The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-20
NATIONAL d. A. r. HAS
OPENING MEETING
Delegates Welcomed to Washington by
Vice President misunderstanding
Taken UP with Preliminaries.

Washington, ID. c., April 20.-Mort
than 1900 patriotic women, descendants
of patriots who fought for American
liberty, filled the big auditorium of Me.
mortal Continental hall here to-day
when Mrs. William Cumming Story, OF
New York, president general, called to
order the 23rd annual meeting of the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
Representatives from every state in
the country with 1877 chapters which
are members of the organization, were
In their seats at the opening of the
meeting, which viii continue through
out the week. The bright uniforms of
the United States Marine band gave a
touch of rich color in the hall filled with
beautifully gowned women.
Vice President Marshall greeted the
Daughters at the formal opening of their
session this afternoon. The morning
session had been devoted simply to roll
call and reports of credential and pro-
gram committees. "Our Glorious Ban
ner'' was the march which the Marine
band chose to start the congress on its
patriotic way, and this was followed u
little later in the afternoon program by
"The Stars and Stripes Forever" Right
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| Episcopal bishop of this district, gave
| the invocation. In addition to the vice
president, other prominent officials who
welcomed the daughters were Secretary
Daniels of the navy, Senator Works of
California, John Barrett, director gen
eral of the PAN American union, and
Rogers Clark Ballard Thurston, pres
ident general of the Sons of the Amer
lean Revolution.
Mrs. Story, president general of the
organization, was loudly applauded when
she arose to deliver her annual address,
which recited the progress made by the
society during the past year, and paid a.,
tribute to its3many activities along pa
triotic lines.
The important events in the congress
this week will be the election of 10 vice
presidents, one-half of the entire mum
Der, to succeed those whose terms ex-
pire. The voting for these will be on
Thursday. The administration candi-
dates are Mrs. Joseph Wood, New York;
Mrs. George II. Minor, Connecticut; Mrs.
George Smallwood, District of Columbia;
Mrs. Alvin Lane, Texas; Mrs. Charles X.
Davis, Minnesota; Mrs. G.. G. Abbott,
New Hampshire Mrs. Edmund +. Noel,
Mississippi; Mrs. I. Bradford Prince,
New Mexico; Mrs. John Ii. Leary, Wash
ington, and Mrs. William III. Crosby,
Wisconsin In addition two honorary
vice presidents general will be chosen to
fill vacancies caused by death. No pres
ident general is elected this year, Mrs.
Story serving until next year.
The president and Mrs. Wilson will
receive the Daughters at the White
House on Wednesday afternoon. To-
night Mrs. Story gives reception at
Continental hall. In honor of two past
presidents OF the organization who have
died during the past year, both OF them
it so happens, having been wives of vice
presidents OF the United States, Mrs.
Adlai Il. Stevenson and Mrs. Charles w. |
Fairbanks. memorial exercises will be
held tomorrow night. Mrs. Stevenson
was president general of the ID. A. r. |
from 1893 to 1925 and from 1896 to
1898; Mrs. Fairbanks from 1901 to 1905. |
Presentation OF state flags from vir-
tually every state in the country, which |
will be used in the decoration of the |
auditorium of the Continental hail. will |
be the feature of Friday nights pro-
gram, when addresses will be made by |
James II. Preston, mayor of Baltimore,
and president OF the Star Spangled Ban
ner centennial commission, which is plan
ming a celebration next September Of I
the Tooth anniversary of the writing of |
the famous national air. Other speakers
will be Edwin WarfieltMformer governor
Of Maryland; A. Barrkeld Bibbins and
Robert 4. Lee, of the centennial commits
sion, and A. S. GoldsborAIgh, represent
ing the Sons of the American Revolu-
ton and the Sons of the Revolution.
The same evening there will be present
ed bust of Hugh Vernon Washington,
a descendant OF Washington, which win
be unveiled by Mrs. Eleanor S. Wash
ington Howard of this city. There will
be an address by DR.. ]. G. b. Bulloch of
this city, president of the Order OF
Reports of numerous committees, in Il
Guiding those on revolutionary relics, pa
triotic education, southern mountain
conservation, preservation of his
torie spots, dissertation of the flag, gen
research, international peace
and the centenary celebra-
ton of the treaty of Client, are to be
presented, as also reports of various Off
,ers. Numerous serial functions in hon
,r of the prominent state and national
eaders in the work of the society will
De scattered through the week.