The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-07
DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA
TO MEET IN WASHINGTON
ELECT NATIONAL
OFFICERS TODAY
Twenty-sixth Annual Conven~
tion Opened Yesterday
in Windsor. Hotel.

Miss Anna G.. Nicholson, or FREEZER
icksburg, Va, will be the nextt ma,
tional councillor of the Daughters OF
America, having been nominated as
such at the twenty-sixth annual con
vention which opened at the Wlndsor
hotel, yesterday morning. The nomlna-
tion of officers was made yesterday al.
ternoon and Miss Mayme House, OF
this city was nominated as associate
national vice councillor. The other
nominations are as follows:
Associated national councillor
Harry r. Brown, Baltimore.
National vice councillor-Mrs. Ma
omi f. Swami, Washington, D. {.
Associated national vice councillor
Miss Mayme House. Wheeling.
National treasurer-A. NJ. Vaux
Washington, D. c.
National conductor-Mrs. Imogen
Edwards, Kentucky.
National warden-Miss Emma Wild
rig, New York.
National inside sentinel - Mrs
Thomas Griffin, Savannah, Ga.
= National outside sentinel-Mrs. Co
ra Steele, Ohio
National trustee-Mrs. Marie Con
nor, Baltimore.
National judiciary-Mrs. Elizabeth
Sewell Washington, D. c..
With more than 400 national oele.
gates and officers from all parts OF
the middle west present, the conVen,
tion opened in the Windsor hotel
yesterday morning. Last night tnc
visiting delegates were entertained
by the Pride of Wheeling and Har'
mony councils in the A. o. U. w. hall
with an informal reception and luA
cheon.
Good Program Enjoyed
Mrs. Fannie Clouse. financial sec
retary of the Wheeling council, pre-
sided at the musical and literary pro-
gram given preceding the luncheon
The program opened with the entire
assemblage singing America MIS-
ses Kathryn Deloe and Mary Camp
bell entertained with piano duet
and Mr.. Marsh Golliner gave reel
tation. Miss Laura Kronjaeger de-
lighted the audience with a vocal Sole
and recitations by Vera Gordon, Mary
Belville, Mildred Mckeever and a vo
cal solo by Anna Simons coucludeo
the program. A toast was offered oy
Harry Curtis.
Concluding the evenings entertain
ment the guests were entertained al
luncheon, which was followed by
pleasant social hour.
Miss Mayme House, local chairman q
presided at the opening session. Kew
w. Fl. Fields, pastor Of The First Chrls
tian church, offered prayer. mayor
H. L. Kirk. made the ADDRESS OF wei
come. He paid a, glowing TRIBUTE -
the womanhood OF this country, stat
ing that it was the woman that was
responsible for the making or me
man. In discussing the institut tions o.
the nation, he characterized the pup
l:c school system as the bulwark o.
the republic Concluding, he compil
mented the order upon the fine BODY
OF women that were N the city rep
resenting it and welcomed them Win
in Wheeling's gates.
National Councillor Responds
Mrs. Elizabeth P. Howe, national
councillor made the response to inc
address Of welcome.
Mrs. Harry l.. Dobson Of Kentucky
gave q vocal solo, followed by an ad
dress by Rev. +. E. Brinlnstooi, pas
tor of the First Baptist church: lie
spoke al lenSln upou lHe " lluSipieo VI
the order, especially enlarging upon It's
attitude toward hypenated American
ism. The foreigners this country De
sires are those who come here seeking
a new home become citizens OF the
United States. The others we have nc
use for" the speaker said.
C. Burgess Taylor was the last
speaker at the morning session. He
spoke Of the work Of the woman in
this world, commencing in the mede
vial times, when she aided the male
warriors in defense of their colonies