Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-21

dered between Mrs. McLain and myself. for
personal reasons but 1 must say that she is
almost the only woman in this congress
VINO can state question so that it can be
heard or reduce us to order when We get
into a parliamentary muddle."
MISS Mary V. B. Vanderpoel regent of
the Mary Washington Colonial Chapter Of
New York city. with Mrs. John Cunning
nam Hazen, delegate, and a number of
members from the same chapter, are at the
Shoreham during the week of the CONT
mental congress.
The official reader of the congress Is Miss
Marie Collins. young lady with a sweet.
ciear voice and distinct enunciatfon. My,
ut 1t is a relief to hear Miss Collins after
the cackle that goes on round this hail."
exclaimed one disguised Daughter after
some particularly weak-voiced woman had
said her piece and Miss Collins was called
on to read 1t after her.
Miss Elenore butcher a charter member
of the Omaha. Nebraska, Chapter, is the
originator of pretty little recognition pin
In blue and white enamel, the coIors of
the d. A. r.
To the great regret of the Tennessee
delegation, its state regent, Mrs. James
Stuart Pitcher. will not attend the con-
gress owing to the death on the 14th of
her only sister, Mrs. l. W. Bonner of
Nashville, wife of Judge Bonner and iaugh-
ter Of the late Gov. VIM B: Campbell.
yorktown Chapter, D. A. R., York, Pa.
Is represented in the Daughters congress
by Mrs. Benjamin F. Walker and Mrs.
Henry D. Schmidt. While not large chap
ter, the greatest interest is manifested in
al the work connected with the society.
, .neS say. me chapter has contributed
money to the Continental Hall fund.- the
Lafayette monument fund, the Julia X.
Hogg testimonial and has given each year
a prize of $40 for public school essays on
patriotism and kindred subjects.
1t was announced last evening that the
name of Mrs. Mildred Mathes, honorary
vice president general. had been by mis-
take left cut of the program. Mrs. Mathes
haa t,f; f,,1r
OF snow white hair, done pompadour who
looked exactly like the portraits of Martha
Washington, and who was like G. ray of
sunshine in the congress for several years,
but 1ll-health has kept her away from
the last two. She is greatly missed
the president general can go the car a
whole congress better on ruling. When
UNPLEASANT questions come up, or unneces-
sary motions, she looks over the head of
The audacfous one, and never hears them
the least bit in the world. The funny part
comes when the woman who thought she
had brilliant idea looks bewildered and
ought to know about it, said a regent
yesterday. I'm sure it is a lovely way of
getting over bad Places
Mrs. President! We Can't hear n
W-o-r-d,' screams some little woman in the
caVernous depths of the back of the thea
ter. and Immediately every head is craned
and every individual woman begins to ask
her neighbor audibly, Who is she?' And
say in chorus, Neither can WEI Then
the president taps the table gently with
her gavel and says, Ladies. will you please
hush?' and they don't do thing but not
hush.
Mrs. Kate Kearney Henry. the correspon-
ding secretary general, is one of the most
interchangeable workers in the society. She IS
always good natured, and she is always
good to reporters. Il have to be- she
says. with an air of Indignation. You awful
newspaper people do roast us So
The most interesting work Of the week
Of the D. A. R., many think, is in con-
nection with the real daughters of revo-
lutionary soldiers. Seven members of this
class have died during the year just pass
ed, and there are now 291 of them living
Massa chusetts is the banner state, with
fifty-two of these real daughters" Con-
necticut has forty-nne and New York thr-
ty-three. The others are divided among
many states of the Union. One of these
women, who has nearly reached her one
hundredth birthday, is pensioner on the
town in which she lives. Every effort has
been made to induce the national govern
ment tC pension her. but 1t has been in
vain.