Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-20

alterations OF the meeting were presided
over by the vice regent. Mrs c. w. Brown
After the usual routine business was trans
acted the regular program wassteken up
consisting Of the study Of the po@ers OF
Congress.
There was general discussion OF the vari.
Gus topics. which was participated in by
Mrs. ]. Ellen Foster. Rev. H. NJ Couden,
chaplain of the United States Senate; Col
w. H. Fowler of New York city and Mrs
II. B. Sperry and DIR. Adalin Portman-
During the social hour the hostess served
refreshments, assisted by Mrs. Ferguson.
Mrs. Stokes. Mrs. Torment and Miss Hun
ter. Among those present as guests were
Mrs. e. Q. De Vries. Omaha, Neb; Mrs.
Pinkney Bodell and Miss Rose Thomas OF
Virginia. Col. Fowler OF New York city.
Dr. c. w. Brown. DR.. G. NJ. Brumbaugh.
Rev. II. M. Couden, Capt. Portman, Mr..
Wood Mr.. Knowles Mr.. Arnold, Mrs C. L.
Marine. Miss Faust and Mrs. Faust.
ID. A. r. Congress Notes.
The Paul Jones matter Of Tuesday was
laid on the table. to be taken up later.
The resolution offered by Miss Williams of
virginia recited that as John Paul Jones
had his first and only home in America at
freoerlcksburg. Va, where his brother
william Is buried and from which place he
was made a lieutenant In the continental
navy. she thought the national congress OF
the Daughters of the American Revolution
shouid declare Its desire that his remains
ma sepulture In the National cemetery in
Fredericksburg and that they take steps to
secure this. She also asked the congress to
return thanks to Ambassador Horace POr-
ter for his patriotic service in finding the
remains of this wonderful and ilustrious
man. She further asked that the president
general appoint a committee of ten to pre-
sent these resolutions to the President of
the United States and the Secretaries of
state and Navy, and that a copy of the
IN A n1oc oIr,r love mn
Porter
The congress voted to send thanks to
Ambassador Porter, but the other matter
went over.
t south Carolina has sent a very interest
Ing and enthusiastic delegation to the D. A.
r. congress. among them Mrs. Fl. w. Rich
ardson. state regent: Mrs. George Nichols,
Mrs Moultrie BealtOn. state historian; Mrs.
John Bull, assistant state historian; Mrs.
y l.. Henderson, Mrs VIM. Laughlin. Miss
Moses. Mrs. Fanny JONES' Mrs. Clark Mar
Ing. Miss Willis. Mrs. w. E. Burnett, Mrs.
L. D. Childs, Mrs. J. w. Simpson, Miss
Martha Aldrich and Mrs. A. O. Smell.
Miss Lille d'Angelo Bergh, concert singer,
o! new YORK city. Is giving musicale this
AFTERNOON Tor the officers and members OF
the continental congress at the New Will
lard. "A number Of ladies prominent in the
D. A. r. and social circles will assist Miss
Bergh to receive. Distinguished musicians
Miersch. violinist. imperial concert violinist
or Berlin. solo violinist for the King of
Greece; Mr.. Melville Hensey, tenor; Mrs.
George Lamasure and Mrs. Edward j. kel-
ley at the piano.
Miss Bergh will give short talk on IA
Musical Voice in Speech" She is the direc-
tor of a large school of singing in New
York. She has the distinction of being
chevaliere of the order Of Melusine and is
the only American musician who has been
decorated in France of which order the
Emperor Of Austria is the head
Mrs. Fairbanks needs no physical culture
lessons this week, and If she doesn't have
paralysis of the gavel arm before the close
OF the fourteenth continental congress of
the Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton 1t will be because she is immune The
gavel Mrs. Fairbanks uses Is a section Of
a carabao horn and came from the Philip
pines. 1t Is mounted on stout oak handle
and tied with the colors of the d. A. r.
1t Is big enough to maui nails with and
Mrs. Fairbanks has banged the desk with it
till the corner of the table Is in splinters
and the mallet dented, though the horn is
like rock. The congress Is not unruly; it is
simply restless.
The delegates have just so much visiting
to do and they mean to do 1t. They talk
and laugh. and 1t Is only when the president
general makes a personal appeal that any
thing quiets them. Mrs. Fairbanks was
worn out with the turmoil at one time
yesterday and she sank back in her chair
and said: Now, talk! Your president gen.
erai will not go one step further with the
business of this congress until quiet is re-
stored"
For the space of thirty seconds there was
absolute quiet, and then the gavel got busy
again.