Daughters of the American revolution

UfiHTERS?AMERICAN|REY0LUTI01925^LIBRARY OF THEILLINOISUNIVERSITY OFAT URBANA-CHAMPAIGNIN MEMORY OFSTEWART S. HOWEJOURNALISM CLASS OF 1928STEWART S. HOWE FOUNDATION369.1351^61cor .2I.H.S .1Published byPRINTING COMPANYILLINOISDANVILLE. ILLINOIS19 2 9COPYRIGHT1929SCOTTROSE MOSSIII.Chrisman,STATE HISTORYILLINOISDAUGHTERS the AMERICANofREVOLUTIONCOMPILED AND EDITED BYROSE MOSS SCOTT(Mrs. William T.)i^y^Our emblem is a golden wheel,Banded with deepest blue,shining spoke tipped ivith a star,EachThe distaff shining through;The only jewel in the worldThat money cannot buysuch ancestry.Without proof ofAs no one can deny.FOREWORDHistory is a greater painter, with the world for a canvas and lifefor a figure. The sythe of time cuts down all; monuments erectedcrumble and pass away but history remains. The real history of ais found in the lives of its men and women. It is writtenpeople to bethat man may read and realize.Listed among the names of America's twelve most famous womenare three from Illinois. There is no state in the union where womanoccupies a better position for yielding her influence in various activi-ties.The achievements of the Daughters of the American Revolutionof Illinois will perpetuated throughout thebe years to come. Ourancestors planned for future generations, so must we plan for thefuture. Who can conceive of a richer legacy for succeeding genera-tions of this society, than an authentic history of the work ...