The Washington herald., 1920-04-21
ID.A.R.ABAND0NS
WORKADAY TOLL
FOR GOOD TIME
Younger Members Fox
Trot-Others Attend Mrs.
Cuernsey's Reception.
BUSY SCHEDULE AHEAD
Report Of Resolutions Com
mittee Will be Announced
This Morning.
BUSY SCHEDULE AHEAD

Congress adjourned alter
morning session.
State delegations held meet
ings in afternoon.
Dance at Rauscher's in even
ing in honor of pages.
Report made summarizing
philanthropic and patriotic
work of society during last
year.
Donations made for expense
Of new banquet hall of Con-
tinental Memorial Hall.
Reception given by retiring
president general and national
officers.
Resolutions committee report
postponed until today.
Many late arrivals increase
the congress attendance.
Congress urged to enact
uniform naturalization and suf-
frage laws for men and wo-
men.
Maryland daughters an
nounce unveiling of panel in
honor of Col. Paul Bentalon,
revolutionary officer.
Taking a brief respite from their
business duties coincfdentSwith the
annual congress. washington's l. 900
visiting Daughters of the American n
Revolution yesterday gave over the
latter part of the day and evening
to enjoying themselves in a social
way.
No Congress was held in the aft
ernoon. permitting the various
State delegations to meet in the re-
spective rooms assigned permanent
ly to them in Memorial Continental
Hall. In the evening. while the
younger Daughters and pages were
enjoying dance at Rauschers, on
Connecticut avenue. others were the
guests of the retiring preside mt
general and national officers at a
| reception.
Following the reception an or
chestral concert was provided and
refreshments were served in the
banquet hall, now known by the
members as the Presidents Bal
cony."
The retiring vice presidents who
assisted President General Mrs
Guernsey in receiving. included
Mrs. James Benton Grant, Mrs. Fred
II. ii. Calhoun, Mrs. Charles T.
Longlcy. Miss Jeanie D. Blacburn
Mrs. Samuel Mcknight Green, Mrs
sheppard w. Foster and Mrs. Will
| lam II. Talbot
| state Delegations Busy.
| Ihe afternoon was a busy one
| LOT state delegations, for at this
time action was taken on the yari-
Gus resolutions which had been
submitted by the president general
in her final report, containing rec.
concentrations which are aimed to
make possible the continuance of
the wonderful progress the organ.
, ization has made during the admin
istration just closing.
The resolutions committee, which
was to have reported at yesterdays
session of Congress. at the request
of the president general postpoped
| its report until this morning. In
order that the State DELEGATIONS
would have opportunity during the
| afternoon to discuss the new pro-
posals.
Though the final decision of the
| resolutions committee will remain
| unknown until this mirning. there
was little indication that the pro-
posal providing for the expenditure
of 100000 fer additional office IA
cilities would receive any notice
able opposition.
Approve "Executive Manaxer.,
Likewise. the proposal advising
the appointment of an executive
manager" to supervise the once
work at national headquarters, was
also reported to be receiving lit
tie opposition. though such appoint
ment would establish a precedent
in tho history of the organization.
The attendance at the congress
continued to swell yesterday with
late arrivals who have come TO he
present for balloting for new ma
tiona' officers, which will occur at
tomorrow's morning session.
The total arrivals reported late
last night were well over I.30O. he
tween 200 and 800 more than were
registered at corresponding time
at last years Congress. Yester-
days summary showed that among
those attending this years Com
gress are eleven national officers.
twenty vice presidents general.
forty-one State regents. 72I chap
ter regents and 512 delegates.
Get Resolution on Suffrage,
Rules were set aside temporarily
yesterday morning to permit the
submitting of a tardy resolution
providing. inasmuch as the extern
sion of suffrage to women in many
of the States. and it's proba Bile
adoption for the whole United
States. has made 1t possible for
women of foreign birth to become