Arizona republican., 1914-04-21
h, 4, R. HOLDING l. b|G CONVENTION
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArCHl

WASHINGTON, April 20.-More than two thousand patriotic women. descendants of patriots who fought for American liberty. filled the big auditorium of Memorial Continental hail here today when Mrs. William Cumming Storey of New York, presi- dent general called to order the twenty third annual meeting of the Daughters of the American Revo- lution.
 Representatives from every state in the country with it's 1871 chapters which are members of the organiza ton. were in their seats at the open ing of the meeting, which will con- tnue throughout the week. The bright uniforms of the United States Marine band gave d touch of rich color in the hall filled with heauti- fully gowned women.
 Vice President Marshall greeted the daughters at the formal opening of their session this afternoon. Ire morning session had been devoted simply to roll call and reports o1 credentials and program committees 'jGI SibI lptN bdtiAIlti, NFttfo tA'' march which the marine band chose to start the congress on it's patriotic way, and this was followed a little !, later in the afternoon program by The Stars and Stripes Forever" Right Rev. Alfred C. Harding. Pro testant Episcopal bishop of this dis i trict. gave the invocation. In addi- i ton to the vice president. other prominent officials who welcomed ! the daughters were Secretary Daniels . of the navy: Senator Works of Cali fornia john Barrett, director general of the Pan American union, and Rogers Clark Pellard Thurston presi- tent general of the Sons of the Ii.-- volution.
 Mrs Storey, president general ot the organization. was loudly applaud ed when she arose to present her annual address which recited the pro ercss made by the society during the last year. paid tribute to it's many activities along patriotic lines.
 The ims,rtant events in the con gress this week will be the election of ten vice presidents one-half of the entire number to succeed those whose terms expire The voting for t1ese will be on Thursday. The ad- iministration candidates are Mrs. Joseph Wood. New York; Mrs Geo.
 H. Minor, Connecticut: Mrs George Smaliwood District of Columbia;
 Mrs Alvin Lane. Texas: Mrs Ghas. ! k. Davis, Minnesota: Mrs C. C. Ab- bolt. New Hampshire; Mrs. Edmuad F. Noel, Mississippi. Mrs. T Brad : ford Prince. New Mexico: Mrs. John
 II. Leary, Washington. ard Mrs. Will
 liam II. Crosby. Wisconsin In ad- idtion two honorary vice presidents general will he chosen t0 fill vacln- , cies caused by death. No president
 general is elected this year. Mrs. Story serving until next year
 The president and Mrs. Wilson
 will receive the daughters at the
 White House Wednesday afternoon.
 Tonight Mrs. Story gives a recep tion at Continental hall In honor ot
 two past presidents of the organiza :
 tion who have died during the last
 year. each having been the wife of d
 
 Mrs Adlai E. Stevenson and Mrs.
 Charles W. Fairbanks, memorial eX-
 ercises will be held tomorrow night
 Mrs. Stevenson was president gen eral of the D A R from 1893 u
 1895 and from 1896 to 1898; Mrs
 Fairbanks from 1901 to 1905.
 Presentation of state flags from
 virtually every state in the country
 which will be used in the decora-
 tinental hall, will be the feature of Friday nights program, when ad-
 dresses will be made by James P
 Preston. mayor of Baltimore and
 president of the Star Spangled Ban : ner centennial committee, which is planning a celebration next Septem
 Der of the one hundredth anniver- =. sary of the writing of the famous :. 1 national air.
 Other speakers will be Edwin Warfield former governor of Mary . land: A. BarneVed Bibbins and Rob-
 ert F., Lee of the centennial commis- :, sion, and A. & Goldsborough. repre-. , senting the Sons of the American = Revolution and the Sons of the Re n voiution. The same evening ther'
 will be presented a bust of Hugl , Vernon Washington, a descendant G . Washington. which will be unvele, [, by Mrs Eleanor s. Washington 7, Howard of this city. There will b'
 an address by Dr. J. C. E. Builoc! :, of this city, president of the Order T of Washington.
 . Reports of numerous committees
 including those on revolutionary re-
 lies, patriotic education. southerr :. mountain schools, conservatione pre- :, servatiOn of historic spots desecra- ', tion of the flag. genealogical research
 international peace arbitration anC
 the centary celebration of the treaty of Ghent, are to be presented, a.
 also are reports of various officers r Numerous socal functions in honor O. 0 the prominent state and nationa Il leaders in the work of the society S will he in honor of the prominent l. state and national leaders in the s work of the society will be scattered y through the week.