Evening star., 1902-01-09
Committee Of Managers of D. A, R.
Holds Monthly Meeting.
PLANS OF TIE SOCIETY OUTLINED
Mrs. Fairbanks, President General
Denies Accuracy of Rumors.
THE COMING CONGRESS S

The general committee on management
| of the National Society Daughters Of the
| American Revolution held its regular
| monthly meeting at the headquarters of the
| organization, in the Washington Loan and
Trust building corner 9th and F streets,
| beginning yesterday and closing today. The
| meetings were well attended by the men,
| bership Mrs. Charles w. Fairbanks, presi-
dent general Of the society, presided, and
reports Of various committees were sub
mitted and routine business connected with
the management of the organization was
transacted.
Mrs Fairbanks, in conversation with an
Evening Star reporter, emphatically denied
that there is dissension among the men,
| bers regarding the resolution passed by the
last continental congress doing away with
public exercises on Washingtons birthday.
THE resolution was passed" said Mrs.
Fairbanks, ''by the last convention with
the understanding that the fact of our hold
ing regular meeting. February y, and
mention by the chair that it was the natal
day Of the father of his country, would
be in itself recognition of the occasion.
Of course, our meeting that day will be
public, as it always is, and if any one con-
nected with the organization desires to
make a eulogistic address with Washington
as the theme it will be deemed appropriate.
"Our patriotism speaks for itself from
the very nature of our organization, and
how question as to dissatisfaction among
the members on the resolution adopted last
February could arise is beyond my knowl-
edge"
Mrs Fairbanks was also equally emphatic
in denying the report that there Is any
clash between the society and the board Of
trustees of the Corcoran Gallery Of Art, due
to the fact that up to the present time no
invitation had been received from the trus-
tees for the members to visit the gallery
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''We are too patriotic and too grateful"
she added, "to think anything about it. OF
course, If they see fit to invite we shall
be glad to accept their hospitality, as we
have done on previous occasions, but the
mere fact that no invitation has yet been
received should not be, and Is not, so far
as know. the subject of comment among
the members"
Mrs. Fairbanks spoke enthusiastically of
the proposed Continental Hall. and said
the movement is progressing with much
SUCCESS
LAS yet" the president general said. 1--WE
are looking for suitable site. We want
IL possible, to suit all the daughters as to
the location Of the building, and have to
this end looked at several desirable places.
Nothing, Of course, can be done In the way
of drawing UP plans until a site is deter
mined upon. and just when this will be
done is not known to me.
"At present" said Mrs. Fairbanks In
conclusion. 1.-The organization is suffering
from an embarrassment Of riches"
AT a mee1ln& OF Inc national board yeS-
terday, at which Mrs. Fairbanks presided,
arrangements pertaining to the next an
nual continental congress were discussed
Reports were made by various officers, and
during the meeting the hope was expressed
that the Continental Hall would be far
enough advanced to enable the society TO
have its next annual meeting in its own
home.
The society now has about Ss5 600 avail
able for the erection of such building.
The following is the draft of the program
for the next continental congress, which
will begin its sessions during the week COM
mencing February II, at Chase's Grand
Opera House, this city:
The board recommends to the general So
ciety that there be two sessions Of the con-
tinental congress daily. one from 10 am to
4 or p.m.. with recess from 1870 to
o'clock for lunch, the other session to be
from 8 to 10 pm, and it was also recon-
mended to strictly enforce the rule of per-
mitting only members on the floor OF the
house during the sessions
On Monday, February IT. p.m the CON-
greSs. will be called to order by the presi-
dent general. Mrs. Charles W. Fairbanks
which will be followed by prayer by the
chaplain general of the society. Mrs Will
lam A. Smoot, music, address of welcome
by Mrs. Fairbanks and a response thereto
by one OF the state regents.
Report of Committees-
The following days meeting win be de- j
voted to the report of the credentiaI conn
mittee. roll call of delegates report of pro-
gram committee and the reports of the ma,
tional officers
Wednesday. February 10. the report of
the committee recommendations Of ma
tfonaf officers will be heard. consideration
oy-laws and report of the committee on
ways and means.
On the day following. Thursday. February