The Washington herald., 1912-04-07
D. A. R. MEETING
TO Be NOTABLE
Scott and Story Factions
Will Again Clash This
Month.
ANNOUNCE PROGRAMME

All preparations for the twenty-n
Continental congress of the Daughters
OF the American Revolution. to be held
at Memorial Continental Hall during the
week beginning April L. have been COM
pIeted. 1t is expected that the attend
ance this year will be larger than ever.
such always having been the case in
Presidential election years.
The Daughters congress always brings
to the social set OF Washington added
responsibilities and functions. and many
entertainments have already been
planned for the visiting delegates, alter
mates, and guests.
Old Struggle Renewed.
although & successor 10 Mrs. Matthew
r. Scott as president general OF the So
ciety, Is not TO be elected until next
year, the old struggle between the ad-
ministratiua party, headed by Mrs Scott,
and the insurgents, headed by Mrs WILL
lam Cummings Story. of New York, will
agaiI. burst forth with renewed vigor,
ana an exciting ard interesting conven-
t'nn may lie expected as a result thereof
. : tentative programme for the con-
i;I,-ss, which will be presented TO. that
body !gr approval, contains the follow
ing arrangements:
Monday morning, April 10, at IL o'clock
roll-csll; report OF credentiaI and pro-
gramme committees.
At .. m, opening exercises. at which
time members will have their own
seats.
From to IL o'clock p. III. the presi-
dent general Mrs. Matthew 7. Scott, will
give a reception TO the members and
all visiting Daughters and their fami-
lies, also TO the members of the Sons
of the American Revolution and their
wives. at Memorial Continental Hall
Tuesday afternoon. April l6, has been
set aside for gifts money and memo
Tials. which is 10 q followed by re-
ports of the president general as chair
man of the memorial continental COM
mittee. and of the chairman OF the Rev
ulutionary relics committee.
Tuesday evening has been reserved for
the meetings of the State delegations.
Nominations and elections will take
place on Wednesday. April II. The
term of office of the following vice presi-
dents general expires this year. their
successors to be elected at this con-
gress: Mrs. John 7. Sterling. Connecti-
cut; Mrs. La Verne Noyes. Illinois; Miss
Ellen Mecum. New Jersey: Mrs. Egbert
Jones. Mississippi: Mrs. George Scott
Shackelford Virginia; Mrs. Emily P. S.
Moor, Vermont; Mrs. Andrew K Gault, |
Nebraska: Mrs. Edward Randall, Texas: |
Mrs William f. Stanley, Kansas, and |
Miss Anna Carolina Benning. of Georgia. |
The State Regents.
State regents beginning with Alabama |
and ending with Mississippi, will pre-
sent their reports Wednesday evening: |
beginning with Missouri and ending with
Wyoming, Thursday evening, April IS
President and Mrs. Taft will receive |
the Daughters on Thursday afternoon,
April is, at rs O'Clock, and the MEM
bers are cautioned that badges are re-
qUired for admission.
Notice is given by Mrs Samuel W.
Iamison,- chairman of the programme
that State songs, If desired.
must come within five minutes assigned |
TO the report of each State regent, and
that State regents desiring their State
songs to be sung during the Congress
should communicate at the earliest pos
sible moment with the chairman of the |
music committee, Mrs. r. H. Edmond
son, al Grand street, Morgantown, w.
Va:
Reports of national committees will be
given at appropriate times from We'd
lesday afternoon to Friday evening, in
,lusive. Friday evening has been set
lside as a patriotic evening"
The president general extends an in
,itation to all members of the Congress,
-esident and visiting Daughters and |
heir friends, the Sons of the American
Revolution and their families, to attend
an entertainment to be given by Seumas
the Irish story teller. at
Continental Hall, on Saturday,
II o'clock
Rev W. w. McMasters, pastor OF the
First Baptist Church, has extended an
to the Daughters and their
riends to attend a patriotic service on
sunday morning, April II. at II o'clock.
It the Baptist Church, Sixteeth and o
treets northwest, and Rev. Dr. Wal