The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-21
D. A. R. CONVENTION
WILL CLOSE TO-DAY
Three Sessions Held Yesterday TO Hear
Reports and listen to Pm
trfosic Atidresses
ELECTION YET TO CONF
National President General. Mrs.
Guernsey, Recounts Purposes for
Which the society Exists.

for the opening OF the iweuty-frst con
venticn of the Daughters Or the Amer
lean Revolution Of Virginia. Miss
Aiethsa serpcll. state regent, called
the meeting to order and Rev. II. u
G. MacIschlsu, y. d. o;'ened with
PRAYER, after which the John Marshal
High school chorus nt the patriotic
spirit Of the meeting with The star
Spangied Banner"
Governor Henry Carter Stuart wei
coined the delegates TO the convention
He xs1ted the spirit shown hy al
women In the time of war. 'Wom"n
have supplied the spirit If home that
seep men from showing the white
leather" he siad. The worst Trims
n the world fer q man. he stated
was to feel that he was Offering his
life on the altar OF sacrifice for s.
fhAnkiese nation and this vas one ~
the greatest duties Of WON err to help
the country express the gratitude Il
eeh toward ita soldiers The won 81
OF America have. by zealously guard
ing the truths OF history, shown The
men that whether they return or 10;
they will be remembered He con
Guided With: Thank Cscd for Tire
mothers Of America who have made
~" AAVAt w tlAhF srFFFf HNA"f'h f''-'A' 'tts ~
arc and ought 10 he
n the absence Of the recording see.
Rotary. Mrs x r Lew1s Of Ports
mouth was elected secretary pro TEN.
Mrs }. T. MAuo.n. vice president
general fer Virginia. brought greet
mas from ihe state to the delegates
She sisted that the actual member
chip OF the Daughters Of the Amer
ican Revolution through the country
s~ss ! De. 600 and the motto of all was
Home and country, home frat She
discussed the present war situation
with reference 10 the sacrifices women
5aust make and the work women must
10 70 give the soldiers their moral sup
port.
Mrs Benjamin l.. Purcell regent Of
tbs Com mon wealth Chapter Of Rich
naond. which is the hostess or the con-
ventioa. welcomed the delegates who
had first met I'm Richmond twenty
years ago. Che presented the presi~
centgeneral of the national society
y. A r., Mrs George Thatcher Guern-
ssy. with a Eir.-inie pin which Mrs
Csuernsey wore with double pleasure
"a she later stated that her ancestor
John Mitchell. way Vtrgiuian
Mrs Kate Waller Barrett OF Alex
andrts. was TO have res pended but iu
her absence Mrs Hisginsou. Of Abe
marie. read beautiful original pnsIn-
a tribute 10 the rag. called Miss
Glory"
The climax Of the morning session
wes reached in the address by Mrs
Guernsey, the national president gen
eraL She gave the three reasons fCr
the existence Of the y. a. Il. society
to perp~tuate the m memory OF the mer
and women who fought for American
independence to carry out the in
junction Of Washington farewell ad
dress to encourage and promote lnsti
buttons OF learning, and to foster pa
trtottsn and ideals OF liberty. Mrs
Guernsey reviewed the work Of the
Daughters in having laws for the pro-
lection OF the flag passed. having for
efIuers taught, etc. She also spok,
Of the work OF the war relief commit
tee In the u A. II. She drew a beau
ttful Contrast between the white shat
70 the III emory of washington and'th,
empty niche of Benedict Arnold ant
she urEsd that the u. A K. and al
Americans follow the Lesson of thu
Washington shaft and keep the spiri
OF the men of the thirteen colonies
Following Mrs Guernsey's address
Ehs meeting adjourned until the after
noon.
FM& is presented
Miss Alsihes Serpell, of Norfolk, tn,
state regent, opened the second session
NJ O'Clock in the auditorium OF tn,
chamber Of commerce with an al
drew on What IT Means to be p
A. r" The y. a. f. stand for main
tanning the liberty and beauty OF tn.
country, fostering true patriotism ant
love of country. and to do all worl
they can for their country. she said
The feature of this session was h.
presentation Of a beautiful silk fla.
BY the Commonwealth chapter TO tn,
state convention: Mrs Purcell pre-
ssnted IT and told it's STORY II Wal
= Eift OF the descendants of a Revolu
rfonary Virginisn, now living in Chi
eago. and the flag was made b. hanf
by four generations, an eighty-year
OLD mother, daughter. niece and grea
nisce. The rag not only bears the ,hir
nssn stripes and thirteen stars but til,
American eagle and shield.
Committee reports were heard after
ehs acceptance OF Tire Hag by Miss Ser,
psil The credentiai COMMITTEES re.
p0rtsd thirty-two chapters in Viz
gfnh with credentials from twenty-six
Afty delegates and twenty-six regent,
represented. making a total of sev.
snty-E present. The attractive pro.
BF&An Tor the convention was accent
ID and wac followed by the state
r~Eent's report. In her two Years az
regent Miss Serpeil has presided y,
TWO state conferences with two differ
ent presidents general in attendance
sns reported very satisfactory
years work with two new chaptern
the Anne Pickett chapter OF Alexar'
aria and the William Byrd chapter
Of Eichnond
IN the absence of the recordinr ear.
rotary. Mrs. Elizabeth Preston GRAY
hsr report al the end Of her seventh
years work was read The treesur.r
Mrs Robert Pierce. reported .2.sa2Rs
received from chs pters during the
year with balance on hand of
N<Seo after expenditures for his.
toricai purposes. The historian. Mrs
arthur Kyle Davis. told Of the WORT
q the various chapters In copyln e
esd marriage records. marking Sites
ana roads and delving into the his
tories OF ancestors Of the naeuhcrw
In the absence OF the editor Of ire
%. A. r. magazine. Miss Natalie JAM
coin, Mrs. Guernsey read her letter
asking for the support of the naaeazlne
ana FOR contributions Of historical
vAlve and interest The magazine has
7.ooo paid subscribers and since Is,lv
I has secured 400 paid advertise.
mSnts.
The individual chapters in the state
ciosed the meeting with their reports
AZ the roll call OF chaptar~ twentv e,,a