The evening times., 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 a Congressional COM
mittee, will be discussed in all its phases.
| There are $60. .c00 in the treasury of the
| organization now that is available for the
preliminary work OF the hall which, 1t Is
expected, will be erected near the new Cor
coran Art Gallery. The hall is to cost
about $300. .0O0 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, 9O2 F
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-
ma. MIS-. W Nlilldm +. S>iptulll, NOiOi euo,
Mrs Sarah T. Kenney Connecticut: Mrs.
f. c Churchman, Delaware: Mrs. Charles
H. Alden, Washington. ID. C; Mrs. John
| G. Christopher, Florida; Mrs. Robert En-
ory Park Georgia; Mrs. William A. Tai
colt. Illinois: Mrs. Z. {. Atkins, Indiana
| Mrs Walter A Duncan. Indian Territory;
| Mrs. Charles F. Armstrong, Iowa; Mrs.
| X G. Lewis, Kansas; Miss Lucretia Hart
| Clay, Kentucky: Mrs Benjamin F. Story,
louisiana; Mrs. Wallace H White,
Maine; Mrs J. Pembroke Thorn, Mary
land; Miss Sara W. Daggett, Massachu-
setts; Mrs. William Fitzhugh Edwards,
Michigan: Mrs. Ell Torrance, Minnesota;
Mrs. William II. Sims. Mississippi; Mrs.
George H. Shields. Missouri; Mrs. David
c. Browne Montana; Mrs. George c.
/ Fowle. Nebraska; Mrs. Josiah Carpenter.
| New Hampshire; Miss F. Ellen Batchel-
| Ter. New Jersey; Mrs. l.. Bradford Prince.
! New Mexico: Mrs. James Mead Belden,
/ New York: Mrs. Edward ID. Latta North
| Carolina: Mrs. c. 4. Lounsbury, North
| Dakota: Mrs. Moses NJ. Granger, Ohio;
| Mrs CaSsius NJ. Barnes. Oklahoma; Mrs.
]. W. Card. Oregon: Mrs. Thomas Roberts,
Pennsylvania; Mrs. George II. Thornton,
Rhode Island: Mrs. Clark Waring. South
Carolina; Mrs. Andrew J. kellar, South
Dakota; Mrs Margaret c. Pitcher. Ten
Mrs. Clarence f. Allen, Utah; Mrs. Jesse
Burdette. Vermont: Mrs. Hugh Nelson
Page. Virginia: Mrs Chsuncey ". Griggs.
Washington: Mrs. James :. Peck, Wis
consin: Mrs Francis r. Warren, Wyo-
ming
The New York delegation will hold a
conference this afternoon az O'Clock al
the Arlington Hotel. 10 discuss such mat
tiers as will be brought up for disposition
al the Congress. They viii again meet to-
morrow afternoon al the same time ioT the
nomination aud election of officers for the
ensuing year.
The session Of the Congress will open
tonight - \ O'Clock. Nhen the President
General of the s,cl-Iy. Mrs. Daniel Man
ming will cali ihe delegates to order.
N-s Manning will be followed by the
Chaplain General. who viii offer prayer.
After this the Marine Band will render
some % is choicest selections, which
viii be followed ty an address OF welcome
/ by the President General Of the society.
! 10 which Mrs Robert Emory Park. State
/ Receu: Of Georgia, viii respond. The
state regents will then Cfer their reports,
which viii be printed. bGJ will not be read
al the congress.
The local chapters Of the organization
will serve luncheon every afternoon at Will
lard Hall
Reports of the following committees will
be offered during the sessions:
Executive committee. Mrs. Daniel Man
ming. chairman ex oficio: finance commit
lee Mrs. George NJ. Sternberg chairman
auditing committee. Mrs. y. ID. 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