The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . the Produce exchange, he induced thepresident of the United States and the differentmembers of the government at Washington to sub-scribe, limiting their subscription to this amoun
The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . the Produce exchange, he induced thepresident of the United States and the differentmembers of the government at Washington to sub-scribe, limiting their subscription to this popular subscription became general, and theNew York World made it a feature of their paper,Mr. McDowell employing sixteen assistants to attendto the details of the work without expense to thecommittee. He placed a steamer on the route to theisland, carrying 400 passengers at each trip, and donating the gross proceeds to the fund. He also broughtabout, through the Sons of the revolution, the cele-bration of the centennial anniversary of Washingtonsinauguration as first president of the United States,serving as chairman of the committee during theinitial proceedings. He organized societies of theSons of the revolution in the different states, thatthey might form on that day a grand national first meeting of the National society of the sonsof the American revolution took place Apr. 80,1889,. centennial day, at Praunces tavern, in New Yorkcity, the scene of Washingtons farewell to his offi-cers. Mr. McDowell was called upon to preside, andwas made its first Order of the American eagle was formedlater, of which he was elected society of the Daughters of the American revo-lution was organized on his invitation; he presidingat the first meeting, at which Mrs. Benjamin Harri-son was elected president-general. In 1881 Mr. Mc-Dowell, in connection with Rev. Charles P. Deems,, and Rev. Amory H. Bradford, D.
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