Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-23
ATWASHINGTON'ST TOMB
OF AMERICAN REV
oLUTIoN HOLD EXERCISES.
Patriotic Service Yesterday Afternoon
Opening Session Saturday
Prizes Awarded for Essays.

The members and delegates to the an
nual convention of the Children OF the
American Revolution went to Mount YER
non this morning on special cars and par
ticipated in the exercises held around the
trees planted near the tomb Of Washing
ton by the various patriotic societies. The
convention will close tomorrow evening
at o'clock. when Colonial tea" will be
given at the Washington Club by the ma
tional board Of management.
The usual service at the Church Of the
Covenant yesterday afternoon was attend
ed by members Of the National Society or
the Children of the Revolution, and the
order of exercises as we'll as the address
of the pastor Of the church. Rev. DIR. Ham
lin, was appropriate to the occasion.
Character Should Be Emulated.
Dr. Hamlin spoke of the Importance OF
emulating the character of Washington.
The first President in his farewell address
cautioned against the attempt to preserve
morals without the observance OF religion
without public worship, prayer and the
Bible" said Dr. Hamlin, lit is doubtful II
religion can be upheld.
And vet so many men high in the nation
today set an example of disregard and dis
respect to religion, there are so many high
officials who follow out their social plans
on Sunday, that it is bound to act harm
fully on people in every corner OF the ma
ton.
''If there were any occasion to hold ses-
sions of Congress on the Sabbath, l would
say that it would be when eulogies on de-
parted members were to be pronounced,
but If Congress would only do its work
earlier in the session, instead Of waiting
until the close, there would be an abund-
ance of time to make the most extravagant
eulogies without meeting on the Lords
day.
National Officers Elected.
Following the exercises attending the
opening Of the convention Saturday morn
ing the time of the delegates was devoted
to election Of officers, reading Of reports
and other business connected with the or
ganization. The national officers elected
for the ensuing year were as follows:
President, Mrs. julius c. Burrows; vice
president presiding. Miss Julia Ten Eyck
McBlair; vice president In charge Of Or
ganizations, Mrs. Eleanor NJ Howard; vice
presidents, Mrs. John w. Foster, Mrs. Rus
sell A. Alger, Mrs. Harrison Mckee, Mrs.
A. l.. Barber, Mrs A. W. Greedy, Mrs.
Robert 1. Fleming, Mrs. Joseph Paul, Mrs.
Martin Knapp, Mrs. Frank Wheaton; re-
cording secretary, Miss Eliza c. Tullock;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. James Knox
Taylor; registrar, Mrs Harry Heath; treas
urer, Mrs. Violet Blair Janin; chaplain,
One Of the principal features Of the ses-
sion Saturday afternoon was the presenta-
ton Of prizes to the successful competi-
tors in the prize essay contest, which was
open to 500 children throughout the coun-
try. There were three prizes-$20, $40 ana
50, respectvely-and all the winners were
residents of Washington. The subject of
the essays was Patriotism"
The report Of the prize essay committee
was submitted by Mrs. A. Howard Clark,
the chairman. The first prize of $50 was
awarded to Chester M. Clark, aged seven
teen years, a member of the Red, White
and Blue Chapter Of this CITY, Miss Agnes
McGrew Balloch, aged thirteen, a member
given the second prize Of SO, and the third
prize was awarded to Master Wilbur War
rem johnson. who was formerly member
of the Trenton-Princeton Society of this
city.
The death Of Master Wilbur Johnson the
winner of the third prize, occurred about
six weeks ago in this city. He was former
~ pupil at the Central High School and
during the vacation of 1901 while on a trip
to England he was granted an interview
with the King and Queen Of England. Be-
fore his death, it is stated, he requested
that should his essay win one OF the prizes
the money should be given to the monument
fund of the prisonship martyrs of New
York.
Prize Essays Read.
Following the presentation of prizes the
winners in the competition read their pro-
auctions, that of Wilbur Johnson being
read by F. Raymond French, a former
classmate Of the dead boy
Mrs. George NJ. Sternberg, the president
Of the society, delivered her annual address
at the afternoon session, and an emblem
was presented to the delegates from New
York, the banner state of the society in
point of membership.
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attending the convention are the following:
Mrs. Florence l.. B. Menges Of Saratoga
Springs, N. Y; Mrs Carrie D. M. French,
Port Chester, N. Y; Mrs. Lyman Hayden
Baldwin, Detroit. Mich; Miss Mary Isa-
bella Forsyth, New York; Miss Alice o.
Patten and Miss Mary G. Caswer Of Brock
port, N. Y: Mrs. Walter H. Weed and Miss
Eleanor H. Weed of Butte, Mont; Miss
Clara Wishart, Ptttsburg; Mrs. Charles E.
Iongley of Providence, r. T.; Miss Sue G.
Hickey, Miss Adelaide c. Quisenberry, Mrs.
Emily NJ. Johnson: Miss Madeline S. CAL
laghan and Mrs Cornelia L. Lloyd of this
city,