Evening star., 1918-04-14
4. A. R. TO OPEN
WAR CONGRESS"
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Meeting Beginning Tomorrow
Will Donate $780, 900 to
Third Liberty Loan.
PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS

President Wilson has promised to
speak before the twenty-seventh con-
tinental congress of the National So
ciety. daughters of the American Revo-
luton, which will open tomorrow
morning at Memorial Continental Han
and continue in session throughout the
week. The President will welcome the
visitors tomorrow night.
In almost every particular the con-
gress Will be a war congress. lts prIn-
cipaI object will be to outline the best
possible plan, based on concentrated
effort to get behind the government
Formal resolutions of loyalty 10 the
President will be passed and 10 follow
that by action it is planned 10 donate
100000 toward the third ilperty roam
For the restoration OF Tilloloy. France.
the congress probably will subscribe
$51, 900
For an off-year for elections ii prob
Rbly will be the most epochal IN the
history of the organization. The prom
fnent part the 101 900 members have al
ready PLAYED in war will be stimulated
in SO far as possible through plans to be
discussed and formed at the congress.
No falling off in attendance is expected,
though railroad facilities and rooming
accommodations are inadequate to meet
the demands as in years past. However,
the latter difficulty has been solved In
-
who are opening up their homes to
visitors and interesting their friends in
affording accommodations during the
week
be longer than formerly because of the
active part the organization has taken
In the war.
President to Speak.
Tho outstanding feature will be the
Monday evening session, when President
Wilson will be among the speakers. The
program will bring together the foremost
men of this country and of the allies.
Secretary Lansing will close the meet
ing and the other Speakers will include
Maj. Gen. J. d. McLachlan, D. S. O..
military attache to the British embassy,
who will represent Earl Reading: Ambas-
sador j. j. Jusserand, French ambassador;
Count V. Macchi di Cellere, Italian am
bassador; E. de Cartier de Marchienne,
Belgian minister; Lioubonlir Michailo-
witch. Serbian minister. and Lieut. Labat.
attache to the French military mission.
Bishop Alfred Harding. Of this city will
give the invocation and pronounce bene-
diction- Mrs Newton D. Baker and Mrs.
Charles W. Fairfax will sing and the Ma
rtne Band will furnish music.
Through the generosity of the Pan
American Union the reception by the
president general. Mrs. George Thacher
Guernsey, will be held in that building
ON Tuesday evening. At each session a
prominent woman war worker will ad-
dress the congress.
On Friday morning seven vice presi-
dents general will be elected, the only
officers to be chosen at the congress. The
terms are for three years each. and sue
cessors will be chosen for Mrs. ]. F.
Maupin of Portsmouth, Va; Mrs. Joseph
s. Wood of Mount Vernon, n. z; Mrs
Eliza Ferry Leary of Seattle. Wash:
Mrs. c. B. Letton Of Lincoln, Neb.; Mrs
Edmund P. Moody of Wilmington, Del;
Mrs. G. Wallace w. Hanger Of Washing
ton. D; G, and Mrs. William c. Robin
son Of North Anson. Me- Nominations
have not been made public, but no big
contest is anticipated.
A patriotic program has been arranged
Tor Friday night. Speakers will be John
American Union Maj Cen George Bar
nett of the Marine Corps. and Bishop
Charles Bayard Mitchell of the Methodist
Church. Patriotic songs. with music by
the Marine Band. will complete the pro-
gram.
To Place Wreaths on Tombs.
the tombs of George and Martha Wash
3ngton. an annual custom at Mount Yer
non. will take place Saturday afternoon.
Work done by the different states un-
der the direction of the national commit
tees will be exhibited on the third floor of
the organization building.
Ministers of the various denominations
Of the city have granted the request of
the organization that they select pa-
triotic themes for the subject of their
oormons at today's services
Reports Of state regents with state
gifts will be received Wednesday after
noon and Thursday and Friday even
ings. Announcements of committees to
act on recommendations made by ma
fional officers and the national chair
man and on resolutions will be offered
1t Monday afternoons session and re-
ports will be submitted on Friday
morning.
Chapter regents Will meet with the
secretary general in the east gallery
On Tuesday afternoon: chapter treas
urers in the New. Jerse.- room with the
treasurer general: chapter registrars in
the auditorium. under the north gallery.
With the registrar general. and chapter
historians in the assembly room on the
third floor with the historian general
Confirmation Of newly elected state
ro6ents and state vice regents will be
announced Thursday evening and the
report of the committee on resolutions
on Friday morning.
Mrs Guernsey will preside at tho
opening session at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning and she will be the presiding
eficer during the congress