Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-23

orary vice president general, and In the
reception OF the reports of state regents.
The race for the two-year term on the
board of twenty vice presidents general
was the more exciting of the two, since
there were four aspirants for the honor.
Miss Anna Caroline Benning CT Georgia
received total of 3OS votes and won,
while Mrs. Charles r. Davis of Minnesota
was second, with 22S. Mrs. C. II. Tibauit
OF Louisiana received %, and Mrs. Bertha
Lincoln Heustis Of Iowa, u.
For honorary vice president general
Mrs. Sara T. Kinney secured $40 votes
and Mrs. Charles X Deere, 90, the for
mer being declared elected.
Reports of Regents.
Without exception the reports of the
state regents. nearly all of which were
submitted last night, indicated marked
progress In their states during the twelve
months just ended. In nearly every in
stance the organization of new chapters
was reported, and always the state re-
gents spoke Of the great interest mani
rested among the members of their juris-
dictfons In the completion of Continental
Memorial Hall. Detailed statements were
made of the many valuable relics con-
trlbuted to the museum of the hall, and
an outline given of the efforts made by
the states to furnish the rooms within the
structure which bear their names.
Other work of the state and local chapters
was stated to be the fostering of interest
in the celebration of national holidays and
the providing of markers and memorials
for historic spots, and it was shown that
not all of the places marked are simply
revolutionary" because all the vast ter
ritory west or the Mississippi river was 4
bowling wilderness in the days when the
colonies were struggling for independence
and the labors of the D. A. r. chapters
in the western states are confined princi-
pally to securing markers for the old
trails-the first gateways through the
Rockies-the restoration of old forts and
the collection of Indian relics.
District Statistics.
For the District of Columbia, Mrs
Della Graeme Smallwood. the state re-
gent, reported that the Daughters resi-
dent in the city where Continental Hall
is located find daily demand for serv-
ices. THE erection of this hall has been
dear to the hearts of the District Daugh-
ters,' she said. land they have given, up
to April 90 1910, total of s20,6S7. go, or
approximately One-twelfth of the total
contribution, toward its constructions
goodly record for a city containing 1,136
daughters In chapters and 22S at large"
our patriotic education committee has
been interested in the work of the night
schools Mrs. Smallwood continued, 'en-
couragfng essays on patriotic subjects,
and giving as a most precious prize the
American flag. The usual medal has
been given to the George Washington
University for the best essay on a patri-
otto subject. The education of the young
people of the southern mountains ap-
peais to our Daughters, as those chill
dren are descendants of the revolutionary
soldiers whose heroism We commemorate.
The committee on historic spots is now
engaged In work of some magnitude,
which they hope to report next year.
The Children of the Revolution have
been enthusiastically supported, many
chapters having affiliated branches of
these societies under their special care
The Children of the Republic have two
societies that must have inestimable
value in the future history of our coun-
try.
Our local history during the past year
has been varied. The services incident
to the removal of the remains of Mai.
FEnfant from an almost forgotten grave
to our national cemetery were assisted
and inspired by one of our chapter re-
gents and participated in by our Daugh-
ters."
Increase in California.
Mrs. Caroline Lydia Kelley Laird, state
regent of California, reported that there
has been an increase of eleven chapters
in her state during the present admins
tration of two years, so that the state
now has total of twenty-three chapters
Mrs. James Matthew Mohoney, state