Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-04
D,A, R. PLANS ADOPTED
Annual Congress to Convene in
This City April Is.
RECEPTION AT WHITE HOUSE
Greetings by President and Mrs.
Roosevelt Patriots Day"
REPORTS OF OFFICERS READ
Ceremonies at Memorial Porticoes in
Front of Continental Hall We'd
nesday, the 18th Instant.
RECEPTION AT WHITE HOUSE
REPORTS OF OFFICERS READ

Arrangements for the meeting of the six
teenth continental congress of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution have been
about completed, il is stated and every
thing will be ready for the opening at 1890
am. Monday. April II, in Continental Me
mortal Hail. which has been going through
a regular houscCle ming for the momen tous
occasion. 1t is stated that the permanent
heating plant is in good running order, and
that while the building is not yet com
pleted, it is in d most comfortable cUndi-
ton. and that the Continental Memorial
Hall committee. of which the president
general is chairman, is very proud of
what has been accomplished during the
past year.
Each morning session of the congress VII
be opened with prayer by the chaplain gen.
eral Mrs Teuns Hamlin, and there will
be singing by The full congress. 1t is stated
that there will also be some hne solo sing
ing during the congress, there being several
noted soloists among the members
At the first session the president general
Mrs. Donald Mclean, will deliver the ad-
dress of welcome, and there will be brief
responses by several prominent people.
There will be two sessions a day, the sec
ond beginning at o'clock pm.
Monday evening there will be musical
reception at the New Willard, given by the
Continental Hall committee.
Business Session.
Tuesday will be given over to business en-
trely. After the opening exercises and
reading of the minutes announcement VII
be made by the president general of the
committee on the recommendations of ma
tional officers.
The reports of national officers Will then
be read as follows:
The president general chairman of the
national board OF management, Mrs. Don
aid Mclean; the vice president general in
charge Of the organization of chapters,
Mrs. Charlotte Emerson Main: the chaplain
general. Mrs Teunis 5. Hamlin: the re-
Cording secretary general, Miss Elizabeth
F Pierce, the corresponding secretary
general, Miss Virginia Miller: the registrar
general. Mrs. j. Stewart Jameson: the
treasurer general Mrs. NJ. +. s. Davis:
followed 10y report of the auditing commit
tee. the historian general. Mrs. Jonathan
l.. Dullivvr. the assistant historian general.
Mrs. Mary : Lockwood: the librarian gen
eral. Miss E,Iinc +. Solomons reports of
the editor, business manager and magazine
committee. of the American MONTHLY Maga-
zine, tn, editor. Mrs. Elroy NJ. Avery: the
business manager Miss Lillian Lockwood;
the magazine committee Mrs. Robert +.
Park. chairman.
At = o'clock pm. state meetings VIII be
held i'll various committee rooms
Ut O'Clock pm. reports OF standing
committees will he presented. as follows:
Committee ON revolutionary relics for Ne
mortal Continental Hall. Mrs. A. A. Ken
dali. chairman Committee on National
University, Mrs. Alexander Ennis Patton
chairman. Committee on preservation of
historic spots, Mrs. Matthew :. Scott.
chairman. Committee on patriotic edu-
cation Miss Ellen Mecum. chairman. Com
mittee to prevent Dissertation of faS Mrs.
Walter kempsteT. chairman. School CITY
committee Mrs. JC n y. Murphy chair
man. Committee on real daughters" Mrs
William l.. Peel. Committee on prison ship
martyrs Mrs 5. V. White. chairman. Re
port of jamestown committee. Mrs. Lydia
Peasants Purcell. chairman.
Dedication Ceremonies.
The morning session of Wednesday will
be brief. The opening exercises will be fol-
lowed by ceremonies at the memorial porti
Goes in front of the Continental Memorial
Hall. when these beautiful columns do
mated by the thirteen original states will
l." dedicated with imposing ceremonies Al
the afternoon session the president general
Will submit her report as chairman of the
Continental Han committee. and the con
gress will then he given ;he opportunity
10 present its contribution to this project
il is stated by those in authority that the
contributions this year Will probably far
exceed those Of any previous year.
Wednesday evening from TO II the
president general will receive The Daugh-
t'rs Of the American Revolution and their
friends at the Congressional Library.
Thursday morning, after the crncre $ has
been called TO order and the preliminary
exercises have been disposed of, the uomi-
nation and election of officers will begin.
The officers to be elected " be fol-
lows: President general. ten vice presidents
general chaplain general, recording scc-,.-
tary general registrar general. historian
general. corresponding secretary general
treasurer general, assistant historian gen
crll. librarian general. editor OF tie Ameri-
can Monthly Magazine. business manager
Of the American Monthly Magazine.
1t is said that but one name VIII be pre-
scented for president general. and that Mrs
Mclean. the incumbent, will be rec ccted
10y aCclJmdtlOn.
Formal Balloting.
The nominations are all made consecu-
lively printed ballots are distributed bear
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