Evening star., 1912-11-08
First Convention Here.

The corner stone laying was the motive
that brought the convention to Wash
ington. the organization meeting for the
first time outside of a southern city in
the nineteen years of existence. The first
session of the convention will be held
Tuesday night. 4 week of business and
pleasure includes many features of in
terest to the members of the organiZa-
ton and to the south.
The welcome meeting. Tuesday night.
will be held in National Continental Hall.
President Taft will welcome the southern
women TO the National Capital Mrs.
Alexander D White, president general
sion will be presided over by Mrs. Marion
Butler, president of the District of Colum-
bia branch.
Cardinal Gibbons will open with prayer
the first business session Wednesday
morning National officers and commit
tees will make reports, at this and other
business sessions. to be held morning and
afternoon every day until Saturday.
The general social functions and enter
tainment of the week will be elaborate.
Wednesdays social program includes d
luncheon to the national officers by Mrs
Mathew T. Scott. president general OF
the Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton. at Memorial Continental Hall. Mrs.
p. P. Claxton of 1902 Connecticut ave-
nue, Will give tea from ) to I'm honor
OF the Tennessee delegates, at which she
will be assisted by Mrs. Alexander B.
White. the president general.
The Texas delegates will be the guests
of Mrs. Short Adam Willis, 1914 10th
street. during the afternoon. Mrs. Willis
will be assisted in receiving by Mrs.
Cornelia Branch Stone, Mrs. Rosenburg
ming Story Of New York. A reception.
at which the national officers will be
formally presented to the delegates, viii
be held at the Willard in the evening.
Reception at White House.
The President and Mrs. Taft will open
the White House Thursday afternoon for
reception to the delegates. The east
room will be elaborately decorated. The
same afternoon and evening there will
be a score or more of private functions
extended to the delegates. Teas in their
honor will be given by Mrs. Benjamin
Alicou. 1912 21st street northwest: Mrs
Harriet 8. Turner, 1871 New Hampshire
avenue northwest; Miss Phoebe Hamilton
Seabrook: the Hamilton School. and the
Misses Bristol on Mintwood place. The
Colonial Danes Of the District of Column
bia will receive those Daughters who are
members Of their society.
A visit to the Naval Academy al
Annapolis Is on the program for Friday
special train will he provided. Gov
Goldsborough Of Maryland. will receive
them The Maryland division of the
United Daug aters or the Confederacy Will
be host to the visitors and give a luncheon
in their honor. Confederate veterans ol
WASHINGTON doniciled IN Confederate Me-
mortal Home will be received by the dele
gates Friday upon their return to Wash
incton. They VIII also be given a recep
tion by Confederate Camp. No. III, l32:
Vermont avenue.
reception in Continental Memoria
Hall by the NJ ssissippi division will be
the feature Of Saturdays entertainment
In the afternoon the southern women viii
be conveyed TO Mount Vernon and theme,
to Alexandria, where their hosts will be
the Virginia Daughters OF Mary Gusts
Lee Chapter and the 18th Virginia Regi
ment- "A luncheon Will be served.
A special service in Christ Church, Alex.
andria, where Washington worshiped
and where Gen. Robert z. Lee also at
tended at one time, will claim the atten-
tion of the delegates Sunday morning.
Education work I'm the south, large
part OF the activities of the organization
will command considerable of the time
devoted TO business. The United Daugh
ters OF the Confederacy is attempting the
education of children and grandchildren
of southern veterans through scholarship.
maintained in colleges north and south
Confederate veterans homes throughou
the south, established by the organiza
tion. are accomplishing the work fo
which the United Daughters of the Con.