Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-21
Of the election would not be made known
until today.
Notes of the Congress.

Notes OF the congress.
Mrs. II. G.. Root, regent of the Ben
nington. VT. Chapter, is the guest of
friends at 1472 Clifton street northwest
Indiana IL one OF the states to be reck
oned with in the D. A. r. Mrs. John L.
Danwfddfe, state regent has been largely
instrumental in raising $1,000 to help fur
nish the Indiana room in the white mar
BILE Memorial Continental Hall. The vice
regent is Mrs. William Ball Of Muncie
who is an indefatigable worker in the
cause. Another prominent Indianian is
Mrs. K. Hawkins. regent of the Caroline
Scott Harrison Chapter of Indianapolis
Mrs. J. w. Lovett of the Indiana dele
CATION is q daughter of the late Will
Crumback, and Is credited with good
deal of his political acumen. She or
The Indiana delegation in the congress
will be the guests OF Mrs. Cullop, wife OF
Representative Cullop. at a reception to-
might.
A big party Of Daughters will go to
Annapolis tomorrow, the guests Of the
Peggy Stewart Tea Party Chapter of the
historic old naval town. The Governor
of Maryland will receive the party at the
government house. and a naval officer
will meet the party at the Naval
Academy and conduct them through it.
There are q lot of historic spots at An
napois. some of them almost as old as
the discovery Of the continent by Column
bus. but Of chief interest to the Daugh-
tiers is the old senate chamber. where
Washington resigned his command.
The state meeting of the D. A. R. dele
cation from New Hampshire was held
At the Ebbitt House. Mrs. Charles Glenn
ence Abbott of Ashuelot Chapter, Keene.
n. H.. was unanimously reelected state
regent, and Mrs. Joseph Henry Dearborn
OF Bunton Chapter. Suncook, n. r..
state vice regent The meeting was well
attended and enthusiastic. and was fol-
lowed by an informal reception. The ad-
mfnistration of Mrs. Scott was unani-
mously Endorsed.
Mrs. W. II. Thompson, state secretary
OF the d. 4. r. of Kentucky. il at the
Ebbitt House.
Mrs A. c. Scanlan of Richmond, KY,
is attending the Congress of the d. A. r.
and is stopping at the Ebbitt.
Mrs Lurton, wife of Justice Lurton of
the United States Supreme Court. is one
Of the interested Unlocking Daughters. oc-
cupying a seat In the box Of the presi-
dent general.
Kentucky D. A. RS are setting forth
tho merits OF Mrs Milton T. Durham OF
Lexington for vice president general. It
was decided at the state conference res
Gently held that Mrs. Durham should
honor. Mrs. Durham In member OF
the Lexington Chapter, the oldest in the
state. and has been treasurer and regent
She has often represented her chapter
in the state conference and in the Con-
tinental Congress. She has executive
ability and the Kentucky members believe
her familiarity with the work of the So
ciety will make her an invaluable men,
Der Of the D. A. r. national board.
Mrs John w. Lowell of Anderson, Ind,
IL at the New willard. She organised last
year the Chapter "Kithnenend." an Indian
name, and Is very popular delegate and
The Official reader this year is a man
not such q tall man. nor SO very big
and he can scarcely be e,,, seen n an. among the
tiers on the platform as they dutter about
him. but he can be heard The Daughters
may be buzxing like q bubble wagon when
he begins. but that man Q, voice stops the
doing or to be done when the clarion call
rings out and the Daughters want to
know, though only few are from Mis-
souri, The employment Of man reader
Is the idea Of the president general. Mrs.
Scott.
Mrs. Dickinson. wife of the Secretary
Of War. 10 q Daughter OF Tennessee. She
h48 just JOuhe0 tho -. n. ~. ana ID
ardently interested In the patriotic work
OF the society. The report which she
made AZ chairman OF the committee on
prevention Of dissertation Of the nag was
comprehensive, though brief. Mrs. Dick
inson read in connection with her re-
port the bill to prevent dissertation of the
flag which has been introduced by Rep
resentative Goulden OF New York. and
urged the d. A. r. to take an active in
terest In having the bill passed.
Among the visitors Of the congress yes
terday Gen. d. K. Sickles, one of the
surviving corps commanders OF the civil
war, was easily the center Of interest