Evening star., 1896-02-21

generous handclapp1ng, remaining on their
feet until Mrs. Grant had taken her seat at
the right of the president general.
The regular order Of business was then
taken up, and reports were read by Miss
Deshs of the committee to secure a national
charter for the society: Mrs. Burrows of
the committee on insignia; Mrs. "A. T.. Clarke
of the committee appointed to secure the
placing Of a copy of the Declaration of In
dependence and the Constitution in every
post office, and Mrs. w. J. MCGEE Of the
committee on the objects of the society.
Mrs. Clevelnnd's Reception.
This practically concluded the business
of the morning. for notice was given that
Mrs. Cleveland would receive the delegates
at the White House at 1870 o'clock, and
no one cared to miss the chance to greet
the wife of the President.
At the afternoon session the considera-
tion of unfinis he'd business was taken up.
the most important item being the report
of the committee to draw up a scheme for
colonial hall, to he erected in this city
r. Keim. ~ ' " "
The program for the evening session is
as follows:
7:3O pm.-Music-Piano solo, by the COM
poser, Miss Wilmuth Gary-"La Promesa
de Hesper a Colon" awarded medal at
the worlds fair).
Reports of state regents-Ohio, Oklahoma,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South
Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas,
Utah. Vermont. Virginia, Washington, Wis
consin, West Virginia and Wyoming.
Music-(a) "The Evening Bells chorus.
with solo by Miss Mary Walk. W April
Mocds," the Young Ladies' Chorus.
The List of Officers.
The afternoon session of the congress
yesterday was marked by good feeling and
the best of order. The result was that an
unusual amount of business was transact
cd ha ole ~ ta1
so that the list now stands as follows:
President general, Mrs. Adlai Stevenson;
vice president general, in charge of organi-
zation, Mrs. Philip Hchborn; first vice
president general, Mrs. Rose F. Bracket;
recording secretary general, Mrs. Herschel
Main; corresponding secretary general,
Mrs. John l.. Mitchell; registrars generals,
Mrs. Seymour and Mrs. Brockett; treasurer
general, Mrs. Amos G. Draper; historian
general, Miss Elizabeth B. Johnston; sur
geon general, Mrs. Julia Cleaves Harrison;
chaplain general, Mrs. Elizabeth L. Bull
lock; assistant historian general. Mrs. Fe-
dora Isabel Wilbur; librarian general, Mrs.
A. N. MCGEE.
Honorary ofIicers-President general, Mrs.
John w. Foster; vice presidents general,
Mrs. A. c. Geer, Mrs. Samuel Eliot and
Mss Clara Barton.
Mrs. Clement A. Griscom of Philadelphia
presided over the evening session.
The program opened with violin solo by
Miss Roberta Allen, after which the state
regents of Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan. Minnesota, Mississippi. Missouri,
Jersey, New York, North Carolina and
North Dakota made their reports. A So
prano solo by Miss Anna B. Yeatman ended
the program.
Convention Notes.
The Georgia Daughters are immensely
proud Of the fact that the Atlanta Chapter
was the second national chapter organized,
it being, they claim, twenty minutes In ad-
vance Of the New York Chapter! 1t Is the
only chapter in the United States that has
q memorial building. Massachusetts having
presented its state building at the worlds
fair in Chicago to tne Atan.a m snat SnapiHr mn H1
cate Of the famous Cragie house, Longfel-
lows home. Two of Atlanta's generous
citizens have given a lot valued at $4,000
for the building to be placed upon ana a.
or more interesting relics and pieces OF fur
niture to go in the building Miss Longfei-
low sent some interesting relics Of her fa
thers. consisting OF books s,,a ana ~ manuscripts;
Chapter has right to belong to the Holland
Danes, as her ancestors were Hollanders
and Huguenots, and her husband was
member of the male Huguenot society Of
The Tlchenor family has lot of very inter-
esting data, and many precious relics of
those early members Of the family in Amer
Mrs. Donald q. Mclean. regent of
the New York Chapter. is the proud
possessor Of many valuable relics Of
revolutionary fame. She has in her
home, on Lenox avenue. in New York
Barbara Frietchie; massive mahogany
chair, that was the property Of that revo-
lutionary patriot, Roger Nelson, besides
many pieces Of silver and china that have