Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-05
EXCITEMENT EXPECTED
INDIA. R. CONVENTION
Scott and Story Factions Ex-
pected to Renew Strug-
gle in Capital.

The twenty-first Continental Congress:
of the Daughters of the American Revo
luton will convene here Monday. Apri
10, and will be in session the greater par
of the week. Hundreds of Daughters ant
their families and friends will come tt
Washington for the meeting, many Of
them arriving here the Saturday before
the opening session. Many entertain
ments already. have been planned fol
them. The old struggle between the ad'
minstration party, headed by Mrs. Mat
thew T. Scott. president general. and the
insurgents, headed by Mrs. William Cum
mings story of New York will again
break into life, it is said. and an excit-
ing convention is expected.
Draft of Program.
The preliminary draft of the program
for the congress has just been completed
and will be laid before the members FOL
their approval. This draft is as follows:
The President and Mrs. Taft will re-
ceive the Daughters of the American
Revolution at the White House, Thurs
day, April Is, 1912 at 2:45 pm.
The president general, Mrs. Matthew T.
Scott, Will give a reception to the men,
hers of the Continental Congress and all
visiting Daughters and their families.
also to the members of the Sons of the
American Revolution and their wives, at
Memorial Continental Hall, Monday even
ing. April 10, from 0 to IL o'clock.
Monday morning, April Is, at IL O'Clock
roll call. report Of credential and pro-
gram committees. Opening exercises
Monday afternoon. o'clock, at which
time members. of the congress will have
their own seats.
= Gifts of money and memorials will be
made Tuesday afternoon. April 16, fol-
lowing the reports of the president gen.
eral as chairman of the Memorial Con-
tinental Hall committee, and of the chair
man of the revolutionary relics COM
mittee.
Tuesday evening. April 16, has been re-
served for the meetings of state dele
cations.
Nominations and elections Wednesday,
April II.
State regents, beginning with Alabama
and ending with Mississippi. will present
their reports Wednesday evening; begin
ming with Missouri and ending with
Wyoming, Thursday evening. State
songs. if desired. must come within five
minutes assigned to the report of each
state regent.
Reports of national committees will be
given at appropriate times from Wednes-
day afternoon to Friday evening, inclu-
SiVc.
Friday evening, April 10. patriotic even
ing.
The president general will invite al
members of the congress. resident AND
visiting Daughters and their friends, the
Sons of the American Revolution and
their families to attend an entertainment
to be given by Seumas MacManus at Me-
mortal Continental Hall Saturday, April
Is. at Pm
The Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton and their friends are invited by Rev.
w. w. McMasters, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, to attend patriotic serv-
ice Sunday morning at IL o'clock at the
Baptist church, 10Th and Q streets north
west.
The Daughters and their friends also
are invited to a special service in the in
terest OF the d. A. r. Sunday evening
April IA, at o'clock at the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York
avenue between 18th and 14th streets, by
the pastor, Rev. Wallace Radcliffe, d. D.