The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18
Found in Washington's
 Coat of Arms,
DISCOVERY OF MIR. HowELLS
Annual Congress of the D. A. R.
 in Washington.
Mrs. Donald Mclean, the President General. Makes Her Report and Declares That the East is
 Self Centered.

Washington, April 17.-Mrs. Donald Mclean, President General of the Daughters of the American Revolu- ton, called the second days meeting of that organizations national con- gress to order today in Continental Memorial hall with more than 1000 membe%s of the order in attendance.
 Rev. Cotton Smith, pastor of St. Johns Episcopal church, of this city, pronounced the invocation.
 After the singing of the star Span gled Banner" by Mrs. Bertha Lincoln Eustis of Dubuque, Iowa, Mrs. Mclean made a brief address of welcome to delegates who were late in arriving She spoke of the recent visit of How Ills, the novelist. to the Washington an- cestrai home in England. After his visit, he said he found in the Wash ington coat of arms, the essential feat ures of the star spangled banner. This coat of arms, he said. was the chrysa- lis from which burst that radiant but terf1y, the American national emblem.
 Mrs. Robert M. Park, Vice President General from Georgia, was called to the chair while Mrs. Mclean made her annual report. The President General reviewed her wide travel for the year and declared that by visiting the West and South, she had acquainted herself with the needs of all parts of the Unit ed States and discovered anew how self-centered the East Is.
 At present, she said, 75 per cent of the society dues is used in defraying expenses. She said she believed the expenses to be excessive and she Is exerting every influence to reduce them.
 Mrs. Charlotte Emerson Main of the District of Columbia. Vice President General in charge of the organiza- ton, made her annual report showing the admitted membership of the order to be 56,o2s.
 New Members of Order.
 The register-general, Eleanor M. Jamison, reported that 4.34s members have been admitted to the order since April, 1905.
 Mrs. Tunis C. Hamlin, of the District of Columbia, Chaplain General of the order, made report urging that ef- forts be made to banish the octopus, Mormonism, from American life. and to assist Southern sisters in uplifting the negroes.
 Miss Mary Desha of Kentucky, Re- cording Secretary General, read a re- port of a special committee which has investigated the election of Mrs. Me Cracken and Mrs. W. H. Weed. the State Regent and State Vice. Regent. respectively, or Montana. The report finds in favor of the Montana ladies. It was referred to a standing committee which will report to the General Con- gress Friday.
 The report of the Treasurer Gen. eral. Mrs. M. F. s. Davis of the Dis trict of Columbia. showed that the to- tai permanent or building fund has ag- gregated $79,s76, and the total amount available for present use is $39.743. For special building features, s13,612 is held in trust.
 The current fund for the year is $b4,- 255 and s30.933 was on hand from last year, making A total in the fund of $S5,1S9. The total expenses for the year were s40.ss3. and $15,000 was transferred from the current to the building fund. leaving $29,3 on hand in the current fund
 An invitation to attend a reception at the home of Mrs. Fairbanks. wife of the Vice President, Wednesday after noon, was accepted with applause for the former President General of the order.
 Tonight the convention received re- ports of State Regents. of which a large number were submitted. Some of the State organizations elected off cers. The Chapters of Pennsylvania, Ohio and Texas reelected their present officers.