The Washington herald., 1908-04-12
D. 4. R. MAKE PLANS
Continental Congress Begins
Here Next Week.
I'm ELABORATE PROGRAMME
Ten Vice Presidents General 10 Be
Elected, and Much Interest At
taches to the Report of Finance
Committee-BeIieved that at Least
1,40O Delegates VIII Attend.


Continental Congress of the National
Society Of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution. which takes place in
this city on April 20 to 25. inclusive.
were made public yesterday by the
State Regent Of the District of Colum-
bia. Mrs. w. II. Hodgkins All meetings
viii be held In Memorial Continental
Hall, Seventeenth street northwest.
Important business viii be trans
acted, including the election of ten vice
presidents general and the report OF
the finance committee.
! The national board will meet satur-
day IN the rooms OF the District D. A.
r., so2 F street northwest, and the
magazine committee in the red parlor
Of the Ebbitt House
From All States.
It is expected that I.l0O delegates from
every State and Territory in the United
States VIII attend the congress, and all
! incoming trains will bring representatives
OF tire organization.
Following the president generals ad-
dress Of welcome on Monday. April 20. the
reAprts Of the credential and programme
mittees will be received. On Tues
at 1880 o'clock. following the reading
he minutes. an announcement will be
ide by the president general. This viii
followed by reports Of the following
= ,ational officers: President General Mrs.
Donald Mclean Vice President General
Mrs. Charlotte Emerson Main, Chaplain
, General Mrs. Esther rockingham Noble.
Recording Secretary General Miss Eliza
beth F. Pierce. Corresponding Secretary
/ General Mrs. John Paul Earnest, Regis
ter General Mrs. Amos 9. Draper. and
Treasurer General Mrs. Mabel G. SWORN
stedt.
/ The national officers report will be fol
] lowed by the report Of the auditing com
mittee after which the editor. business
manager, and magazine committee Will
submit reports Of work done in the last
year.
The entire evening Of the second day
Will be devoted to the reports Of the
standing and jamestown committees
The Business Session.
At 1870 o'clock Wednesday morning.
April =. there will be a business session
following the call to order by the presi-
dent general. In the afternoon, begin
ming at 2:S0 o'clock. there viii be a
special order OF business. 10 be followed
/ By the report of the Memorial Conti-
mental Hall committee, the presentation
/ Of "a large clock for Continental Hall,
and the songs Of the States. sung by
a daughter from each State. In the even
/ ing at S:l5 o'clock there viii be an illus
trated lecture for the benefit Of the build
ing fund OF Memorial Continental Hail
On Thursday, April o, at 10 O'Clock.
the election Of ten vice presidents general
and an editor and business manager of
the American Monthly Magazine viii take
place. In the evening the results Of the
elections viii be announced. after which
a short business session. followed by
special music by the United States Ma
rine band IS scheduled.
President Roosevelt viii receive the
congress delegates at the White House
in the early part OF Friday afternoon.
April "a The morning will be devoted 10
business, and IN the evening the congress,
as the guests OF the Sons Of the Ameri-
can Revolution OF the District OF Column
bia, will attend a patriotic celebration in
the New York avenue Presbyterian
Church
Saturday. April 95 will be devoted 10
unfinished and new business, and at noon
the seventeenth continental congress will
adjourn for the year
Rosrd of Management.
The national board OF management con-
sists Of the national officers and the fol-
lowing members:
Mrs J. Morgan Smith, Birmingham. Ala. AIrs
A. A. Kendall. Maine; Ms Ellen Spencer Nus
sey. Washington d. c.. Mrs II s Chs-nbeslain,
Tennessee; Mrs. Lindsay Patterson, North Carolina
AIRS. Baldain Day srilnan. West Virginia; Mrs
Charles H. Deere Illinois; Mrs Wallace Delaheld
Missouri: Mrs Alexander Ennis Patton, pennsyl-
vsna; Mrs. Charles H. Terry. New York; Alrs
Robert Emory PARK Georgia. Alrs Richard Jackson
Barker, Rhode Island; Mrs Truman II Ncwherry
Michigan; Mrs. William D. Kearf0tt New Jersey:
Mrs Theodore G. Bates Massachusetts,. Miss Clara
Lee Bowman, Connecticst; alrs. DTayton W. Bush
neil, Iowa, MTs. Salhe Marshall Hsuiy. kentucky;
Mrs. Ira H. Evans, Texas, and sIrs A. z Hene-
berger. Virginia.
Regents and Vice Regents,
Following are the regents and vice re-
gents:
Alabama-Mrs. Robert Anderson Mcclellan. Athens.
and Mrs. Ghett Gocde, % St. Emanuel street, No
bile
ATizsna- Walter Talbot. s5 Seventh street.
Phoenix. and Mrs Frederick c Brown, sss Wash
ington street Phoenix.
Arksnsas-Mrs John Mcclure. s2I East Thira
street. Little Rock, and Mrs Martha Knox Hsyman
Van Buren.
California-Mrs Harry Nathaniel Gray. zssI stei-
neF street. San Francisco and Mrs, Cameron Frs
kline Thom The Angeles. Los Angeles.
Colorado hrs. John Campbell, l49l Silpn street, 1
Denver. ara Ms Oliver " slalhby, l70 Lake are
nue. Puesdo
Connecticut-Mrs. Sara Thomson Kinney. 10 Asy-
ium avenue. Hartford. and Mrs. Tracy B. Warren. /
sO4 SeaFieE avenue BFideen0rt
Delaware-MTs. Caroline E. c. P. SPeakman. Bel /
mont Hail. smyrna and Mrs. Cornelius W. Taylor. !
504 West Ninth street, Wilmington.
District Of Columbia-1lrs. Howard l. Hodgkins /
1880 T street, Washington. and Mrs George T. /
smaiiweod. 2le7 S street. Washington.
Florida-MrS. Ernest Vincent Nicholl. Mandarin I
and Miss Jean Van Keuren, PostofHce Box 458, St I
Augustine.
Geergia-Miss Anna C. Benning 1870 Broad street. /
Columbus. and MFs. Edgar A. Ross. 2ll ViueTille I
avenue Macon.
idaho-Mrs. David H. Tan. Teton, and Mrs. Floyd
Leslie Moore. Harpsier.
Ilfnois-Mfs. Charles V. Hicz0x, so South Sixth +
street. Springfield and Mrs Charles W. Iron. IISl /
Post street OttoWa
indiana-Afrs William A. Guthrie Dupont and I
sE North Penn street, Indianapolis, and Mrs Ma
than Sparks. 40i East Maple street. IsffsrsonvIeg
Iowa-Mrs RoWena Edison Stevens Boone. and 4
Mrs. John C. LOper l525 East Grand avenue Des /
Meines
Kansas-AIrs. William F. Stanley Riverside, Wieh-
tia and Mrs Alexander N, Harvey. 1905 Polk street
Topeka.
Kentlcky-AErs c D. Chenault, Madison National
Bank, Richmond. and Mrs Maurice B. Nash, Padu.
cab.
Iouisiana-Mrs G. Hamilton Tebault, SO Iafay- /
ette square New 0Tieans-
Maine-Mrs Charles A. Creighton. Thomaston
and Mrs. Charles f. Johnson, g. Silver street. 4
NaterTiiie
Maryiand-AIrs J. Pembroke Them. IS PARK ave /
nue. Baltimore. and Miss Eleanor Murdoch johnson. /