Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15
WILL GIVE RECEPTION
LOCAL CHAPTERS, D. A. R., TO
HONOR PRESIDENT GENERAL.
Additions to Memorial Hall and James
town Committees, Respectively
Report Causes Indignation.

Mrs. Mclean. president general of the
Daughters of the American Revolution, has
added 10 the membership of the Continental
Hall committee Miss Virginia Dade, acting
regent of Potomac Chapter, D. A. R., of
the District of Columbia. Miss Dade was
advanced to this responsible Office in her
chapter Friday evening, when Mrs. Mer
win, regent, resigned. Mrs. Mclean is con-
sidering the ACCESSIBILITY of adding all the
state regents to the jamestown committee.
and it is thought probable this will be done.
The Daughters of the District are pre-
pairing to give Mrs. Mclean a reception on
her return to Washington for the winter.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, regent of the
District, has the matter in hand, and is re-
celVing support from the eighteen local
chapters. The reception will be held at the
Arlington Hotel the evening of December 6.
Mrs. Amos Draper, who has been acting
as personal secretary for Mrs Mclean, and
VINO was her lieutenant in the campaign of
last April, has at her own urgent request
been relieved from duty, and Miss Agnes
Jerrold succeeds her. Mrs. Draper who Is
also past treasurer general of the national
society, is going north to take a rest and
visit her daughter, Mrs. Jay Cook Howard.
Mrs. Draper says that she is going to hunt
bear near her daughters Duluth home in
Minnesota She will be away about three
months.
Daughters Indignant.
The Daughters are very indignant at the
statement that "one little old SO check" is
all that came of their request for Memorial
Hall contributions on the fifteenth anniver-
saryi of the organiza ton of the society. In
stead of this sum, it is stated at headquar-
tiers that the contributions received will
aggregate good deal nearer 50 500 when
all the chapters are heard from. Most of
oh f,o II
no meetings during the heated term, and
their first meeting of the autumn season
could not be held till the first week in Oc-
tober. This would make the contributions
begin to come in in force about the last of
this month, but $7O0 in cash is now on
hand, with the larger sum in sight
The National Society has now about $40
ooo TO go on with the building contract. A
great big question faces the Continental
Memorial Hall committee On trying their
hall last April 1T was found that the gal
leries were not all satisfactory, and the
shape of the auditorium is displeasing to
an. Inc congress voted to refer the mat
ter of changes back to the architects They
have considered the matter made their
suggestions, and this serious question will
be considered and discussed at the meeting
OF the committee in November, when it is
hoped that there will be full attendance
and the final disposition of several uues-
tlons made. 1t is probable that no new
contracts Will be let until the matter of the
change of the auditorium is settled.
Mrs Mclean. president general, will go
to Ohio from Reading, Pa, to attend the
state conference there, which meets this
week She will then go to Chicago where
she will be the recipient Of many hospttali-
les, and then down to Bloomington. Ill.
where she will be the guest of Mrs. Mat
thew Scott, sister of Past President Cen
eral Mrs. Letitia Green Stevenson, and be
the guest of honor at a reception by Letitia
6reen stevenson Chapter. Mrs Mclean
VIII visit two or three other state confer
ences and then go to her home in New York
Tor day or two, ito get acquainted with
her family, she says, returning to WASH
lngton for the meeting of the national board
November l.
Cause of Rejoicing.
The Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton are much rejoiced at the discovery and
thorough Authorization of the table on
which the articles of capitulation were
signed by Lord CORVALLIS This table is
owned by Baltimore parties, and the
daughters have strong hopes of being able
to secure 1t. committee of prominent
daughters Will be appointed to look into
the matter and see what can be done to-
ward securing this relic for their memorial
hall. A large number of very precious rel
les, In the shape of furniture and pictures.
nave also been offered the Daughters. and
they are now negotiating with the present