The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution has members in every state and territory of the Union, in our island possessions and in many foreign lands, in all over fifty thousand members. The immediate cause of this great patriotic movement was the refusal of the Sons of the American Revolution to admit women to membership. On July 30, 1890, Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood, of Washington, D. C., roused by this action of the "Sons" repeated the thrilling story of Hannah Arnett, the Revolutionary heroine. August 9, Miss Eugenia Washington, Miss Mary Desha and Mrs. Ellen Harden Walworth met and resolving there should be a Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, effected a preliminary organization. October 11, 1890, a formal organization was effected with Mrs. Caroline Scott Harrison as the president general. Interest grew apace. The vigorous young society adopted the dark blue and white of Washington's staff as the colors, "Home and Country" as the motto, the figure of a woman seated at a spinning wheel as a seal, and a golden spinning wheel with distaff of silver flax as the badge. For about a year the meetings were held at the home of Mrs. Mary Virginia Ellet Cabell, the president general presid |