Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-21

gold. the colors OF the society, on the first
cover. The business OF the congress will be
largely routine. including the reading Of re-
ports and addresses. It Is expressly stipu-
lated that no flowers shall be presented
during the sessions Of the congress. II there
ID to be any little by-play Of this kind It
must Tsas come .s,i IN between, the sessions.
II O'Clock Tuesday evening.
none Dut members Of the congress will
pc admitted to the floor Of the house dur
ing the sesstonss auda.none but members
are entitled to address the congress- Rob-
cru Rules of ORdef'nis the accepted au-
snorfH on parliamentary law. Time limit
ton to be made unless the member nomi-
n i:i3 mas authority to state the nominee
Will serve, II elected. State regents reports
Will be printed n the magazine, not read
taken on the suggestion Of a state regent
and approved by state regents present at
a national board meeting.
Each session will open with prayer by
Stakely.
Following is the official program:
Monday, February Fl.
10 q. m.-Congress called to order by the
president general, Mrs. Adlai E. Stevenson;
address Of welcome by the president gen.
eral; response by Mrs. ]. Harvey Mathes,
state regent Of Tennessee; ofIicial notices
and invitations to the congress.
p.m.-Report of credential committee;
toll call OF delegates: seating OF delegates.
appointment of committees.
Tuesday, February -.
10 a.m.-Reading Of the minutes; reports
Of national officers: Vice president general
In charge OF organization. recording secre-
tary general, corresponding secretary gen.
eral, registrars general, treasurer general,
historian general, assistant historian gen.
eral, librarian general.
p.m.-Reports Of standing committees:
Report Of committee on finance. on audit
ing, on printing. on revolutionary relics.
nesday,. February d.
10 am.-Reading Of the minutes; nomin-
atoms for national officers.
II m. to 6 p.m.-Election Of national off,
GERS; polls open from II m. to 6 pm.
$50 p.m.-Report Of committee to select
medals; report Of the editor and business
manager of the American Monthly Maya
zine, Mrs. Mary s. Lockwood.
Thursday, February "A.
10 a.m.-Reading Of the minutes: report OF
ton of amendments.
p.m.-Continuation Of consideration of
amendment; report of committee on rec
rcuncement of elections of state regents.
73O MISREPRESENTATION Of medals; recep-
ton to founders.
Friday, February rs.
10 a.m.-Reading Of the minutes; report
Of National University committee: report
of committee to cooperate with the Sons
Of the American Revolution. ETC.; report of
committee on prison ships.
pm.-Report Of committee to memorial
ize Congress about census of 1870; report
of committee on Meadow Garden farm; un-
finished business.
1880 p.m.-Discussion for the good of the
society
Saturday-Unfnished business and odds
and ends.
The Ushers.
The ushers of the convention are the
following young girls. with Mrs. Stakely in
charge: South Carolina, Miss Young. Miss
Goodwin: Delaware. .. Miss Pike. Miss
Hartsock; Pennsylvania Miss WILDER. Miss
H.uhbell; New Jersey; Miss Uhler, Miss
Doe; Georgia. Miss King. Miss Yeatman;
Connecticut, Mist Henry. Miss Hill: Mas
sachusetts. Miss burgess, Miss Blackfan;
Maryland, Miss Mason. Miss Wilkinson;
New HAMPSHIRE, Miss Johnston, Miss
Keim; Virginia, Miss Smoot, Miss Willis;
New York, Miss 'Hoss, Miss Hull; North
Carolina, Miss Morse Miss Nourse; Rhode
Island, Miss Ballipger, Miss johnson.