The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-04-16
The Continental Chapter
Host of Big Gathering
at Ebbitt House.
MORTGAGE IS POSTPONED
Too Few of National Board
to Take Action-Meet-
ings Begin Tomorrow.

| At 10 o'clock tomorrow morning the
Fourteenth Congress OF the National So
ciety OF the Daughters of the American
Revolution will go into session. The
gavel Of President General Fairbanks
will fall, and from then until Saturday
the delegates TO the congress Will occupy
the attention OF the National Capital
From every corner of the United
States representative women are gath
cred together to carry on the work Of
ccmmemoration of the heroes who gave
their all to found the great Republic OF
the Western Hemisphere. and all Wash
ington will accord them the same
hearty welcome that mas been theirs for
the past thirteen years.
For the first time IN the history of the
National organization the Daughters
viii have home of their own. Here
tofore they have held their congresses
in hired halls and theaters, but tomor-
row morning they will assemble il Con-
tinentai Hall, on Seventeenth street. the
corner store Of which was laid last
year, and with proper exercises will ded-
icate II.
The Program.
Tomorrow Afternoon will be given
over to the regular work of the Con-
gress ard Tuesday nominations for off,
GERS will be received. The great occa-
sion viii be on Wednesday, when the
elections Will take place. Great inter-
est is being taken by the delegates and
their aIternates in the choice OF officers.
and three candidates are in the field for
the greatest position in the gift of the
national organization, that Of president
general
These candidates are Mrs. Donald Nc
Lean, Mrs George M. Sternberg. and
Mrs. Charles Warren 1ippitt. The
many Daughters who are already in the
city have shown more interest in poll
tics than in anything else, and have
been busy night and day rounding up
delegates for their favorites. On Thurs
day the results of the balloting viii be
announced.
In pursuance Of resolution passed at
last years session Of the congress. there
win be no meeting OF the congress on
Good Friday.
There were several meetings of COM
mittees and cha 5ters yesterday and last
night The national board of manage
ment held two meetings; the Continen-
tai Chapter held a social meeting at the
Ebbitt last night, and DIR. Anita New
combe MCGEE gave a lecture on Japan
at the New Willard for the benefit OF
the Continental Hall fund
Mortgage Goes Over.
In the absence of sufficient number
TO vote. the national board of manage
ment was forced to adjourn again yes
terday afternoon, without taking action
on the proposition to mortgage the Con-
tinentaI Hall for s100. 600 to carry ON the
work of building.
Under the laws of the organization
two-thirds vote of the board is nee
essary to carry the proposition, and
when the board came together for the
second time yesterday in the hope OF
deciding the question 1t was found that
the requisite number was not present
The matter was left unacted upon, and
will be taken up again this week
Whether it will go TO the new board
of management, which will be elected
during the session of the Congress. or
whether the present board will take
final action before retiring no one seems
| to know Great secrecy attends the
meetings of the board, and only the
members themselves know what they
do or intend TO de-
At the meeting yesterday afternoon
Mrs. r. c.. Adams was elected State
regent of Indian Territory
Annual Gathering.
The red parlor OF the Ebbitt House
! WIS the scene last night of the annual
social gathering of the Continental
| Chapter of the D. A R., which was
.;t cjax St
night, and a large number of Daughters
ard their friends came to congratulate
the members of the chapter on its
| eleventh. anniversary.
! Mrs. Beach, vice regent of the chap
| ter, presided. The guest of honor was
Mrs Donald Mclean. one of the candi-
dates for president general, who made
short address Mrs. Mclean did not
touch on business. but spoke in glowing
terms of the great benefit Continental
would be to the national society and
upcn the wonderful work that had been
done by the Daughters throughout the
country in collecting the building fund.
| After welcoming the guests. Mrs.
Beach told how the membership of the
! Continental Chapter had grown from
eleven to eighty since its organization.
The 18th of April" said Mrs. Beach,
| lis always set aside for social gath
ering of the chapter and its friends. in
.cmmemoration of the day Of the chap
ter's foundation"
Last nights program consisted Of
humorous readings, and reeitations, ana
several vocal numbers. Refreshments
were served at half past 10 and it was
much later when the last guest depart
ed.
Children's Meeting.
The annual convention of the Children
of the American Revolution will open
at o'clock this afternoon when a pub
lie patriotic service will be held in the