Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-20
D. A. R. OPEN
ANNUAL SESSION
Two Thousand Delegates Press
ent-0reeted by Vice-Pres-
ident Marshall.


WASHINGTON. April 2o..-More
than two thousand patriotic women,
descendants of patriots who fought
for American liberty filed the big
auditorium of Memorial Continental
Hall here today, when Mrs. William
Cumming Story, of New York, presi-
dent-general, called to order the
twentythird annual meeting of the
| Daughters of the American Revo.
luton.
| Representatives from every State
in the country. with its 1877 chapters.
which are members of the organizer
ton, were in their seats at the opeE~
ing of the meeting, which will con
tinue throughout the week. The
bright uniforms of the United States
Marine Band gave a touch of rich
color in the hall filed with beautiful
ly gowned women.
| Vice-President Marshall greeted
the daughters at the formal open
Ing of their session this afternoon.
The morning session had been de-
voted simply to roll call, and reports
of credential and program commit
tees. Our Glorious Banner was
the march which the Marine Band
| chose to start the congress on its
patriotic way, and this was followed
a little later in the afternoon pro-
gram by 1.-THE Stars and Stripes
Forever" Rt. Rev. Alfred C. Hard
ing, Protestant Episcopal bishop of
this district, gave the invocation. In
addition to the president, other
prominent officials who welcomed the
daughters were Secretary Daniels, OF
the navy; Senator Works, of Califor-
MIA; John Barrett, director general
| of the Pan-American Union. and
Rogers Clark Ballard Thurston, pres
ident-general of the Sons of the
American Revolution.
Applaud Mrs. Story.
Mrs. Story, president general of the
organization, was loudly applauded
when she arose to deliver her annual
address, which reeited the progress
made by the society during the past
year, and paid a tribute to its many
activities along patriotic lines.
| The important 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
these will be on Thursday The ad-
ministration candidates are Mrs.
Joseph Wood, New York: Mrs.
George H. Minor, Connecticut; Mrs.
| George Smallwood, District of Co
| lumbia; Mrs. Alvin Lane, Texas;
Mrs. Charles r. Davis, Minnesota;
Mrs. c. c. Abbott, New Hampshire:
Mrs. Edmund F. Noel, Mississippi:
Mrs r. Bradford Prince, New Mex
leo; Mrs. John H. Leary, Washing
| ton, and Mrs. William H. Cronoy,
| Tn fuy<. han
e-presidents-g general will be chosen
to fill vacancies caused by death. No
! president-general is selected this
year, Mrs. Story serving until next
| year.
The President and Mrs. Wilson viii
receive the daughters at the White
House Wednesday afternoon. To-
night Mrs. Story gives a reception at
Continental Hall. In honor of two
| past presidents of the Organization
who have died during thu past year.
both of them it SO happens having
been wives of vice-presidents OF the
United States, Mrs. Adlai E. Stew
enson and Mrs. Charles w. Fair
banks, memorial exercises will be
held tomorrow night. Mrs. Steven
son was president-general OF the d.
A. r. from 1898 to 1895 and from 1896
to 1898; Mrs. Fairbanks from 1901 to
1905.
To Present State Flags.
Presentation of State flags from
virtually every State In the country
which will be used in the decoration
of the auditorium of the Continental
Hall, will be the features OF Friday
will be made by James II.
Preston, mayor of Baltimore,
and president of the STAR
Spangled Banner Centennial COM
mission, which is planning a celebra-
ton next September of the one hun
dredth anniversary of the writing OF
the famous national air. Other speak
ers will be Edwin Warfield, former
governor of Maryland A Barnevelt
Bibbins and Robert Il. Lee, of the
Centennial Commission. and A. S.
Goldsborough, representing the Sons
of the American Revolution and the
Sons of the Revolution. The same
evening there will be presented
bust of Hugh Vernon Washington, Q
scion of the Washington family, which
will be unveiled by Mrs. Eleanor S.
Washington Howard, of this city.
There win be an address by DR.. j.
G. b. Bulloch, of this city, president
of the Order of Washington.
Reports of numerous committees
including those on revolutionary rel
les, patriotic education, Southern
mountain SCHOOLS, SOnSeTNdLton, pres
ervation of historic spots, desecra-
ton OF the flag, genealogical re-
search, International peace arbitra-
ton and the centenary celebration OF
the treaty of Client, are to be pre-
sented, as also reports of various
officers Numerous social functions
in honor of the prominent State and
national leaders in the work OF the
society will be scattered through the