The Washington herald., 1907-04-16

president SeHeIdl.
/ Mrs. Bertha Lincoln Heustis, Of DGe /
buaue. Iowa. is attending the congress.
, She is pleasantly remembered as the i
daughter Of Col Charles p Lincoln, for
merly deputy commissioner Of pensions, |
land Is well known in muscial circles. She /
sang The Star spangied Banner at the |
/ D. y r. performance OF ION Parole"
and her charming voice was heard again
1 yesterday.
! There are any number Of beautiful /
women attending the sessions. Hundreds 4
[ Of them are dressed exQuisitely. Two OF |
the most striking looking women. perhaps, |
are Mrs Donald Macrea, jr., Of Council |
Bluffs. Iowa, and Mrs. Alexander Ennis
Patten, chairman Of the programme conf
lmittee. Mrs Macrea was attired in a tail
Iored tan colored suit yesterday. while Mrs
Patten wore black.
Tho hours of the reception at the Con-
gressional Library TO the Daughters Wed
nesday evening have been changed from
9 90 II o'clock TO $50 TO 10 o'clock. Mrs.
Mclean announced yesterday that in adj
ditlcn 20 herself and the other national
officers who would receive the members.
Henry Putnam. Librarian, would also re-
ceive with her. After the reception the
delegates will be shown the various points
of interest about the building
Several Washlngtonians retire with
this session of the congress They are
Mrs. Teunis Hsmlin. chaplain general;
Miss Elizabeth +. Pierce. recording sec
retary general Mrs J. Stewart jamie
son. registrar general; Mrs. J. p Doli-
yer. historian general; Miss Virginia NIL
Ter, corresponding secretary general; Mrs
NJ f. :. Davis. treasurer general. Mrs
Mary g. Lockwood assistant historian
general. and Miss \. Z. Solomons, libra
ri8n general
AIRS. \. $ Green. president Of the Po-
cahoutas Bell Association, who has been
attending the interesting ceremonies Of
. the casting OF the historic bell, which
- will go on the jamestown Virginia Build
. ing by the 26th Of April is now IN this
. city to attend the d. a. r. Congress.
i Mrs. Green is a charter member. Her
q souvenir story for the Ter-centennial
'.'The jamestown Maiden" gives charm
? ing and new incidents IN the love story Of
p Capt John Smith and the daughter Of
Powhatan-Pocahontas
The Elizabeth Benton Chapter. OF Mis-
souri,. is represented by Mrs. Hunter NJ
i. Merlwether. Of Kansas City. This is the
Oldest and the second largest chapter Ia
the State The special home work Of the
a chapter is 70 erect a monument TO
Thomas H. Benton for whose wife the
-, branch Is named Mrs Meriwether has
!. started the fund by gift OF $500 Mis-
souri, brings $1,000 to the congress, $3.50 of
which was contributed by the Elizabeth
Benton members. Mrs. MeriwetheT IS
!, staying at the Ebbitt House.
AIissourrs choice for vice president gen
eral is Mrs. Wallace Delaheld. Of St.
Louis. Mrs. Delsfeld is chairman OF the
committee appointed in the interest OF
the Jamestown Exposition, for the LOuisi-
Is ana Purchase States and the Lewis and
# Clark States. She is also former State
$ regent. ex-regent Of the St Louis chapter
and chairman of the historical exhibit
of the Daughters at the Louisiana Pur-
L chase Exposition and Worlds Fair. Mrs
~ Deiafeld has received the Endorsement OF
NJ the State conferences Of Missouri.
There had been some rumOTs that Mrs
o. Mclean would have opposition for re
n election, but that has faded away. and
a. her election now seems assured, possibly
By a unanimous vote.
The election OF ten vice presidents gen
D. eTal. and a secretary and treasurer gen
n eral has already developed into Nc
o. Lean and anti-McLean fight. two ticket
hit being in the field. and bulletins being is
sued from the respective headquarter
with pleasing regularity. This will b.
he the most interesting contest on the week
nd programme
a q Mrs Charlotte Emerson Main. vic
president general in charge of the organi
zation of chapters. announced yesterda.
n that the membership of the society a
a. present is .69S members. This is an in
y crease Of several thousand since the las
ne congress Last year the total nembershi
wv was IS. 02G There are 799 chapters in th
national organization and 7S6 chapter re
gents Thirteen of tine chapters are with
or out regents at the present time. TwelV
N hundred and two members are entitled [
!. a vote in the congress. OF these II
- estimated that more than one-half hav
49, already arrived.
Mrs Donald Mclean is the recipient q
of more honors. The proprietress OF Th
ss Sign of the Fox, Miss NJ. c. McKellD Ia
m designed and made new cake which sh
=. has ehristened the Mrs. Donald McLea
.p- Cake. in honor of the president general {
the Daughters of the American Revolt
ton. now in session in Washington. Tt
nd cake is a tribute TO the authors talent
ey cookery. as we'll as to Mrs Mclean. It
ia. an artistic triumph in ITS line. and PR
- sents a most inviting appearance 10 n
epicurean 4 white icing Is spread ov'
I the cake proper. and this is fairly inla
with various nut kernels and sweetmeat
Mrs. Charles il. Terry, Of New York,
one of the prominent members who
out for the nomination of one Of the vi
presidents general to be elected. Mr.
Terry is member of the governh
board Of Descendants of the Mayfiowe
of which Mrs. Russell Sage is also
member Mrs Terry and Mrs. Sage a
the only two women on the board. s
has been "a State regent for two year
and also served as State vice regent
the same number Of years. Mrs. Terry
now secretary Of the Memorial Con
mental Hall committee and is chairm
of the entertainment committee for [
sixteenth congress.
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