The evening times., 1899-02-15
DESCENDANTS OF
THE NATIONS HEROES
Congress Of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution.
Eighth Annual Session to Convene
in This City Next Monday.
Complete Programme of business
Meetings, Music, Addresses,
and Discussions.

On Monday next that very ar.stocratle |
and blue blooded society. the Daughters
of the American Revolution. will call to-
gether its Eighth Continental Congress in
this city 1t is the annual meeting of the
governing body of the society, and the
sessions will continue at the rate of two
daily during the entire week, closing at
the hour of noon On the following Satur-
day.
! 1t is expected that this meeting of the
Congress will be replete with interesting
discussions, it being the first gathering
of the national body since the close of
the war with Spain. Considerable inter
est manifested by the Daughters in
the conduct of the campaign in Cuba and
the return of our gallant boys from Cuba
and Porto Rico. and it Is expected that
many telling point will be made by
! the fair representatives and descendants
| of the heroes of the war that established
| our national independence anent the
! treatment of the boys by the commissary,
medical and quartermaStef arms OF the
! service in the very recent unpleasant.
j ness.
/ Programme of National Congress.
! A very well-selected programme of bus
/ mess meetings, music addresses, and dis
cussions has been adopted by the Natiohai
Board of Management. 4 copy of it has
just been received by Mrs. Painter. II is
as follows:
Monday, February 20-10 a. m.-Congress
| called to order by the President General,
Mrs. Daniel Manning; prayer by the
! Chaplain General; music; address OF
welcome by the President General; re-
sponse by Mrs. w. +. Slocum, State Regent
! of Colorado appointment of committees
| report of Credential Committee; roll call
of delegates; report of Programme Com
mittee. s p. m.-RepoTt of Auditing Com
mittee; reports of the Vice President Gen
eral in Charge of Organization, Recording
Secretary General, Corresponding Secre-
tary General Registrar General. Treasurer
General, Historian General, Assistant His
torian General and Librarian General: re-
port of the Editor Business Manager. and
Committee on the American Monthly
Magazine" the organ of the society.
Tuesday, February 2l-l0 a. m.-Con-
gress called TO order by the President Cen
eral Mrs. Daniel Manning; prayer by the
Chaplain General; music; reading Of the
minutes: consideration of the amendments
TO the constitution; report OF the Commit
| tee on Bylaws. p. m.-Patriotic cele-
bration in charge OF a special committee.
the President General, Mrs. Daniel Man
! ming. Chairman.
The Most Interesting Day.
Wednesday. February 30 a m.-Con-
gress called to order by the President Cen
eraI prayer by the Chaplain General;
music; reading of the minutes; report of
the Committee on Recommendation of Ma
tional Officers; report OF the Continental
Hall Committee; report of the National
Board of Management, including the war
work of the national society as prepared
for presentation to the United States Con-
gress; discussion, How Can We Best
/ Continue TO Serve the Nation Official
reception to the Continental Congress, Ma
tional Society Daughters of the American
Revolution, at the CoTcOran Art Gallery,
at the corner OF New York Avenue and
Seventeenth Street from to II p. lii.
Thursday, February 23-10 a. m.-Con-
gress called to order. prayer by Chaplain
, General music, reading of the minutes.
announcement of the election OF State Re
gents nomination of national officers hon
: orary officers and the editor OF the maya
zine, elections. p. m.-Report of the
Committee on the National University, re-
port of the Committee on Revolutionary
( Relics. report of the Committee on II stori-
cal Scholarship.
. Prison Ships and Flag Dissertations.
Friday, February 24.-10 a. m.-Congress
, called to order, prayer by the Chaplain
! General music, reading OF the minutes,
report of the Committee on Insignia, re-
port of the Committee on Prison Ships,
report of the Committee on Dissertation OF
the Flag report of the Committee on the
, Uniting of the Daughters of the Reyolu
: ton and the Daughters of the American
Revolution, report of the Franco American
, Committee, report of the Committee on
! Certificate Plate, report of the Committee
on Markers for Graves. report OF other
: committees. p. m.-New business. no.
tice of amendments to constitution, to be
0 presented to the Continental Congress
r February, 1900
Saturday, February 25.-10 a. m.-Con-
: gress called to order. prayer by Chaplain
General music. reading of the minutes
unfinished business
1 None but members of the Congress will
} be admitted to the floor during the ses-
siOns, and none but members will be en-
5 titled to address the Congress- The
Daughters will not have much Opportuni-
ty to indulge in flowing periods of oratory
for three minute time limit has been put
5 upon the speeches, and in order that nc
valuable time be lost 1t is requested that
the presentation of flowers during the ses-
sions of the Congress be omitted.
The headquarters of the national society
is located at 902 F Street, and Will be open
from a. m. to p m from Friday. Feb
| ruary II, to Friday. the 2ith inclusive, fol
y the convenience of visiting Daughters.