Evening star., 1917-04-15

be read The committee on recon-
mendations of national officers will
make announcement of it's findings.
Then will come reports of national
officers. These will include: The presi-
dent general. as chairman of the ma
tional board of management: Mrs. Will
liam A. Smoot, as organizing secretary
general: Mrs. Lockwood as chaplain
general, Mrs William c. Boyle as re-
cording secretary general. Mrs. Delos A.
Blodgett as corresponding secretary
general, Mrs. Grace Pierce as registrar
general, Mrs. Joseph E. Ransdell as
treasurer general. Mrs. William S
Augsburg as historian general. Mrs. Ed
ward orton. jr., as director general in
charge of the report to the Smithso-
nian Institution: Mrs. George NJ Stern
berg as librarian general. and Mrs
Catharine +. Barlow as curator general
The session will close with reports
by Mrs. George NJ. Young as chairman
of the finance committee and of Mrs
Frank Foster Greenawalt as chairman
of the auditing committee.
At the afternoon session other re-
ports will be received. Mrs Story. as
chairman, and Mrs. Robert lansing as
secretary of the Memorial Continental
ports on the Indebtedness account for
the structure. Donations to pay the
debt on the hall will then be received
There is much confidence that
these donations will suffice to meet the
$4,000 bonded Indebtedness outstand-
ing. that Miss Alice l.. McDuffee has
been selected to make announcement
before the congress that the final pay
ment has been made.
Reports will be made by the chair
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editor of the magazine and by the
chairmen of the Franco American and
Philippines scholarship committees.
Nomination of officers.
Nomination of national officers will
be in order Tuesday evening. OF the
eleven vice presidents general to be
chosen. seven are to fill out three-year
terms and four for one year. One hon
orary vice president general also is
to be chosen. After vocal music by
Miss Florence Macbeth. accompanied
by Mrs. w. II. Bayly. the session will
close with the announcement OF NOM
inatie1is nade by the tellsrs ana CHAIR
man of :teliers. All day "Wednesday
the polls will be open. The business
session win begin as usual at 10
O'Clock The blind chaplain of the
House. Rev Or. Henry n. Couden, will
be heard in prayer and scripture. Re-
ports of a number of committees Will
be made At the afternoon session
more committee reports Will be re-
ceived.
National Preparedness" will he the
subject of the session beginning at .
o'clock Wednesday night. Addresses
will be made by William Mather Lewis.
John Barrett. Miss Grace Parker. John
Temple Graves and Lieut.. Faulkner. The
National Quartet will sing several
numbers; other vocal contributions will
be given by Miss Agnes Whelan. Miss
Alice Todhunter will read Il Am an
American"
The sessions of Thursday. morning
and afternoon, will be given over to the
reading of other reports. Rabbi A.
Simon will lead the devotional exer-
ciseS in the morning. The afternoon
session will close with consideration
of proposed amendments to the bylaws.
At the eVning session, beginning at s
O'Clock State regents will make reports,
state songs will be heard and gifts from
state organizations to the national So
ciety will be received. The annual ban
quet then will be held in the ballroom
of the New Willard Hotel, Mrs. w. II.
Alline is chairman and Mrs. Frederick