Evening star., 1917-04-15
BUG[E WILL OPEN
SESSIONS OF D. A. R.
TWenty-Sixth Continental Con-
greSs to Assemble at 10
O'Clock Tomorrow.
FOUR SEEK FIRST HONORS

With bugle call, the twentysixth
Continental Congress of the National
Society of the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution will he inaugurated
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. 1t
will continue through saturday. with
three sessions daily.
Election of officers will he the most
important business of the congress
with four candidates for president gem
eral in the field. They are Mrs. ].
Hamilton Lewis, wife of the senator
from Illinois. who is the administra-
tion's choice to succeed the present
president general, Mrs. William Cum
ming Story; Mrs. George Thacher
Guernsey of Kansas. anti -administra-
ton banner bearer. and Mrs John Mil
ler Horton of New York and Mrs.
George c. Squires of Minneapolis. who
are independent aspirants fo- first
honor.
given over to business. as will mary
other sessions. Patriotic services with
occupy much of the attention OF the
congress. Some of the evenings will
be given over to receptions. the annual
banquet and song services.
Ambassador ]. J. Jusserand of France
will be one of the orators to address
the congress. Lieut.. Gen. 5. b. M.
Young L. S. A: William Matner Lewis
Director General John Barrett OF the
Pan-American Union. John Tempie
Graves Lieut.. Goldwin Lloyd Faulkner
of the Royal Flying Corps and Henry
White former ambassador to France.
are among others expected TO ADDRESS
the congress.
1t is POSSIBLE that the President and
Mrs Wilson will receive the members
of the congress at the White House.
This is the hope of the d. A. r., but
the time has not been arranged.
Nominations Tuesday Night.
Nominations for national officers will
be made Tuesday night Balloting will
continue throughout Wednesday, be-
ginning with the opening of the morn
ing session.
The president general will call to or
der all the business "meetings and will
preside over them, unless there be some
change in the program. Mrs. Story
may give place as presiding officer to
some of the vice presidents general.
Arthur S. Witcomb of the Marine
Band will sound the assembly call at
10 o'clock tomorrow morning. The del
egates will then have assembled in the
places assigned to them, state delega-
tions together. both in the main floor
and the galleries. Provision has been
made for seats for members who are
not delegates in the section reserved
for alternates, if more than one row is
vacant a half hour after the opening
of session.
The morning session tomorrow will be
given over to organization. The president
general will call the meeting to order.
The chaplain general. Mrs. Mary S. Lock
wood of Washington. will lead in prayer
and scriptural reading. While the Gre
dentials of the delegates are being eX-
amined for certiication the president gen.
eral will make an address of welcome.
The committee on credentials. of which
Mrs. Eliza Ferry Leary of Washington.
one of the vice presidents general is
chairman. will then report.
| This will be followed by roll call. Then
| the program of the congress will be re-
ported by the committee on program, of
which Mrs J. Hamilton Lewis. one of the
candidates for president general and wife
! of the senator from Illinois, is chairman
| and Mrs. William Wallace Gaar, vice
chairman. Recess will follow.
Song and Oratory in Afternoon.
The afternoon session tomorrow begin
ming at . 80 o'clock, will not be a busi-
ness session, but will be given over to
song and oratory. Rev. Roland Cotton
Smith will give the invocation. The Star
Spangled Banner with all rising will be
sung by Martha Phillips, soprano, with
accompaniment by Erin Ballard
Mrs. Story will make her annual ad-
dress as president general Ambassador
| Jusserand r. NJ. Wentworth, president
/ general. National Society, Sons of the
American Revolution: Newell b Wood
worth, past president general of the same
organization. and Lieut. Gen. S b. NJ
Young. L. $. A. will make addresses
Universal Military Training Will be the
theme Of Gen Young
The portrait of the president general
painted by J. Campbell Phillips is to be
presented to the congress. Mrs Simon
Baruch viii make the presentation
The rest of the program viii consi.t
of vocal music. !. +. NJ. Bowie and
Mrs. Florence A. Otis with Miss Phillips
will contribute songs. The session will
lose with the nensdiction pronounced
ny Rev. DR.. John Britain Clark
! The evening will be devoted to the
annual reception to the president gem
eral This will be held in Continental
! Hall. and viii be one of the great social
/ events OF the congress. 1t will begin
at o'clock and continue until II
o'clock.
Business Sessions Tuesday.
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