Evening star., 1896-02-19

% 7S9 application blanks lad been sent out,
and tnat the expenses of her Office. mad
amounted to Sl42.I9.
Mrs Agnes NJ Dennison, registrar. stated
that she mad received 1915 applications. OF
which LBS We're verified and presented TO
the board of management.
The report of the second registrar, Mrs.
Philip Hichborn, stated that 236l appiica- ca:
tions had been received, of which 2,22o
have been terrified, and 1853 certifcates
have been issued.
Mrs Amos G. Draper, treasurer general,
reported sii,12iS1 received from dues ana
in .tiations and that the total amount in the
treasury during the year was s2' ,oSl 40: Ihe
expenditures have been $12.OoS.o9 leaving
balance of S1l.o2O6.
The reports Of Mrs. Henry Gannett, his
torian general: DIR. McGee, the surgeon gen
eral; Mrs Harry Heth, chaplain general
Mrs. +. W. D.ckins. assistant historian gen
eral; Mrs. Ellen Hardin Walworth or the
National University committee, ana MRS
Daniel Lothrop. member of the advisory
board and president general of the National
Society of the Children Of the Revolution
were also read.
The Evening Session.
Last evening the church was crowded, the
occasion being a national hymn concert,
illustrating the origin and development OF
the nations patriotic music for more than
century
Mrs. George F. Newcomb read paper on
1.-THE Songs and Ballads Of the American
Revolution" illustrated by the singing Of
five of the old tunes, with words as sung in
those times. Nine. Antoinette Sterling or
London sang with excellent effect the song
''The Pilgrim Fathers" She was accom-
panied by Prof. Fanciuli. For an encore
She gave 1.-The Breaking Waves Dashed
High" Others who participated were mrs
Grace Brown Salisbury, Miss susan r. Het-
Thompson, Miss Gertrude Sanford, Mrs. f..
l.. rockingham, Miss Ella M. Belden, Mrs.
n F. Rockwell, Mrs. A. B. Treat and Mrs.
w. n. Foote.
Saturday Nights Reception.
The societies Of the Sons Of the Revolu-
ton and the Sons of the American Revolu-
ton have perfected their arrangements for
the reception to be given at the Arlington
Hotel the evening of February % in honor
of the national officers and state regents
of the Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton for this ard next year, now in con-
gress in this city. The guests will assem-
Bile in the parlors of the Arlington at $50
o'clock. The Marine Band will be in at
tendance to furnish the music, and the
rooms will be appropriately decorated Tor
the occasion.
After short time spent in an informal
social way the meeting will be called to or
der and will be presided over by DR.. G..
Brown Goode, president of the Sons of the
Amer. can Revolution and vice president of
the Sons of the Revolution, who will say a
few words of welcome, and will be followed
by Gen. J. c. Breckenridge, vice president
general of the Sons of the American Revo-
luton; Gen. Nelson A. Miles and Mr.. John
Goode.
Afterward the banquet hall will De thrown
open, where a buffet supper will be served,
and where dancing can be indulged in by
any who wish to enjoy that pleasure.
All members of the societies of the :'evo-
luticn, Sons and Daughters, as well as the
delegates to the congress, other than those
who are national officers and state regents,
will be privileged to attend the reception
by procuring tickets of admission.
The committee in charge Of the arrange
ments, representing the two societies, is as
follows: w. v. Cox, chairman; Maj G. G..
Goodloe, Ernest Wilkinson, Gaillard Hunt,
Thomas Blagden and John B. Wight.
Present indications are that the reception
will be very largely attended. and that
tionary descendants
Convention Notes.
Very few pc ople know that Princess Eula-
lie is a full-fedged member of the Daugn-
tiers Of the American Revolution. She was
first made an honorary member, but after
receiving the papers thus qualifying her,
1t was claimed that she was perfectly
eligible to full membership through her an
cestor. Carlos III Of Spain, who rendered
the United Colonies material help by send
ing to the aid Of the American patriots