The Washington herald., 1913-04-04
OAR, REGENTS
MAKE REPORTS
District Chapters Meet IN Me-
mortal Continental Hall and
Transact Business.
B00MS IN THE MAKING
Mrs. Woodbury. Puls;fsr b the Only
Candidate for Vice Regency
Of the District.
BOOMS IN THE MAKING

Reports of the forty-six regents of
District chapters of the Daughters of the
American Revolution and Of chairmen
of special committees. were completed
at the afternoon session OF the annual
meetir~ yesterday, in Memorial CONT
rental lall. Days from now until the
Twenty Second Congress of the d. A. R.,
which opens on April u. will be filled
with tho hustle of preparation, and en-
llvened With free play of politics.
Mrs, Wallace Hanger or Mrs. Charles
". Richa rdson probably will be the next
State r,s snts for the District, which Of
nee ig now filled by Mrs. Mary s. Lock-
wood. Rooms for each of these candi-
d2.es stalked boldly through the corri-
doris of Memorial Continental Hall yes
terday
Only one candidate has so far appeared
for the vice regency Of the District,
and the prediction runs that she is al
most certain of election. This candidate
is Mrs. Woodbury. Pulsifer. 1t is ex-
pected that Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkin
will be Endorsed as the Districts candi-
date for vice president general, and Mrs.
Ellen Spencer Mussey is suggested for
honorary regent OF the District.
Mrs. Mary Lockwood. the present State
regent. made her valedictory address
y.
She traced the history OF the D. A. R.
and told of the work done in the Dis
trict during her two years as regent
She also spoke at length OF the women
of the American Revolution deserving
OF especially warm places in the men,
cries OF Americans of today She said
that two volumes of the famous Chalk
ley records have been printed, and that
a third volume is on the press.
Musical Programme Given.
Reports OF the chapter regents dealt
with the work Of these chapters during
the past year. What is being accom-
plished in educating immigrants to be-
come good citizens OF the United States
was told by Mrs. George Sternberg, re-
gent Of the Army and Navy Chapter
Several regents spoke Of the good that
can be done by giving medals and prizes
among the children to encourage the
study Of American history.
Several musical selections were inter-
spersed in the routine business pro-
gramme. Miss Elizabeth Maxwell sang
two songs and responded to a hearty
encore. Miss Kate Alderman PLAYED for
her. Her songs were Love Has Wings"
Rogers), "Will-o' the Wisp" (Spross),
and the encore, I'm the Deeps of the
Daisies (Hawley). Miss May Adele Le-
verse accompanied the singing Of sever
al patriotic songs by the members. Mrs
Herald A. Lewis ordered the musical
programme. Mrs. Morgan d. Lewis is
chairman Of the committee on music
President Wilson and Secretary OF State
Bryan are among those on the pro-
gramme for addresses before the con-
gress. The programme will be issued
today. More than 5000 women are ex-
pected to attend the congress.
The chapter regents making reports
yesterday were Mrs. Leonard NJ. Mat
tingly, Mrs. George Ma Sternberg. Mrs.
r. Winston Holt. Mrs. Edwin F. Geyer.
Miss Laura v. Walker. Mrs. Charles P.
Granfield. Mrs. Mary C. Mel Wysong.
Mrs Eugenia NJ. Brown. Mrs. William
II. Bixby. Mrs. George Marsh. Mrs.
Sarah G. Guss. Mrs. NJ. E. S. Davis, Mrs.
James McNabb, Miss Z. B. Hall, Mrs.
Bertha NJ. Robbins, Mrs. Sarah J. Crois-
SAINT, Mrs. Katherine T. Gerald, Mrs.
Sarah a. Clemens, MN. NJ. E. Brown,
Mrs Ellis Logan, Mrs. NJ NJ. Berry. Mrs.
Edwin X. Hill, Mrs Roberta Magruder
Bukey. Mrs. Noble n. Potts. Miss NJ. L.
Goddard, Mrs. NJ B. Moore. Mrs. Mary
E s. Van Nostrand Vandergrift, Mrs.
Mary A. Beach. Mrs. George T. Small
wood, Mrs. l.. H. Quirollo. Mrs. Mary st.
Clair Blackburn. Miss B. F. Nabers, Mrs.
Amos G. Draper, Mrs. 8. A. Willis. Miss
Virginia Miller, Mrs. Maude L. Green
await Miss NJ. E. Smith, Mrs. NJ. A.
Winter, Mrs. Mary E. st. Clair. Mrs.
Bruce Williams, Mrs. William Roome,
and Miss B. F. Wolfe.