The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-28
The Congress Committee
to Meet This
Afternoon.
TIE DETAILS OF TIE PROGRAM
Final Plans for the Session to
Be Perfected.
MANY DELEGATIONS COMING
Massachusetts, VIII Probably Have the
Largest Representation at the Big
Gathering on Wednesday-The Ball at
the New Willard and Other Features.


the New Willard and Other Features.
The last meeting of the congress com
mittee having charge Of the arrange
ments for the general congress Of the Sons
of the American Revolution will be held
at 4.39 o'clock this afternoon at the New
Willard Hotel. Final arrangements of
various details pertaining to the program
and other matters viii be completed.
8fr. wallace Donald Mclean, secretary
OF the congress committee, reports graft
tying progress in the plans and states
that from the returns SO far received
from the various States the attendance at
the congress will number at least SIX
hundred members. Twenty-six States have
so far responded TO the application for
names Of members who viii attend
Massachusetts, it is said, viii bring tc
Washington the largest delegation
The reception TO be tehdered the dele
gates by the members Of the local order
in the bali room Of the New Willard Hotel
at $50 O'Clock Wednesday evening Is ex-
RO~NGA - x q u 4114et4L lAtlClGG4- E4Esi-
dent Roosevelt has secured the services
OF the Marine Band TO furnish the music
for the occasion, and dancing viii begin
at 10 o'clock The hall viii be hand
somely decorated with american flags and
the flags and eolers CT the Sons Of the
American Revclution-blue, bu4, and
white
Opening Of The CONGRESS-
Plans have been made for an effective
opening Of the congress on Thursday
morning. The delegates will march into the
hall carrying the flags and banners OF
their respective States. headed by the
Minute Men Of the District os Columbia
in their continental uniforms. The com
mittee has decided 10 reserve q portion Of
the hall in which the meetings are to be
held for the exclusive use Of the dele
gates and their friends. Eighteen boys
from the society o. Children Of ibe Amer
lean Revolution viii serve as pages dur
ing the congress
The election OF officers for the ensuing
year viii &c held Friday morning. Con-
siderable interest viz be manifested in
the election. Il is thought. owing to the
fact that there viii be several very popu-
lar candidates for the Office OF president
general The name Of Mr. Edwin War
field. president OF the Maryland Society
has been mentioned in connection with
this Office many times by several OF the
most prominent members of the orgaRiza-
ton.
Ceremonies at Mount Vernon.
A large crowd is expected to attend the
ceremonies at Mount Vernon on Thurs
day. Hon John Goode viii deliver an
Grafton at the tomb of Washington. Il
addition TO the Grafton and other exer-
cises at the home OF the Father Of His
Country. Mrs. Donald Mclean. of the New
York Society of the Daughters of the
American Revolution. VIII present Mrs s.
Bowman Van Ness, regent of the Lexing-
ton Chapter, Daughters Of the American
Revolution, who viii conduct the cere-
monies attending The planting OF a tree
brought from the battlefield OF Lexing-
ton.
Mrs Mclean was expected 10 arrive IN
Washington yesterday afternoon. but has
succumbed to anattaek OF grip in Charles
ton. whittier she went to attend the New
York Day exercises al the exposition and
VIII not be able 70 reach this city before
Tuesday afternoon.
Friday afternoon from I TO O'Clock a
banquet viii be rendered the delegates
and alternates Of the national society by
the members Of the local order at Rausch-
eT's, on Connecticut Avenue. A handsome
souvenir badge, designed by Frederick D.
Owen, and made Of bronze taken from the
old Capitol and White House VIII be pre-
scented to the members.
The President General Here.
President General Walter s Logan ar
rived in the city Saturday afternoon and
viii remain at the New Willard during the
week.
list Of names Of those who viii at
he congress from Massachusetts in
he following:
H. Brown, Charles E. Adams,
r. n D.. Gen. Francis H
bert " KimbaH. Capt. Al
JIsom, George II. Marston.
.aren, Col Ephraim Stearns,
-eyi s Gould, Webster Bruce,
DIT B. Gilbert Edward G BATHS,
ak V Wright David PinETee. Luke s.
owe, Nathaniel F. Hunt, Fear Admiral
George z. Belknap. L S N retired:
Willis Y Hardy, Charles 3. HoIdman,
William D. Parsons, Harold H Martin.
Joshua Hale William I. Richards. Led
yard Bill, Arthur / Nash, Walstein R.
Chester, Rev. J. lockwood jenkins,
Charles T. Tolman. Edward B. Coolidge.
Alternates-CyTus H Whitney, Henry
n Whiteomb. Chauncey c. Williams. Ed
I Collins, jr., and Hon. Howard K.
son
-he CONNECTICUT Society.
aers of the Connecticut So
e signifed their intention
are as follows:
han TrumbuII Gen E
Birdseye, Charles G.
z Beardsley, Henry
~ ,5Eys s50,s,-, - ,.evTge c. F. Williams
Jeyo-ett Belknap, Rufus e Holmes
Colonel Baskam, L Wheeler Beechey
Merritt HeminWsy. William Z Chandler.
Louis B. Curtis, J. Coolidge Hills. Gen.
George 4. Ford, Henry Woodward. Isaac.
" Brooks, Harry H HsminWay, Hobart
L Hotchkiss, Everett ( Lord, Franklin
il. Hart, and waiter Hubbard.
Alternates-Henry 2. Goddard, Charles
3. buckingham and Col. Theodore A
bingham.
"a society-Herman Knapp. Warren
'TngaR, Eugene D.. Hamlin. Alex
It. William Peters Hepburn.
ion HubbeIl, Levi BeardsIey
in Scott Ormsby. Joseph
ner, Charles Leach Watrous
Ell Lopez, James Warren Mer-
ew Hampshire Society.
Hampshire Society Albert s.
b. eilor, Frank ". Rollins. Henry N.
Baker, Henry W. Blair, Daniel c. Remiek.
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