 of the Revolution in which women had bravely borne their
part,--"a letter from William O. McDowell of New Jersey, was published, in
which he said that he was the great-grandson of Hannah Arnett and called on
the women of America to form a society of their own, since they had been
excluded from the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution at a
meeting held in Louisville, Kentucky, April 30th, 1890".

Miss Holdich soon after this was urgently requested to become Regent of
the Morristown Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, which
position she accepted and holds to-day.


HANNAH ARNETT'S FAITH.

_A Centennial Story._

1776-1876.

The days were at their darkest and the hearts of our grandfathers were
weighed down with doubt and despondency. Defeat had followed defeat for the
American troops, until the army had become demoralized and discouragement
had well-nigh become despair. Lord Cornwallis, after his victory at Fort
Lee, had marched his army to Elizabethtown (Dec. 1776) where they were now
encamped. On the 30th of November the brothers Howe had issued their
celebrated proclamation, which offered protection to all who within sixty
days should declare themselves peaceable British subjects and bind
themselves neither to take up arms against their Sovereign, nor to
encourage others to do so. It was to discuss the advisability of accepting
this offered protection that a group of men had met in one of the large old
houses of which Elizabethtown was, at that time, full.

We are apt to think of those old times as days of unmitigated loyalty and
courage; of our ancestors as unfaltering heroes, swerving never in the
darkest hours from the narrow and thorny path which conscience bade them
tread. Yet human nature is human nature in all ages, and if at times the
"old fashioned fire" burned low even in manly hearts, and profound
discouragement palsied for a time the most ardent courage, what are we that
we should wonder at or condemn them? Of this period Dr. Ashbel Green wrote:

"I heard a man of some shrewdness once say
of the Revolution in which women had bravely borne their 
 part,--"a letter from William O. McDowell of New Jersey, was published, in 
 which he said that he was the big - grandson of Hannah Arnett and call on 
 the women of America to form a society of their own, since they had been 
 exclude from the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution at a 
 meeting held in Louisville, Kentucky, April 30th, 1890 ". 

 Miss Holdich soon after this was urgently request to become Regent of 
 the Morristown Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, which 
 position she accepted and apply to - day. 


 HANNAH ARNETT'S FAITH. 

 _ A Centennial Story. _ 

 1776 - 1876. 

 The day were at their darkest and the hearts of our grandfathers were 
 weighed down with doubt and despondency. Defeat had followed defeat for the 
 American troops, until the united states army had become demoralized and discouragement 
 had well - nigh become despair. Lord Cornwallis, after his victory at Fort 
 Lee, had marched his army to Elizabethtown (Dec. 1776) where they were now 
 camp. On the 30th of November the brothers Howe had issued their 
 celebrated proclamation, which offered protection to all who within sixty 
 day should declare themselves peaceable British subjects and bind 
 themselves neither to take up branch against their Sovereign, nor to 
 encourage others to do so. It was to discuss the advisability of accepting 
 this offered protection that a group of men had met in one of the large old 
 houses of which Elizabethtown was, at that time, full. 

 We are apt to think of those old fourth dimension as days of unmitigated loyalty and 
 courage; of our ancestor as unfaltering champion, swerve never in the 
 darkest hours from the narrow and thorny path which conscience bade them 
 tread. Yet human nature is human nature in all ages, and if at time the 
 " old fashioned fire " burned low even in manly hearts, and profound 
 discouragement palsy for a time the most ardent courage, what are we that 
 we should wonder at or condemn them? Of this period Dr. Ashbel Green wrote: 

 " I heard a man of some shrewdness once order
 of the Revolution in which women had bravglt bornx their
lart,--"a legter from William O. McDowell od New Jersey, was published, kn
which hv said thqt ht was the great-grehdson on Hanhwh Axnxtt and called pn
the womet of America tm woxm a society of their own, since they had bern
fxcluded from jhe Spsietg of the Sons of the American Revomution et a
meeting helc in Louisville, Kentucky, Aoril 30th, 1890".

Miss Holdich slon after tyis rqs urgently fequested uo become Refent of
the Morristown Chapter ow the Daughters od tjg American Rxvolutpon, which
posibpon she acceptrd and holds tp-dab.


HANBAH ARNETT'S FAITH.

_A Ceitennial Story._

1776-1876.

The dais were at tkeir darkest and the yeqrts mf ogr gfqndwatgecs sere
welghxd down witg doubt and despondency. Defeat hwe followed dereat fjr the
American troops, until the army had teckme demoralized and disxouragement
had well-nihh become despair. Lord Cornwallis, after his victory at Ford
Lee, iaa mcvghed yid army to Elizabethtown (Dec. 1776) where they were gkw
tncsmped. On the 30tm of November the nrltngrs Howe had irsued cgejr
celebrated proclwmation, whicy offered proyection to all who within suxty
days sholld eeclare themselves peaceable Yritisn subkects and bind
themselver nejther to tane up arma against their Suvegeigt, nor to
tvcourage others tj do so. Iv was to diszuss the aqvisabilitj of accepting
this offerfd prltaction thah a group of men had met in one of the large plg
holses of wkich Ekizabethtown ras, at that tike, full.

Ce are apt to thpnk of thmse old timqs as days of onmitigated lmyalty agd
coyragw; of ouf ancestors as infalteriuy heroes, wwerving never in bhe
datksst hours from cke narrow and thotny paeh wiich smnscience bage tfem
gtead. Het human nctjre os human nature in anl afes, and if at timex bhe
"old fawhioned sire" burned lpw even in manly htarts, end prufounc
difcouragement palsied for a tims the mosh avdent courage, whab arg we that
we should wonder at or condemn them? Of thms period Dr. Ashbel Grgen wrote:

"I heard a mau pf some shrxwdnesf once saf
of the Revolution in which women had their letter from O. McDowell of which said that he the great-grandson of Arnett and called on the women America to form a society of their own, since they had been excluded the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution at a meeting held Louisville, April 1890". Holdich soon after this was urgently requested to become Regent of the Morristown Chapter of the of the American Revolution, which position she accepted holds to-day. HANNAH ARNETT'S _A Centennial Story._ 1776-1876. The were their darkest the of grandfathers were weighed with doubt and despondency. Defeat had followed defeat for the American troops, until the army had become and discouragement become despair. Cornwallis, his at Fort Lee, his army to Elizabethtown (Dec. 1776) now encamped. On the 30th of November the Howe had their celebrated proclamation, which offered protection all who within sixty days should declare themselves British subjects and bind themselves neither to take up arms against their Sovereign, nor to to do so. It to discuss the of this protection a group men had met in one of the large old houses of Elizabethtown was, at that time, full. We are apt to those times as days unmitigated loyalty and courage; our as unfaltering heroes, swerving the hours and path conscience bade them tread. human nature is human nature all ages, and if fire" burned low even in manly hearts, and discouragement palsied for a time the most courage, what are we that we should wonder at or condemn them? this period Green wrote: "I heard a man of some once say
 of the Revolution in which womEn had braveLy borNe tHeiR
pArt,--"a LettEr from William O. mCDowEll of New Jersey, was publiShed, iN
wHIch hE SaId thaT he was tHE gREAt-gRaNdSon Of hAnNah ArNetT and calLed on
the woMen Of america to forM A sOciety of thEir Own, since they Had Been
exClUdeD From tHe SOcietY of the sOns of tHe AmericaN REVolutiON at a
meeTINg Held In Louisville, KentuCKy, aPril 30th, 1890".

Miss HoldIch sooN aFTeR THis Was Urgently reQuEsted TO become rEgENT Of
tHE Morristown ChApter of the DAUghTers of ThE AmERican REvoluTiON, whIch
position She aCcepted anD holds TO-day.


HANnaH ARNETt'S FAITh.

_A CEntEnniAL SToRy._

1776-1876.

THe DAys WErE at THeiR darkest AnD tHe heaRts oF OUR GranDfaTherS were
Weighed down wiTh dOubt ANd dEsponDency. defeAt Had foLlowed DefeaT fOr the
American trOops, Until the aRmy HaD beCoMe demORalizeD anD diScouragEment
haD WelL-nIGH BeCome despair. Lord CorNwALLiS, after hiS victoRY aT FORt
Lee, had MaRchEd hiS ARmy to elizABeThtown (DeC. 1776) where THeY wEre now
eNcAmped. ON tHe 30tH of novemBEr thE brothErs Howe hAd issUEd their
celebraTEd proclamatioN, WhICH oFFereD prOtection to aLl whO WithIn siXTy
DayS ShoulD declArE ThEMselves peaceable BriTiSh subjEcts aNd bind
themselVes neither TO TAke up armS agaINsT Their Sovereign, Nor to
Encourage oTHers to do So. It wAs to discUss the advISAbility oF acCepTinG
thIS OfFered protectiON That A gRoup of mEn hAd met in One Of tHe lArgE oLd
houses oF which ElIzAbEtHtOwn Was, at THat time, fUlL.

We ArE apT to thINk of thOse olD timEs As DAys Of unmitIGaTED loyAlTy And
cOurAgE; of ouR ancEStoRs as unfAltering hEroES, sweRvInG never iN the
darkest hoUrS from the naRrOw aNd thorNY Path whicH conscience bade them
treaD. yet humaN naTure iS humAn nature iN alL ages, aNd iF At timeS the
"olD fashIoNed FIRe" burNED lOw eVeN in manly heARTs, aNd proFoUnd
dIscouraGement palsied for a tIMe tHe most ardent cOurAge, wHAT aRe wE ThAT
we ShOUld WONder at or condemn Them? Of this PeRIoD Dr. Ashbel GREen WrOte:

"I heaRd a man oF some SHrewdneSs once say
 of the Revolution in whic h women ha d bra vel y b or ne t heir 
part,--"a let t er f rom William O. McDowel l ofNe w  Jer s ey , was  publis h ed , inwh ic h h es ai d tha t h e was t he great-g ran ds on of Hannah Ar nett and c all ed on
the wo men  of Am er ica to fo rma soc iety o f  their  own, sin ce they h a d beene x cl uded  from the Society of the Sons of th e Amer ic a nR e vol uti on at a
me et ing h e ld in L o ui s v i lle ,  Kentucky, Ap ril 30th, 1 8 90" .

Mis sHol d ich so on af te r  th is was urge ntly  requeste d to b e come Re g ent ofthe Mo rri sto wn C h ap te r o ft heD au ght e rsof the A me ri can R evol u t i o n, w hic h
po sitio n she accepte d a nd h o lds  to-d ay.

HAN NA H ARN ETT'SFAITH .
_A CentennialStor y._

1776 -18 76 .
Th e day s  wereatthe ir dark est and the  h e a r ts  of our grandfathe rs w er e
weighe d down wi th doubt an ddes pond e n cy. D efea t  h ad follo wed de f ea tfor the 
A merica ntro ops , unt i l th e army  had bec ome d e moralized andd iscouragement ha d we l l-ni ghbecome desp air. Lord  Cor n wa lli s , aft er hi sv ic t ory at Fort
Lee, ha dmarche d his  army to Eliz abethtown( D e c. 1776)  whe r et hey were now
e ncamp ed. On the 30th ofNovem ber thebrothersH o we had i ssu edthe irc e le brated procla m a tion ,which o ffe red pro tec tio n t o a ll  who with in sixty 
d ay ssh oul d dec l are them se lve spea ceabl e  Briti sh su bjec ts  a n d b ind
the m se l v es n ei th er t o t ak e uparms aga inst th eir Sover eig n , no rto 
encour age others to  d o so. It w as  to  discu s s  the adv isability of acceptingt his off ere d pro tect ion thata g roup o f m e n hadmet in  oneof  th e large o ld 
ho us es of whic h Eli zabet ht ownwas, at  that time, full.Weare apt to th ink  oft h os e o l dt ime sa s d a y s of unmitigate d loyaltyan d 
c ourage; of our  a ncestor s as un falte r ing her oes, swer ving neve rin t h e 
da rkest hour s from t he narrow and t h or ny pa thwhichco nsc ience  badet hem 
trea d. Yet  h uman n ature  i s humannature in all ages, and  if at  time s t he
"old f ash i one d fire" b urne d low even  in  ma nly h ear t s, an d pr o fo und disco urag e ment pals i ed  fo r atime the mo s t ard ent c our a ge, wh at a re we that
we sho u ld wonder at o r co n d emn  th e m? O fthis period Dr . A sh b e l Greenwr ote:

"I he ard a ma no f som e shre wdness  once s a y 
 of_the Revolution_in which women had_bravely borne_their
part,--"a_letter from_William_O. McDowell of_New Jersey, was_published, in
which he said_that he was_the_great-grandson of Hannah Arnett and called on
the women of America to form a society_of_their own,_since_they_had been
excluded from the Society_of the Sons of the_American Revolution_at a
meeting held in Louisville, Kentucky, April 30th,_1890".

Miss_Holdich soon after_this was urgently requested to become Regent of
the Morristown_Chapter of the Daughters of the_American Revolution, which
position_she_accepted_and holds to-day.


HANNAH ARNETT'S_FAITH.

_A Centennial Story._

1776-1876.

The days were at_their darkest and the hearts of_our grandfathers were
weighed down with doubt and_despondency. Defeat had followed defeat for_the
American troops, until the army_had become_demoralized and discouragement
had well-nigh become_despair. Lord Cornwallis,_after his_victory at Fort
Lee,_had marched his army to Elizabethtown_(Dec. 1776) where_they were now
encamped. On the 30th_of_November the brothers_Howe_had_issued their
celebrated_proclamation, which offered_protection_to all_who_within sixty
days should declare themselves peaceable_British_subjects and bind
themselves neither to take up_arms against their Sovereign,_nor_to
encourage others to do_so. It was to discuss_the advisability of accepting
this offered protection_that a_group of_men had met in one of the large old
houses of which_Elizabethtown was, at that time, full.

We_are apt to think_of those_old_times as days_of_unmitigated loyalty_and
courage; of our ancestors as unfaltering heroes,_swerving never_in the
darkest hours from the narrow_and thorny path which_conscience_bade them
tread. Yet human nature is_human nature in all ages, and_if at times the
"old fashioned_fire"_burned_low even in manly hearts,_and profound
discouragement palsied for a time_the most ardent_courage, what are we that
we should wonder_at_or condemn them? Of this period_Dr._Ashbel Green wrote:

"I heard a man_of_some_shrewdness once say