The Washington herald., 1910-04-18
D. A. R. NOTES.

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The delegation from Pennsylvania is
one OF the largest OF the Eastern States.
Its voting strength is eighty-four. be-
sides at least seventy-five alternates. This
delegation represents ffty-seven chap
tiers. Mrs. Samuel Ammon. OF Pittsburg
IS chairman Of the national patriotic edu-
cation committee, while Mrs. Chapman.
I! OF Germantown. Pa, is the State chair
man Of the committee.
Mrs. Mecum, OF New Jersey. former
State regent, is a candidate for president
general from New Jersey.
Mrs. Bennlng. Of Georgia, who is a
candidate for vice president general
from that State, is one OF the most pop
ular OF the Southern Daughters.
One OF the most important committees
OF the congress is the credential body.
This committee must look over each del
egate's credentials and see that she gets
the proper badge. The chairman is Mrs
I Miranda b. Tulloch and the vice chair
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members are Mrs. William D. Hoover.
Mrs. George NJ. Sternberg. Miss Mary r.
! Wilcox. Mrs Edwin c. Gregory. Mrs.
! Henry S. Bowron. Mrs. Samuel A. Am
mon, Mrs. William c. Barnes. Mrs.
Henry Y. Boynton, Mrs. Charles ".
Brown. Mrs. George Brown. Mrs Cora
Bacon-Foster. Mrs. Wallace Hanger. Mrs.
Howard L. Hodgkins, Mrs. Thomas II.
Johnston, Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, and
Mrs. Bertha NJ. Robbins.
Mrs. EtlinE. the regent OF the Tough
niagh Chapter, OF CORTLAND, n. Y, who
is the business woman OF the society,
conducts a large manufacturing business
in her city.
Among the members OF the D. A. r
from New York state who are much
interested in the Federation Club. a work
in New York, are Mrs. William Cum
mings Story. Miss Mary c. Hay. Mrs.
John F. Yawger. Miss Florence Guern-
sey, and Mrs. Frank r. DOW.
The Indiana delegation consists of
many of the most prominent women in
the society. among whom are Mrs John
L. Dinwiddie. State regent: Mrs William
c. Ball, State vice regent; Mrs. r. o.
Hawkins, regent Of the Caroline Scott
Chapter. Of Indianapolis; Mrs J. w.
Lovett, OF Anderson; Miss Julia Landers,
Miss Stein, and Mrs. Rosenberg. Of In
dianapolis.
Miss Martha Jane Prescott is the regent
Of the chapter named after her distin-
gulshed ancestor of the Revolutionary
War. the Benjamin Prescott Chapter, of
Fredonia, n. Y.
Mrs. Alexander z. Patton, former vice
president general from Pennsylvania, will
entertain Ut dinner this evening IN honor
Of the president general. Mrs. Matthew
I. Scott, and Mrs. Donald Mclean.
Among Mrs. Patton's other guests Will be
Mrs. Adlai Stevenson. sister OF Mrs.
Scott, and former president general of
the D. A. R.; Mrs. Theodore Bates. vice
president general from Massachusetts;
Mrs. Allen P Perley. State regent of
Pennsylvania; Mrs. Wallace Delefeld.
vice president general from Missouri
Mrs. Charles B. Bryan, Of Tennessee;
Mrs. Gatchell, regent Of the Philadelphia
Chapter, and Miss Alice Dill, sister of
Mrs. Patton.
The Buffalo City Chapter has presented
to the New York room coat Of arms of
New York State to be placed over the
mantelpiece.
The Massachusetts, song is set TO the
tune Of ''Suwanee River" TIE 200 dele
gates from that State will sing either
before or after the reading of the Mas
sachusetts State regents report.
The vice regent OF New York State.
Mrs 8. L. Munson, is the candidate for
vice president general.
Mrs. Julius Estey, State Woe regent Of
Vermont returned home last evening on
account Of the serious illness Of her sis
ter, Mrs. A. G.. Cobb. of Brattlesboro. VT.
Mrs. c. D. North, State regent Of Yer
mont, Is at the New Willard. Another
interesting member OF the Vermont dele
cation is Mrs John H. Arms. regent of
tho William French Chapter, OF Bellows
Falls, VT The Vermont State meeting
VIII be held in the sitting room of the
New Willard tomorrow evening at 5
O'Clock.
The decoration committee provided
flowers for the stage during the con-
gress. and decorated the hall in Ameri-
can hags and palms. This committee