New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-23
THE D. A. r. CONGRESS-.
BUSY SESSION ON WASHINGTON
BIRTHDAY.
woMEN's WORK IN THE WAR coMMbNDND
LARGE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE CON
TINENTAL HALL FUND
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Washington. Feb 22.-The business OF TO-DAY
sese,on Of the Congress Of the Daughters OF the
,r,ertc,p revolution included the report OF the
Committee on Recommendations OF Natlonai oi'-
GERS report OF the Continental Han commune
discussion OF work accomplished py w ~
t,onal Society. and How Can We continue ~
Serve the Nation and Best promote '"o
OF the National Society," -
,-h .os.,o, was oponed as usual. with prayer
hv the chaplaln- general followed by the sihsl"s
Of America" The minutes of yesterday seSs'o
were read but In tho confusion 1t was ho' w.
clear whether they were approved or "na' %
been their fate However. the continental "'
question and appeal for contributions were MAJ
ters OF interest, and quiet preVnieu uN''s
reading Of the report .,,,,
In the absence OF the chairman MITE " I'M,
Shepard. the acting chairman. Mrs. LINDSAY VIZ
OF Senator Lindsay. read the report whch was -
part as follows: .,.,u
Last year when I had the honor OF presenting
10 the Congress my report as CHAIRMAN "a ,yttb
Continental Hall Committee. II was received VIII ~
S%Sn Was pTompty pledged chairman
felt sure thai before another year hS sd ysre
we would be able announce that the tunus Mil
in hand for the purchase OF n site for our pun o
ing When was declared last f Apri we Of our
hopes for all the strength ana So b "9siyerted
rom The continena Hall fund and used to sup
ply more immediate and pressing neeu, hoe OIL
l.
ways most generously responded to appeals m hae
By the Continental Hall Committee We now ma ot
go our aside large sum from the treasury Of the
National society as a memorial anu lndnh -
nrd e, sneea commemoration Of this year. which
has brought such honor and victory 10 AHe''
arms? -,
Tho nres,dent-general then said that contribu-
films IN the fund would be received by the treas
urer-general and for about an hour the contrlou-
lions came in so fast that IT was dlihcult 10 Keep
track Of them Nearly $1,000 was subscribed 10 the
fund before the recess for luncheon
At the afternoon session much OF the time was
occupied in discussing the work accomplished by
the National society in the Spanish American war.
The Army nurse and the hospital corps came IN
for n large share OF favorable comment. Dr. Anita
Newcomb McCiee, who as a representative OF the
Government supervised the employment OF female
nurses made a eulogistic address. vote or
esteem for the Army nurse and OF thanks 10 All
v,ho had given aid in the war was adopted. as
was also expression OF appreciation OF the ser
VICE resonfion proviing FOR the stationing OF
regent in Cuba, with the same privileges as those
in tho States met With point Of order and was
The plan OF pensonlng the real daughters OF
tho Revolution II suggested. should not De
carried further and a motion by Mrs. Nesbit to
that effect was adopted. .,
An effort was made In view OF tho large donations
for the Continental Hall at the morning session 70
have the necessary money 10 raise ihe rui,u ~
the society but objection motion to that erect
| Two historic pictures. representing the battle
Of Bunker Hill and the other the Revolutlonary
| battle OF Quebec. were presented by Mrs. Mary
| Sawyer Foote Thomas, for which the congress To-
Mrs. II. Y. Boynton desired a reconsideration of
the vote Of yesterday limiting the number OF non,
orary ce-presdents to thirteen as 1t was desired
to elect Mrs Mathes to that Office II was 80
moved by Mrs. Shields and the motion was placed
! on the calendar.
The reception ut the Corcornn Art Gallery this
evening brilliant party. The ohlcers OF the
| National Board received the guests