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

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The Tenth Congress ofsthe Daughters o
the American Revolution was called tC
order at the stroke of 10 yesterday fore
noon by Mrs Daniel Manning, the Presi-
dent-General at the Grand Opera House
The opening ceremonies were marked by
prayer. scriptural reading, and the sing
ing of the Star Spangled Banner after
which Hrs. Manning delivered her annual
address. The afternoon session was de-
voted to routine business.
The GROWING feature of the first day o.
what promises to be the most interesting
congress ever held by the Daughters o.
the American Revolution was the recep-
tion at Corcoran Art Gallery from until
u o'clock in the evening. Two thousand
people, mostly members of the D. A. R.
and their friends attended the reception
and were received by a committee consist
ing of the PRESIDENT general, a number OF
vice presidents general and the chairmen
of important committees. II was the most
brilliant affair of the kind in the history
important part in the reception. All
through the evening there was lively bit
of electioneering going on. Mrs. Fair
banks stood il the receiving line and
shook nearly every guest by the hand.
Mrs. Mclean, while she was not member
of the Reception Committee, was, never
theless, surrounded throughout the even
ing by a large coterie of admirers.
1t has been customary in former years
to hold the reception the day after the
the election of the president general,
but this year the Programme Committee
made & change and appointed the first day
of the congress as the date of the re-
ception.
At 8 O'Clock long string of waiting
carriages extended from Corcoran Gallery
TO the White House and people, two
abreast. we're lined up from the doors OF
the institution to Pennsylvania Avenue.
But once inside the crowd did not appear
30 large and the building was not uncom-
fortably crowded
Crowds at the Art Gallery.
Nearly every delegate to the congress
number of other women, mostly residents
of Washington. Men were decidedly in
the minority. 1t had been understood
that the affair was to be for the Daugh-
tiers alone, and no escorts were permitted
save Sons of the American Revolution,
who were distinguished by knots of blue
ribbon in their buttonholes.
When The arrivals had laid aside their
and er.fpred he main salon thew
formed in line and passed before the re-
ceiving line at the head of which stood
Mrs. Daniel Manning, the retiring presi-
dent general. Mrs. Manning wore
white satin gown with court train and the
blue and buff sash of the president gen.
eral was thrown across her shoulder. At
her right stood Mrs. C. W. Fairbanks, the
Chairman of the Programme Committee.
Others in the receiving line were Mrs.
William Lindsay of Kentucky, Chair
man OF the Reception Committee; Mrs N
d. Sperry of Connecticut, Vice President
General; Mrs. Jay Osborne Moss of Ohio,
Vice President General; Mrs. j. A. 7.
Hull of Iowa, Vice President General;
Mrs J. C. Burroughs of Michigan, Vice
President General; Miss Mary Isabella
Forsyth of New York, Vice President
General; Mrs. Mary Jane Seymour of
Massachusetts,, Historian General; Mrs
Robert Stockwell Hatcher of Indiana, As
sistant Historian General; Mrs. Albert
Akers, Chairman Press Committee; Mrs.
Kate Kearney Henry of Washington D.
C., Corresponding Secretary General;
Gen, Thomas NJ Vincent, President s. A.
R. Of the District of Columbia, and Ber-
nard R. Green, also of the Sons Of the
American Revolution.
The receiving line was stationed on the
south side OF the main salon before the
massive pillars, which were bound with
Southern smilax. After the guests had
been greeted by the officers they scatter
ed about the building. many going TO the
balconies overhead 10 look upon the
throng below, while others sauntered
through the picture galleries.
A Brilliant Scene.
The grand staircase was lined on each
side with huge potted palms At the
head Of the staircase was suspended on
the wall spinning wheel, the emblem of
the Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton, made Of immortalles, with a lub of
meteor roses and studded throughout with
minute incandescent lights and boun1
across with a sheaf of fax
The following members Of the Sons of
the American Revolution of the Distri2t
of Columbia acted as a floor committee:
Wallace Donald Mclean. Chairman; Gen
George n. Sternberg, Dr. J. w. Bayne,
Gen. Thomas NJ. Vincent. Paul Brocke.t.
William S. Broughton, w v. Cox, Will
liam H. Bayly, William H. Pearee, J. b.
Larner. Leon l. French, Frank Butts.
Henry w. Samson, John P. Earnest, and
Sidney J. Besselievre.
The Eleventh United States Infantry
Band. under direction of Stephen Jelinek.
was stationed on the main floor and rem
dered the following rogramme:
Oyerture-"Rridal Rose, ravsIle