 
 Whose stars and stripes 
 Stand for courage, purity and union, 
 We salute thee. 
 
 We, the children of many lands, 
 Who find rest and safety 
 Under thy folds. 
 Give our hands, our heads. 
 And our hearts to thee; 
 We pledge our lives 
 And sacred honor 
 To guard and revere thee. 
 And our beloved country, forever. 
 Song— "Flag of The Free" 
 

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D. A. R. Initiation 
 
 PRAYER BY CHAPLAIN 
 
 Almighty God, whose kingdom is everlast- 
 ing and power infinite; from whom cometh all 
 blessings, grant we beseech thee, that we may 
 so faithfully serve thee in this generation that 
 we fail not to obtain thy heavenly promises. 
 We pray thee to give us that due sense of thy 
 mercies that our hearts may be thankful; and 
 that we show forth thy praises not only with 
 our lips, but in our lives. Have mercy upon 
 this whole land and so govern the lives of thy 
 servants, the President of the United States, 
 the Governor of this State, and all others in 
 authority, that they knowing whose ministers 
 they are, may above all things seek thy honor 
 and glory. And we, thy people, ever rejoice 
 in thy holy name through Jesus Christ, our 
 Lord. 
 
 Amen. 
 
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 ADDRESS BY REGENT 
 
 1. We believe in one God, one country, 
 one flag. We believe in the home; we believe 
 in our schools and their abundant opportunity 
 to instill in the minds of the young, the prin- 
 ciples of patriotic devotion to their home-land. 
 We believe in the flag — a symbol of the power, 
 the honor and the glory of all our United 
 States, and we join our-selves to no party that 
 does not carry the flag and keep step to the 
 music of the Union. We consecrate our work 
 to the spirit of National Independence, and 
 we wish that the light of peace may rest upon 
 it, forever, and now since you (name) have 
 proven your eligibility to become a Daughter 
 of the American Revolution, we welcome you 
 as a member of "Ladies of the Lake" Chapter 
 (substitute name of Chapter using initation.) 
 
D. A. R. Initiation 1] 
 
 RESPONSE BY OFFICERS 
 
 1st. Guard. 
 
 "Our Country! In her intercourse with 
 other nations may she always be in the 
 right, but Our Country, right or wrong. 
 2nd. Guard. 
 
 "God grants Liberty only to those who 
 love it and are always ready to guard and 
 defend it." 
 
 Chaplain. 
 
 "There is a shrine in tha temple of ages 
 where lies, forever embalmed, the mem- 
 ories of such as have deserved well of their 
 country and their race. 
 Historian. 
 
 "The kindred blood which flows in the 
 veins of American citizens, the mingled 
 blood which they have shed in defense of 
 their sacred rights, consecrate their 
 Union." 
 
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 Treasurer. 
 
 "For the Dead, a Tribute, for the Living, 
 a Memory, for posterity, an Emblem ol 
 Loyalty to the flag of their Country." 
 
 Registrar. 
 
 "The mystic chords of memory stretching 
 from every battlefield and patriot grave, 
 to every living heart, and hearthstone, all 
 over this broad land, will yet swell the 
 chorus of the Union. When again touched, 
 as surely they will be by the better angels 
 of our nature." 
 
 Rec. Sec. 
 
 "Our father's God from out whose hand 
 The centuries fall like grains of sand. 
 We meet to-day, united, free. 
 And loyal to our land and thee." 
 
 Cor. Sec. 
 
 "Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we 
 roam, his first, best country ever is at 
 home." 
 
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 1st. Vice Regent. 
 
 "A day an hour, of virtuous liberty, is 
 worth a whole eternity in bondage." 
 
 2nd. Vice Regent. 
 
 "Let our object be our country, our whole 
 country and nothing but our country^ And 
 by the blessings of God may that country 
 itself, become a vast and splendid monu- 
 ment, not of oppression and terror but of 
 wisdom, of peace, and of liberty upon 
 which the world may gaze with admiration 
 forever. 
 
 After responses Regent taps gavel and 
 calls for Chapter motto. 
 
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 Our Motto — -by Chapter. 
 
 "The union of Lakes, the union of Lands, 
 the union of States, none can sever. 
 
 The uniou of Hearts, the union of Hands, 
 and thc^ Flag of our Union forevor." 
 
 Sonj? — America — by Chapter, after which 
 greeting of new members by Chapter in order 
 of rank, members following officers, and organ- 
 ist playing softly. 
 
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 ho - ly light. Pro - tect us by Tbymight, Great God.cur King. 
 
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 Note — The new "Daughters of The Ameri- 
 can Revolution March" composed by H. Emgel- 
 mann is published through the courtesy of 
 Theodore Presser Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 
 
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