The Washington times., 1915-04-22

Mrs. Edmund z. Moody, nf Delaware;
Mrs william Haimes Smith, of West
Virginia; Mrs. Charles .. Thomas. OF
Colorado Mrs. William II. Thompson.
California; Mrs. John Lee Dinwidoie,
of Indiana: Mrs. Kent Hamilton. of
Ohio: Mrs. Samuel Mcknight Greer. OF
Missouri. and Mrs. Sheppard w. Foster.
of Georgia.
District Is Fourth.
Reports of various state regents, In
Guiding that of Mrs. Frank Greenawalt,
OF the District. were read preceding the
balloting. eli Mrs. Greenawalt's report
showed that the District members num-
ber 1913. with 243 at large and 1,729
chapter members. There are fifty
chapters in the District and twenty-five
ID. A. X. committees.
The District holds fourth place on the
roll of honor of the states in contribu-
tions to Continental Memorial Hall, ac-
cording to the report. During the year
the District contributed $2.295. The to-
tai given bv the District since the hall
fund was started is $N,077.
The District chapter of which Mrs.
Margaret Berry is regent. presented
Nine Havenith, wife of the Belgian
minister, with $500 to be used for the
Belgian sufferers. The District d. A. r.
a probation officer of the Juvenile
Court in this city. The local Daughters
have maintained a night school to teach
foreigners the history of this nation.
Patriots Memorial Chapter gave $500
for the education of descendants Of
patriots.
Others who submitted reporte were
Mrs. William b. Neff, chairman Of the
committee on conservation or the
home; Mrs. c: S. shawhan. chairman
n ,nlf fa,. nf uyn
and children Miss Mary r. wilcox.
chairman of the committee on national
university; Mrs. William A. Cullop.
chairman of the committee on records:
Mrs. Kate kearney Henry. chairman of
the committee on banquet hall, or chap
ter memorial committee; Mrs. L. Brad
ford Prince. chairman of the commit
tee to petition Congress to publish Rev
oiutionary war pension records; Mrs.
william A. Smoot. chairman Of the
committee on memorial highway to Mt.
Vernon; Mrs. Charles w. Bassett, chair
man of the committee on historical re-
search and preservation of records
Mrs. James II. Campbell. vice chair
man Of the committee on the great seal
of the United states. and Mrs. Anthony
Wayne Cook, chairman of the commit
tee on insignia.
Financial progress of the ID. "A. X.
Is shown in the annual financial report
of the organization. The report shows
that the total income from dues uuTins
the year was $S7.797 from initiation
fees. s7,3s1. and from life membership
sl,612.50. In additional to this the fol
lowing contributions were received by
the national treasurer for relief and
educational work and for the reduction
Of the debt on Memorial Continental
Hall: Red Cross contributions. SIS, 259 q
Belgian relief, $3.50 90: patriotic educa-
ton. $5,33S.7o; Philippine scholarship
s667.57; Patriots Memorial D. A. r.
School. s6473o Continental Hall contri-
buttons. 500, ,367. 81: lauidation and en-
dowment fund, $3,G39.70.
The amount paid on the debt from
April !. 1914. to March 81. 1915, was
$4,000. There is 1000 still due on this
debt.
Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley. Miss Julia
Lathrop. Mrs. William Kent, ana Miss
Fola La Toilette will address the dele
gates at a reception at the Willard this
afternoon.
Madame Aino Nalmberg. a former
liberal member of parliament in Fin
land and recently imprisoned in Russia
for her activities in behalf of national
independence, also has consented to ad-
dress the delegates. Madame Nalmberg
Is making a brief visit to the United
States to lecture on her experiences In a
Russian prison.