The Washington herald., 1912-11-10

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ths Week
W1sea the annual' eoavenxion e ~
Uhitsd Danghters Of the Confpassaey
Iep0s In Washiugtpn rueoday-fAs drsi
tine h tie ninstssn years. a tho ue.inui-
FnnS1no that ~ ysaFiy con6rsaa has bseu
held ouegzde the soonflnes OF Dixisiand-e
concerted effort VIII b .uaada bv rr,eu
and women alike 70 extsud to the South
esn viAfoes that hosplfalify Which ths
oeoth has always boaste6 and paAns foE
many social events are new In the max
Ing.
ons Of the peinsapai fsaAarss fsf the
eoogress VII occur Tueoday-ahs iAyina
Of the corner stons d. tie msnumsnt IN
Arlington Na4ioaal Cemetery khat h "a
b ere0tod 10 the u1oDogy of.the apldiers
Of TIA Confederacy buried therN Prsa-
dent Taft win Welcome - deeaG1Aas ia
the nations CapitAl and WIuiGm Jen-
|n1ngs Bryan win deliver fthe odaress q
ne lay1ng Of the corner steae. Hilary a.
6efoerG 0ecretaxy of. the NAVY under
Presadent Cleveland. WIN pressds oasr the
cGemcuisa The War Dspoxtment has
lent its cooperation. In the affangsment.
Music during the laying Of the corner
Stone VIII be provided by the Fifteenth
Cavalry Band. and fully 1000 people are
expected to attend the ceremonies.
rlan Dntertna1Asnf. =
1fA Marion Butler. preeadsnf Of the
District Daughters. win have charge Of
the days programms. and with her on
the platform VIII 1t the omcsrs OF the
|organiEation and many government ON
ciaia Bishop Robert Gibson. Of Rich
mond. win deliver the invocation.
There VIII be various private entsr-
tainments big and httle. and several
ofnctal events. President and Nra TAFT
viii receive the delegates In the East
Room OF the White HOUSE Thursday aft
ernoon. and one OF the most pretentious
affairs OF the week viii be the reception
held Friday night from > to II O'Clock
and the Southern Commercial Congress
in the Hall Of the Americas, Pan-Ameri-
can Union Building.
Miss Mamie Randolph Heth. president
Of the Southern Relief Society. has In
vited the U. d. c.. all Of the Southern
societies Of the District Of Columbia, the
United Confederate Veterans. the Sons
VI VcScIohbs luC 0SukutCIU VI Iu6 A"SIs
lean Revolution. Colonial Danes. and the
Loyal Legion to meet the general oflicers
Of the, United Daughters Of the Confed-
eracy in the Library of Congress Mon
day evening from to 10 O'Clock.
Mrs.. Marion Butler has announced the
ushers appointed by her to act At the
laying Of the corner stone. They are
Davis, Edwin c. Dutton. Thomas Rufin.
William H. Robson, Edward g. Mum
ford. H. Roster Dulany-Abner H. Fer
guson. William De c. RaveneL Clarence
J. Owens Beujanin lficou, Ahsalom
Waller, clifford K Bergman. and Mar!
lon Butler.
Tuesday night the welcome meeting
will be held at National Continental Hall.
when President Taft Will extend his and
the nations welcome to the Daughters.
Mrs Alexander d. White, president gen.
eral of the organisation. will speak in
response. The first business session on
Wednesday morning will be opened with
prayer by Cardinal Gibbons. The busi-
ness sessions viii be held morning and
afternoon until Saturday.
Notables to Attend.
Mrs. Mathew T. Scott. president gen.
eral Of the Daughters Of the American
Revolution, will give . luncheon to the
national ofncers on Wednesday at Memo
rial Continental Hall. and MraL p. p.
Claxton. Of 1soe Connecticut Avenue. win
give tea In honor Of the TennssSee
delegates from g 20 Z O'Clock. She win
be assisted by Mrs. Alexander B. White.
Wednesday afternoon the Texas dele
gates viii be the guests of Mrs. Short
Adam Willis at her home. 1sl4 Nine
teenth Street Northwest. She will be
assisted by Mrs. Cornelia Branch Stone.
Mrs Rosenberg, Of Dallas, Tex, and
Mrs. william Cummings Story, Of New
York.
In the evening the national ofacers will
be formally presented to -ths delegates
at q reception at the New Willard.
Saturday afternoon the Mississippi d.
vision will receive in Continental Memo
rial Hall, and other receptions and So
cial events OF various kinds win fill the
week. Many side trips to points Of In
terest around Washington viii take up
the afternoons.
Two ex-presidents general Mrs. Lizzie
George Henderson. OF Mississippi. and
Mrs. Cornelia Branch Stone. Of Texas.
will attend the convention. Gen. Bird
Grubb, Of the New Jersey Volunteers.
u. 8. A., and lfra Grub Will be the
quests OF Col Hilary A. Herbert. and
Mrs. william Cummings Story, Of New
York, candidate for. president general Of
the d. A. R.. win attend. Rev. Landon
Mason. Of Richmond. viii be one Of the
visitors. and Miss Mary Lee. daughter
Of Gen. Robert q. Lee, win be the guest
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