Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-19

/ done? will say with emphasis that they
have never forgotten that they are TO
in these twenty-five years OF service they
have never shlrked their duty. The
i active officers OF this society must neces-
sartly be chosen from the District, anu
given to It's service. The secretaries. the
| registrars, the treasurers, the historians
spend days and months In arduous work.
which Is. after all, the electric current
/ the stupendous work of arranging and
| preparing Tor this annual congress. For
/ twenty-one years all this has been done
by the Daughters OF the District. What
| would you do without them?
I'VE number today 1850, and our con-
| trfbution to Continental Hall has been
$23, 31S.49. We attribute our success to
| the work Of our chapters. and when you
| to our number just give thanks. for you
| will know that more good work Is to be-
done.
These chapters have. their societies
| Of the Children of the American Revolu-
| ton and the Children Of the Republic.
We have committees on patriotic edu-
cation. Fairgrounds. the Junior Repub.
/ lie, the marking Of historic spots, child
cial charity agent to the juvenile Court.
We have all the committees necessary to
carry on the work of the chapters"
D. A. r. Notes.
The Connecticut delegation gave a re-
ception Tuesday evening at the Cochran
Hotel in honor Of Mrs. George Maynard
| Minor, the Connecticut candidate for
| vice president general The state regent
of Connecticut Mrs sBuel, was assisted
| in receiving the guests by a number of
| the state regents of Connecticut.
New Jersey is the possessor OF what is
probably the most historic room Id Con-
| tinental Memorial Hall. It is lined and
furnished with wood from the old frigate
| Augusta, raised from the water after a
century and quarter, and Tuesday
afternoon historic interest was added to
| the interior by the hanging OF chan.
delier made from the chains, lamps and
| rivets Of the same frigate. Mrs. Libbey.
state regent OF New Jersey, assisted by
present, past and of1cers-elect Of New
Jersey, received the guests.
| Mrs Bankhead, wife Of the senator
from Alabama. entertained at largely
Arlington in honor Of the Alabama,
Louisiana and Texas chapters.
Probably the largest reception of the
| week In D. A. r. circles outside OF that
Of the president general was given by
| Buffalo Chapter Of New York at the New
Willard Tuesday evening. It is said that
j fully 5000 guests shook hands with the
hours.
! The reception was held in the library,
and the receiving line was headed by the
regent OF the chapter. Mrs. John Miller
ter receiving with Mrs Horton were Mrs
c. J. North, Mrs. Carlos Hayes, Mrs. ].
F.. Lewis. Mrs. F. B. Steel Mrs. ]. w.
Wiley and Mrs Willis Waterman, all off,
| GERS Of the chapter.
| Mrs. Clara Rosser Dennis, the present
corresponding secretary general is the
wife of William F. Dennis and Ken
and Alexander lines. and her revolution
airy ancestor was William Alexander of
| Virginia.
The Martha Washington Chapter Of the
District .has presented q bust Of Martha
Washington to Continental Hail. It is
said to be the first one of the wife of the
| nrst resident ever done In marble. IT
The sculptor was Mrs. L. NJ. Sleeth, once
q student OF the Cathedral school in this
The Connecticut chapters have present
/ ed to Continental Hall q bust Of. Gen.
Ellsworth, one OF the sfgners Of the Dec
laration OF Independence. This presentA-
ton Is made In honor OF Mrs. Sara 4.
Kinney. honorary vice president general,
VINO was for many years state regent Of
Connecticut.
A tablet In memory Of Josiah Bartlett.
/ signer Of the Declaration OF Independence
from New Hampshire, and Of his wife.
M tnayt.3 bartlett Tns was presented to Con-
presentation WI made by Mrs. Amos g.
Draper. regent Of the Mary Bartlett
Chapter ,a and cousin Of the donor. Miss
Kingston. N. H.. the home Of Josiah
Bartlett. Mrs. Amos Draper also pre-
scented to Memorial Continental Hall its
elevators. the money for which came
from the estate of Josiah Bartlett.
Mrs. Champ Clark had not yet arisen,
| It is said, when the morning papers
the administration candidate for presie
dent general. It happens. however, that
-. A. r: has law which requires that
to be eligible as candidate for pres
MEMBER at least two years prior to cleo
ton. Mrs. Clark joined the D. A. r.
about six months ago.
Mrs. Matthew T.. Scott, in her renort
as chairman Of the Memorial Continental
Hall committee. answered the criticisms
OF Mrs Charles w. Fairbanks, honorary
president general. who on Monday de-
large debt on its building.
/ 1t Is very Tar from being q disgrace
to be in debt" declared Mrs. Scott en-
phatically. She said that every impor-
i
and concluded by saying that every
Daughter is part security for the society's
debt, and no better security could be had
She paid tribute to Mrs. Donald Mclean.
an honorary president general and Mrs
SCOTS predecessor
i. Mrs. Scott said that the debt Of the
society amounted to $4,000: that its hall
was worth 100000. and that therefore
the society was more than 500, 900 better
of than 1t was only q few years ago
when 1t occupied rented quarters.
Miss Anna Maxwell Jones, regent of
Saratoga Chaper, New York, presented
to the society life-sized portrait of
Mrs Ella Hardin Walworth, one OF the
founders and honorary Vice presidents
| general.
! The state meetings and state elections
have been held, the interest in
them from national standpoint re-
lating to the Storyism or Scottish OF
the officers elected. In the New York
meeting Mrs. Joseph 8. Wood, one IL
Mrs. Story's campaign leaders, was in.
dorsed for vico president general, and
Mrs. Willard Augsburg was elected statos
regent, to succeed Mrs. Wood, and Mira
G. Boskhart was elected state vice re.
gent.
At the, District of Columbia meeting
MfS> Mary s. Lockwood. Storyfte was