Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21
END OF THE CONGRESS
Daughters of American Revo-
luton Adjourn.
SURPRISES WERE IN ORDER
President General Recipient Of Tokens
of Esteem.
BANQUET GIVEN LAST EVENING
Additional Reports Submitted
Thanks for Almost Everybody
Singing of ''Star-Spangled Banner"
BANQUET GIVEN LAST EVENING

The sixteenth continental congress OF
| the Daughters of the American Revolution
| adjourned yesterday afternoon at 4:5(
| o'clock. The termination was so sudden
| that when the gavel fell and the president
| general declared the congress adjourned
| sine die the delegates could scarcely be-
| lieve it. 1t is said that in all the fifteen
| previous congresses IL o'clock Saturday
found the Daughters legislating and the
| work only half done. Most of yesterday
| afternoon was given over to a love feast
| The real business of the congress was
| ended by o'clock
The closing hours marked a great sur
| prise for Mrs. Mclean who has won
| golden opinions from the congress for her
fairness and her good-nature. The vice
! presidents general presented the president
| general with beautiful silver chalice A
loving cup. an exact replica of the cup
| presented to Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Long
| worth by the Ohio delegation in Congress
| OF silver, eighteen inches high was pre-
| sented with the love and best wishes of
| the sixteenth continental congress-"
me congress was about to adjourn Mrs
ration, vice president general for Pennsyl-
Nanfa. had made the motion and the presi
| dent general. having heard n faint second
mad raised her gavel to make the declara-
| ton, when a little woman rushed down the
| man aisle. and Mrs. Patton frantically
waved her hands 1T the president general
ana moved to lay her motion to adjourn on
| the table. There was chorus of seconds
| from the congress, and the president ZEN
erai lowered the f;avel, but before she could
ask the reason for the change Mrs Kath-
| arine Livingston Eagan. honorary vice pres
| ident general for Florida was standing at
| her side, and. holding up to view the great
| loving cup presented it to Mrs. Mclean in
the name of the congress over which she
| had presided.
The enthusiasm of the congress was ex-
| pressed by cheers and hand clappng as the
president general. bowling and smiling
Rugged the huge silver chalice in her arms
When the applause would permit Mrs. Nc
Lean accepted the gift
The congress spent an hour ,n thanking
almost everybody. The ianitor. the police
men. the pretty girl pages. all the commit
tees came in for their share of the thanks
and congratulations.
Mrs. Mclean unfurled the flag presented
by Col. Mcdowell who is alleged to have
suggested the founding of the society. The
flag is of white silk with the Stars and
Stripes in the center. great many of the
daughters expressed themselves as not
caring TO see the flag made subservient to
a flag of truce. which the peace flag"
looks to be-
After singing 1.-THE Star spangled Ban
ner," with bcnediction, the congress ad-
journed.
y banquet rendered the president
general at the New Willard last evening.
the leaders in the matter being Mrs. Patton
of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Terry of New York
and Mrs Eagan of Florida. There were
100 ladies seated at the long table in the
green restaurant. The tables We're deco
rated with flowers. and in front of the seat
of honor. occupied by Mrs. Mclean. We're
the two silver chalices.
The elegant gowns. the priceless old laces
the rare jewels worn made an attractive
picture.
There We're numerous toasts given by the
lar and ha,- had oa1In
| bers of the International Bar Associa ton
| banqueting in the adjoining room The
| British ambassador appeared at the door
| of the banquet hall and looked in on the
scene. Several of the men made little con-
gratulatory speeches to the ladies, and
| especially to the president general who
| spoke in her happiest vein at the close of
the banquet.
Names of Those Present.
Those present were: President General
Mrs. Donald Mclean. Mrs. A. A Kendall
Mrs. Matthew Y. Scott, Mrs Edward Or
| ton, jr., Mrs. Chamberlain, Mrs G. W. Pat
! terson. Mrs. l.. II. Whitney, Mrs Francis
Lobden, Mrs. Trueman Avery, Mrs. Vernon
NJ. Davis, Mrs. John Mcclure, Mrs Flor
ence Foster Jenkins, Mrs. David T. Penni-
ger, Mrs. A. B. Sayer, Mrs. Fred. l.. Smith
Mrs Howard l.. Hodgkins, Mrs Herman
Stump, MARYLAND: Mrs. Watson A Bow
ron New York; Mrs. Bertha NJ. Robbins.
Mrs Henry G. Munger. Mrs. NJ George
Ryttenberg, Mrs. Truman H. Newberry,
Mrs. Alexander E. Patton. Mrs. C. Y. A.
! Terry. Mrs. John A. Murphy. Mrs j. B.
| Foraker, Mrs. Henry S. Bowron Miss E n
ma q. Lathrop. Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey
| Mrs. Charles B. Bryan. Tennessee: Mrs
Helen X. Wishart, Pittsburg; Mrs Charles
A Creighton. Maine; Mrs; Matthias Steel
| man, Elizabeth, n. j.; Mrs. Joseph W.
Marsh, Pitts5urg; Mrs. Samuel T Kerr
| Philadelphia: Mrs. Edward Ferguson. Mil.
waukee, Wis; Mrs. E. A. Weaver, Ger
mantown, Pa; Mrs. Thomas Metcalf, Coun-
| ell Bluffs, Iowa; Mrs. Walter Kempster
! Milwaukee, Wis; Mrs. F. c. McMath, De-
| troit Mich; Mrs. Thomas Day Memphis
| Tenn: Mrs. T. ]. Latham, Memphis. Tenn
Mrs George H.. Wilson, Louisville. KY.
! Mrs. l.. Bradford Prince. Santa Fe, n NJ
Mrs. Arthur Parker, Detroit; Mrs. Rich
ard Jackson Barker, vice president
general n S d. A; r., from Rhode
vice president general, West Virginia
| Miss c. A. Baldwin. Mrs. E. W. Stoddard
Michigan; Mrs Henry II. Adams, Green
| witch, Conn; Mrs. Camden c. Dixie. Brook.
| Ign. n. Y: Mrs. S. Jarvis Adams. Pitts
burg. Pa; Mrs. Clarendon Smith, Mrs. D
b. Sperry, Mrs. 6. f. MacGrew Mrs
Charles w. IRON Mrs. Frank B. Orr. Mrs
| Parry l.. Wright. Mrs. w. w Gaar. Mrs
| Frank Tallmadge. Miss Ellen Mercum Mrs
| Elroy NJ Avery, Miss Helen Erben Mrs
| Hunter NJ. Meriwether. Missouri Mrs L
b. Swormstedt, Mrs. John Paul Earnest
Mrs. Henry C. Jackson Mrs William Eu-
| gene Stanley, Mrs. Thomas b. Tomb, Mrs
Frank Harbeson. Mrs. Edward A ogden
Mrs. Charles II. Penney, Mrs. F. G. Perry
| Mrs. J. E. Palmer, Maine: Mrs. Samue
| A. Ammon Pennsylvania; Mrs. !. w. Ball
Miss Willie Richie. Miss Bessie Mclean
| Mrs Gray, Mrs. ]. Eakin Gadsby, Mrs
| Charles II Deem. V. p. G., Illinois; Mrs
| Katherine Livingston Eagan. Florida.
G. A. r. Notes.
Miss Susan Riviere Hetzel. who servet
the d. A. r. for three years regstra
| general and for two years historian
| general. has revised the first volume of tn
| lineage book according to order from
completed and will be ready for distribu
ton as soon as ii can be printed.
Mrs de y. Randolph Keim, honorary vic
| president general, is regent of the Berk
County Chapter of Reading. Pa. Tha
| chapter has subscribed a sufficient sum o
money, which is invested and drawing
| interest, with which it intends to purchas
a full chime clock to be placed in tn
vestibule of Continental Memorial Hall
| The case for the clock is being designed o
purely colonial lines 1t will be finished
and ready TO be placed in the vestibule a
soon a the vestihule Is ready to receive ii
Miss Marion III. Braiier of Boston will re
main here several days. Being without al
| alternate delegate, she has attended all tn,
| ID. A. r. sessions and on returning to Mas
| sachusetts will give, By request a repor
of the congress before few chapters no