The Washington herald., 1915-10-10
D. A. R. To have
BIRTHDAY PARTY
President Wilson Will Ad-
dress Its Meeting Here To-
morrow Afternoon.
SOCIETY RAISING SIS, 1000
Members Will Be Received by Mrs.
Clark. of Alexandra. Whose Father
Fought Under Washington.

The twenty-fifth anniversary of the
founding Of the society Of the Daughters
of the American Revolution will be cele-
brated tomorrow with silver jubilee
meeting at Memorial Continental Hall
and a reception In the evening by Mrs.
William Cumming Story, president gen.
eral, and several prominent Daughters.
President Wilson has promised to be
present at the afternoon meeting at J
o'clock and will make an address Of
greeting.
Other prominent men and women who
will deliver addresses are Miss Mabel
Boardman, chairman of the executive
committee of the American Red Cross
John Barrett. director general Of the
Pan-American Union: Rev. John Britton
Clark. Gen. Leonard Wood. Mrs. Mary s
Lockwood, chaplain general and the only
surviving founder. as well as representa-
tives Of the deceased founders.
Raising S2S,OOO for Debt.
As a special Offering for the occasion
the society expects to raise x2S.OOU from
among its membership or 81. 900 for every
year of its existence. Dona tons are
asked for in denominations of twenty-five
or multples of twenty-five. and gifts
ranging from 25 cents to $500 have been
received or are in prospect Mrs. Charles
B. Nelson. of Winchester, KY. chair
man Of the silver shower committee. IL
in charge of the silver jubilee offering
and will report at the meeting. The S.
OOO SO obtained will be applied to the So
ciety's debt on Memorial Continental
Hall. which 1t will reduce by almost half
The most striking feature Of the
anniversary celebration will be the
huge birthday cake, displayed for the
Sin L. rn-i1 hA srxx
inches across. twenty-five lighted
candles will be in silver sticks. and
twenty-five pages in white. wearing
sashes Of the society's colors. will be
in attendance as well as thirteen addi
tional pages clad in colonial costumes
or one for each of the thirteen original
colonies.
Mrs. Clark VIII Receive.
the reception by the society of Mrs.
Mary NJ. Clark. Of the Mount Vernon
Chapter. Alexandria. Va. daughter of
one Of the Virginia colonial soldiers
who fought in the Revolution. Mrs.
Clark Is in the neighborhood Of 80
years old. She will tell the daughters
Of the colonial days and "reminiscences
of the heroes of Americas war for
freedom. Mrs. Clark is one Of the
last Inks between the men ana WOm-
en- of the Revolutionary period and
the present generation.
Another notable person who will be
guest OF the society will be Mrs.
Mary Key McBlair. granddaughter Of
Francis Scott Key. composer Of the
star Spangled Banner"
Special birthday greetings will be
extended to the Daughters from the
founders Of the society. Mrs. Mary s.
Lockwood, the only surviving found
er. will convey her greetings in per-
son, while greetings on behalf Of the
other three founders will be made by
their representatives. Miss Eugenia
Washington will be represented by
Miss Ella Lorraine Dorsey. After Miss
Dorsey's address. a large portrait OF
Miss Washington will be formally pre-
sented to the society. Capt. c. c. CAL
houn will speak for Miss Mary Desha.
and A. Howard Clark will perform the
same graceful service for Mrs. Ellen
Hardin walworth. Greetings will also
be extended by the eight surviving
signers of the formal draft of the So
ciety's organization.