The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-19

TIL. National Society of the Daughters OF
The American Revolution Will hold their
ninth continental congress in this city, at
The Grand Opera House, from today until
Saturday. inclusive. 1t will be one OF the
most important meetings of the society
held since its organization. Delegates from
many States have arrived in the city, and
more are expected today.
There will be committee meeting this
morning at IL o'clock TO receive the Gre
dentials of the delegates. The first ses-
sion of the congress will be held tonight at
O'Clock and will be called to order by the
President General Mrs. Daniel Manning
The Chaplain General will follow with
PRAYER after which an address OF welcome
will be delivered by Mrs. Manning. This
will he responded to by Mrs. Robert Emory
Park. State Regent of Georgia. The re-
rorts of the various State Regents viii
thereafter be presented. The Marine Band
will be in attendance tonight.
Senators Depew and Carter will be pres
cnt Wednesday evening and address the
congress on patriotic themes. The session
Thursday morning will be occupied with
the nomination and election of ten vice
presidents general. The Board OF trustees
Of the Corcoran Art Gallery has issued an
invitation to the congress to private view
of its collections on Washington's Birth-
dav Thursday evening, from until ii
o'clock. Cards of admission may be Cd
tanned from the Chairman Of the Reception
Committee and the State Regents OF the
various delegations.
The local chapters of the organization
| will serve luncheon every afternoon ii
| Willard Hall.
Reports of the following committees
will be offered during the sessions:
Exec,,ffN. Committee, Mrs. Daniel Manning
| Chairman ex officio; Finance COMMITTEE Ms rs
Ceotgc NJ sternberg, Chairman; Auditing Ion
| mittee. Mr.. y ID. Sperry Chairman; Pfinilr
| Committee Mr. Robert 5. Thatcher. Chairman
| Committee on Continental HAil. MIS-. pan'e
! Manning Chairman; Committee on frlson mp
! Nrs. Elrov NJ Avery. Chairman; COMMITTEE
| Revolutionary Relics, Mrs. William LINDSAY
! (fiair,,an. Committee National tnirersit.
Mr. Ellen Hardin Walworth. Chairman; LON
inittee on Historical Scholarship. Miss Mafs 10Y
Temple. Chairman; Committee 10 Prevent Des'
Grafton Of National Flag, Mrs. Walter heinpstei
Ciairman: Magazine Committee. MISS mary -
bella Forsyth. Chairman; COMMITTEE on wa!
and Mans Mrs. Amos G. Draper, chairman
The chairmen of the various committee
are as follows:
Invitation. Ms Charles ". Fairbanks, Indiana
arrangements for reception, Mrs william LInasi,
Ksntnckt: programme Mrs Sara I. Kinney, CO..
| ne,fictif hon~e committee, Mrs. Robert Stcci
well Hatcher. Indiana; hotels and railroad
Mrs Kate Kearney Henry. Washington. u. G
credentials and badges Mrs. Eleanor Mashing.o
Charles ". Fairbanks Indiana; press, Mrs. Aloe
| 4 Reis. Tennessee.
The following young ladies will act
nages for the congress;
Ms. Fintkel. page to the President Genera
| Virginia MISSES Washington and Morris: Mar.
land. Misses stockton and soomons; Connect
mi .Irss1s Holmes and Ramsay: Massachuseti
Misses ieweit and Lamb: south Carolina. Miss
| Hacker and Willis New Jersey. Misses Garrin al
Morgan: Rhode Island, Misses Crowiil and Cam
i,ell; New Hampshire. Misses Mary Morgan al
Bell: North Carolina, Misses Young and Net
hill: Delaware. Misses Ansley and hcinsis; Ne
York. Misses Doty and Early: Georgia. Miss
James and HartsOck; Pennsylvania, Misses hea
ney and klein.
Tie following are the officers of the NJ
; tional Board of Management of 1900:
President General. Mrs Daniel Manning Ne
. York; Vice President General, in charge Of Q
: eanizaiion Of chapters, Mrs. Eleanor Wasllingt'
Howard Virginia; Vice Presidents General, Nj
. Ellen NJ Cotton, California. Mrs William Lin
: ssv. kentucky; Mrs. George NJ. Iindsa
: ! Washington. ID. C.; Mrs. Charles W. fa
/. hanks Indiana; Miss Mary s. FORSYTH. New Yor
! Ms. George L. Fuller, Massachusetts; MrS y.
/ 1 Spefrv Connecticut. Mrs Estes g. RathbOi
OHM; Mrs. Daniel Newman. Nebraska: Mrs. Ct
. mont 4 Griscom, Pennsylvania: Miss Am
!. wlrccles. Asba,na; Mrs William +. Frye, Main
!. Nfs. Julius c. BuTows, Michigan; Mrs. Fran
. : Nash south Carolina; Mrs T. c. Cheney, y,
!. Hampshire: Miss Mary Bryce Temple. Tcnnesse
. ! Mr- Charles 4. stakey. Washington, ID.
!. Mis-. 4. I. Barber. Washington. d; G; Mrs q:
!. t,codloe. Washington. ID. c.: Mrs. ". A. Roebllf
!. New Jersey: Chaplain General Mrs. Bette
|. CURE snoot. Virginia: Secretaries General, VI
!. Alhert Akerz. Tennessee: Mrs. Kate kearn
!. Henry. Washington ID. C.. Registrar General, NJ
!. Susan Riyiere Wctze Washington. u. C.: IRE
!. uror General Mrs Charits Carlyle Darwin, Was
: ingtou. ~ e.: Historian General, Mrs. Mary ia
, SEYMOUR Massachusetts,; Assistant Historian G.,
= eral Mrs Robert Stockwell Hatcher. Indian
Librarian General. Mis- Julia Ten Eyck Media
Washington, j. c.
There will be two services daily. b
ginning with Tuesday, one from 10 a.
to or , p. m, with a recess from Il:
to o'clock for luncheon. and anoth
session from s to 10 p. m. None b
members of the congress Will be admit
to the floor OF the house during the sc
sons and none but members will be pc
mitted TO address the congress.
The Headquarters OF the National S
ciety at e02 Street northwest will
open from O'Clock in the morning ia
O'Clock in the evening from Monde-
Saturday. inclusive. for the convenience
visiting members OF the association.
q The organization has a membership
30 coo and a yearly revenue of $50. 600.
is estimated that between 200 and 800 de
gates and an equal number OF alternai
: will be in attendance during the sessions
r the congress.