Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-01
AFFAIRS OF OAR.
ON GRATIFYING BASIS
AmicabIe Settlement of Differ
ences With Building Con-
tractor Reported Today.

| The national board OF management OIL
| the Daughters of the American Revoiu-
| ton held meeting this morning In the
Continental Memorial Hail. The most I'M
portant feature of the conference was
| the report Of Mrs. Matthew 7. Scott. the
| president general. on affairs connected
with the erection Of the hall. Mrs. Scott
| reported the amicable settlement with
Norcross Bros Company OF Worcester
who erected the Valhalla.
| For some time there had been strained
relations between the board OF manage
ment and the contractor. it Is said. and 1t
often seemed as il affairs would have to
be aired in court 1t was at this juncture
| that Mrs. Scott. feeling that neither she
| nor her advisors in the society could ade-
quately cope with the situation. asked the
aid of some prominent business men OF
Washington, and, as reported by Mrs.
Scott, the result was that Charles e.
Glover. president of Riggs Bank, took up
| the matter most energetically.
Advisory Board Formed.
An advisory board was formed to act
as committee to the committee on the
Continental Hall. The members were
Messrs. Bernard r. Green. chairman;
Charles G. Glover. Gen. John NJ. Will
son. Charles ]. Bell. Henry b. r. Mac
farland, William B. Hoover and Gen.
John c. Bates. Mr.. mcfarland acted as
the legal counsel
These gentlemen held a number Of meet
ings and so adjusted matters that MRS.
Scott reported that the contract was
closed. with the most friendly feelings on
both sides, and that the entire matter
| was considered to have been Justly ana
equtably settled. Mrs. Scott received
| hearty congratulations on the friendly
settlement.
| The board of management drew up reso-
| lutions thanking the advisory committee
and at noon adjourned until O'Clock.
when routine matters were considered.
| The Continental Memorial Hall. to cost
something like S3OO.OOO. has now been
| turned over to the society without a
single detail left for adjustment. 1t mas
been erected by the society without
| law suit or any of the troubles which
often confront those who erect great and
costly buildings.
Prompt Payments Made.
The mortgage against the hall is well
placed, 1t is declared and the president
general reported that the interest was
being paid and that the principal is fast
melting under the generous contributions
made by the members. The hall is prac-
tically furnished and only few details
| remain in its establishment such as the
completion of the state dining hall and
some few statues which are to be placed
in the inches.
The members OF the national board of
| management present at the meeting this
| morning were Mrs Matthew T. Scott, pre-
siding; Mrs. John c. AneS of Illinois, Mrs.
Benjamin Johnson Of Kentucky, Mrs.
James Dunning of Massachusetts, Mrs.
w. L. Reynolds of North Carolina, Mrs.
James l.. Grayton of Michigan, Mrs. Will
| liam Libbey of New Jersey. Mrs. James
L. Wood OF New York, Mrs. Morgan
Smith Of Alabama. Mrs. Henry s. Bow
| ron of New York. Mrs. Thomas K. Noble
OF the District Of Columbia. Mrs. Emery
T. Moore Of Vermont, Miss Emily Gault
| Of Nebraska. Miss Mary r. Wilcox. Mrs.
Mabel G. Swormstedt and Mrs. William
Hoover, all Of the District Of Columbia.