Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-22
ITS CLOSING SESSION
Beginning of Last Day of D.
A. R. Congress.
LIBERAL DONATION
MRS. McLEAN'S CHAPTER GIVES
1900 TO MEMORIAL HALL.
Election of State Regents and Vice
Regents Confirmed Today-Ha1
Chairman Named.

The Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton were slow in gathering this morning,
and they were tired and worn with the la
bors of the week, and showed it as they
gathered nstlessly in Continental Memorial
Hall, on 18th street northwest, in the clos
ing session of the fourteenth continental
congress, which it is now thought will ex-
tend well into the night, with brief recess
for dinner this evening.
Shortly after the gavel fell it was an
nounced that the president general-elect,
Mrs Donald Mclean, was in the hall. Mrs.
Fairbanks asked that the order of bust
ness, which was routine, be suspended that
the congress might greet Mrs. Mclean with
hOnorS
aisle she was greeted with tremendous APP
plause, which amounted to an ovation, as
she assembled the steps to the platform
She was escorted to the platform by the
pages of the congress, two of whom bore
between them immense star of laurel
and bride roses. Mrs. Mclean was greeted
by the president general, who then intro
duced her to the congress. Mrs. Mclean
made pretty little speech of greeting, and
then turning to Mrs. Fairbanks, presented
to her the great floral star, the star of
love and peace she said, which was to
carry he1 love to her beloved daughters and
Mrs. Fairbanks accepted the star with a
graceful speech, and was turning to the
congress again when Mrs Mclean inter
rupted.
Madame President General" she said,
Il have the honor to present a more prac-
teal Offering. and this time to Memorial.
Continental Hall fund. 1t is pledge from
Mrs James H. Ald-ich of New York Chap
ter to give $1,000 to Continental Memorial
Hall fund
The uproar of applause had scarcely died
away when Mrs. Mclean laid in Mrs.
Fairbanks hand check for 500 from MRS.
Robinson of New York Chapter and there
was more applause. Then Mrs. Mclean
handed Mrs. Fairbanks another check,
which bore the name of Mrs. James Ran
dali of New York Chapter, and was also
for $1O0, which was also greeted with APP
plause. During the morning Mrs. Mclean
presented other checks, amounting in all
to over $1,000, all of which the president
general accepted with thanks in the name
of the continental hall committee.
Chairman of Hall Committee.
Mrs Murphy, state regent of Ohio, was
recognized to make a motion that the con-
gress elect Mrs Donald Mclean chairman
of the continental memorial hall commit
tee. This caused burst of applause, and
the question was speedily put by the pres
ident general and carried.
Somebody asked if it was not the priv
chairman of this important committee.
Mrs Fairbanks at once declared that
the chairman should be elected, as me
congress elected all its other officers. She
then called the names of the former chair
men of the committee and paid high COM
pliment to them and to their associates
upon the committee. She was proud of
the fact, she said, that she had been chair
man of the Continental Memorial Hall
committee when the lot for the beautiful
hall was selected in 1903 and forty-eight
of the fifty-one members of the committee
had come at her call. she said, to assist
her in the selection left to them by the
congress.
we don't care who comes after us-we
laid the foundation" she declared, proudly,
amid great applause.
Mrs Draper of the District rose to ask
the privilege of making a statement. She
said that formerly the chairman of this
Continental Memorial Hall committee had
been appointed. When Mrs. Manning be
came president general she desired to be
made chairman of -the committee, so the
congress elected her. The congress elected
Mrs. Fairbanks when she became president
general. and that is the custom.
Mrs Walker of Illinois said all honor to
the women who laid the foundation, and all
honor too, to those who shall complete the
splendid work.
1t is understood that there is but one
representative in the congress from Mon
tana and that she cannot elect the state
and vice state regent.
Mrs Amos Draper asked that this go
over for the board of management to pass
upon the legality of the election for Mon
tana, which was so ordered.
Regents and Vice Regents.
The following We're elected by the various
state delegations, the first-named in each
instance being the regent:
Alabama-Mrs. j. Morgan Smith and Mrs.
A. p Mcclellan