The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-19

The Arlington. Ebbitt. and Riggs hotels
are rapidly filling up with delegates. mem
bers, and friends Of the National Society
Of the Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton, whose Ninth Continental Congress
will be held in this city at the Grand
Opera House during the present week. This
Congress promises TO be one of the most
successful Of the society.
The Continental Hall matter which Is
now pending before Congressional COM
mittec will be discussed in all its phases.
There are 100000 in the treasury of the
organization now that is available for the
preliminary work Of the hall which. it is
expected. will be erected near the new Cor
coran Art Gallery. The hall is TO cost
about $500. GOO. and the various chapters
are making strenuous efforts TO contribute
TO the general fund for this purpose.
The delegates to the congress presented
their credentials this morning at the head
quarters of the National Society. g02 +
Street northwest.
The following are the names OF the
various State regents: Mrs. J. Morgan
Smith, Alabama; Mrs. Helen NJ. Norton.
Arkansas; Mrs. John i. Swift, CalifOr-
Mrs. Sarah T. Kenney Connecticut; Mrs.
f c. Churchman, Delaware: Mrs. Charles
II. Alden, Washington, ID. c.; Mrs. John
G. Christopher. Florida; Mrs. Robert En-
DRY Park Georgia; Mrs. William a. Tai
colt, Illinois; Mrs. +. c. Atkins, Indiana;
Mrs Walter a Duncan. Indian Territory
Mrs. Charles +. Armstrong, Iowa; Mrs.
X. G. Lewis, Kansas; Miss Lucretia Hart
Clay, Kentucky: Mrs Benjamin +. Story,
Maine: Mrs j. Pembroke Thorn. Mary
land: Miss Sara W. Daggett Massachu
sets: Mrs. William Fitzhugh Edwards,
Michigan; Mrs. Ell Torrance, Minnesota;
Mrs. William II. Sims, Mississippi; Mrs
George II. Shields. Missouri: Mrs. David
G. Browne. Montana; Mrs. George c.
Fowle. Nebraska; Mrs. Josiah Carpenter.
New Hampshire: Miss f. Ellen BatcheI-
Ter, New Jersey; Mrs. L. Bradford Prince.
New Mexico Mrs. James Mead Belden,
New York; Mrs. Edward u. Latta, North
Carolina; Mrs. c. 4. LOunsbury, North
Dakota; Mrs Moses ". Granger, Ohio;
Mrs. Cassius NJ. Barnes, Oklahoma; Mrs
!. W. Card, Oregon; Mrs. Thomas Roberts,
Pennsylvania; Mrs. George N. Thornton,
Rhode Island: Mrs. Clark Warning. South
Carolina; Mrs. Andrew J. Kellar. South
Dakota; Mrs. Margaret c. Pitcher. Ten
neSsee; Mrs. Sidney J. FOntaine. Texas,
Mrs. Clarence +. Allen, Utah: Mrs. Jesse
Burdette. Vermont; Mrs. Hugh Nelson
Page. Virginia. Mrs Chauncey W. GrigEs.
Washington: Mrs. James ;. Peck, Wis
consin; Mrs. Francis r. Warren, Wyo-
ming.
The New York delegation will hold a
conference this afternoon az 4 O'Clock at
the Arlington Hotel. TO discuss such mat
Jers as will be brought up for disposition
at the Congress. They will again meet to-
morrow afternoon az the same time for the
nomination and election Of officers for the
ensuing year.
The session Of the Congress will open
tonight ar $ o'clock. when the President
General Of the sCciely Mrs Daniel Man
ming, will call the delegates to order.
Mrs. Manning VIII DO followed by the
Chaplain General who Will offer prayer.
Alter this the Marine Band will render
some Of its choicest selections, which
will be followed by an address Of welcome
by the President General OF the society,
to which Mrs. Robert Emory Park. State
Regent Of Georgia. will respond The
State regents will then Cffer their reports
which will be printed. bUJ viii not be read
at the congress.
The local chapters Of the organization
will serve luncheon every afternoon at Viii
lard Hall
Reports OF the following committees will
be offered during the sessions.
Executive committee Mrs. Daniel Man
ming chairman eX of1icio; finance commit
tee Mrs. George VI. Sternberg. chairman.
auditing committee. Mrs. y. d. Sperry,
chairman, printing committee. Mrs Robert
S Thatcher, chairman, committee on Con-
tinental Hall. Mrs Daniel Manning chair
man; committee on prison ships. Mrs. Ell
roy NJ. Avery, chairman; committee on