Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine, Volume 54National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution., 1920 - Genealogy |
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AERO SQUADRON AMERICAN REVOLUTION AMERICAN REVOLUTION MAGAZINE American's Creed ANTHONY WAYNE April Army Board of Management BRYANT BUTLER BROOKS Capt Captain Chairman Chapter Charles Church City Colonel Colonial Committee Conference Conn Connecticut Continental Congress County Daugh Daughters Elizabeth father flag Flag Day France French orphans Fund Genealogical George George Thacher Gift given Guernsey Henry Historian History honor insignia interest James John July June Liberty Liberty Bonds Liberty Loan lived Madam President Mary Mass medal membership Memorial Continental Hall Miss moved Nancy National Board National Society Navy Ohio patriotic postage presented Recording Secretary Red Cross regiment Registrar Rev service Robert Samuel Sarah sent served Smith soldiers South Carolina Thomas Tilloloy tion Treasurer Underwood Underwood & Underwood Vice Regent Virginia Wanted Washington West William women York
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Page 414 - I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love it; to support its constitution; to obey its laws; to respect its flag; and to defend it against all enemies.
Page 96 - That on the admission of every new State into the Union, one star be added to the union of the flag; and that such addition shall take effect on the fourth of July next succeeding such admission.
Page 72 - ... twelve feet apart. Of late he has had the surprising sagacity to discover that apples will make pies, and it is a question if, in the violence of his efforts, we do not get one of apples instead of having both of beefsteaks. If the ladies can put up with such entertainment, and will submit to partake of it on plates once tin but now iron (not become so by the labor of scouring), I shall be happy to see them.
Page 70 - ... to sit up all night by fires, instea.d''. of taking comfortable rest in a natural and common X nave decreased near two thousand men.
Page 77 - And being now to conclude these his last public orders, to take his ultimate leave in a short time of the military character, and to bid a final adieu to the armies he has so long had the honor to command, he can only offer in their behalf his recommendations to their grateful country and his prayers to the God of armies.
Page 27 - We have room for but one language here and that is the English language, for we intend to see that the crucible 243 turns our people out as Americans, of American nationality, and not as dwellers in a polyglot boarding house; and we have room for but one soul loyalty, and that is loyalty to the American people.
Page 70 - States from the invasion of an enemy, so easy and practicable a business. I can assure those gentlemen, that it is a much easier, and less distressing thing, to draw remonstrances in a comfortable room by a good...
Page 70 - We find gentlemen, without knowing whether the army was really going into winter-quarters or not (for I am sure no resolution of mine would warrant the Remonstrance), reprobating the measure as much as if they thought the soldiers were made of stocks or stones, and equally insensible of frost and snow...
Page 70 - ... houses on the same account), we have, by a field return this day made, no less than two thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight men now in camp, unfit for duty, because they are barefoot, and otherwise naked.
Page 31 - Observe good faith and justice towards all nations; cultivate peace and harmony with all. Religion and morality enjoin this conduct: and can it be that good policy does not equally enjoin it? It will be worthy of a free, enlightened, and at no distant period, a great nation, to give to mankind the magnanimous and too novel example of a people always guided by an exalted justice and benevolence.