Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-11

and anoihr Endorsing the plans OF the Dis
trict Commissioners for Fairgrounds fos
children. IL IS stated that this IL The first
tiire IN the history OF the District organi-
zation the Daughters have taken Up any
matters not directly connected with the So
ctety Itself. but II was felt that this was
such meritorfous work and directly In
the line OF teaching patriotic citizenship
that the II. A. r. would be doing their iagit-
innate work In recognizing and indondng tho
demand for both
IL was announced that the president gen
eral. Mrs. Donald Mclean. would dispense
with tho pariamentsrtsn at the coming
congress I his VIII be the first time in the
history Of the national society that the pre-
sioing ofncer has not been backed by such
an assistant. When Mrs. Letitia Green Ste
venson was president general she had tho
services OF the paritamcn,arian OF tho
IN, ui,.'ea states Senate. Another time for
mer pariiamentarian OF the House acted
In that capacity at the Daughters congress.
Af.er tAat the pariiamentarian was a lady
ana several able ones have acted In that
This decision not TO be botheres w.,b
parlamentarian Will leave the congress fr,.
10 deal directly with the president Sencrai
ana IL VIII Know that when she makes a
ruling IL VIII have TO stand. The District
members express themselves as delighted
with this arrangement.
No Souvenirs in Corridor.
Another ruling OF the president general
IS that no souvenirs except those handled
by the Daughters themselves will be sold
at continental congresses. and even these
will be or In 4 side room. The lobby VIII
be kept clear. 4 good deal of the time OF
the conference was taken up with discus
sion OF the matter Of serving lunch during
the meeting OF the congress. The hall be-
ing some distance from eating houses u
was desired to make better arrangements.
1t was finally decided 10 leave the matter
In the hands OF Mrs. Sarah T. Guss and
committee to be appointed later.
The matter OF holding a parliamentary
drill just preceding the congress was dis
cussed quite fully and 1t decided to
hold such drill. Miss Nannette Paul, a
graduate of the Washington College OF
Law. will conduct the class. There Will
probably be three evenings devoted to THIS
study. and the course will be free 70 all
Corners, the time and place to be decided
later.
The District regent announced that under
the constitution of the District the annual
conference will be held April ,. in the white
parlor of the Ebbitt House. beginning at
1890 in the morning. There VIII be two
The District officers and regents present
were:
Chapters Represented.
District officers-state regent. Mrs. Ellen
Spencer Mussey: vice regent Mrs. Howard
L. Hodgkins: recording secretary. Miss
Mary r Wilcox; corresponding secretary.
Mrs Mary Lawrence Martin; treasurer.
Miss Mabel Louise White; chaplain. Mrs.
n e. De Riemer; ex-regent Mrs Chariotts
L. Main.
District and chapter officers: American
Regent. Mrs p Miller Stocking; secretary,
Mrs e. T. Morris. Army and Maybe
gent Mrs. George NJ. Sternberg; secretary
Mrs r. c. Dubois. Columbia-Regent. Mrs.
Swormstedt: secretary, Miss Connie Iall.
Consttution-Regent. Miss Elizabeth l..
Pierce; secretary. Miss Martha Allison.
ContinentaI-Regent. Mrs. Beach; secretary,
Mrs. Florence Carmody. Dolly Madison
Regent, Mrs. Job Barnard; secretary. Mrs.
Adele b. Thompson. Elizabeth Jackson
Regent. Mrs. Mary c. Wysong; secretary.
Miss Sofie Clark Katherine Montgomery
Regent, Miss Fannie Matthews. Lucy Hoi-
comb-Resent Mrs. John Paul Earnest; sec
rotary Miss Anna 8. Hazelton. Manor
House-Regent. Mrs. Minnie f. Ballinger:
secretary, Mrs. Marie s. Taylor. Martha
washington-Regent Mrs III. p. Gerald;
secretary, Mrs. Millsaps Mary Washing
ton-Regent, Mrs. Kate X. Henry; secre-
tary, Miss Peacock. Mary Bartlett-Regent.
Mrs Amos c. Draper; secretary, Mrs. Q. q.
Bryan. Potomac-Regent, Mrs. Thomas
johnson; secretary. Mrs. Julia washington
Harbaugh. Thirteen Colonies-Regent, Mrs
Lillian Bike Roome; secretary. Mrs. Mosher.
Continental Dames-Regent, Mrs. Harry I.
Guss: secretary, Mrs. Bates Warren Sarah
Franklin-Mrs C. d. Merwin. Capt. Molly
Pitcher-Mrs, Cove.