The evening times., 1898-08-16
DAuGH11Rs OF AlGER1cA.

The National Councfi Meets In An
| nval Sesssen.
The eighth annual sersfon of the Ma
tional Council. Daughters Of America
convened at 80 Pennsylvania Avenue to.
| day.
Two meetings were held during the day.
| The time was consumed in reading re-
| ports and verifying the credentials Of the
| delegates
There we're present seventy-hve dele
gates representing fifteen States.
The first entertainment devised for the
visitor by the local council was an excur-
sion yesterday to River View.
The convention will continue in session
for several days. An entertainment has
been arranged for each evening by the
local entertainment committee. The pro-
gram for the week L. as follows:
This evening at 7:30 p. m.-Union meet
ing Of all Daughters of America councils
in the city. and exemplification of rit-
ualistic work by initiatory and drill team
of Old Glory Council No. u. at Odd Eel
lows Hall. 423 Seventh Street northwest.
Wednesday,. August H.-Continuance of
sessions during the day; s p. m, reeep-
tion by the State Council officers of Dis
trict Of Columbia to the national officers
and members of the order generally, at
Masonic Hall. corner Fourth Street and
Pennsylvania Avenue southeast.
Thursday, August 1S-Continuance and
probable close of sessions during the day.
after which an excursion to Mount YER
non and the tomb of Washington.
Friday. August 19.-An excursion to Toll
chester Beach. planned by the members of
the Ralfin0re cOt,ncf1a counnlefe infor-
nation concerning which may be obtain
ed from the Baltimore delegates at the
session.
Saturday, August 2O.-The members of
the National Council will be escorted to
various places of interest by the local
members, as they desire.
The Daughters of America Is q patriot
ic, fraternal and beneficial society. There
are 1900 members in Washington. The
local councils are: Martha Danridge. No.
1: Independent. No 2: Mizpah. No. s.:
American Flag. No. 5: Liberty. No. s.;
Victory. No 4: Triumph, No. s.; Harmony.
No. 10: Mayfiower. No. II: Old Glory. No
l2: Stars and Stripes. No. 13.
The present officers of the national
council are:
National Counsellor-L. E. Kennedy.
Findlay, Ohio. associate-J. E Anderson.
East Liverpool Ohio; national vice coun-
sellor-J. R Robinson. Railway. N. j.;
associate-Mrs. ]. F. Krise. Baltimore.
Md; Jr. P. N. CIV. p. Shourds, Cam
den. n. J.; associat-Mrs. M. v. F.
Miller, Portland. Ind; national secretary
Miss J. Upton, Dennison. Ohio: nation
al treasurer-C. w. Morris, Wellsviile.
Ohio: national Cond.-Mrs. Tennie C..
Luck. Nashville. Tenn; national ward
Mrs. Mary Starr. Bridgeport. Conn: ma
tional sentry-Mrs. Carrie Thayer. Bing-
amptOn. N Y: national outer sentry
Miss Pearl Ffndley, Chester. w. Va
State Council District OF Columbia: 8.
C.-Mrs NJ. E. Annadaie: asSociate-H. ].
Gorbutt; 8. v. C.-Mrs. G. NJ. Lowry.
assccia ct. S. Sergeon: Jr. p. S. C.-Mrs.
NJ. A. Vaux; associate-Mrs. E. J. Pal
mer: Sr. p. S. C.-Albert E. Gorham: as
sociate-Mrs. E W. Siyer: S. C. secreta-
ry-H. W. Boyden: S. C. treasurer-Miss
l.. B. Green; s. c. Cond.-Mrs. Julia
Gasixins: S. C. ward-Mrs Frances A.
Brumagim: S. C. chaplain-Mrs. A. Z.
Dykes; s. CT. C.-Miss s. A. Lucas; SEQ.
S.-Mrs. Ida Fowler: national representa-
tives-Albert NJ. Vaux. Anna NJ Wetzel
H. w. Boyden. H. ]. Gorbutt and Martha
E. Annadale.