Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-16
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Continental Congress to Be
Preceded by Social Function.
PROGRAM RED
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN
REVOLUTION TO MEET.
Proposed Amendment to the Constitu-
ton to Permit Reelection Of
President General.
PROGRAM PREPARED

! President General.
| The Daughters of the American Revolu-
| ton will open the festivities OF their con-
| tinental congress Saturday evening. me
Manor House Chapter, Mrs. M. A. Balm
| ger, regent, will hold a reception at the
Riggs House In honor Of Washington
| birthday anniversary, which will be attend
| ed by all the members of the organization
| then In Washington. AS the. congress
| proper opens on Monday, February Is, II
| Is probable that the guests will number
| many hundreds.
| Mrs Cornelia Cole Fairbanks. president
| general of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, and Mrs. Ballinger, regent OF
| Manor House Chapter, have arranged
| program for Saturday evening, the princl-
pal actors in which will be the Minute Men,
| Col NJ. A. Winter, commanding, they nav
| ing accepted the invitation to assist in the
patriotic ceremonies of the evening.
The principal feature of the evening VIII
| be an address on George Washington by
Representative Albert ]. Hopkins, senator
| elect of Illinois Other features of the pro-
/ gram will be quartet singing by Minute
Men. solo by F. ]. Woodman piano solo
| by Lieut. E. T. PAUL, recitation by Miss
| A. NJ Fauntleroy and a talk by Col:
| Thomas H. Mckee on "Gleanings ana
| Glimpses of Patriotism" Very interesting
| features of the program will be the story
| of how Martha Washington's portrait came
| to be on the postage stamps, to be related
| by Assistant Postmaster General EdWaro
| C. Madden, and Sergt N. r. Wood, orni-
| biologist of the National Museum, IN MS
| limitations of birds and animals.
| The exercises will be opened by intro
| ductory remarks from Col. Campbell, VINO
| will be chairman of the meeting. Inc IN
| vocation will be pronounced by chaplain
| De Reimer.
! The president general Of the Daughters
| of the American Revolution has accepted
| the offer of the Minute Men to furnish
guard of honor during the six days session
| of the continental congress, ana detan OF
! eight Minute Men In full uniform Will be on
| duty throughout the week.
| At the fag-raising exercises of Monday
! when the Daughters Of the American ReYo-
luton will dedicate the ground on which
| the Continental Memorial Hall Is to stand,
! the Minute Men will act as escort to the
president general and staff, and again In
| the evening, when, by invitation Of The
librarian of Congress, the members of the
| continental congress will go in a body to
| view that magnificent building.
| The Congress Program.
The program for the twelfth continental
| congress Of the National Society of the
| Daughters Of the American Revolution,
which will be held in the Grand Opera
House from February % to %, inclusive.
was received Saturday. 1t is very hand
some affair." bound in the society colors,
blue and white, with the emblem of the
D. A. R., the distaff and wheel embossed in
| artistic fashion on the outside cover.
| There will be two sessions daily, one
from 10 o'clock am. until 4:3O o clock pm.
| with recess from / to o'clock, the other
| at O. clock pm. None but members of the
congress will be admitted to the floor. The
| honorary and ex-offlcers will occupy boxes
Roll call will be answered by state re-
| gents for their delegations, the chapter re-
| gents responding for their own chapters
| and representations
| The headquarters of the national society,"
| 9O2 F street, will be open from o clock
am. to 6 o'clock pm from Monday, Feb-
| ruary %, to Saturday, February %, fnclu-
| sive, for the convenience of visiting Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution.
| Other Features.
The program for Monday, February q, Is
as follows:
| Ten O clock a. m, congress called to order
| by the president general, Mrs. Charles w.
| Fairbanks; prayer by the chaplain general
| and the congress; music, 1.-THE Star Span
/ gled Banner" address Of welcome by the
| president general; response by Mrs. Mary
Phelps Montgomery; report Of credential
| committee; roll call; report Of the program
committee: consideration Of amendments.
| The congress will take recess at 4
! o'clock pm. for the ceremony Of raising,
| on the site of the Memorial Continental
| Hail. 18th and D streets, the flag which has
been presented by the Sons Of the American
Revolution of the District of Columbia to
| the National Society, Daughters of the
! American Revolution. There will be no ses-
| sion Monday evening.
| Tuesday, at 10 o'clock am, the congress
will be called to order by the president gen
eral. There will be prayer by the chaplain
| general, followed by music and reading OF
| the minutes. Announcement will then be
| made of the committee on the recommended
| tons of national officers. Reports of ma
tional officers will be presented follows:
| The vice president general in charge of Or
| ganZation of chapters, the recording Sec
| rotary general, the corresponding secretary
| general, the registrar general, the treasurer
| general followed by the report Of the audit
| ing committee; the historian general, the
| assistant historian general, the librarian
| general, presentation Of the reports of state
| regents Qimted to three minutes). The
| congress will take recess at O'Clock p.m
| 50 that the state delegations may meet for
| the election Of their state and state vice
| regents.
| Wednesday-At 10 o'clock a. m. the con-
| gress will be called to order by the president
| general. The chaplain general will lead in
| prayer, followed by music.
| Reports of standing committees will be
| made as follows: Memorial Continental Hail.
| supervisory. Franco-American. the commit
| tee to report to Smithsonian Institution
| relics, ANdllOUdl University, TO
| prevent The dissertation Of the United States
flag and ways and means. The report Of
the editor of the American Monthly Maya
! zine. Mrs. Elroy Avery, will then be read,
| to be followed by the report Of the busi-
ness manager of the American Monthly
Magazine. and the report of the magazine
| committee.
| Thursday-The congress will meet at 10
| o'clock a. m, and after the routine prelimi-
| naries the announcement Of the election of
| state regents will be made. The nominal
| tons for national officers, editor Of the
American Monthly Magazine and business
| manager Of the American Monthly Maya
| zine will then be made and balloting will
| follow Immediately. Report Of the commit
| tee on the recommendations of national off,
GERS will be submitted during the balloting
and consideration Of the lineage book will
| follow.
The congress will meet at 10 o'clock a m
| Friday and Saturday and continue in ses-
sion both days at the will Of the congress-
The result Of the elections will be an
nounced Friday afternoon, and the unfln-
ished and new business will occupy the re-
mainder of the sessions Of the last two
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