Speaking of Rocks 



had their pedigrees traced as far as 

 possible. Most of these researches 

 have been conducted by females wish- 

 ing admission to the D. A. R. That is 

 perhaps one good thing these doughty 

 Daughters have done for us. But for 

 that many a potential suffragette would 

 never have known for sure whether she 

 had a great-great-grand-parent or not. 

 Just why this study of genealogy should 

 develop among females such a bellicose 

 disposition is, however, not so appar- 

 ent. If you have ever seen the Daugh- 

 ter delegates in action in the conven- 

 tion staged annually at the National 

 Capital you would understand this 

 reference. 



Of course along the Atlantic sea- 

 board you hear always of "the old fam- 

 ilies," as if your family is or could be 

 by any possibility any "older" than 

 mine or that of the bumble bee sipping 

 sweets from the royal-purple monk's 

 hood blooming on the garden wall. 

 The only difference is that some have 

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