Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-12
D. A. R. DELEGATES
FLOCK|NG TO CITY
Busy With Plans for Mondays
Opening of Continental
Congress.
POLITICS IN BACKGROUND
THE WISH OF LEADERS
Women Back Home" They Say,
Oppose Prominence of the Strife
for Office.

National officers of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, with regents
of the various state organizations. gath
cred at Memorial Continental Hall to-
day to make final arrangements for the
big congress which opens here Monday
The meeting was the signal for the
active launching of the various ac-
tivities connected with the congress.
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott. president gen.
eral. presided as chairman of the
national board of management.
While the board was in session. a
steady stream Of delegates from the<var
GUS states and chapters were pouring
into Memorial Continental Hall and reg
istering Under the direction of Mrs
Henry l. Mann, chairman of the creden
tials committee, a large force of womer
was kept hard at work all day distribut
ing badges and programs. examining ere
dentials and giving out information t.
the incoming delegates.
Activity of Candidates.
While this activity was in progress al
the hall the New Willard Hotel was the
scene of almost equal excitement. Mrs
John Miller Horton, Mrs. William Cum
mings Story and Mrs. Charles B. Bryan
the three candidates for president gen.
eral. were kept busy welcoming new ar.
rivals and renewing old friendships.
A number of the leaders at the hall de-
clared that they are determined this year
to put politics as much in the back
ground as possible. and pay as much at
tention as possible to the great pa
triotic and educational work OF the D.
A. R. They said that many of the wom-
en- back home" do not approve of dele
gates paying too much attention to D.
A. r. politics.
Many committee meetings were held
during the morning. Among the com
mittees which were in session was the
committee on the revision of the cOnstt-
tuition. headed by Mrs. ]. Morgan Smith
the committee on program, headed by
Mrs. Samuel w. Jamison: the patriotic
education committee. headed by Mrs
Samuel A. AmmOn; the magazine com
mittee, headed by Mrs. Lyman B.
Swormstedt, and the committee on pages
headed by Mrs. Edwin c. Gregory.
Congress Program Issued.
The completed program for the con
gress was issued today, and the informa
ton given out that the general public
will be admitted only to the meeting.
Wednesday,, Thursday and Friday even
ings Contrary to previous reports. how
ever. Mrs. Scott authorized the statement
that the sessions of the congress will be
open to regularly accredited newspaper
representatives.
Because of the fact that nominations
for the national officers are to be made
Tuesday evening. practically all state
meetings will be held Monday afternoon
or evening. Notices of many state meet
ingst have already been posted at Memo.
rial Continental Hall, and others are be-
ing announced as rapidly as the state re-
gents arrive in the city. At these meet
ings state regents will be elected. and in
some cases candidates for vice president
general Endorsed. 81 - ~ -
The meeting of the District Daughters
will be held at Memorial Continental Hall
Monday night, and a successor to Mrs.
Mary Lockwood as state regent elected.
Mrs. Wallace Hanger and Mrs. Charles
Richardson are the leading candidates for
state regent of the District, and Mrs.
Woodbury. Pulsifer Is the leading candi-
date for state vice regent. Mrs. Lock
wood probably will be elected honorary
state regent.
Special Services in Churches.
In various churches tomorrow patriotic
sermons will be delivered by the pastors
and special invitations have been extend