Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-18

UvHH women of Oregon said Mrs.
George Thatcher Guernsey, presi-
a dent general Of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, yesterday,
have set the pace for the women of
the nation when it comes TO giving,
and We are only asking them to DO for
us as they have done in the past. have
come out here,' she continued. "to
ask the women Of the Oregon chapters
to do two things give their share Of
the $50, 1000 fund we are raising to re-
store the French village of TillOloy
and 10 donate to our national fund of
100000 with which we are subscrib-
ing for liberty bonds.
Mrs. George Thatcher Guernsey, ac-
companied by Mrs. Frank Dexter Ell
lott of Boston, state regent of Mas
sachusetts, is in Portland attending
the sixth annual conference of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion. which opened this morning for a
two-day session at the Multnomah ho-
tel. Mrs. II. M. Wilkins of Eugene,
Oregon state regent, will preside at the
sessions.
In addition to the business sessions,
which will be a series of conferences
to determine the part to be played
by Oregon Daughters in the national
reconstruction program, several bril-
liant social functions will be given to
honor tho visiting women. Today at
noon the eastern women, state regents,
chapter regents, state officers and
chairmen of state commietees will be
the guests Of tho two regents of Port
land chapters--Mrs. Esther Allen Jobes
of Willamette and Mrs. John A. Keat-
ing of Multnomah--at luncheon at
tho University club. This evening a
brilliant reception will be held at tho
Multnomah hotel honoring the nation
nj officers, guests, Daughters of the
American Revolution and Sons Of the
Amrican Revolution. lMlrs. Wilkins,
Mrs. Guernsey. Mrs Jobes and Mrs.
Kmting will receive with the state Of
ficera Tomorrow at 1890 the official
luncheon will be given at the Multno-
NAH hotel The program for today 8
sessions will be as follows:
Tuesday February 1880 a. m,
enrolment Of delegates and registra-
tion of visitors; 10 a. m, sixth annual
state conference called to order by the
state regent, Mrs. Francis Marion Will
kins; "Star Spangled Banner, y led by
Mrs Imogen Harding Brodic; pledge
to the flag, led by Mrs, George Thatch-
or Guernsey, president general Of ma
tional society, Daughters Of American
Revolution; invocation, Mrs. Levi h.
Tracy, state chaplain; welcome to our
national president, national officers,
visiting guests and TO the. Daughters
OF tile American Revolution Of Oregon,
by the state regent, Mrs. Francis Ma
rion wilkins; response, Mrs. Walter r.
Burrell, state vice regent; minutes of
fifth annual conference, Miss Edith
Benedict, state recording secretary; vo
cal solo, selected, Mrs Imogen Hard.
ing Brodic, accompanied by Miss Lor
na Gan0ng; announcements; report
and roll call of committee on creden-
tials, Mrs. w Il. Pearson. chairman
reports of committees (twe minutes)
corresponding secretary, Miss Berths
Benedict; consulting registrar, Mrs
Harry @. Moore; adjournment from II
noon TO Q o'clock p. m.
Tuesday afternoon, o 'clock--Sing
ing HAmerica," led by Mrs. Meta
Barlow Lawrence; invocation; reading
Of minutes, recording secretary; adj
dress, state regent, Mrs Francis Ma
rion Wilkins; address, president gen
oral, Mrs. George Thatcher Guernsey;
vocal solo. Miss Agnes Watt, accom-
PIANIST, Miss Martha Reynolds; address
librarian general, Mrs James NJ. Fow
lor; address. state regent Massachu
sctts, Mrs. FRANK Dexter Elliott; re-
ports OF state historian, Mrs. j. Thor
burn Ross; special legislative commit
tee, Washington 8 birthday, Mrs. C y
jackson; American citizenship educa
aion, Mrs. Esther Allen Johes; special
womenS b building committee, Mrs G