The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-12
d. A. R. TICKET
READY FOR VOTE
Administration Candidates,
Headed by Mrs. Story,
Are Announced.
WILSON TO GREET WOMEN
Congress in Memorial Continental
Hall Will Be in Session
Throughout Week.

| announcement was made last night of
! the administration ticket of the u. A. r
TO De voted on by delegates to the TWEEN
| ty-lhiIa continental Congress, which will
assemble here April lS The ticket is
headed by Mrs. William Cumming Story.
president general \. S. d. A r.. who is
| candidate for rejection MANY of ber
! present national officers are asking :.
second term. The other candidates are
| as follows:
Mrs. William r. Smoot Alexandria
va. State vice regent OF Virginia and a
coilateral descendant of George Wash
| inston. organizing secretary general
Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood, Washington
ID. C.. chaplain general
Mrs. William c. Boyle, Ohio recordi,,
secretary general
Mrs. Joseph F. RansdeII. wife of Sena-
tor Ransdell. of Louisiana. treasurer
general.
Mrs. Julius c. Burrows. wife Of former
senator Burrows. of Michigan. CORE
spending secretary general.
Miss Grace NJ. Pierce, New York. roy
istrar general.
Mrs. Willard S. AuCbury. State regent
OF New iefk, historian general
Mrs George NJ. Sternberg, Washington
d. c. librarian Eeneal.
MRS. Edward Orion. jr., Ohio >director
general in charge OF Smithsonian report
Miss Catherine Barlow. WASHINGTON. ..
l., curator general
To Continue a Week.
Details of the program for tho CON
gress. which will continue d week in Me-
moral Continental Hall were learned
last night The program work is in
charge of Miss Mar Wilcox. the chair
man. who is a great era ndniece of Presi-
dent Andrew jackson. and we'll known
in Washington social circles
Mrs. William Cumming Story will call
TT" congress together Monday morning
and the first session will be devoted TO
the reports OF the Credential committee
hy Miss Hilda Fletcher. chairman and
IN" program committee. RoIl-caH will
then follow, and the congress will be or
-anrzcd
Vt the forma! opening session the same
afternoon President Wilson will deliver
il greeting to the delegates. He will be
followed 10y NJ. jules Jusserand French |
.iiHhissad"r to the United States Mrs
John Hays Hammond and John Barrett |
director general Of the Pan American |
I nioH. will also deliver addresses, while |
Rogers Ballard ThursrOn. president gem
eral. :. \. r.. will bring that society's
greeting to tn" delegates. Right Rev. Al
fred Harding. bishop of Washington will |
pronounce the inVO, alton
Nv ''iiIil- E'SSI'il VIII DC marked nv |
a reception given by Mrs Story in Me
mortal Continental Hall
An interesting f"atur" Of Tuesday will
b" tho reports Of national officers and the
Memorial Continental Hall meeting in the
afternoon.
white House Reception
President Wilson will receive the dele
cat"s to the congress at reception in
tn" East Room Of the White House on
Wednesday afternoon On Friday morn
ing Mrs. Daniel LothrOp. of Concord |
Mass. founder Of the Children of tho
American RI vOlutiun will read her re-
"!f rs chairman f the G. A. r. COM
nItt"" Friday night will he given over |
" special exercises. during which Miss
Mabel Boardman will deliver an address !
and Mrs. Archibald Hopkins will speak
IN the proposed memorial to Mrs. Will
'"n- Gen. \. W. Greedy will also make
an address. Saturday will be devoted to
new business