Evening star., 1902-04-26
THE 5, A, R, CONGRESS
Session to Begin in Washing
ton Wednesday Next.
ORDER OF EXERCISES
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT INCLUD-
ED IN LIST OF SPEAKERS.
Address of Welcome by Mr.. Noble D.
Larner, President of the
Local Society.
ORDER OF EXERCISES

The annual congress of the national So
ciety of the Sons of the American Revolu-
ton will convene in this city April 80 and
will continue for three days. 1t is expected
from the elaborate arrangements being
made that this convention will be the most
successful ever held during the history of
the organization. Twentysix states will
be represented at the congress and many
prominent speakers of high reputation in
national affairs will participate in the pro-
gram. The headquarters of the society will
be at the New Willard, and the sessions
will be held in the main ball room of that
hotel.
The delegates are expected to arrive Mon
day. The president general of the national
organization. Walter Seth Logan, will ar
rive this afternoon at 4:10 over the Penn
sylvania railroad and viii be met at the
depot by ex-President General J. c. Breck-
inridge and members OF the local reception
committee.
The speakers will be selected from among
the following members OF the Sons of the
American Revolution: President Roosevelt.
Secretary Elihu Root. Assistant Secretary
William Carey Sanger, General Nelson A.
Miles. Admiral George a. Dewey. Senators
Chauncey NJ. Depew, William p. Dilling-
ham, William p. Frye, Marcus y. Hanna,
Henry Cabot Lodge, George c. Perkins,
Orville II. PIatt. Redfield Proctor, Repre-
sentatives De AIva S. Alexander, Arthur
L. Bates. Henry S. Boutell. John B. COriiss,
Frank Eddy, Charles S. Grosvenor. F.
Stevens Henry, VIM. r Hepburn, h j.
Hill. Charles f. Littlefield, George Z.
Pearre, VIM. Alden Smith. n. D. Sperry,
Edgar Weeks. E. w. Martin
Marker for Clinton's Grave.
The day prior to the opening Of the con-
gress, April %. a special committee from
ho Of Colo
mel Ralph f. Prime, chairman, and Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Senator Depew and Messrs.
VIM. a. Marble and Charles H. Wight, with
a committee from the District of Columbia
society, composed of General Thomas NJ
Vincent, chairman. and Rev. Thomas 5.
Childs and Mr.. Paul Earnest. will place
marker of the national society over the
grave In Congressional cemetery of General
. orge Clinton, the patriot and statesman,
..ho died in 1872 while serving as Vice
President of the Pnited States. There Will
be no speeches on this occasion which will
be marked for it's simplicity. The monu-
ment will be draped in American flags. and
a floral Offering will be sent from the White
House.
The congress proper will open Wednes-
day, April 30, at am, when the national
committees viii hold their meetings in the
various rooms reserved at the headquar
ters. The congress viii convene in the
main hall at 10 o'clock. Noble D. Larner,
president of the District society. will give
an address Of welcome, followed by an ad-
dress by Commissioner II. B. f. Macfar-
land. on behalf of the city. The response
will be made by President General Logan.
This will be followed by a business ses-
sion until - o'clock. The visiting ladies
of the congress will be received by Mrs.
Roosevelt at 10 Admission will be by
card only beginning at / 80 p. m. the del
egates. alternates and friends will take in
the sights in and about the city, visiting
Arlington and other points. The events of
the day will conclude with a reception in
the evening, given by the local society to
members of the national congress and their
friends in the main ball room at the New
Willard.
Trip to Mt. Vernon.
The morning session Thursday will be
devoted to business, and at 40 in the af-
ternOon trip will be made by steamer to
Mt. Vernon. where an Grafton will be de-
livered at the tomb Of Washington by ex-
Representative John Goode of Virginia
An interesting feature OF this trip to
Mount Vernon will be the planting of tree
taken from the battlefield Of Lexington,
presented by Mrs S. Bowman Van Ness. re-
gent of the Lexington chapter, D. A. r.
The presentation address will be delivered
by Mrs. Donald Mclean. regent of the New
York chapter, d. A. R. After this exercise
the delegates will be photographed at the
mansion house. At 4:3O the party will go
to Marshall Hall, where shadbake will
be held. followed by impromptu speeches,
Q
O'Clock.
The election of national officers will occur
at 10 o'clock Friday morning. and in the
afternoon the members of the congress will
make inspection of the new library,
Smithsonian Institution. bureau OF engrav-
ing and printing and other public buildings.
Between and a reception will b. ten
dereG by the national board of management
and the District chapter of the National So
ciety of the d. A. r. to the delegates and
alernates of the national congress Of the
8. A. r. and the ladies accompanying them
and the members residing in the District.
This reception will be held at Rauschers.
Annual Banquet Friday Evening.
The annual banquet OF the society takes
place Friday evening at ! o'clock in the
banquet hall Of the New Willard, and this
event will mark the close of the congress
David ]. Hill. assistant secretary of state,
will preside as POSTMASTER and the speak
ers will be eloquent men OF national reputa-
tion. Vocal and instrumental music will
enliven the affair
The local committees are making every
possible effort to provide for the comfort
and enjoyment Of the visitors, and it is ex-
pected that the congress will be more
largely attended than any other ever be-
fore held. The last congress was held in
Pittsburg. May 1. 1901
The national officers are: President gen.
era!. Walter Seth Logan of New York;
vice presidents general-James Denton Han
cock Of Franklin. Pa; Thomas Pitts of
Detroit. Mich; Horace Davis of San Fran
cisco. Cal: John Whitehead of Morristown
N j.. George A. Pearre of Cumberland
Nd Secretary general, Capt. Samuel Eb-
erly Gross of Chicago, III; treasurer gem
eral, Cornelius \. Prigsley of Peekskil. N
y: registrar general. A. Howard Clark of
Washington, ID. c.; historian general
George Williams Bates of Detroit Mich
chaplain general. Rev. Ethelbert d. War
field. d. D., Easton, Pa.
The Local Committees.
The following are the committees of the
District Of Columbia Society, in charge of
arrangements:
Congress cOmmittee-Noble D. Larner.
president District of Columbia Society.
chairman ex-officio; VIM. S. Knox chair
man; Wallace Donald Mclean secretary:
VIM II. Bayly, DIR. John w. Bayne Sidney
l. Besselievre. Henry +. Blount VIM. A
DeCaindry, John Paul Earnest, John Goode
Bernard R. Green, Frederick D. Owen DR.
C. w. Richardson and Brainard H. Warner
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