The Washington herald., 1918-04-14
D. A. r. Annual Convention
Meets to Further War
Principal Problems of Delegates Will Concern
Best Efforts of Assisting Nation to
Humble Kaiser Bill

With most Of its thousand or more
delegates. sent from every State in
the Union, already in this city, with
a few late corners on the way, the
stage is all set for the opening to-
morrow morning Of the twenty-sev-
enth continental congress of the Ma
tional Society of the Daughters OF the
American Revolution, whose morning,
afternoon and night sessions at Con-
tinental Memorial Hall will last
throughout the week.
Convention Important.
Never in the history of the famous
body of women has one Of its years
been so eventful and crammed full
Of patriotic achievement as that
which is about to close and the con-
gress, accordingly, will largely re-
fleet and crystaliZe the work the or
ganization has done towards helping
America win the war.
The elaborate program that has
been arranged for the six-day meet
ing provides for many distinguished
speakers, including President Wilson.
Secretary of State Lansing and either
representatives or attaches OF the
entire allied ambassadorial STATS in
Washington.
Many resolutions, already framed,
affecting national matters of import
ance, are promised to come up dur
ing the sessions.
At a meeting Of the National Board
Of Management OF the organization.
comprised of the national officers and
State regents. held yesterday. reso-
Iutions and other matters pertaining
to the forthcoming Congress were
threshed out. A list of those eligible
for nomination as vice presidents
general of the national body was also
disclosed at this meeting.
List of Speakers.
The latter are:
Mrs. BENJAMIN F. Spraker. OF New
York; Mrs. Gauis NJ. Brumbaugh.
District of Columbia; Mrs. Charles
H. Aull, Nebraska; Mrs. Frank H.
Hall, Massachusetts,; Mrs. Guthrie.
Indiana; Miss Stella Pickett Hardy.
Arkansas; Mrs. Park Fisher, West
Virginia; Mrs. Benjamin Purcell.
Virginia; Mrs. Alexander Fox. Mis-
sissippi. and Mrs. William N. Rey-
nolds, North Carolina.
Last night, at the New Lafayette
Hotel. the National Officers Club.
an inside organization of the ma
tional body. held a banquet at which
the program for the week and the
names of the above eligibles, were
formally announced.
Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock the
congress will be called to order by
the president general, Mrs. George
Thacher Guernsey, after which Miss
Elizabeth F. Pierce, chaplain general
Of the D. A. R., will read scripture
and deliver a prayer. Following this
an address of welcome to the con-
gress will be made by Mrs. Guernsey.
A report on the committee of creden-
tials, by Mrs. Robert ]. Johnston,
chairman, roll call Of members and a
report on the committee on program
by Mrs. Robert G. Hogan, will termi-
nate the morning session.
At the afternoon session reports of
committees will occupy the time OF
the congress. The committees to be
heard and their chairmen are:
Hospitality, Mrs. H. P. Mcintosh;
house, Mrs. Francis st. Clair; infor-
nation, Mrs. James Charles Peabody:
reception, Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker;
transportation, Mrs. Thomas Kite;
souvinir, Mrs. Franklin P. Shumway;
press, Miss NJ. Annie Poage; page,
Mrs. Alexander Cooper.
Full Program.
The evening meeting embraces a
notable array Of speakers. The pro-
gram in full follows. Selections by the
Marine Band; invocation, Rt. Rev.
Alfred C. Harding. Bishop OF Wash
ington; bugle call announcing the
President of the United States: star
Spangled Banner" Mrs. Charles W.
Fairfax; greeting by President Will
son; song, Mrs. Newton D. Baker;
greeting from some of the allies, ]. ].
Jusserand, Ambassador from France;
song, lie Marsellaise." Lieut. Labot,
attache of the French Mission; ad-
dress, Count v. Macchl di Cellere.
Italian Ambassador; Italian songs,
Mrs. Charles W. airfax; address.
Lioubomir Michailovitch, Serbian
Minister; address. E. de Cartier de
Marchienne, Belgian Minister; ad-
dress, Maj. Gen. ]. d. Maclachlan.
military attache Of the British En-
bassy; cornet solo, "Rule Brittania,"
Arthur s. Whitcomb; address, Secre-
tary Of State Robert Lansing; singing
Of America" by the audience; bene-
diction, Bishop Harding.
The feature of the program arranged
by the congress for Tuesday is
reception that evening for delegates
at the Pan-American Union, which
will mari fba draf ffr1a IN the ~.