Evening star., 1915-04-19
President to Receive Members
of National Organization
Wednesday Afternoon.
CONVENTION IN SESSION
AT CONTINENTAL HALL
Reports Show District of Columbia
Has Largest Individual Organiza-
tion-Mrs. Lothrop Honored.

President Wilson will receive the Chill
,lren of the American Revolution Wednes-
day afternoon at the close OF the reception
10 the Daughters OF the American Revolu-
ZION This was announced at the annual
convention of the National Society OF the
Children of the American Revolution.
held this morning in the "chidrens room
III Memorial Continental Hall.
Mrs Horace Towner wife of Represent
ative ToWner of Iowa. who has been
largely instrumental In securing the
privilege of the members to meet the
resident made the announcement, ana
Was given a vote Of thanks by the as
srulbled delegates.
The reception to the children, il was
Huouncsd. is to follow lnlmeaiateis
Tire reception to the delegates OF Inc
-, r. of which organization the
Sor;rt, of Children of the American
F.evulUricu is an offspring, ana tue
sitting state directors and other mem
bers are requested to meet az .he
Whit" House at o'clock Wednesday
.'fterfIooli.
,jFs Eleanor Washington Howard,
80 president Of the society, presided
ii place of Mrs. Ida L. Clnnnihs. tne
president \ telegram from Mrs. tuIn
,t-ins was read, sent from faSadehd.
cal IN which the president or the so
ciety regretted not being apie 70 pe
I-ssart ehe Leine en- route for Hawaii
she also sent greeting from IN" score
ties at Los Angeles and tasaoeia'
District Report.
Tile District of Columbia has the
1arres, society in the organization. 1t
vas brought out this morning. Fol-
lowing the report of Mrs. Alfred T. T.
Hausmaun. state director for the DIS
rrict. in which it was reported that
there are eight societies under her
superyiSion with total mem bersnlp
of more than 100. Mrs. Clayton Emig
gave the report of the largest organ
izatiou. the GOV. Thomas W ellis Society
Of which she is president.
This local society, Mrs. EmlS brought
out has a membership of 20 members
Twenty-Five new members we're addeo
this wear During the twelve months
1uSt closed twelve girls were Sradu-
;.tcd INTO the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution.
The affairs of the District soC5eties
are in lire with the affairs of the So
,.iety at large. ii seems, for reports from
presidents of organizations i'll the
country were equally glowing, and, all
IN all. the status is at highwater mark,
accorlline to the reports of the officers
Of the general society and OF the IN
dividual society presidents.
Reports we're received from Miss
Catherine Gusts. recording secretary:
tary: Mrs. Gregg Custis, registrar; Mrs.
Violet Blair Janin. treasurer. and from
Mrs. Lawrence II. Quirollo, vice presi-
dent In charge of organization
Tribute to Mrs. Daniel Lothrop.
\ pretty tribute to Mrs. Daniel Lo-
throp. founder of the national society,
paid this morning by the presen-
tarion of d bouquet of violets and sweet
peas. which she accepted with a grace
full expression of thanks to the mem
bers Of the society, whose love. she
said, She knows she always has. wheth-;
CT they present her flowers or not.
II her address of welcome Mrs. Lo-
throp laid stress upon the recent ac-
t;ities of the children In doing work
for the Red Cross Society.
Al the time of the report OF the Dis
trict officers. Mrs. Lothrop took occa-
sion to compliment highly the local
seaders. and spoke Of Henry S. Breck-
snridge. the assistant secretary Of war,
as Little Henry Breckenridge. who
was . member of the Capital Society"
Mrs. Lothrop told of Mr.. Breckin-
ridges activities i'll that society when
he was a youth. and pointed to him as
the type of man turned out by the
uationaI society.
Of Mrs. Charles W. Brown, the national
the corresponding secretary directed
to the chaplain. resolution Of greet