Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-13
Outline of Work for the Cont.
mental Congress Next Week.
OPENING SESSION MONDAY
President Taft Will Extend Greet.
ings to the Delegates.
ELECTION THURSDAY MORNING
Reception Will Be Given at the
White House to the Delegates
Wednesday Afternoon.

The program Of the twentieth Continent
tai Congress of the National Society of
| the Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton was completed this afternoon by
| Mrs. Samuel A. Ammon, chairman Of the
press committee.
| The congress will be formally opened
Monday morning with prayer by Bishop
Harding Of the Episcopal diocese of
Washington, at 1890 o'clock, at Cont
mental Memorial Hall. President Taft
will extend greetings to the Daughters,
after which Mrs. Matthew T. Scott. presi-
dent general, will make her annual ad-
dress.
| Mrs. John w. Foster, honorary presi-
dent general, will follow with an address
of welcome to the delegates. William A.
Marble. president general Of the Sons of
the American Revolution. will make an
address and will be followed by Senator
Robert L. Taylor Of Tennessee. Denedic-
| ton will be pronounced by Rev. Ulysses
| G.. B. Pierce. chaplain of the Senate.
| During the morning a number of must
| cal selections will be played by the
| Marine Band under the direction Of Lieut..
William H. Santelmann.
| The report Of the credentials committee
| will be submitted by Mrs. Miranda Bar
| ney Tulloch at 3 o'clock Monday after
| noon, and the roll will be called. The re-
port Of the program committee will fol-
| low. bringing to a close the first days
| proceedings.
In the evening there will be a reception
| by the president general at Continental
| Memorial Hall from until II o'clock.
| The all-important event of the conven-
ton, the election of national officers, will
take place next Thursday morning.
Tuesday.
The program for the rest Of the week
follows in part: Tuesday, 10 o'clock am,
scripture and prayer by Rev. Wallace
Radcliffe, pastor New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church; music, reading Of the
minutes, presentation of reports of ma
tional officers, the president general as
chairman of the national board Of man.
agement. Mrs. Matthew T. Scott: the vice
president general in charge of the organi-
zation of chapters. Mrs. Miranda Barney
! Tuiloch; the chaplain general, Mrs Es-
Their Frothingham Noble: the recording
| secretary general, Miss Mary r. Wilcox:
the corresponding secretary general, Mrs.
Lyman B. Swormstedt; the registrar gen.
| era1, Miss Grace NJ. Pierce; the treas
urer general. Mrs. William D. Hoover:
| Followed by the reports of the auditing
and finance committees-Mrs. ]. Morgan
Smith. chairman auditing committee; Mrs
| Lyman b. Swormstedt, chairman finance
committee: the historian general; the as
| sistant historian general. Mrs. Henry S.
Bowron; the librarian general, Mrs. Short
| A. Willis.
go O'Clock p.m.-Reports OF commit
tees-Memorial Continental Hall. Mrs.
Matthew T. Scott. chairman: ways and
| means. Mrs. Howard l.. Hodgkins, chair
man; revolutionary relics, Miss Anna
Caroline Benning. chairman; presentation
of money and memorials.
o'clock pm.-Patriotic entertainment
by the Children of the American Revolu-
ton. Meetings Of state delegations may
be held during the evening.
Wednesday,
10 o'clock a.m.-Scripture and prayer,
Rev Samuel H. Greene. pastor Of Cal
vary Baptist Church: music; reading of
the minutes; report Of the magazine COM
mittee Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, chair
man: report Of the editor American
Monthly Magazine. Mrs. EIroy NJ. Avery;
address. J. Franklin Jameson. Phi. D.;
report of the publication committee, Mrs
Egbert r. Jones, chairman; reports of
standing committees-Committee on pa
triotic education. Mrs. Samuel A. Ammon,
chairman; subcommittee on interchange
able bureaus, lectures and slides, Mrs
Henry S. BOwron. chairman; committee
on child labor, Miss Elisabeth F.. Pierce,
chairman; committee on Children of the
Republic. Mrs. Edwin S. Gardner. jr.,
chairman.
3 O'Clock p.m.-President Taft will re-
ceive the Continental Congress at the
White House; return to congress
o'clock p.m-Reports of standing
committees
Thursday.
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock Rev
John Reid Shannon. pastor Of the
Metropolitan Memorial Methodist Epis-
copal Church, will deliver the opening
prayer. and following the reading Of
the minutes nominations Of candidates
for the national officers will be in or
der. The election will proceed at once
Thursday evening the reports of state
regents will be received.
Friday.
Friday, 10 o'clock am.-Scripture and
prayer. Rev. Henry N. Couden, D. D.,
chaplain United States House Of Repre-
sentatives; music, reading Of the min
utes. confirmation Of state regents and
state vice regents. reports of the COM
mittee on the recommendations of
national officers. amendments to
the bylaws, unfinished business.
o'clock pm. Memorial service to Miss
Mary Desha, founder. and Mrs. Charles
c. Darwin. historian general. o'clock
pm State regents reports, beginning
with Missouri.
Saturday
Saturday, 10 o'clock am. Scripture
and prayer, Mrs. Thomas X Noble, |
chaplain general: music: reading of
the minutes: unfinished business; new
business. Music: Star spangled Ban