The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-21
PATRIOTIC CHILDREN
TELL OF THEIR WORK
Annual Congress of RevOIu-
tiOnary Juveniles.
NEW YORK HAS MOST CHAPTERS
Mrs SternbcrE to Entertain the Del
egates This EVeninE-Funds Rails
ed for the ID. =. n. HaII-RePOrts
From the Various states.

| The second days session OF the annual
! convention Of the National Society Of the
! Children Of the American Revolution coz
! vened at 1880 O'Clock this morning at
! Columbian University Hall The presi-
! dent, Mrs George ". Sternberg. occupied
/ the chair. Owing to the inclemeucy OF
/ the weather the attendance was small
! The reports of the chapters Of the va
! rious States we're read. The Children s
Congress, as the organization is often
! called, has very important projects On
| foot One Is the collection Of funds TO
/ assist the Daughters Of the American
Revolution in the erection OF their pro-
! posed Convention Hall. and the other is
/ in arOusing enthusiasts and collecting
| subscriptions toward the Mckinley me
mortal fund. The reports from the vari-
| Gus State societies this morning Indicated
| that the State chapters have been dis
/ Pisying a most cOmmendable actirity to-
ward the realization Of these projects.
/ Over 81 600 has been raised by them for
! the Daughters OF The American Revolution
and viii be presented to the senior So
/ ciety tomorrow.
IN n AoNA NOHAAAAoh-
Reports from Pennsylvania, New York.
and Rhode Island chapters read this
morning. indicate that the organization in
! these States is in a GourIshing condi-
ton.
To was at first intended that the dele
gates and officers Of the congress should
caII on the President and Mrs Roosevelt
o. 70 rLa Yy-Sft, rT-..-y 81. o. -.-r--r- .t-s-
terHoou- Owing to the absence Of Mrs.
Roosevelt this reception has been neces-
sarily postponed.
The president Of .he National Society,
Mrs Stenberg. viii give reception TO
the society al her residence. l440 "
street northwest this evening from 4
until o'clock
At the public patriotic meeting which
viii be held at the Columbia Theatre to-
morrow, the ceremony Of presenting the
natVIlal emblem 20 the State which re-
ports the greatest number Of chapters
viii be gone through with Pennsylvania
IS now the pcssessor Of the emblem. with
twenty chapters 10 her credit But on
tomorrow the much priced insignia will
be given to the delegates from the En-
pire State. as that Commonwealth now
boasts Of twenty-five chapters.
Wa~hinEton's Birthday.
As tomorrow viii be Wasaington's
Birthday the exercises viii havc p pecuI-
iarl- patriotic significance.
On Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock there
viii be special patriotic exercises at the
Church OF the Covenant under The aus
pices Of the society. The church viii be
beautifully decorated and there EilI be a
special musical programme.
On Monday the society VIII make its
annual trip TO Nt. Vernon There viii
De exercises around the National Tree
planted by the society An elaborate pa
trlouc programme has been prepared
procession viii be formed with The en-
blem OF the society born proudly at the
head. the flag viii be saluted and pa-
triotic speeches ard songs Wiu De listened
TO. The cars viii leave the Nj. Vernon
and Alexandria station 90 1905 q III en-
Monday, and all members Of the ID. A. r.
are invited 10 be present and 10 bring
their friends