Evening star., 1919-04-18
TOMORROW.

CnnnlShed business.
Adjournment of twenty eighth
Continental Congress
The first evidence of dissension in
the twenty-eighth continental con-
gress of the National Society Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution de-
veloped at this mornings session,
when Mrs. Amos G. Draper, regent Of
Mary Bartlett Chapter Of this city,
put the national officers and the con-
gress on notice that if any attempt
to deny representation to her chapter
the matter would be taken into the
courts.
Mrs. Draper stated that the chapter.
of which she is regent, has only
twenty members and that under no
circumstances will it's membership be
increased during the next year to
twenty-five. the number required by
the amended constitution for repre-
sentation at continental congresses.
Mrs. Draper's Statement.
Il feel that it is only fair to the
Mrs Draper said. ito state now that
if at next years congress an attempt
should be made to exclude the regent
of the chapter of which l am mem-
Der, the matter will be taken to the
courts for adjudication. The chapter
of which l am now regent has only
twenty msmbers, and under no circuu-
stances will its membership be in-
creased TO twenty -hve IN the coming
year. This. has been definitely dater-
mined, and the program will be car
ried out, even If I should be dead. be-
fore the Iie1t congress. We purpAse
to make every effort to see that the
original laws Of the society. chartered
by the government Of the United
course should necessitate an appeal to
the courts OF the land"
President Generals Response.
The president general. Mrs. Guern-
sey, Acknowledged Mrs. Draper's dec
laration merely with the statement:
"Of course, Mrs. Draper, you may
do as you see fit."
Many delegates to the Congress, as
we'll as by a few Of the state regents
and national officers. Indicated that
the attitude announced by Mrs Draper
as that of the chapter Of which she
is regent would be followed to a
greater or less extent by other small
chapters that will be affected by the
new constitutional requirement.
Morning Session.
Presentation of several resolutions.
which were read and referred, and re-
ceipt of pledges Of various amounts
for victory bonds, for the rehabilita-
ton of Tilloloy. the French village
adopted by the society, and for main
tenance Of French orphans, occupied
practically the entire mornings ses-
sion.
Among the resolutions presented
was one urging re-establishment In
the Department of Labor of ma
tional employment bureau to find
work for returned soldiers, sailors and
marines.
The president-seneraI announced
that the society's work for French
orphans. heretofore in the hands Of a
special committee. is not to be discon-
tinued. but will go on in charge of a
special secretary assigned from head
quarters of tho American organization
in New York.
voting for seven vice presidents
general and for a historian-general
began at $50 o'clock this morning.
At adjournment at noon announce
ment was made that the polls will
close at o'clock this afternoon.
Visit to Mount Vernon.
No afternoon session was held. the
delegates, national officers and others
going in a body to Mount Vernon,
where Mrs. Guernsey. as president
at the tomb of George Washington.
Mrs Lydia Derwent was chairman of
the committee in charge. In her
speech at the tomb of Washington
Mrs Guernsey said in part:
IF George Washington is looking
down on this assembly today he will
be gratifled to know how green we
Americans keep his memory. We are
met here today to do. ourselves the
honor Of paying some tribute to Bis
imperishable memory. In this yeat of
grace the nation he so wisely guided
has become the hope Of the whole
world.
HE wisely counseled the young ma
ton to avoid those entangling alli-
ances which he knew would have
vitiated and destroyed its early life
But he could not know the world
would in later years become a whis.
pering gallery. that the continent
would be linked together by lines o
lightning under the seas and BY
sparks Of fame above them; that in 8
day like this no nation liveth to itself
that the very principles on which thi.
nation was founded would become the
desire of all nations. and that at las,
q world war. in which all free people.
would be arrayed against that rem
nant of deluded folk in central Europ.
still dominated by the false doctrine
Of tho divine right of kinds. Now
next year we hope that all the worlt
viii at last be free. and that govern.
mont of the people, by the people, 10,
the people will be the heritage Of al
ma nkind."
Other Addresses Made.