Wife of the Hon. John Charles Linthicum, Representative in Congress.
Helen A. Perry was the daughter of John Leland Perry of Saratoga Springs New York. Her brother Dr. John L. Perry was noted as the proprietor of the United States Hotel at Saratoga Springs. Her Sister was married to William H. McCaffrey, proprietor of the American and Adelphi Hotels at Saratoga Springs for many years. Mrs. Wilder had a son John T. McCaffrey, account who worked in the office of the Commissioner of Accounts, New York City .-The New York Times, Decemgber 5, 1913,p.11.
Helen Aleetta Linthicum nee Perry, formerly Mrs. Gabriel DuVall Clark, Sr., daughter of Dr. John Leland Perry and Harriet Sadler Perry was born at Saratoga Springs, N.Y. She was educated at Hochlaga Convent, Canada. Her father, was First Surgeon, during the war between the States, known as the Civil War, and her bother, Dr. John Leland Perry, Jr. served as his assistant. Maryland is justly proud of this daughter of her adoption, who became the wife of the Hon. John Charles Linthicum, Representative in Congress. The marriage was solemnized at Emmanuel P.E. Church, Baltimore, by Dr. James Houston Eccleston, rector, on March 9, 1898. Mr. Linthicum has been instrumental in the passage of Fort McHenry Bill and fathered the bill which made the Star-Spangled Banner our national anthem. The National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, is assured of his support in any patriotic endeavor. Mr. Linthicum is Ranking Member in the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Democratic Party. Mrs. Linthicum was sponsored by Mrs. Ellen Hardin Walworth and Mrs. D. Putnam, founders of the National Society, D.A.R., for membership in the organization. She has served as Chaplain of Baltimore Chapter, the mother chapter of the State for years, as State Chaplain of Maryland and is Honorary Chaplain at this time. Mrs. Linthicum's name will be presented for the National office of Chaplain-General at the next Continental Congress. She is also Chaplain of the Maryland University Hospital Auxiliary and her services in this capacity prove most helpful to all who are fortunate enough to be included in her jurisdiction.
Mrs. Linthicum is a woman who stands out pre-eminently as a Christian and patriot. She is always to be found on the right side of any moral issue, and has the courage of her Revolutionary ancestors in expressing her opinion with grace and dignity. As a loyal D.A.R. Mrs. Linthicum has assisted most generously in the advancement of this great patriotic society, not only by gifts of money, but in placing memorials to her mother, sisters, nieces and friends in Memorial Continental Hall, Washington, D.C. In Constitution Hall which she was privileged to name, she has placed fifteen chairs in the auditorium in honor of her mother, relatives, to Mrs. Adam Demmead, Hon. State Regent, D.A.R., to Mrs. E.H. Walworth, Mr. Aristides S. Goldsborough and other friends. She placed a drinking fountain, sofa; clock, assisted in placing the ventilators in the new hall, and in appreciation of the splendid achievements of several Presidents General presented personal gifts. The handsome silk National Flag in Constitution Hall was a gift from Mrs. Linthicum. October 10th 1921, she presented a silk flag to the Battleship Maryland through Captain Preston. Her gifts of National and State flags and banners to the State Society, D.A.R. to various chapters, the latest being the Erasmus Perry chapter recently organized have been so highly esteemed that the very appropriate title, "Our Flag Lady" has been bestowed upon her. Mrs. John Charles Linthicum's name is engraved upon the Maryland Bell in the Peace Chime at Valley Forge as the first contributor. The Maryland State Society, D.A.R., placed a stone in the National Cathedral, which is being erected at Mt. Saint Alban, Washington, D.C., in her honor. This was conducted with appropriate ceremony, the Rt. Rev. James E. Freeman, D.D., presiding. Mrs. Linthicum is a member of the National Society, Patriotic Women of America, Dames of Loyal Legion, Colonial Legion, Colonial Daughters of the Seventeenth Century, Hopostill Leland, 1678, being her ancestor, the Founders and Patriots of America, the Armorial Ancestry, Sir Symond Fyske, her ancestor, and the Civic League as well as the D.A.R. She was presented with a medal in commemoration of the first Continental Congress held in the new D.A.R. Building which she had named Constitution Hall. Mrs. Linthicum was active in all lines of war work during the World War for which she received a certificate. She made more than a hundred kits for "our boys over there" was chairman of the Free Wool Committee during the period of the war and received the commendation of the Army and Navy for her consecrated devotion to the cause. She is interested in various charitable organizations among them being the "Shelter for Colored People" and the Salvation Army; was Captain of the prize winning team in the campaign for Endowood funds, the prize being a fine shoat from Eudowood farms, and was auditor for the Council of National Defense. She is Dean of the Congressional Club at Washington City, where she entertains, and is the recipient of invitations to many delightful social functions. Two poems written by members of the Society of the Maryland D.A.R., testify to the high esteem in which Mrs. John Charles Linthicum of Baltimore, Linthicum Heights and Washington, is held by her numerous friends.
She was a member of the Daughters of 1812 and the Dames of the Loyal Legion. She served as state(MD) chaplain of the D.A.R.
Helen A. Perry was the daughter of John Leland Perry of Saratoga Springs New York. Her brother Dr. John L. Perry was noted as the proprietor of the United States Hotel at Saratoga Springs. Her Sister was married to William H. McCaffrey, proprietor of the American and Adelphi Hotels at Saratoga Springs for many years. Mrs. Wilder had a son John T. McCaffrey, account who worked in the office of the Commissioner of Accounts, New York City .-The New York Times, Decemgber 5, 1913,p.11.
Helen Aleetta Linthicum nee Perry, formerly Mrs. Gabriel DuVall Clark, Sr., daughter of Dr. John Leland Perry and Harriet Sadler Perry was born at Saratoga Springs, N.Y. She was educated at Hochlaga Convent, Canada. Her father, was First Surgeon, during the war between the States, known as the Civil War, and her bother, Dr. John Leland Perry, Jr. served as his assistant. Maryland is justly proud of this daughter of her adoption, who became the wife of the Hon. John Charles Linthicum, Representative in Congress. The marriage was solemnized at Emmanuel P.E. Church, Baltimore, by Dr. James Houston Eccleston, rector, on March 9, 1898. Mr. Linthicum has been instrumental in the passage of Fort McHenry Bill and fathered the bill which made the Star-Spangled Banner our national anthem. The National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, is assured of his support in any patriotic endeavor. Mr. Linthicum is Ranking Member in the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Democratic Party. Mrs. Linthicum was sponsored by Mrs. Ellen Hardin Walworth and Mrs. D. Putnam, founders of the National Society, D.A.R., for membership in the organization. She has served as Chaplain of Baltimore Chapter, the mother chapter of the State for years, as State Chaplain of Maryland and is Honorary Chaplain at this time. Mrs. Linthicum's name will be presented for the National office of Chaplain-General at the next Continental Congress. She is also Chaplain of the Maryland University Hospital Auxiliary and her services in this capacity prove most helpful to all who are fortunate enough to be included in her jurisdiction.
Mrs. Linthicum is a woman who stands out pre-eminently as a Christian and patriot. She is always to be found on the right side of any moral issue, and has the courage of her Revolutionary ancestors in expressing her opinion with grace and dignity. As a loyal D.A.R. Mrs. Linthicum has assisted most generously in the advancement of this great patriotic society, not only by gifts of money, but in placing memorials to her mother, sisters, nieces and friends in Memorial Continental Hall, Washington, D.C. In Constitution Hall which she was privileged to name, she has placed fifteen chairs in the auditorium in honor of her mother, relatives, to Mrs. Adam Demmead, Hon. State Regent, D.A.R., to Mrs. E.H. Walworth, Mr. Aristides S. Goldsborough and other friends. She placed a drinking fountain, sofa; clock, assisted in placing the ventilators in the new hall, and in appreciation of the splendid achievements of several Presidents General presented personal gifts. The handsome silk National Flag in Constitution Hall was a gift from Mrs. Linthicum. October 10th 1921, she presented a silk flag to the Battleship Maryland through Captain Preston. Her gifts of National and State flags and banners to the State Society, D.A.R. to various chapters, the latest being the Erasmus Perry chapter recently organized have been so highly esteemed that the very appropriate title, "Our Flag Lady" has been bestowed upon her. Mrs. John Charles Linthicum's name is engraved upon the Maryland Bell in the Peace Chime at Valley Forge as the first contributor. The Maryland State Society, D.A.R., placed a stone in the National Cathedral, which is being erected at Mt. Saint Alban, Washington, D.C., in her honor. This was conducted with appropriate ceremony, the Rt. Rev. James E. Freeman, D.D., presiding. Mrs. Linthicum is a member of the National Society, Patriotic Women of America, Dames of Loyal Legion, Colonial Legion, Colonial Daughters of the Seventeenth Century, Hopostill Leland, 1678, being her ancestor, the Founders and Patriots of America, the Armorial Ancestry, Sir Symond Fyske, her ancestor, and the Civic League as well as the D.A.R. She was presented with a medal in commemoration of the first Continental Congress held in the new D.A.R. Building which she had named Constitution Hall. Mrs. Linthicum was active in all lines of war work during the World War for which she received a certificate. She made more than a hundred kits for "our boys over there" was chairman of the Free Wool Committee during the period of the war and received the commendation of the Army and Navy for her consecrated devotion to the cause. She is interested in various charitable organizations among them being the "Shelter for Colored People" and the Salvation Army; was Captain of the prize winning team in the campaign for Endowood funds, the prize being a fine shoat from Eudowood farms, and was auditor for the Council of National Defense. She is Dean of the Congressional Club at Washington City, where she entertains, and is the recipient of invitations to many delightful social functions. Two poems written by members of the Society of the Maryland D.A.R., testify to the high esteem in which Mrs. John Charles Linthicum of Baltimore, Linthicum Heights and Washington, is held by her numerous friends.
She was a member of the Daughters of 1812 and the Dames of the Loyal Legion. She served as state(MD) chaplain of the D.A.R.
Wife of the Hon. John Charles Linthicum, Representative in Congress.
Helen A. Perry was the daughter of John Leland Perry of Saratoga Springs New York. Her brother Dr. John L. Perry was noted as the proprietor of the United States Hotel at Saratoga Springs. Her Sister was married to William H. McCaffrey, proprietor of the American and Adelphi Hotels at Saratoga Springs for many years. Mrs. Wilder had a son John T. McCaffrey, account who worked in the office of the Commissioner of Accounts, New York City .-The New York Times, Decemgber 5, 1913,p.11.
Helen Aleetta Linthicum nee Perry, formerly Mrs. Gabriel DuVall Clark, Sr., daughter of Dr. John Leland Perry and Harriet Sadler Perry was born at Saratoga Springs, N.Y. She was educated at Hochlaga Convent, Canada. Her father, was First Surgeon, during the war between the States, known as the Civil War, and her bother, Dr. John Leland Perry, Jr. served as his assistant. Maryland is justly proud of this daughter of her adoption, who became the wife of the Hon. John Charles Linthicum, Representative in Congress. The marriage was solemnized at Emmanuel P.E. Church, Baltimore, by Dr. James Houston Eccleston, rector, on March 9, 1898. Mr. Linthicum has been instrumental in the passage of Fort McHenry Bill and fathered the bill which made the Star-Spangled Banner our national anthem. The National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, is assured of his support in any patriotic endeavor. Mr. Linthicum is Ranking Member in the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Democratic Party. Mrs. Linthicum was sponsored by Mrs. Ellen Hardin Walworth and Mrs. D. Putnam, founders of the National Society, D.A.R., for membership in the organization. She has served as Chaplain of Baltimore Chapter, the mother chapter of the State for years, as State Chaplain of Maryland and is Honorary Chaplain at this time. Mrs. Linthicum's name will be presented for the National office of Chaplain-General at the next Continental Congress. She is also Chaplain of the Maryland University Hospital Auxiliary and her services in this capacity prove most helpful to all who are fortunate enough to be included in her jurisdiction.
Mrs. Linthicum is a woman who stands out pre-eminently as a Christian and patriot. She is always to be found on the right side of any moral issue, and has the courage of her Revolutionary ancestors in expressing her opinion with grace and dignity. As a loyal D.A.R. Mrs. Linthicum has assisted most generously in the advancement of this great patriotic society, not only by gifts of money, but in placing memorials to her mother, sisters, nieces and friends in Memorial Continental Hall, Washington, D.C. In Constitution Hall which she was privileged to name, she has placed fifteen chairs in the auditorium in honor of her mother, relatives, to Mrs. Adam Demmead, Hon. State Regent, D.A.R., to Mrs. E.H. Walworth, Mr. Aristides S. Goldsborough and other friends. She placed a drinking fountain, sofa; clock, assisted in placing the ventilators in the new hall, and in appreciation of the splendid achievements of several Presidents General presented personal gifts. The handsome silk National Flag in Constitution Hall was a gift from Mrs. Linthicum. October 10th 1921, she presented a silk flag to the Battleship Maryland through Captain Preston. Her gifts of National and State flags and banners to the State Society, D.A.R. to various chapters, the latest being the Erasmus Perry chapter recently organized have been so highly esteemed that the very appropriate title, "Our Flag Lady" has been bestowed upon her. Mrs. John Charles Linthicum's name is engraved upon the Maryland Bell in the Peace Chime at Valley Forge as the first contributor. The Maryland State Society, D.A.R., placed a stone in the National Cathedral, which is being erected at Mt. Saint Alban, Washington, D.C., in her honor. This was conducted with appropriate ceremony, the Rt. Rev. James E. Freeman, D.D., presiding. Mrs. Linthicum is a member of the National Society, Patriotic Women of America, Dames of Loyal Legion, Colonial Legion, Colonial Daughters of the Seventeenth Century, Hopostill Leland, 1678, being her ancestor, the Founders and Patriots of America, the Armorial Ancestry, Sir Symond Fyske, her ancestor, and the Civic League as well as the D.A.R. She was presented with a medal in commemoration of the first Continental Congress held in the new D.A.R. Building which she had named Constitution Hall. Mrs. Linthicum was active in all lines of war work during the World War for which she received a certificate. She made more than a hundred kits for "our boys over there" was chairman of the Free Wool Committee during the period of the war and received the commendation of the Army and Navy for her consecrated devotion to the cause. She is interested in various charitable organizations among them being the "Shelter for Colored People" and the Salvation Army; was Captain of the prize winning team in the campaign for Endowood funds, the prize being a fine shoat from Eudowood farms, and was auditor for the Council of National Defense. She is Dean of the Congressional Club at Washington City, where she entertains, and is the recipient of invitations to many delightful social functions. Two poems written by members of the Society of the Maryland D.A.R., testify to the high esteem in which Mrs. John Charles Linthicum of Baltimore, Linthicum Heights and Washington, is held by her numerous friends.
She was a member of the Daughters of 1812 and the Dames of the Loyal Legion. She served as state(MD) chaplain of the D.A.R.
Helen A. Perry was the daughter of John Leland Perry of Saratoga Springs New York. Her brother Dr. John L. Perry was noted as the proprietor of the United States Hotel at Saratoga Springs. Her Sister was married to William H. McCaffrey, proprietor of the American and Adelphi Hotels at Saratoga Springs for many years. Mrs. Wilder had a son John T. McCaffrey, account who worked in the office of the Commissioner of Accounts, New York City .-The New York Times, Decemgber 5, 1913,p.11.
Helen Aleetta Linthicum nee Perry, formerly Mrs. Gabriel DuVall Clark, Sr., daughter of Dr. John Leland Perry and Harriet Sadler Perry was born at Saratoga Springs, N.Y. She was educated at Hochlaga Convent, Canada. Her father, was First Surgeon, during the war between the States, known as the Civil War, and her bother, Dr. John Leland Perry, Jr. served as his assistant. Maryland is justly proud of this daughter of her adoption, who became the wife of the Hon. John Charles Linthicum, Representative in Congress. The marriage was solemnized at Emmanuel P.E. Church, Baltimore, by Dr. James Houston Eccleston, rector, on March 9, 1898. Mr. Linthicum has been instrumental in the passage of Fort McHenry Bill and fathered the bill which made the Star-Spangled Banner our national anthem. The National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, is assured of his support in any patriotic endeavor. Mr. Linthicum is Ranking Member in the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Democratic Party. Mrs. Linthicum was sponsored by Mrs. Ellen Hardin Walworth and Mrs. D. Putnam, founders of the National Society, D.A.R., for membership in the organization. She has served as Chaplain of Baltimore Chapter, the mother chapter of the State for years, as State Chaplain of Maryland and is Honorary Chaplain at this time. Mrs. Linthicum's name will be presented for the National office of Chaplain-General at the next Continental Congress. She is also Chaplain of the Maryland University Hospital Auxiliary and her services in this capacity prove most helpful to all who are fortunate enough to be included in her jurisdiction.
Mrs. Linthicum is a woman who stands out pre-eminently as a Christian and patriot. She is always to be found on the right side of any moral issue, and has the courage of her Revolutionary ancestors in expressing her opinion with grace and dignity. As a loyal D.A.R. Mrs. Linthicum has assisted most generously in the advancement of this great patriotic society, not only by gifts of money, but in placing memorials to her mother, sisters, nieces and friends in Memorial Continental Hall, Washington, D.C. In Constitution Hall which she was privileged to name, she has placed fifteen chairs in the auditorium in honor of her mother, relatives, to Mrs. Adam Demmead, Hon. State Regent, D.A.R., to Mrs. E.H. Walworth, Mr. Aristides S. Goldsborough and other friends. She placed a drinking fountain, sofa; clock, assisted in placing the ventilators in the new hall, and in appreciation of the splendid achievements of several Presidents General presented personal gifts. The handsome silk National Flag in Constitution Hall was a gift from Mrs. Linthicum. October 10th 1921, she presented a silk flag to the Battleship Maryland through Captain Preston. Her gifts of National and State flags and banners to the State Society, D.A.R. to various chapters, the latest being the Erasmus Perry chapter recently organized have been so highly esteemed that the very appropriate title, "Our Flag Lady" has been bestowed upon her. Mrs. John Charles Linthicum's name is engraved upon the Maryland Bell in the Peace Chime at Valley Forge as the first contributor. The Maryland State Society, D.A.R., placed a stone in the National Cathedral, which is being erected at Mt. Saint Alban, Washington, D.C., in her honor. This was conducted with appropriate ceremony, the Rt. Rev. James E. Freeman, D.D., presiding. Mrs. Linthicum is a member of the National Society, Patriotic Women of America, Dames of Loyal Legion, Colonial Legion, Colonial Daughters of the Seventeenth Century, Hopostill Leland, 1678, being her ancestor, the Founders and Patriots of America, the Armorial Ancestry, Sir Symond Fyske, her ancestor, and the Civic League as well as the D.A.R. She was presented with a medal in commemoration of the first Continental Congress held in the new D.A.R. Building which she had named Constitution Hall. Mrs. Linthicum was active in all lines of war work during the World War for which she received a certificate. She made more than a hundred kits for "our boys over there" was chairman of the Free Wool Committee during the period of the war and received the commendation of the Army and Navy for her consecrated devotion to the cause. She is interested in various charitable organizations among them being the "Shelter for Colored People" and the Salvation Army; was Captain of the prize winning team in the campaign for Endowood funds, the prize being a fine shoat from Eudowood farms, and was auditor for the Council of National Defense. She is Dean of the Congressional Club at Washington City, where she entertains, and is the recipient of invitations to many delightful social functions. Two poems written by members of the Society of the Maryland D.A.R., testify to the high esteem in which Mrs. John Charles Linthicum of Baltimore, Linthicum Heights and Washington, is held by her numerous friends.
She was a member of the Daughters of 1812 and the Dames of the Loyal Legion. She served as state(MD) chaplain of the D.A.R.
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