Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-20

ton Of the United States. 1t was for these
eternal verities Of natural justice that
I'WasfTington and his cOmpatriots drew
their swords, and it was in their name and
| in the name of the great Jehovah and the
| Continental Congress that, they achieved
their final triumph.
Madam President. felicitate you upon
your well-earned distinction of being the
chosen president of this splendid organiza-
| ton of more than a thousand gifted and
patriotic women. and congratulate you,
| one and all. upon the opportunity that mas
come to you in your turn as Daughters
| of the American Revolution. to keep
brightly burning upon the hearthstones OF
the American home and upon the affairs
of the republic the torch OF liberty. hrst
set aflame at Lexington. Concord and
destined to shine round the earth and on
and on until the coming of that perfect
day
| Where man IL law,
And law il king.
And God alone Is great.
Union Station "Near Washington y
Mrs Mussey captured the applause of
| the congress on q humorous rap which
she gave the Union station. and in which
she described 1t as being near Washing
ton. Mrs Mclean added her share of Wit
to Mrs. Musseys remarks by mentioning
| that the station looked 10 her as If it
| were giant incubator full Of chicken
| cOops.
The morning session was closed by the
| singing of THE Star Spangled Banner,
| by Mrs Bertha Lincoln Heustis. regent of
Dubuque Chapter. Dubuque. Iowa. The
entire congress and all visitors IN the
galleries arose and sang the chorus
standing.
Arrival Of Daughters.
| Parties of the Daughters were pas
| sengers on nearly all the trains arriving
in the Capital city yesterday. They came
by twos and threes. and in larger delega-
ltions. nd some travelled alone. In the even
| ing the hotel parlors were filled with
crowds of handsomely gowned women
chatting. Many of the delegates had not
seen one another since the last congress,
and the events of the twelve months were
rehearsed. The indications that the con-
igress this year would be less eventful than
that of last year because of the fact that
an election CT president general is not on
the program were discussed.
| In the language of the Daughters 1t Is
an "off year." although there are ten vice
presidents general to be elected. While
these offices are prominent in the minds
of the Daughters, still it Is pointed out
| that in the selections of the various vice
presidents the feverish interest SO marked
at the time Of the election of president
general is lacking. The ten vice presi-
dents general who retire are Mrs. Robert
Emory Park OF Georgia. Mrs. Richard
Jackson Barker of Rhode Island. Mrs.
Truman II. Newberry of Michigan. Mrs.
William d. kcarfoot of New Jersey, Mrs.
Theodore c. Bates of Massachusetts. Miss
Clara Lee Bowman Of Connecticut, Mrs.
Drayton ". Bushnell of Iowa. Mrs. Sallfe
Ewing Marshall Hardy of Kentucky, Mrs.
! Ira H. Evans of Texas and Mrs. A. f..
| Heneberger Of Virginia.:
OF this list, it IL stated, Mrs. Park. Miss
Bowman and Mrs. Heneberger are ineli-
et.e for reelection because they ley have ave
Mrs. Kearfott, have both, it is stated,
| announced their intention to decline re-
| election. The former, It is said. feels
that she is not strong enough physically
| to act as a vice president general. The
other vice presidents general, it is said,
are candidates for reelection.
Candidates for ONCE.
The candidates for the vacancies which
will occur are Mrs. Sage of Georgia. Mrs.
Sterling Of Connecticut and Mrs. Fowler
of Indiana. Other elections to occur are
| Those for the various state regents and
state vice regents. New York has two
regents-Mrs Henry l.. Roberts and Mrs.
| Henry G. Munger. Mrs. Roberts Is serv-
| ing her first term as regent and Is sup
posed to be a candidate for reelection.
| Mrs. Story, It is said, will also be cam
| didate. Tomorrow afternoon Is the date
| that most of the elections Will be held
at that time.
The question as to whether Continental
| Memorial Hall shall be finished at once
will be thoroughly discussed. Many OF
the members believe that the building
| should be bonded for about $3.50. 900, so
| that the work Can be pushed to compile
ton.
Memorial Continental. Hall Com
| miffoe
Differences of opinion may crop out dur
ing the week. and opposing arguments
will probably be advanced, but no mat
ter in how many directions the legislative
winds may blow, the members Of the con-
tinental congress will always stand un-
divided In their desire to see Memorial
Continental Hall speedily finished and
| beautified.
For this reason the Daughters of the
national society are giving enthusiastic
| support to the lecture in the hall next
Wednesday evening for the benefit of the
building fund.- That the subject will be
worthy Of the cause is evidenced by the
prominence of those who have the mat
ter in charge.
The Memorial Continental Hall commit
tee includes the following members Of the
Organization: Mrs. Donald Mclean, chair
man; Mrs. Charles II. Terry, secretary;
MIS-. AOfdl SteSeNSOT, AFS. JOHN w.
Foster Mrs. Ellen Hardin Walworth, Mrs.
| Charlotte Emerson Main. Mrs. Robert
| Emory Park, Mrs. Richard j. Barker.
Mrs. Truman II. Newberry, Mrs William
u. Kearfott, Mrs. Theodore G. Bates. Mrs.
| Drayton ". Bushnell, Mrs. Sallie Mar
shall Hardy, Mrs. Ira H. Evans. Mrs. A.
r. Heneberger, Mrs. ]. Morgan Smith,
Mrs. Charles J. Deere. Mrs. Wallace Della
| field. Mrs. Alexander E. Patton. Mrs. A.
A. Kendall. Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey,
Mrs. Fl. s. Chamberlain, Mrs. Lindsay
Patterson. Mrs. Baldwin Day Spilman
Mrs. Esther Bradbury Noble Miss Elisa
beth F. Pierce. Mrs John Paul Earnest
Mrs. Amos q. Draper. Mrs. Mabel G.
Swormstedt. Mrs. j. Eakin Gadsby, Mrs
Henry s. Bowron. Mrs. H. V: Boynton,
bot Mrs. John Mcclure. Mrs. Harry Ma
thaniel Gray. Mrs. Caroline e. c. Speak
man. Mrs. Howard l.. Hodgkins. Mrs
Ernest V. Nicholl. Miss Anna c. Benning.
Hickox. Mrs William A. Guthrie, Mrs.
Rowena Edison Stevens. Mrs William E.
Stanley. Mrs c. D. Cinema ult Mrs c.
Hamilton Tebault. Mrs. Charles A. Creigh-
ton. Mrs. J. Pembroke Thorn. Mrs. Charles
r. Masury Mrs James p. Brayton. Mrs.
Egbert r. Jones. Mrs. Edgar A. Loyhed.
Mrs Thomas Oliver Towles, Mrs Clinton
II. Moore Mrs. Cha rles B. Letton. Mrs
Shepard. Mrs. L. Bradford Prince. Miss
Mrs Edward Orton. jr.. Mrs. Robert p.
Carpenter, Mrs Mary Phelps Montgom-
cry. Mrs. Allen Perley. Mrs. Robert NJ.
Bratton. Mrs. Jessamine Lee Fox. Miss
Mary Boyce Temple, Mrs. Seabrook w.
Sydnor, Mrs Mary Ferry Allen, Mrs.