The Washington herald., 1908-04-15
READY FOR CONGRESS
Chairmen Of Committees Have Been
Announced.
Mrs. II. l.. Hodgkins, of Press Com
mittee. to BE at Headquarters
To-day and Saturday.

! Preparations for the seventeenth an
nual congress of the Daughters of the
American Revolution. which will be held
/ in Washington. beginning Monday. are
nearing completion, and details only need
1 TO be worked out
/ The names OF the chairmen Of the va
rious committees as we'll as those of ma
tional committees. many of whom will
present important reports at the Con
gress, have been announced.
Mrs. II. /. Hodgkins. chairman OF the
press committee. has been busy for a
number of days in work, preliminary to
the convening OF the congress.
She announces she will be at the d. A.
r. rooms. 902 F street, from ] to o'clock
this afternoon and at Continental Hall
throughout Saturday
The names OF the chalrnaen Of the com
mittees are as follows:
Mrs Donald Mclean, president general. chair
man Continental Han committee and executive com-
mittee.
Mrs. Charlotte Emerson Main. vice president gen
eFal IN charge Of organization Of chapters chairman
finance committee.
Mrs. Theodore C Bates. vice president general
from Aiassaohusetts, chairman auditing committee
Hiss EliZAbeth +. Pierce recording secretary gen
eral. chairman printing committee
Mrs Richard j. Barker, vice president general
ron Rhode Island, chairman purchasing Committee
and magazine committee.
8lB Howard L Hodgkins state regent Tor the
District Of Columbia, chairman supervision commit
tee
Mrs. = 4 Kendall ez-vios president general
from Maine. chairman committee on Revolutionary
relics
Mrs Matthew t. Scott. ex-vice president general
from Illinois, chairman committee on preservation n
historic spots
Miss Ellen Meaim. State regent for New jersey.
chairman committee on patriotic education
AIRS. Alexandria T. Patton, vice president eeu4ysl
fFon Pennsylvania chairman committee on national
university.
Mrs. John A. Murphy. exyiee president general
non Ohio chairman committee oR Children Of the
Republic
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey vice president general
fox the District Of Columbia. chairman committee
on legislation IN United States Congress
Mrs. Walter KempsteT. state vico regent for
Wisconsin, chairman committee to prevent desecra-
ton Of the fsg.
Mrs Charles II. Alasury State regent for Massa.
ehJse-s. chairman publication committee
Mrs William Peel, Of Georgia, chairman commit
tee real Daughters
Mra L Bradford Prince, State regent Of New
Mexico. chairman FTanco-AmeTican committee
Mrs ]. Ellen Foster Of the District of Columbia.
chairman committee On child labor
Mrs. Charlotte Emerson Main, credsntial commit
tee and music committee.
Mrs. Richard J. Barker programme
Mr.. John Paul Earnest. house.
Mrs. Charles II. Terry and Mrs Mabel G. Sworn
stedt. entertainment.
Mrs. Truman II. Newberry, reception
Mrs. Mabel g. Swormstedt. on sale os souvenirs.
AIRS. Bertha NJ. Robbins decorations
Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins press
Mrs. Amos G. Draper, railroad
Mrs. Kate Kesrney Henry. committee on pages
Mrs. Henry 5. Brown, committee on sale of dirpc-
tories.
Mrs. lydia Purcell PleGsants. chairman Jasnes
town committee.
With many members in attendance. the
PocahOntas Memorial Society met al the
Ebbitt House, yesterday afternoon, to
complete arrangements for a reception to
visiting members Of the Society of the
Daughters Of the American Revolution.
Friday afternoon. April "a, between the
hours of and o'clock, was decided upon
as the time of the reception. On that day
the daughters will also be received by
President Roosevelt, at the White House.
Mrs. Pryor is chairman of the committee
IN charge
The National Society Of the Daughters
Of 1872 met at the Ebbitt, yesterday af-
ternoon, in monthly session, Mrs. Kate
Kearney Henry presiding. After the
transaction and disposal of regular rou-
tine business, a paper explaining the
name Of the society was read by Mrs
Albert L. Pitney.