Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-18
DELEGATES OF D. A. R. ARRIVING
PLANS FOR ANNUAL CONGRESS
WHICH OPENS MONDAY.
Mrs. Donald Mclean, President Gen
eral, in City-Children Of
Revolution Also Meet.

Delegates are already coming into the
city rapidly for the seventeenth CONT
mental congress of the National Society
Of the Daughters of the American RevO-
luton in it's sessions to be held every
day next week. from Monday to Satur-
day. inclusive. in the Memorial Cont
mental Hall. Members of the organiza-
ton reaching Washington today and to-
morrow will be specially invited by the
Rev Dr. Roland Cotton Smith to attend
the service in old St. Johns Church
Easter. Sunday afternoon at f:15 o'clock.
The congress will be called to order at
10 O'Clock Monday morning by the presi-
dent general, Mrs. Donald Mclean, who
will also make the welcoming address
following the opening prayer. Judge An
derson. president of the Sons of the Revo-
luton. will also welcome the Daughters.
Mrs Charlotte E., Main will present the
report the credential committee at .
o'clock. and: following roll CALL Mrs.
Richard, j. Barker will announce the re-
suit of the labors of the program COM
mittee Plans have been completed for
a reception to the president general. given
by Mrs. Charles II. Terry and Mrs. Henry
s. Bewron both of New York. vice presi-
eraI. respectively. in the ballroom at the
New Willard Hotel Monday night.
Reports Due Tuesday
Reports of the national officers of the
society and of the auditing committee and
the editor. business manager and maya
zine committee of the American Monthly
Magazine viii occupy all Of Tuesday
morning, while the late afternoon has
been set aside for meetings of state dele
cations. Reports of the state regents will
be received Tuesday evening. The reports
of standing committees will be received
Wednesday morning and at 2:3O o'c.ock
there will be a special order of business
Mrs. Donald Mclean, chairman. pre-
senting the report on the memorial hall
committee. There will be IL flag lecture
for the benefit of Continental Hall We'd
nesday evening.
elected Thursday morning and the same
afternoon at 2::W o'clock President Roose-
welt will receive the continental congress
at the White House. Unfinished and new
business will be the order for Friday
morning and afternoon. while in the even
ing the congress will accept the invitation
of the Sons of the American Revolution of
the District of Columbia to attend pa
triotic celebration at the New York Ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church.
Adjournment will be taken Saturday
morning.
Children's Society Program.
Arrangements have been completed also
for the annual convention Of the National
Society OF the Children of the American
Revolution. to be he'd in this city begin
ming tomorrow An invitation has Leea ex
tended to the members to attend special
services at s.. Johns Episcopal Church
18th and H streets nor, Invest, at 4 O clock
Sunday aft efnoon by the rector. Rev. Ro-
land Cotton Smith.
The annual pilgrimage to Mount Ver-
non will be at 10 o'clock Monday morning
and patriotic exercises will be observed
around the tree planted by the society a.
the home of George Washington April 10.
1906.
The annual meeting OF the society viii
he held in the Sunday school room of the
First Congregational Church. lGth and G
streets northwest. Tuesday, beginning a.
10 O'Clock.
Following are those who compose the
committee for the convention: Mrs. Vio-
lea Blair -Janin, Oil Sunday service; Miss