I don't necessarily know what the symbolism behind it but I figure that Amanda is in the organization because she was raised up in Blue Mountain (a very southern and old fashioned type of place). The Daughters of the American Revolution support preservations of history, education etc. The old fashioned and southern ways of Amanda would most likely lead her to join a group like the D.A.R.
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The Glass Menagerie has a tone of sad nostalgia.
memory play
Tennessee Williams wrote it.
Laura tells Amanda that she visits the penguins in the zoo every day, and some productions have glass penguins as part of the menagerie, but it is not specifically designated in the stage directions.
St. Louis, Chicago, 1930's.