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committee prevention OF dissertation
of the flag. 1t is said Mr. Peary is TO be
severely criticised for mutiating the flag
on his trips to the north pole. Mr.. Peary
shipped out two or three stars and bits
OF several stripes In the flag he carried
north, and left the bits at various places
along his route. He filled In the holes in
| the flag. it is stated. with white patches.
and then cut out diagonal strip from
the upper left-hand corner of the flag
| running to the lower right-hand corner of
the stripes. and inserted a broad white
strip. on which he painted. in black.
north pole flag" Some OF the Daugh-
tiers are very indignant at this mutilation
which they consider dissertation.
Whether 1t was named for a patriot or
tory, the old burgh on Staten Island.
which for years has passed under the
name of Tottenville, and which the Post
ONCE Department rechristened Bentley
Manor thus arousing the ire of the d. A.
r.. may win back its old name. 1t is
place. backed by Senator Root and Rep
resentative Olcott, want the place named
Tottenville.
The Delaware d. A. r. is to have the
honor OF providing the flags for the United
States battleship Delaware. and when the
magnificent fighting machine begins bust
ness for Uncle Sam 1t will fly the finest
nays III TIE navy. NJ iedSt tIidt Is WHAT llle
Delaware Daughters are planning for.
Miss Anne Caroline Benning of Georgia
has been unanimously Endorsed by the
Georgia state conference for vice presi-
dent general
Mrs Walter Harvey Weed is dele
gate from the Norwaik Chapter. Connect
cut, and in the absence of the regent rep
resents the chapter. Mrs. Weed is the
daughter of Representative Hill of Con
necticut
formerly OF Washington. is representing
her chapter as regent. Mrs. Heustis. who
is at the Willard. was one of the hand
somely dressed women in peacock alley
last evening, her gown being OF bright
blue lace and silk.
There are many angry women around
the little white marble palace WHICH the
Daughters of the American Revolution
call Continental Memorial Hail. They
are mad clear through Some of them
are members of the congress and the
others-a vastly larger number-are lay
members here to see the fun. The FUN
began yesterday morning about il 40
O'Clock when President General Scott IN
her annual address spoke of the trouble
makers in the D.. A r. as pern1clous
microbes" and declared that one had TO
take them. along with everything else.
but as In the medical world "a reasonable
degree of health in the society prevented
these ''perniciouS microbes from DONG
material damage. The insurgents, it is
declared, are furious.
Mrs. Morgan, one of the vice presidents
general for Alabama. who responded TO
the address of the president general. is
one of the best speakers in the Congress
and was in splendid voice.
An unprecedented sight was witnessed
on the platform yesterday and today.
There were three former vice presidents
Mrs Charles w. Foster, Mrs. Adlai
Stevenson and Mrs. Donald Mclean.
They were greeted with prolonged ap-
plause as they advanced to the platform.
Mrs John w Walker. vice president
general for Missouri. who responded to
the address of welcome. was for the
third time so honored. Mrs. Walker
royal purple silk. She spoke with fine
effect and in good voice.
Many persons were curious to know the
meaning of the oddly decorated red silk
flag which hung at the right of the stage
beside the box of the president general.
1t was the flag of the President of the
United States, and designates him as
commander-in-chief of the United States
land and sea forces.
Mrs } NJ. Dickinson. wife of the Secre-
tary of War. is chairman of the COM
mittee on patriotic teaching of the d. A.
r. She is tremendously interested in
all that pertains to the flag, and will use
her best endeavor to have Congress pass
the bill to prevent dissertation of the flag.
Mrs. La Verne Moves of Chicago, ILL.,,
is one of the candidates for vice presi-
dent general. Incidentally Mrs. Noyes is
classed as one of the best dressed women
in the Congress She has heaps of ener-
gy, Is vivacious, humorist, poet,
delightful hostess and an ardent timer"
She belongs to clubs and societies In
Vulnerable, and is regent of one of the
largest chapters in Chicago.
Mrs. Thomas j. Latham regent OF
Hermitage Chapter and Mrs. Frank H.
Venn secretary, both of Memphis, Tenn,
are guests at the New Willard.
SENTIMENT IN THE SOUTH.