Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-04-19
D. A. R. TO ACQUIRE
YORKTOWN, VA.,S|TE
Scene of Surrender of Corn
wallis to Be Preserved
as Reservation.

Yorktown, Va, the scene of the sur
render OF CORVALLIS to Washington,
as national historic reservation, for
which the Daughters of the America n
Revolution have been working for a
long time. came within the grasp of
the organization today. A number of
owners of property on which the his
toric forts. breastWorks and trenches
are located nave offered to cede their
holdings to the National Society of
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton.
Coming as a complete surprise. aft
er report in the morning urging
the members to get behind Congress
on a bill to purchase the site the con-
gress Immediately suspended its rules
long enough to pass motion that a
ss,sss h apDaasdsa by the te pfss eon
fer-eith The donors and with full pow
er to acteptstfie gift.
OHer Conditional.
Mrs. John l.. Buell. of Connecticut
on behalf o: Mrs. Harry A. Smith
who stood beside her on the platform.
and other owners of Yorktown prop
erty, made the offer on the condition
that the lands involved be incIosed
clean and in good condition, be open
to the public at all times without
charge, that the streets running at
right angles be kept open. and that in
the event of the failure of the society
to comply with the conditions the
lands shall revert to the donors.
\ similar proposition was made in
the name of Capt. George A. Low.
BY Il coincidence the offer to the
society came on the anniversary of
hat q ffF inc yfry
1t was stated that the offer does
not in any way affect the bill which
the members early in the session u-Hs
asked to urge on their congressman,
as the lands do not include al. u
the points of historic interest
Morning Session.
The morning session was opened
by pronouncement of t.he invocation
by Rev. James l.. Freeman. who
pleaded for that day to come when
men would beat their spears into
plowshares-that day of eternal
peace on earth.
A supplementary report of the
credentials committce showed that
there were 1.26S voting deegates up
to the time of the report. an addi-
ton of $50 over the number reported
yesterday.
The first recommendation of the
resolutions committee brought an
attack from Mrs. A. G. Draper dele
gate from this city. The resolutions
recommended an increased
charge for furnishing records. Mrs
Draper asked that it be referred
back to the committee for reconsid-
Grafton and report against the in
crease.
Miss Janet Richards of this city
opposed the motion to recommit On
a viva voce vote it was lost.
The matter of high clerk cost was
brought up during the discussion.
and it was asserted that it cost more
to type the papers now than before.
Approve Recommendations.
The committee recommendation
was approved.
Approval was given by the con-
eress to the recommendation of the
registrar general that COMMITTEES
he appointed, of which the regis
trar general is to be chairman, to
revise the form of applications for
The resolutions committee reported
the recommendation of the libraria n
general of 5000 for the purchase of
books which could not be obtained
as gifts.
Approval was given also to an ap-
propriation of 500 for purchase of
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