Excerpt from Early History, Daughters of the American Revolution In addition to these sources of information the first Smithsonian Report will be consulted. This report contains the attested statement of members of the first National Board signed by two of the Founders, the President presiding, the Vice President in charge of organization, the Treasurer, the Historian, the Registrars, the Recording Secretary, the Chaplain and four of the Vice Presidents. The committee submits that no higher or earlier authorities than these are possible. It will therefore offer the following account, realizing fully its responsibility in the matter, and prepared fully to vouch for its work, knowing that no histories can be written in the future which will disprove the facts here given, or impeach the testimony here presented. The Cincinnati was the first patriotic society in the country following the Revolution. Then came the Sons of the American Revolution, organized in California, October 22, 1875, and composed of men and women, the latter called Daughters of the American Revolution. It was unknown at the east, when in the summer of 1881 Mr. John A. Stevens, of New York, in a conversation with Mrs. Ellen H. Walworth, expressed his intention of organizing a society of Sons of the Revolution in that State. Mrs. Walworth exclaimed, "Not without the Daughters of the Revolution, surely?" He replied. "That is a good idea, and if you and a few other ladies will meet me at the Yorktown Centennial we will draw up a plan." But no opportunity presented itself at that time and the matter was held in abeyance. In 1883 Mr. Stevens organized the Sons of the Revolution in New York, and in 1890 Mrs. Walworth assisted in founding the Daughters of the American Revolution in Washington, the Sons of the American Revolution having been organized independently of Mr. Stevens in 1889. On April 30, 1890, at a general meeting of the Sons of the American Revolution, in Louisville, Ky., after discussion in the convention, a vote was cast excluding women. This was telegraphed to various papers through the country, and American women were filled with indignation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.