tume which Mr. Adams wore when he was ambassador at the Court of St. James; and an Empire gown of Abigail Adams was worn by one of the ladies. One group of pictures represented prominent women of the Revolutionary Period. The types were se lected with care and this section of the program was a feature in itself. A very clever impersonation of Abraham Lincoln added interest to the Civil War group. The climax of the program was the Peace group in which the figure of Peace attended by a soldier and sailor represented "Preparedness." Following the foregoing program, a ball was given. All the guests, over three hundred in number, were costumed. At intervals during the dancing, the center of the ball room was the scene of historical dances old Dutch dance, the Minuet, the French Gavotte, the Lanciers in costume of the sixties, and a pickaninny dance. A very striking picture met the eye as the guests stood aside and arranged themselves unconsciously in picturesque masses against the Colonial architecture, when a band of Indians straggled into the opening, pitched camp and performed a pantomime, being interrupted by the appearance of Henry Hudson and his seamen who were received with proper Indian ceremony. The Indians were costumed as nearly as possible with historical accuracy, after the Indians of the Wappinger Confederacy who lived on the eastern side of the Hudson Valley.

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Mrs. George Arthur Smith, to whom much of the success of the evening was due, writing to us of the Manor Hall, says:

Although there has never been a time when our D. A. R. have been called upon to do more to alleviate human suffering than in the present needs of the world, it is also necessary for us as D. A. R. to keep alive interest and enthusiasm for all that has gone before to make our great nation. Manor Hall has become dearer to us as a chapter both because of the effort we have put forth to arrange this entertainment, and also because of the interest it has aroused in the community."

Memorial Day Celebration

The fiftieth anniversary year of the organization of the Grand Army of the Republic was especially observed in the exercises

The G. A. R. was organized in 1866. See our last Annual Report, pages 341-348.

held under the auspices of Kitching Post No. 60 on Memorial Day, May 30, 1916. The exercises began at the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument on the Manor Hall grounds at 9:15 A. M. The children of the public and parochial schools of Yonkers and the New York Orphan Asylum, in charge of their teachers, assembled at the monument at 9:00 o'clock and the usual Memorial Day procession also halted at the monument, and participated in the exercises.

Mr. Charles E. Gorton, Superintendent of Public Schools, was in charge of the exercises. He was assisted by Mr. George R. Brown, Mr. R. R. Reeder, and Comrades John C. Shotts, H. C. Weeks, Augustus Kipp, E. J. Mitchell, George Chamberlain and George R. Hendrickson. Mr. George Oscar Bowen conducted the musical exercises with the children. The program was as follows: Assembly Call William J. Styles

Salute to the Flag

When the flag was brought forward, all the organizations stood at attention, and at command of the Chairman, the military presented arms and the children repeated together slowly and distinctly the following pledge:

I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to the Republic for which it stands; One nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

The children then sang the Star Spangled Banner. Invocation....

General Logan's First Memorial Day Order..

. Rev. Charles F. Mayhew

E. J. Mitchell, Secretary
By the Children

.Herbert Webster Forster

. By the Children William J. Styles

By Company G, Tenth Regiment, N. G. N. Y.

.William J. Styles

In the evening an elaborate program was carried out in the Philipsburgh building. Mr. John C. Shotts was Chairman of the Memorial Committee and Mr. Charles E. Gorton was presiding officer. The music was arranged by Mr. George Oscar Brown. The program was as follows:

National Airs (Tobani), by the Steadman Family Orchestra.
Presenting the Colors, by Kitching Post No. 60, G. A. R.

Salute to the Flag.

National Anthem, Star Spangled Banner, by chorus and audience.

Introductory Remarks by John C. Shotts, presenting Charles E. Gorton as presiding officer.

Invocation, by the Rev. William P. Stevenson.

Gen. Logan's Order No. 11, designating May 30 as Memorial Day, by E. J. Mitchell.

Recitation, "The Man of Sorrows," arranged from Winston Churchill's "Crisis," by Dorothy Mitchell.

Chorus, “Memorial Day" (Donald), by eighth grade school children.
Recitation, "The Union Soldier," by Frank L. Scidmore, Jr.

Music, Anvil Chorus from Verdi's "Il Trovatore," by orchestra.

Recitation, "The Blue and Gray" (Frances Miles Finch), by George Arthur Smith.

Chorus, "The Soldiers' Farewell" (Kinkel), by eighth grade school children. Illustrated Address, “Gettysburg and Its Great Battlefield,” by Rev. Clarence S. McClellan, Jr.

Song, "America," by audience.

Bugle Call, "Lights Out," by William J. Styles.

Other Patriotic Exercises and Work

On Lincoln's Birthday, February 12, 1916, the Daughters of the American Revolution gave a reception to the members of the Grand Army of the Republic in the Manor Hall.

On April 10, 1916, Major Azel Ames gave a lecture on "Preparedness."

Throughout the year a great deal of Red Cross work was done in the room assigned to the D. A. R. for that purpose.

Cochran Art Collection

Since 1915, when we last printed a list of the paintings in the Cochran art collection, there have been several notable additions, and we give herewith a revised list which, besides embodying the recent accessions, contains certain additional data and corrections. This collection of portraits of famous Americans by famous artists is one of the most valuable in the United States, outside of the great art museums. Of its kind, it is almost, if not quite, unique. It has been collected by Mr. Alexander Smith Cochran and occupies the four principal rooms of the southern part of the Manor Hall, two rooms down-stairs and two rooms up-stairs.

This collection, which has been a work of years to assemble, represents some important periods of American history, both political and in the art of portrait painting, and brings the Colonial days very close to the present in these appropriate surroundings. The portraits, which were found in America and Europe, were in

most instances painted from life, and their number includes the likenesses of all of the Presidents of the Republic, as well as revealing the art of the most distinguished among the early American painters. Of the Father of His Country there are eight presentments; of its saviour, Lincoln, a portrait painted before he became President and one painted a fortnight before his assassination. For the most part the portraits of the earlier statesmen have been arranged in the two rooms of the main floor, the upper floor containing the later ones.

In these rooms, restored to their original design and appearance, with their interesting fireplaces and some of the handsome old tiles which have been preserved in them, it seemed fitting to place American chairs of the Colonial time, which were fortunately obtained. These are all American Windsor chairs and settees, most of them made in the third quarter of the Eighteenth Century, and the tables - American Chippendale and Jacobean—are such as also were in use here in that period.

The list of paintings is as follows:

EAST ROOM, DOWN-STAIRS

1. James Madison (1751-1836), fourth President of the United States. By Henry Inman (1802-1840).

2. Horatio Gates (1728-1806), Major General of the Continental Army. By Robert Edge Pine (1730-1788).

3. Henry Knox (1750-1806), Major General of the Continental Army, Secretary of War. By Edward Savage (17611817).

4. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), printer, scientist, states"The Tuckerman Portrait." By Benjamin West (1738

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5. Henry Lee (1756-1816), "Light Horse Harry Lee" of the Continental Army, Governor of Virginia. By James Herring (1796-1845).

6. Henry Laurens (1724–1792), third President of the Congress of the United States. By John Singleton Copley (17371815).

7. Robert Gilmor (1748-1822), soldier of the Revolution and father of a noted Connoisseur and merchant of Baltimore of the same name. By Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828).

8. Charles Pinckney (1758-1824), Governor of South Carolina, United States Senator, Minister to Spain. By Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828).

9. Robert Young (1748-1814), served in the Revolutionary War and in the defence of Baltimore in 1813. By Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828).

10. George Washington (1732-1799), first President of the United States. Here represented at about the age of 45. By James Peale (1749-1831).

11. James Monroe (1758-1831), fifth President of the United States. By Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827).

12. George Trotter (1779-1815), Brigadier General at the Battle of the Thames in 1813. By Matthew H. Jouett (17871827).

13. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), third President of the United States. By Charles Peale Polk (1767-1822).

14. George Washington (1732-1799). The right side of his face studied by the artist in 1795. By Rembrandt Peale (17781860).

15. George Washington (1732-1799). By Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827).

16. George Washington (1732-1799). Copy of Trumbull's military portrait. By Rembrandt Peale (1778–1860).

17. John Adams (1735-1826), second President of the United States. From life in 1798. By William Winstanley (no date).

18. Martha Washington (1732-1802), wife of the first President. By Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828).

19. George Washington (1732-1799). Painted in 1789. By Marchioness de Brèhan.

20. George Washington (1732-1799). Painted in 1796 for Mr. Scott of Lancaster, Pa. By Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828).

21. Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804), soldier and statesman. A pastel from life in 1796. By James Sharples (1750-1811). 22. George Washington (1732-1799). By Asa Warren, a miniature painter and friend of Gilbert Stuart (1794-1860). 23. John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), sixth President of the United States. By Thomas Sully (1783-1872).