Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-23
BOND ISSUE ORDERED
D. A. R. Congress Decides to
Complete Continental Hall.
VOTE NEARLY UNANIMOUS
Local Chapter Explains Its Failure
to Make Donation.
ALLEGES UNJUST CRITICISM
Long List Of Vice Presidents Gen
eral Placed in Nomination
at Session Today.
VOTE NEARLY UNANIMOUS
ALLEGES UNJUST CRITICISM

The morning session of the D. A. r.
congress called out a regular spring gar
den of hats and gowns The Daughters
have pretty clothes and know how to
/ wear them.
/ Mrs. MARI s. Lockwood. one of the
founders of the society. is a member OF
the Mary Washington Chapter. just no"
so much in the eye Of the congress for
failure to make q gift to Continental Hal
Mrs. Lockwood explained that the Mary
Washington Chapter had been un1ustly
censured: that it had given 500 to the
other. and had always borne It's part wei
| In the work.
Mrs. Lockwood said this year the Mary
| Washington Chapter had been unfOrtu-
nate in not being able to give its benef1t
entertainment at the usual time. and
that this would come OF in May. Then
the Mary Washington Chapter would give
it's usual sum to the hall.
Some one called out: why didn't
| somebody say something about this yes
terday?" But nobody replied.
Miss Virginia Miller Of the chapter said
she hoped the president general would
understand that Mary washington Chap
ter would contribute as usual to Cont
mental Hail.
'Thank you. Miss Miller" replied the
president. general. smiling. when the
Mary Washington Chapter sends in its
contribution 1t will be cheerfully accepted
and the chapter receive our thanks"
| And that closed the incident-only that
the congress applauded the president gen.
| erals remark.
Bonding Proposition Adopted.
| After much discussion. which showed
| that the congress is anxious to carry out
the president generals plans, the con-
gress. with what would be called a
"whoop'' In a congress Of men. adopted
a resolution which Is considered one Of
the most important acts in the history of
| the congress. 1t was presented yesterday
by Mrs. Lockwood, as stated In The Star.
Mrs. Lockwood moved that 1.-The ma
! tional board of management be author
| ICED. empowered and directed to enter
into negotiations with such bank, trust
company or other financial institution or
| with such individual capitalist or capt.
talists. as may be willing to consider the
! matter. witf view to securing. by means
of loan 'or by the issue and sale OF
| bonds, or otherwise, such funds as may
he required. not. however, to exceed the
sum of 100000. to enable the society to
complete the work upon its Continental
| Hall In the city Of Washington. d. c. In
| accordance with the plans and speciaca-
tions heretofore adopted. and to that end
to enter into an arrangement which In ite
| judgment aud discretion may be deemed
for the bes. interest of the society. and
further, that the board be authorized and
| empowered IN the name and behalf of the
society to execute such promfssory notes.
bonds or other evidences Of Indebtedness
| and such deed of trust or mortgage of its
property - may be required to secure the
repayment Ut such funds"
alphabetically Adopted.
r. The congress seemed disposed to act
rather thin talk. Objections we're made
by Mrs. Ballinger and Others but loud
calls for the question drowned even the
gavel of the president general.
The proposition carried with a storm of
ayes and a few scattering noes"
The president general publicly con-
graduated Mrs. Lockwood on her trf-
umph, and the congress grew almost hys-
terical in its enthusiasm
The question of child labor. which has
been deeply agitating many Of the promi-
nent members of the congress, was pre-
sented with force by Mrs. J. Ellen Fos-
ter. who has made q deep study OF the
| subject.
Nominations Made.
The following nominations for vice pres
idents general were made:
Mrs. John Lee Dinwiddie of Indiana
nominated Mrs. James N. Fowler Of In
diana; Mrs. Shippird Of New Hampshire
nominated Mrs. Cilly Clark; Mrs. Fuller
Of Massachusetts nominated Mrs. T. C.
Bates of Massachusetts,: Mrs. Chenouet OF
Kentucky nominated Mrs. Saliie Ewing
Hardy; Mrs. Davis of Virginia nominated
! Mrs. William A. Smoot Of Virginia.: Mrs.
Williamson of Mississippi nominated Mrs.
Egbert Jones Of Mississippi: Mrs. kerine
| Of Connecticut nominated Mrs. John B.
Sterling of Connecticut: Mrs. Kerrfott OF
| New Jersey nominated Mrs.. e.
Gaylord Putnam of New Jersey;
Mrs. Claybrook Of Texas nominated Mrs
Ida H. Evans of Texas: Miss Harriet
Lake of Iowa nominated Mrs. Drayton
w. Bushnell of Iowa: Mrs. Barnsey of
| Kansas nominated Mrs. William E. Stanly
OF Kansas; Miss Benning of Georgia NOM
mated Mrs. Ira Gale Sage; Mrs. Doris OF
Vermont nominated Mrs. Horace Cotton
. Dyer; Miss |Braytor OF Michigan nom
mated Mrs. Truman H. Newberry Of
Michigan.
Seconds were numerous The congress
then adjourned to go to the White House
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