The Washington herald., 1914-04-19
Arrangements Made for Spe-
cial Memorial Services in
Honor Of Mrs. Fairbanks
and Mrs. Stevenson.


Iecte6 TO voice the welcome Of the ad-
,,inistration TO the several hundred dele
eetes of the Daughters Of the American
Revolution, which body opens its con-
Nsntiun at Continental Memorial Hall to-
morrow morning.
President Wilson has sent letter OF re-
Eret, explaining his inability to be present
aad deliver an address. The President
and Mrs. Wilson, however, will receive
the delegates at the White House at
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon. Speaker Clark,
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo, and
Rogers Thruston, president general OF
the Sons of the American Revolution,
will address the delegates.
The congress this year is OF less i'm
portance than those at which presidents
general Of the organizations are elected.
the present meeting being planned only
TO consider routine business and elect
ten vice presidents general
Reception by Mrs. Story.
Tomorrow night, Mrs. William Cumming
Story, president of the D. A. R.. will
receive the delegates at the Continental
Memorial Hall She will be attended at
the reception and throughout the con-
vention by girl pages, one representing
each State in the Union.
It is expected that the congress will be
the largest in attendance in the history
Of the society. Mrs. Story has a strong
following in all the States, who worked
hard TO elect her their president gen.
eraL Many will journey here to take part
in the first congress at which she pre-
sides.
feature of the Tuesday program will
be a memorial service for Mrs. Charles
Warren Fairbanks and Mrs Adlai Stew
enson. former presidents general who
died during the year.
DR.. Charles D. WaIcott, secretary Of
the Smithsonian institution, will receive
the members of the congress and resi-
dent and visiting Daughters and their
friends at the New National Museum
next Saturday evening from to II
o'clock.
Revision of Constitution.
Wednesday will be Continental Hall
day, and contributions and reports on
the progress of the Daughters memorial
building. Continental Hall, will occupy
the morning session. In the afternoon
the delegates will take up the question
of the revision OF the constitution, and
the nominations will be made for the
ten vice presidents general and editor of
the magazine who are to be elected. Time
also will be found for the presentation
to the hall of a beautiful portrait OF
Mary Desha, one of the founders, which
has been painted through funds raised
by admirers. 1t will be presented by
Mrs. J. D. Croissant, regent of Kath-
crime Montgomery Chapter Of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Thursday will be election day and will
be given over TO the casting OF ballots by
the delegates and the hearing OF State
reports.
Friday two special addresses will be
made before the congress by Henry
White. former Ambassador to France,
and Mayor James II. Preston. Of BaIu-
more The latter will speak on the
coming Star sPangled Banner Centennial
celebration in that city. Saturday, the
last day OF the congress, will be given
over TO unfinished business.
At the memorial services Tuesday even
ing. and at the Friday evening session,
seats will be reserved until 7:3O o'clock
for the members OF the congress, after
which time the general public Will be
admitted TO the vacant ones.
Banquet at New willard.
At the close of the evening session
Thursday, there will be a banquet at
the New Willard Hotel. to which a cor
dial invitation is extended to all members
OF the society and theiF guests.
Among the retiring vice presidents gen.
eral are Mrs. Charles H. Bond, of Bos-
ton Mrs. John G. Ames, of Chicago:
Mrs. George S. Shackleford, of Orange,
Va; Mrs. William Libbay, of Princeton.
n. J.; Mrs. Charles P. johnson. of
Waterville, Me: Mrs. Andrew E. Gault,
Of Omaha, Nebr.; Mrs. William Lawson
Peele. Of Atlanta, Ga: Mrs Chalmers y.
Williamson, Of jackson, Miss, and Mrs
William H. Crosby, of Racine, Wis.
Mrs Charles H. Bond has announced
herself as a candidate for reelection as
vice president general and IT is under
stood number Of the other incumbents
will do likewise q
The committee on arrangements for
the memorial service includes Mrs.
George NJ. Sternberg, chairman; Mrs.
John w. Foster. Mrs. Daniel Manning,
Mrs. John Newman Carey, Mrs. Mary s.
lockwood. Mrs. Sara T. Kinney, Mrs. ].
Heron CrOssTnan, Mrs. Julius Estey,
Mrs. Walter H. Weed. Mrs James r.
Mellon, Mrs. Gaylord Putnam, and Mrs
William Lindsay.
Transportation Committee.
The transportation committee, an i'm !
portant committee at times of Nationa.
Congresses, follows:
Mrs. Charles B. Goldsborough, chair
man; Mrs. E. F. Parham, Mrs. Walter S. |
Chance, Mrs. Frances Marsh Gregory, |
Mrs. Ernest A. Allen, Mrs. Willard S.
Augsburg, Miss Catherine B. Barlow,
Mrs. Charles H Bissell, Mrs. E. A. Beals, |