Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19

Daughters, through whose efforts the gov
eminent appropriated $1,000 to erect mon
ument on the battlefield of Kings mountain,
concentrating the victory of revolution
airy heroes. Mrs. Bratton also told of the
successful effort of the society in her state
to get through the general assembly an APP
preparation of $1,000 for placing in statu-
airy hall at Washington life-size statue of
South Cardinals great statesman, John c.
Calhoun.
Others reading reports We're: Mrs. Rob-
ert Gardner, representing the state regent
of Oklahoma; Mrs. Bradley of Oregon; Mrs.
Yocum, representing Mrs. Seabrook Sidner,
state regent of Texas.
Owing to the lateness of the hour quite
number of regents reports were not read,
but all of these are to be printed in the
magazine with the proceedings Of the con-
gress.
Notes of the D. A. R.
There is prominent delegate in the con-
gress who is not going to waste her time.
While the discussions are flying about her
head she serenely sits and knits. Knits
wash rags, and, it please you, she can do
two day and not half try. She gives them
to her friends as souvenirs.
Interested spectators of the congress have
occupied the upper right-hand box of the
congress day in and day out, coming before
the president general and seldom leaving
until after she does. They are Mr. Donald
Mclean husband of the president general,
and their two handsome daughters. They
are devotion itself to Mrs. Mclean, and
she often casts an eye toward them, sure of
an approving smile.
Mrs Thomas D. Metcalf, who is repre-
senting Iowa for the fourth time, is gen.
orally recognized in the west as one of the
most progressive women in he General
Federation of Women's Clubs. She has held
several offices of prominence in that organi-
zation.
Mrs. Donald MacrGe of Iowa is regarded
by her associates as one of the most at
tractfye women in attendance at the con-
gress. She is the wife of Maj Macrae,
mayor Of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and before
her marriage was one of the reigning west
ern bellies.
Mrs. D. W. Bushnell, who is serving her
second year as vice president general for
Iowa, is very much interested in the patri-
her efforts a number of patriotic libraries
have been established Throughout the south
ern and western mountains.
Mrs. Alexander Ennis Patton, the candi-
date for vice president general from Penn
sylvania, gave supper at the New VIII
lard last evening to the pages OF the con-
gress who presented their hostess with "a
magnificent cluster OF Richmond roses. Inc
pages present were:
Miss Edith Dill, Miss Alice D. Munger,
Miss Helen Clarke. Mrs. Charles 8. Mack
aye, IT., Miss Flora Randolph Mason, Miss
Lolita Perine, Miss Alice H. Dill. Mss NJ.
H. McInnes, Miss Ella NJ. Ragnel, Miss
Catherine H. Mccormick. Miss Effie Ellen
Thayer, Miss Keith Sperry, Miss Marie
Louise Wadsworth, Miss Harriet Warrick
Mahon, Miss Anna c. Todd, Miss Violet
Foster, Miss Baker, Miss Madge Johnson.
Miss F. x. Millman, Miss Ellen Maclay.
Miss Love, Miss Louise Boyd, Miss Ellen
Stout, Miss Kathryn Powell. Miss Cheno-
| with, Miss Addie Levers, Miss Sidney Duff
| ie, Miss Naomi Thompson, Miss Mary p.
Duncanson, Miss Mamie A. Emery. Miss
Wilds, Miss Baker, Miss Erwin, Miss Leh-
man, Miss Mile Floyd Miss Chandler, Miss
Lake. Miss Chenowith Miss Burch, Mrs. H.
c. CAandlee.
Mrs. J. L. Breezer of Delaware enter
tanned the Delaware delegation yesterday
afternoon at a tea at 1909 N street north
west. The delegates presented Mrs. Breexer
with a large bunch OF American Beauty
roses. Mrs. Br0eser ID meznber Of the