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party. The other members are MIs. II
Burris, Mrs. N. F. Hugo. Mrs. c: R
Davis. Mrs. Maurice Auerback. Mrs
Jospehine Gilfillin, Mrs. S. c. Olmsted
Mrs. c. l.. Chase, Mrs. Chance, Miss
Nav Ristine Mrs c. A. Huntington and
Mrs. Beecher.
Mrs Masury. state regent of Masachu'
setts for many years. and one OF the
magnetic speakers, was presented with 9
sapphires by her state delegation as ar
appreciation Of her unwearied sever
years service for it. The Gen. Isaac Put.
nam Chapter presented her with pear
crown pin.
The president general has received
about a carload of flowers thus far. hel
apartments at the New Willard being
| complete rose bowers:
Indiana has honored Caroline Scott
Harrison, the first president general OF
| the national society. by presenting q
clock, which is to stand in the room OF
! the president general. 1t is magnif1cen1
replica of a colonial grandfather
clock. 1t was presented by the Caroline
Miss Mary Lodge Mckee. granddaughter
of the former president general, wore q
| white embroidered mousseline gown anC
a hat of Panama straw covered with pink
mother, Mrs. James. r. Mckee.
Mrs. ]. Eakin Gadsby, historian gen.
eral. who has been very III, made heroic
endeavor in appearing at the congress
to read her annual report. Mrs. Gadsby
is considered to have made one of the
best historian generals the society has
ever had. 1t was with genuine regret
that her friends learned that it would be
impossible for her to serve again.
Mrs. Charlotte Cummings, regent Of LIE.
dioute Chapter. Pa. is in the congress
Mrs. Cummings has always been a pa
triotic worker. She began in the Wom-
ans Relief Corps about twenty-seven
years ago. She is past department presi-
dent of the Woman's Relief Corps and
has held many national offices.
The beautiful chiffon gown worn by
Mrs. Donald Mclean the first day Of the
session was much admired. It Is Just now
made known. however, that this dress,
which is ragged robin in design and In
delicate shades of blue. was hand-paint-
ed by devoted friend of Mrs Mclean
who went to New York to paint the gown
builder.
Mrs. Robert Mcclellan. state regent of
Alabama, is particularly interested In the
marking of historic. spots and has pro-
jected the plan of marking primitive
highways in Alabama. She is beginning
with the Jackson road and Natchez
trace" through Alabama, and hopes to
complete the marking during her regency.
Mrs. Mcclellan was the first to propose
state committee on cultivation OF fra
ternal relations with the Sons OF the
American Revolution, and has a state
committee on interior furnishing and dec
grafton of the Alabama room In Cont
mental Memorial Hall. Mrs. Mcclellan is
Colonial Dame. a member of the Order
of Descendants of Colonial Governors and
is serving her third term as state regent.
She is the daughter of former United
States Senator Luke Pryor and mother
of one of the justices of the supreme
court of Alabama.
One of the features Of the present con-
gress was devised by Mrs Mabel Sworm-
stedt, candidate for reelection as treas
committee. Mrs. Swormstedt has had
printed a circular with the location OF
every delegation In the congress SO plain
ly set forth that 1t is possible now to
find any delegate wanted Mrs. SWORN
stedt has been warmly thanked by hun.
dreds for the time-saving little circular.
Miss Minnie Mickey former genealogisI
of the national society. Is a member OF
the congress- She is the author Of a
volume on the genealogy of the Mickles
| family, which has been accepted as val.
| liable by the genealogists abroad.
Elizabeth Hanenkamp Delafield, who Is
candidate for reelection as vice presi.
dent general, was born in Missouri and
has resided in st. Louis all her life One
of her ancestors was Governor of Vir-
ginia In 1917. She has been prominent In
| the work of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution. having held the offices
| successfully of treasurer and regent OF
the st. Louis chapter. vice state regent
and state regent of Missouri. At the six
teenth Continental Congress she was ele-
waited to the high position of vice presi-
dent general of the national society. She
was chairman of the Daughters of the
American Revolution committee at the
Louisiana purchase exposition, and chair
man of the Louisiana purchase group OF
states at the jamestown exposition. She
Is member OF the Daughters Of 1912 OF
the Colonial Danes. of the Colonial Gov
ernors and of many local clubs for bet
terment. She is the wife of Wallace
Delafeld. business man OF ST. Louis,
and has four daughters and a son.
Mrs. Taylor. wife of Senator Taylor,
gave a tea yesterday for the D. A. r.
delegation from Tennessee. at her apart
ments at Stoneleigh Court. She was as
sisted by Mrs Donald Mclean. Mrs. Bry-
an, Mrs. Fite and Mrs. S. B. William
son of Nashville. Tenn, and Miss Mary
Temple of Knoxville. In the dining room
Mrs. Sims. wife of Representative Sims:
Miss Julta austin, daughter of Repre-
sentative Austin, and Mrs. Rapley did
the honors.
Mrs. Louis Egerton Smoot gave a re-
ception in honor of her mother-in- law,
Mrs. William A. Smoot of Virginia who
is her guest. Those who assisted were
Mrs. Franklin X. Lane. Miss Carolina
Wise of Virginia. Mrs. Albert Smoot, jr,
Miss Frances Danenhower and Mrs
William Goodyear Johnson. Mrs. Louis
Egerton Smoot wore white lace over silk,
with pearl trimmings. and black ostrich
plumes in her hair. Mrs. William A.
Smoot wore black satin, trimmed with
| gold and point lace.
The Colonial Danes gave a reception
at the Arlington yesterday afternoon to
| all the Daughters who are also Colonial
Danes. and nearly four hundred attended
Mrs. Samuel Spencer. president of the
club. received the guests. assisted by
| members of the entertainment committee
Mrs. Phillings, Mrs. Randall Hooes. Mrs.
Griffith, Mrs. William Henry. Mrs. Par
ker. Mrs. Northup. Mrs. Schaffer. Mrs
Arthur Lee and Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins
| At the punch table Mrs. Robert Tyler
presided, and Mrs. Gen. Greedy and Mrs
! Elkins were In the dining room. Among
others present were Mrs. Foraker Mrs
Donald Mclean, Mrs. William Cummings
| Story, Mrs. Albert L. Richardson. Mrs.