Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14

Continental Memorial Hall tomorrow
morning to the cheering of hundreds Of
loyal Daughters of the American Revo-
luton, and formally calls the meeting to
order. one of the largest and most infiu-
entail bodies Of women in the world will
have entered upon the business OF its
'twenty-f1rst congress. The opening ses-
sion of the Continental Congress will be
marked by all the pomp and ceremony
which gives to this annual occasion the
impresSiyeness of state affair. The
entrance of the president general of the
organization will be made amid the ap-
plause of delegates gathered from every
state in the Union. and to stirring music
played by the Marine Band. In her train
will follow eight pretty girls appointed to
serve as pages during the sessions Of the
congress.
Miss Elizab beth F.. Pierce. chaplain gen.
eral will offer prayer which will be
followed by report of the committee on
credentials. submitted by Mrs. Henry l..
Mann, chairman. Then will come the
roll call. and the report of the committee
on program. By Mrs. Samuel w. Jamison,
chairman.
After Mrs. SCOTS eavel has raped for
order at the afternoon session the open
ing bars of Hail to the Chief will an
nounce the arrival of President Taft. who
is to deliver an address of welcome to the
congress. With him upon the platform
will be seated number of public men
and prominent women who are to take
part or are present merely as friends of
the president general.
Mrs. Greedy to Speak
Mrs. Scott will deliver an address
Mrs A. w. Greedy, wife of Maj. Gen.
A. ". Greedy. L. S. A., retired. will greet
the Daughters who have come from all
parts of the country. and a response will
be made by Mrs. Alexander Ennis Pat
ton. Others who will speak at the after
noon session are Prof. William Libbey,
secretary of the Sons of the Revolution.
and DR.. Moses Greeley Parker, president
general of the Sons of the American Rev
olution- Tomorrow night will be given
the reception Of the president general at
Memorial Continental Hall. from 9 to II
o'clock. The members of the Sons of the
Revolution and Of the Sons Of the Ameri-
can Revolution have been invited to the
| reception also.
Last night the Daughters and
their friends gathered in Continental
Memorial Hall to hear Seumas Mac
peared before them in old Irish costume
and told many a tale, filled with the wit
and the pathOs of his people. Mrs
Matthew I. Scott, president general, pre-
Hundreds Of the Daughters thronged the
big memorial building, many of them
from QUITO town, renewing old acquaint.
ances and making new.
Up in New York state rbem recep-
| ton was given in honor of Mrs. William
Cummings Story of New York. leader
of the insurgents or anti-admnistration
party. Mrs. Joseph s. Woods of New
York. state regent. acted as hostess Mrs
Story. who has twice been a candidate
H~, md -t1n yx-fl1 ~
again next year. was warmly greeted by
| her New York friends, who declare them
| selves confident of her election next year
Mrs. Woods will be candidate this year
| for vice president general
The National Society OF Founders and
Patriots held its annual conference at the
| New Willard Hotel last night The or
ganization is composed of lineal descend
ants of the founders and supporters OF
the republic. Mrs. W. V. Cox Of Wash.
| ington, president. was in the chair. The
other officers of the society are Mrs. NJ
II. Myers, vice president: Mrs. Heller
NJ. Boynton. recording secretary: Mrs
Noble Newport Potts, corresponding sec
and Mrs. B. NJ. Draper, treasurer.
| The principal business transacted hat
to do with proposition for the restora
ton Of the church at Falls Church. Va.
at which George Washington was I;
vestryman. 1t was determined to seei
the restoration of the old cdifice, which
has fallen into dilipidated state. anG
to put 1t in charge Of the Virginia Chap
ter The revision of the bylaws wa:
discussed also.
| Following the opening session of thu
| congress, the Daughters will entel
upon q week devoted to the bushes:
| Of their organization. During thu
present congress ten; new vice presi
| dents general will be elected. The al
ways exciting contest for the Office
| Of president general Of the society viii
| not take place, however, until mex
year, when Mrs. Scott's second tern
| expires. Although the present congress.
may be politically uneventful. the SEES
| sions will be devoted largely to an ex
| position Of the work being done BY
the Daughters of the American Revolu
| philanthropic lines.
The great organization numbers
more than 70O0O women. It's mem.
| bership includes not only many of the
wealthiest and most representative
| women of America, but the largest In
| dependent body Of organized womer
| in the world. The society was incor.
| porated by special act of the Fifty.
fourth Congress Of the United States
| the organization. after. each Continent.
al Congress. present to the secretary
| of the Smithsonian Institute a report
of the work accomplished by the
Daughters within the year. These an
nual reports are published by the
| Smithsonian Institute. and are in TURF
| communicated to the Congress of the
United States. The great patriotic
movement had it's inception in a vote
cast in Louisville. KY. April 80. 1890
by the Sons of the American Revolu.
ton. When these men came to vote