Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-10-27
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL DAUGHTERS MEET TODAY CASE OFc JONES RY
Fifty Delegates, Representing Chap
ter of The State Are in At
tendance.

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The eighteenth annual conference
OF the Daughters of the American
/ Revolution. was called to order this
morning at II o'clock by Mrs }. +.
! Maupin, state regent, with 30 dele
gates representing the various chap
ters of the state present. The Kew.
| William J. Morton, rector OF Christ
Church. delivered the invocation.
| Mrs. William j. Morton, regent OF
Mount Vernon Chapter, this city,
! delivered the address Of welcome, and
the response was made by Mrs, Rob
ert Pierce, regent Of the Stuart Chap
ter. Mrs. ATaupin, state regent, de-
livered her annual address and the
report Of the officers followed. At
enc o'clock adjournment was taken
for luncheon which was served IN
: the Westminster Building. This al
! ternoon the delegates visited the
! Carlyle House and ACKNOWLEDGMENT
/ ineton Lodge room. Mrs. William
/ B. Smoot will entertain the visitors
with reception at her home to-
night.
Mrs. Morton, in her address Of
welcome gave a most interesting
sketch of colonial Alexandria. It was
q revelation to some residents OF
Alexandria to find that there was
even q greater wealth Of historical
association around the city than they
had realized. Mrs. Morton noted
especially the Carlyle House built in
1855. where General Braddock was
entertained prior to his starting On
his disastrous campaign against Fort
DuQuesne and where Washington re-
ceived his commission in the colon
ial army. Here, Mrs. Morton, said,
was also held the council of Royal
Governors. Dinwiddie, of Virginia,
Shirley, OF Massachusetts, Delaney,
of New York, Morris of Pennsylvania,
and Sharp, CT Maryland. This con-
ference resulted in the call of the
convention for the framing of the
Constitution of The United States.
The historical associations Of the
! old city hall were also discussed by
Mrs. Morton. Here was held the
. first celebration CT the adoption of
! the federal constitution and
from its steps Washington
made his farewell address to the
citizens Of Alexandria when he went
to New York to be inaugurated
president. Lafayette was frequent
visitor to the old cavern and it was
here that he met John Paul Jones.
Among the historical social events
which took place in the city hall was
the first Washington birthday night
ball.
Mrs. Morton told Of the history Of
Christ Church and other points Of m
terest about Alexandria.
At this mornings meeting letter
was read from Mrs. Story president
general Of the Society.
Tomorrow session will commence
al 1880 o'clock when the meeting will
be called 10 order by the state re-
gent. Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett,
president of the National Council OF
Women, will deliver an address on
the "WorId's Viewpoint Of Women
The delegates will be guests OF Mrs.
William \. Smoot, at luncheon.
which will be served Al Mt. Vernon,
tomorrow al one o'clock. The cleo
ton of officers will take place TO-
morrow afternoon.
4 very beautiful reception was
rendered the delegates at Lee Camp
Hall last night By Mrs. Marshall
Macdonald. On account OF the
death of Major Angus Macdonald,
Mrs. Lorenzo Lewis was hostess for
Mrs. Macdonald.
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