The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-16
From Wednesdays Daily.
D. A. r. Meeting In Washington.

Ars. w. J. Merchant, Minnesota vice
regent of the Daughters of the AInert
can Revolution. win go to st. Paul
tomorrow TO join the Minnesota dele
gates who will leave st. Paul In the
evening for Washington, to attend the
national ID. A. r. convention. There
will be delegates from st. Paul, Min
neapolis. Duluth, Winona and other
cities. All viii leave in special car
over the Milwaukee line at $40 for
Chicago and the car viii thence be
taken over the Pennsylvania road TO
Washington.
The convention will continue all
through next week. 10 will be the
big event at Washington during that
week. as Washington is very quiet
just now. One of the principal points
of interest Is the election of a presi-
dent-general. Mrs. william Cummings
Story Of New York. the present in
cumbent is a candidate for reelection.
The Minnesota ID. A. II. members
seem 10 be enthusiastic for her re-
election. They point to her good work
in freeing Memorial Continental hall
at Washington. the ID. A. r, headquar-
ters. from debt. Her rival for the OF.
flee is Mrs. Guernsey of Kansas. II
is thought that Mrs. Story will be re-
elected.
On arriving in Washington. the Min
nesota members will have a dinner
nj the willard hotel. This will take
olace on Sunday evening. The Min
nesota headquarters, however, will be
~ the Pohotan hotel.
Mrs. Merchant is a member of sew.
eral Of the national committees. She
is the Minnesota state director of the
Children of the American Revolution.
which is auxiliary to the ID. A. r.
This order is composed of children.
The ID. A. r. has In this country
about 1,40O chapters with about 114.-
20 members. There are also foreign
chapters, which sometimes send dele
gates TO the national conventions. An
thony Wayne chapter, located at Man.
.. has fifty members.
A good work that the ID. A. II. has
undertaken is the education OF the
Door whites OF the mountain regions
Of the southern states. Another of
its ideals is 10 inculcate ideas of Amer
lean patriotism in the hearts OF Amer
lean residents of foreign birth.
w. c. ~. Entertained.
The Central W. c. T. U. met at the
home OF Mrs. VIM. Crayer yesterday
afternoon, twenty-five ladies' being
present. The meeting opened with
singing followed by scripture reading
and prayer by President Mrs. Leavitt,
roll call and general business. The
meeting was in charge OF Mrs. George
Kimball. She read a paper on The
Flower Mission" which gave fine
record of all the good and noble work
done throughout the state.
Other good articles were read BY
Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Swensen. Mrs.
Thew, and Mrs. Sutherland. A beau.
tfful reading entitled ."Tommy's Pray.
er was rendered by Miss Margaret
Hotaling, after which Mrs. Arthur
Craver effectively sang, Save the
Boys" a beautiful selection. Three
new members were reported to the
union and the two captains. Mrs.
sherk and Mrs. Fred Hotaling were
urged to gain more members as the
contest lasts but two more months.
An elegant supper was served by
Mrs. crayer and Mrs. Leayitt, assist.
ed by Mrs. A. Craver and Miss Marga
ret Hotaling. All present had very
delightful afternoon.
Parcel Shower. 49, 3. avs .
Miss Grace Wagon was the guest
OF honor last evening at a surprise
80. H. . 4