The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-12
Continental HALL MANAGEMENT
DISCUSSED BY D.A. R. committee
First Day Of Official Proceedings Incident to Twenysecond
Continental Congress Closes with Executive Session.
Booms Are Growing Mrs. John Miller
Horton Makes Statement.

An executive session Of the Memorial
Continental Hall committee of the
Daughters of the American Revolution at
Memorial Continental Hall last night
ended the first day of official proceedings
incident to the twenty-second congress
of the society, which will convene Mon
day.
The proceedings of the committee. Of
which Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, president
general is chairman, concerned manage
ment and furnishing of the hall.
The question of a government appro-
priation for the proposed new building
OF the d. A. r., has already created
much discussion
The introduction of the bill in the
United States Congress to provide an
appropriation was done at the instance
of the president general, Mrs Scott,
and some members believe that II che
Society OF the ID. A. r. accepts govern
ment aid the society's hell will then be
under governmental control.
Mrs. Horizons Statement.
Mrs John Miller Horton, OF Buffalo.
who is a candidate for president general,
with the Endorsement of Mrs. Scott, last
night issued this statement in regard TO
this issue:
From delegates arriving for the con-
gress 1 learn that numerous papers have
printed the story that in my platform
] have advocated an appropriation by
Congress for the purchase of land for
an annex TO Continental Memorial Hall
The objection delegates have to such
a plan is that il would put the hall I'M
der the control of Congress, and since
the u. A. r. is a womans organiZa-
ton and the hall was built by women. II
should remain under the absolute control
OF the Daughters. AS matter OF fact'
the ID. A. r. organization is dlrecuy
under the Department Of the Interior,
and for that reason pays no taxes, and
the annual or Smithsonian reports are
printed at the expense OF the govern
rnent and filed in the Smithsonian IN
stitutoin.
Mrs Horizons friends expressed conn
dence that she would win, but they
seemed no surer of the result than olu
friends of Mrs William Cumming Story,
Of New York, known as the antl-ao-
rinistration'' candidate. Mrs. Charles
r. Bryan Of Tennessee. the third candl-
date for the presidency general. declared
again last night that she is lin the
race for herself" denying the reports
that her candidacy was being maintained
To- advance the interests OF any other
candidate
Ms. Charles W. Fairbanks. of Indiana
honorary president general, is to noml-
nate Mrs. Story for president general.
Revision of Constitution Probable.
Revision of the constitution is expected
Ia he next to the election OF ofncers'
the most interesting business before the
convention Questions of the number or
members required for organization OF
chapters and of representation are
among those to come up. unless the
Whcl,. matter goes over TO next congress.
Status Of State organizations also, II
was reported last night will be prom
lGent issue.
The headquarters of the credentials
committee. of which Mrs. Henry l..
Mann. Of the District. is chairman
were busy throughout the day. 1t was
said there late i'm the afternoon that
the exact number of delegates regis
tered could rot be estimated then. II
was Thought TO Toe comparat lively small,
however. as most of the delegates are
expected to arrive today.
Al the headuuarters were Mrs. w. c.
Barnes. Mrs Wallace Hanger. and Mrs.
Woodbury. Pulsifer. members of the
committee. and a corps Of ID. A. r.
members as assistants-Mrs. A. II.
Faul Mrs James Place. Mrs. I. ii.
Johnson. Mrs +. II. Barclay, Miss ;. I.
Hannay. Mrs. W. :. Dewhurst. Miss NJ.
T. Duncanson Mrs. William Woln
Smith. Mrs. r. Winston Holt. Miss
Laura H. McCausland, and Miss I. NJ.
Blake.
The press committee, OF which Mrs
Samuel A. Ammon. of Pittsburg, is
chairman. met yesterday afternoon and
hoard Mrs. Ammon's report. which was
on routine matters. Among the COM
mittee members present were MIS-
Frank Ellison, of Massachusetts. vice
chairman: Mrs. Edward l.. Harris ana
Miss Fanny Harnit. OF Ohio; Mrs Ruth
NJ. Dealer. Mrs. George Marsh, MISS
Georgiana Rogers and Miss Mabel l..
White. of the District, and Mrs. henry
NJ Thompson of Massachusetts,.
Special Session. Programme.
The programme for the special sessions
of the u. A. r. Continental Congress,
announced last night. is:
For the formal opening on Monday,
April H. at o'clock.
Address by the president general, Mrs.
Matthew T. Scott.
Address by the Secretary of State, Hon.
William Jennings Bryan.
Address by the Ambassador from
France. NJ. J. J. Jusserand
Address. DIR. r. II. McKim. president
general Sons Of the Revolution, District
of Columbia
Address, Hon. j. Nj. Richardson, presi-
dent general of the Sons Of the American
Revolution.
The Marine Band will furnish music
for Monday afternoon and also for the
president generals reception Monday
evening. from 2 to II o'clock.
Mr. Clifford Pinchot will speak on con-
servation during the morning session
Tuesday. April -.
On Wednesday evening Mrs Ida Louise
Gibbs will give a talk on the flag, in
connection with Mrs ]. NJ. Dickinson's