Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-16
LISTENS TO REPORTS
D. A. R. Congress Has a Busy
Session Today.
BUT TWO RIPPLES MANIFEST
Not Sufficient, However, to Disturb
Harmonious Relations.
COMMITTEE NAMED BY CHAIR
Social Function Last Night in Honor
of the Delegates-Notes and
Incidents.


surface in the session today of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution, but they
were not regarded as of much moment.
The flag remained ahoat, however, and
hundreds of tiny emblems fiuttered inside
the hall. adding much to the beauty of the
scene, the president general, in brown
panne velvet, carrying bouquets of sweet
peas, of roses, of mignonette and carna-
tons. four in all, entered Continental Me-
mortal Hall, at 18th and ID streets north
west. Two minutes later she called the
Congress TO order at exactly 1890 o'clock.
One OF the rippes referred to was caused
by what might be called in some orders
INSTRUMENTATION on the part of the treas
urer general In announcing when she was
called upon in regular order that she had
no report to make. This caused surprise
to the president general and CONSERVATION
i'll the congress. The other incident was
when one OF the District insurgents APP
pedled from a decision of the president gen.
eral
After prayer by Mrs. Teuns Hamlin,
chaplain general, and the singing of Co
lumbia, the Gem of the Ocean, with Prof.
Percy Foster as precentor and Mrs. Alfre
Franklin Smith OF Missouri s. SoloiSt, the
congress got down to regular business,
which was the reading of the reports of the
national officers, preceded by the reading of
the secretIrys report.
This report provoked some comment. Miss
Elizabeth Pierce, recording secretary gen
eral in reading the IeCoTi of the previous
days work omitted certain Incidents which
Mrs. Balinger OF the District thought
should he Included. The resident general
ruled that the incidents LA / no place in the
record and Mrs. Bailinger appealed from
the ruling OF the pre- ideIt general. The
congress sustained the president general
and the incident was declared to be closed.
The presiden; general, chairman of
the national board of mana cement, stated
that she had only a brief report to make,
having told Of so much of her work in her
address of welcome. She said che had pre-
sided over every meeting of the national
board of management, and also over all the
meetings of the Continental Memorial Hall
committee, of which she is also chairman.
she had also met with and presided over all
Other committees, as required by the con-
stituiion.
The report OF the president general was
greeted with rounds of applause.
The first report read of considerable
Importance TO the members, because 1t
shows how the society has prospered in
numbers and chapters during the year. 1t
was presented by the vice president general
in charge OF organizations Mrs. Charlotte
Emerson Main.
The Annual Reports.
Mrs. Tcunis IIamlin. plain general, in
her report urged that greater efforts ne
ences 20 the Indians. negroes Mormons and
Mexicans and relieve conditions which she
called deplorable in many parts of the
country.
Are you preparing to show your love of
country" she asked, by organizing to
reach and help these conditions? You know
the first thing that our immigrant fore
fathers did when they stepped on shore
was 10 pray and pray they continued to do
The plOughshare and prayer, the rifle and
cannon and prayer, always teaching that
righteousness eNalteth nation"
Mrs j. Stewart Jameson, registrar gen
eral, reported the statistics for the year
ended March 81. 1897, as follows: Members
admitted. 4.G53, supplemental papers veri-
fed, l.GE: letters written. 4..2n; permits
for insignia issued. 2.aI: permits for an
cestral bars issued l16; permits for recog-
milton pin issued. Lea; certificates OF mem
bcrship issued. 2t@S;.
Mrs. Jameson said a card catalogue is
being compiled Ot every revolutionary sol
der Who applied for 9 pension, or whose
heirs made such application. On each card
are noted his places Of residence. all dates in
connection with his life, the names of his
wife and children, the details of his serv-
ice, the names of men who served with him
everything. in fact, which would help to
identity the man.
Historical Data.
1.-The historical work OF the organization
during the last year was reviewed by Mrs
Deliver historian general. She said two
lineage books. volumes ~ and ~. have
been compiled and published and are here
for distribution TO each chapter. There have
also been printed several pages contain
ing errata, which were ordered by the ma
tional board, it seemed wise and neces-
sary at this point to correct all mistakes
which had appeared in any of the former
compilations. As the work upon these