The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-15

board Of management, to the chair
man and members OF national COM
rlittee, State regents and State officers,
| land above all, to that splendid
desprit de corps" of the Daughters
whose support has made substantial
| achievement possible. in the face of
difficulties that have Slapped the VI
tally of your president general and
have robbed her of the power to rem
der you still more effective service.
For four years / have borne your
| interests within my heart Of hearts,
summer and winter day and night. ]
have worn it like a phylactory be-
tween my brows, all that / am and
all that 1 have for four years has
been yours.
Speaks OF Society's Growth.
I'VE have lifted our organization to
the higher planes Of large public ends,
We have increased our membership
2S.1Ss within the four years.
I'VE have reduced our debt from
s165, 900 at the last congress to $780,
600, and the treasurer general is OF
the opinion that We have funds on
hand to pay off at this congress TWO
more bonds of $4,000 each. which
would reduce the debt to $4,000.
I'VE have completed this marble
monument to stand here in the ma
tons eye for all time"
Mrs. Scott was cheered enthusi-
astically as she ended her address, ana
bouquet of American Beauty roses
was presented to her.
other Speakers on Platform.
Secretary Bryan. in his brief address.
said that it is the spirit the Daughters
inherit. not the blood that courses
through their veins. that must count.
Ambassador Jusserand, in a witty but
impressive speech. recalled the cordial
relations which had existed between the
United States and France from the Col
onies' struggle for independence in Is.
and said that it was part of the Daush-
ters' duty to hand down the traditions
OF those friendly feelings.
Rev. R. II. McKim, D. D., president
general of the Sons of the Revolution
of the District, and James NJ. Richard
son. president general of the Sons OF
the American Revolution, spoke OF the
relations between those societies and the
Daughters of the American Revolution,
and Of the work they could accomplish
by cooperation.
The reception given at Memorial Con-
tinental Hall last night was the most
notable social affair of the congress. IL
followed the usual customs.
One of the most important announce
ments made yesterday afternoon was
that tonight only Daughters Of the
American Revolution will be admitted to
the hall Yesterday many hundreds of
women were turned back at the doors.
and the police and fremen on duty for
an hour or two had hard work keeping
the entrances to the building open. The
hall was filled before 8 o'clock, but
MANY more wonderland few men
gathered outside and waited long for
and futiley for opportunity to enter.
The official opening yesterday morning
was marked with the sudden blowing OF
a bugle. Then a long line of beautiful
young girls, acting as pages. swept down
the center aisle of the auditorium to-
ward the stage. The pages were dressed
in white.
The pages acted as an escort for Mrs.
Matthew T Scott, president general, who
was greeted by an outburst of applause.
No sooner had Mrs. Scott reached the
platform than the stirring strains of
THE Star Spangled Banner were heard
and a large American flag was slowly
drawn up into the center of the audito-
rum.
Candidates Get Applause.
The appearance in the hall of Mrs
Story and Mrs John Miller Horton and
Mrs Charles b. Bryan, the three candi-