Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-26

vice president general elected from Geor-
gia, was an "anti-administration" cand1-
date. Mrs. Park the retiring vice presi-
dent general. stated that such a sugges-
ton was most unkind, as Georgia was de-
voted to the president general. and Mrs.
Sage has the highest regard, for Mrs.
Mclean.
Gift by Local Chapter.
! Then the Army and Navy Chapter of
the District wanted it recorded that it did
not confine itself to simple $50 subscrip-
ton to Continental Memorial Hall. but
that the $50 was merely one installment
of $500 which it will raise for a has relief
bronze drinking fountain for the COM
pleted hall. The fountain Is to be placed
just off the main corridor and Will repre-
sent a soldier and a sailor with flags
in the background. The figures Will De
life size, and the fountain may cost well
into 1000 before the chapter is content
to call its work Of love completed.
The state regent of Virginia remarked
that her Daughters had been maligned.
The statement had been made, she de-
clared, that Virginia had not been unit
for the election of Mrs. SmoOt to be vice
president general and added: 1--WE cor
daily Endorsed Mrs. Smoot, knowing her
loyalty TO her state and to the society,
and her ability to always give deVoted
service to the best interests of the Daugh-
Chairman Of Hall Committee.
Mrs Murphy Of Ohio in a complimentary
speech nominated Mrs. Mclean to be
chairman of the Continental Memorial
Hall committee for the ensuing year.
Mrs. Mclean thanked the congress for
the confidence which it reposed in her.
aand amid prolonged applause took the
gavel from the hands Of Mrs. Park, who
had been called to the chair.
Resolutions Of thanks were adopted al
most without limit. The pages were
Thanked. and, dimpled and smiling, they
accepted the courtesy. The pages have
been untiring in their efforts and have
won a full need Of praise and compl-
merits. 1t is admittedly not an easy thing
to be page in congress of the Daugh-
tiers Of the American Revolution.
The press was also thanked by resolu-
ton of Mrs. Elizabeth Gadsby. In reply
to the resolution Of thanks to the press,
Mrs Isabel Worrell Ball was given the
congress for it's vote Of confidence. and
referred laughingly to the early days of
the congress when 1t used to annually
fire the reporters into outer darkness at
night and then 'resolute' in the morning
Ito let them back
Mrs. Balls remarks were applauded.
and at the end the president general. TAX
ing her hand. stepped to the front and
said: This Is the first time In the his
tory Of the Daughters that the congress,
the president general and the press have
been able to stand together of one mind. -
The chaplain general. Mrs. Noble. of
fered a farewell prayer. Rev. DR.. Steele
pronounced the benediction. Then all pres
ent joined In the singing of America, -
led by Prof Foster, and the gavel fell for
the last time at the seventeenth annual
congress of the Daughters Of the Ameri-
can Revolution. For more than an hour
thereafter the president general held re-
ception on the platform.
D. A. r. Notes.
When the president general entered the
hall yesterday morning she bore an arm
full of American beauty roses that had
been presented by the Sons Of the Amer
lean Revolution at their reception to the