Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16
D. A. R. CONGRESS NOTES
MEMBERS IN CITY AND WHAT
THEY ARE DOING

Mrs. Donald Mclean, regent of New York
Chapter, d. A. r., and candidate for
president general of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, is at the Shoreham.
Mrs. Mclean deplores the suggestions of a
bitter" contest for the highest office In the
| gift of the D. A. R., and says that SO far
as she is concerned there is no bitterness.
She considers that any Daughter under the
constitution of the society has right to
aspire to the highest Office in it, and she is
/ exercising that privilege exactly as others
have She says she is for peace and har-
mony, and she will advise all her friends to
work for the same ends
| Mrs. Fairbanks was standing in the midst
of lot of friends yesterday and some one
| asked: who you going to vote for?''
| OF course there is but one office thought of,
| so it was understood what office was meant,
and quick as a flash she replied; Andrew
Jackson"
Hes dead!' said some one laughingly
"Oh, my! What shall / do? I'm all at
sea again." Mrs. Fairbanks replied as she
lodged back into the board room and that
is all anybody really knows about how Mrs
Fairbanks will vote.
Inc programs are real beauties. They are
printed on heavy glazed white paper, with
Continental Hall in soft brown, the letter.
ing in raised gold, and a gracefully twined
palm in bright green twisted around the
design.
Mrs. Robert Parke of Georgia, who was
reported unable to attend the congress, has
arrived and will be able to act as chairman
of pages. She will be assisted in her pleas
ant duties by Mrs. Harvey Weed.
The national board today named Mrs
Adams of Oklahoma vice regent for that
territory, and she will have vote in the
congress.
Mrs. Walter Harvey Weed is said to be
the youngest woman ever elected to MEM
bership on the national board. She is vice
president general for Montana.
Mrs. Mary Wood Swift, president of the
National Council of Women and state re-
gent OF the ID. A. r. Of California, is in
clined To laugh at the hue and cry for
'parliamentarians'' to rule the Daughters
congress-
Parliamentary law, so far as 1 know
anything about it. she declares, lis SIM
ply the exercise of common sense and de-
termination to do justice to all concerned"
There is lamentation over the lack of So
cial functions during the week of the con-
tinentel congress. Mrs Fairbanks usually
gives reception and tea; Mrs. Roosevelt
has always given the Daughters special
attention in the way of a reception, and
there are many others who have enter
tanned In honor of individuals or all of
the Daughters. This week there is not q
single really society affair afoot The
fact that 1t is holy week accounts for it,
The daughters can transact business such
as is necessary, but they will not do more
They console themselves that the century
will be old before their continental con-
gress is against mussed up with Easter
coming right on the heels of the annlver-
sary OF the battle of Lexington.
Thursday afternoon. April 20, the League
OF American Pen Women will keep open
house from = to 9 O'Clock at their head
quarters, S01 18th street. in honor of visit
ing frieads and members among the d.
A. RS. A cordial invitation is also ex-
tended to resident members and their
friends.
Mrs. Devin viii not be at home at 'sThe
Gloucester" the Goth instant. but will a.