The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-17

in the various hotels and in the State
rooms in Continental Hall. the regents
giving their delegation notice IN time.
The Daughters who heard Mrs. Noble
Newport Potts sing the State song or
Illinois last year ara glad to know that
she Will sing al the opening session TO
morrow morning
Many OF the members have sent word
that they will have some valuable Revo-
lutionary relics 70 present 20 the com
pleted museum this year. The chairman
Of the Revolutionary committee is Mrs.
Sallie Marshall Hardy.
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster. who IS investi-
eating the child labor problem for the
government, is chairman OF the D. A r
child labor committee. and her report is
always most interesting.
Mrs. J. II. Dickinson. wife Of the Secre-
tary OF War. IS chairman Of the commit
tee for the prevention Of dissertation Of
the flag
The only elections this year viii he the
election OF ten vice presidents general
There are twenty vice presidents general
in all. ten being elected each year.
Mrs. Francis Batcheller. daughter OF
Mrs. Theodore Bates. vice president from
Massachusetts, Will sing during the We'd
nesday evening session.
Mrs. Drayton ". Bushnell. who was
elected vice president general from Iowa
last year. is much interested In gene
illogical and historical research. Her an
cestors served in the Revolutionary War,
as well as that of 1872 This is Mrs.
BUshuelrs second term Of Office that she
is entering into. and she has always dis
ungushed herself by her brilliant work.
Mrs. Egbert Jones, OF Mississippi. is
the youngest vice president general Of
the year.
One Of the most popular women in the
society. who is known for her strictly
nonpartisan standing, Is Mrs. Althea
Randolph Bedle, Of New Jersey. Mrs.
Bedle served on the national board for
many years, and during her term as vice
president general worked hard for the
furtherance Of the patriotic work OF the
society. She comes to this congress as
regent Of the Paulus Hook Chapter, Of
Somerville. y. J.
Three pastors have invited the Daugh-
tiers Of the American Revolution 10 at
tend patriotic services today. These
pastors are Rev. Charles Wood, OF the
Church Of the Covenant. at $3.50 o'clock:
Rev. Wallace Radcliffe OF New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church, at s p.
m. and Rev. Samuel II. Woodrow. of
the First Congregational Church, at s.
p. m.
Mrs. Sherman, wife Of the Vice Presi-
dent. is a daughter Of the American Rev
olution. Among the other official people
who are daughters are Mrs. Dickinson.
wife Of the Secretary Of War: Mrs.
Jonathan p. Dolliver. wife Of Senator
Dolliyer: Mrs. Cullop. wife of Repre-
sentative Cullop; Mrs. Robert Taylor.
wife Of Senator Taylor; Mrs. stephen 3.
Elllins. wife Of Senator Elkins. and
many others.
Mrs. Robert Taylor has planned many
luncheons for visiting daughters. and a
reception for the Tennessee delegation
during the week.
The Buffalo City Chapter has $40 mem
bers, and is the largest chapter in New
York State The chapter does a vast
amount of patriotic work. which consists
in giving illustrated lectures 10 the
foreign element in the different languages
on the history Of the United States. Mrs.
John Miter Horton. the regent, is known
as one Of the best dressed women at
the congress. The other delegates from
Buffalo City Chapter are Mrs. Edgar O. :
Cheney, Mrs. Robert J. Cant Mrs. Mil
ton Brown, Mrs. Charles A Lux, Mrs.
Anna katherine Green Rohlfs, and Mrs.
Guy L. Baker.
The house committee, Of which Mrs
Lyman b. Swormstedt is chairman. has
arranged everything for the comfort of
the delegates, and seen TO the decoration
of the auditorium.
Headed by Mrs Wallace Deladesd. vice
president general from Missouri, the dee
gates from that state. numbering eight
cen. arrived i'm Washington last evening.
Prominent in the delegation are Mrs.
c n Norris. regent of the Joplin Chap
ter; Mrs. John y. Booth, delegate from
ST. Louis Chapter honorary regent Of the |
chapter and State chairman of patriotic
education; Mrs. Theodore Shelton, first