The Washington herald., 1918-04-18
Cut Out German Teaching
Is Plea of Veteran D. A. r.
Mrs. Mary Cable; First President General of
Organization, Lends Feeble Voice" to
That of Congress for Measure

that this number Of military bulle-
tins. containing suggestions for
conservation work, were likewise
sent out. Mrs. Sheppard w. Foster.
of Atlanta. summed up the actual
saving work OF the daughters as
follows:
War gardens created, 1882.
Wheatless days observed. $500. 900.
Meatless days observed, 3,672, 900.
Pounds of sugar saved, 40,S00, 900.
Pounds of butter conserved, 165,-
900.
Canned fruits and vegetables.
4,393,171.
Practising clean plate method.
5S, 321.
The report on Legislation in the
United States Congress-" read by
Mrs. Louis T. McFadden, chairman
of that committee, disclosed a va
riety of proposed new laws which
the congress deems worthy of pass
age by the federal law-making
body. Among these bills awaiting
action by Congress is the bill for
the publication of Revolutionary
records by the government. an i'm
portant one, in the estimation of
the daughters; another for encour-
aging rural sanitation with special
reference to the prevention and
suppression OF malarial and typhoid
fever and infantile paralysis, and
one regarding the desecration of
the flag and protecting national in
sigma, etc.
|. The resolution protesting against
the raising OF postal rates on sec
ond class matter, recently passed
at a board meeting. has been filed
in the federal Congress with the
proper committee. Mrs. McFadden
stated.
Would Name National Anthem.
A bill making the Star Spangled
Banner" the national anthem, is also
before Congress at the behest of the
daughters. Nine thousand children of
the American Loyalty League had
introduced the last of six similar bills
TO the d. A. r. congress, asking the
latter's endorsement and efforts to-
wards its passage in the U. S. Con-
gress.
Outstanding feature of the morn
ing session yesterday was the report
OF the magazine chairman, Mrs.
George NJ. Minor, who showed the
fiattering record of reducing the
magazines deficit to $S2S.39, as COM
pared with deficits ranging in past
years from 5000 to 5000 This un-
expected news so pleased the daugh-
ters that they not only gave Mrs.
Minor a rising vote of thanks but
voted to rescind all rules affecting the
salary Of the magazine editor, re-
ferring this matter to the board of
management. Miss Natalie Sumner
Lincoln. editor Of the magazine, was
lauded by Mrs. Minor for her able
work and was recommended for an
increase in salary.
Winners in the magazine contest
were North Dakota. which won the
so liberty bond offered by the presi-
dent general to the State obtaining
the largest number of subscribers to
the magazine in proportion to MEM
bership. Nineteen subscriptions out
of a possible fifty-one were obtained.
A similar prize went to Pennsylvania
for obtaining the largest number of
subscribers regardless of the propor-
tion of members. OF these there
were 1l6. Three cash prizes offered
by Mrs. Walter c. Nelson, of Chicogo,
to the chapter obtaining the largest
number of subscribers, went to Mary
Silliman Chapter, of Bridgeport. Conn,
which won the first prize OF $50; the
Chicago Chapter, Of that city, came
second and won SIS. and Mary Clapp
Wooster Chapter, OF New Haven, was
third, winning so.