The Washington herald., 1921-04-18
D. AR. DELEGATES
ARRIVE FOR 3OTH
CONVENTION HERE
Problems Vital to Nation
Due for Discussion
During Week.

With 1000 delegates representing
10000 Revolutionary descendants
In the United States and foreign
countries crowding local hotels to
their capacity, the stage Is 'set at
Memorial Continental Hall for the
openine or the 30th Continental
Congress of the National Society of
the Daughters of the American Rev.
olution this morning at 1880
o'clock.
For the next week the fag-draped
hall will be the center of the an
. nual gathering of the descendants
of the Founders of the Republic,
met to consider means for the pro-
motion of the best American ideals.
Aims of Society.
Mrs. George Maynard Minor. who
is just completing the first year Of
her once as President General Of
the society. is expected to urge the
Daughters TO use their membership
as q weapon against radicalism in
this country, for teaching American
principles 10 the foreigner already
within our gates, apd for instilling
greater patriotism in the native
born.
with almost 5000 new members
admitted at Saturdays meeting of
the National Board. the largest
number ever admitted at a given
Board meeting. impetus is given TO
the work of the organization as a
nationally recognized force for civic
betterment-
To Discuss Problems.
In the course of the Ca.agress,
immigration problems and other
Legislative measures will be consid-
cred. delegates from every section
of the United States presenting the
crystallized sentiment of their To-
cality.
Mrs George Maynard Minor,
president general. this morning will
inaugurate the thirtieth Continental
Congress in Memorial. Continentai
Hall.
The services will be opened with
a bugle call by Arthur S. Whitcomb,
of the United States Marine Band
Mrs. Minor will then enter with ma
tional officers, preceded by pages,
who will conduct her to the plat
form.
salute to Flag.
Mrs. Selden p Spencer. chaplain
general of the society. will deliver
the invocation, after which the
salute to the nag will be led by
Miss Annie Wallace. william Tyler
Page will follow with his Amer
icsn's Creed"
The entire assemblage will then
sing America" and the inaugural
address will follow by the president
general Following the anthem.
the, Connecticut State song will be
sung, followed with an address by
Mrs. George Thatcher Guernsey.
Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton will also
speak. Committee reports will
follow.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session will be
taken up with reports of the ma
tional officers, while this evening
the British Ambassador. Sir Auck-
land Geddes. and the French Am
bassador, Jules ]. Jusserand, will
speak. Invocation and benediction
will be pronounced by the Rev. Wal
lace Radcliffe.
The weeks program includes
speakers of national prominence
Wednesday night Miss Alice Rob-
ertson, Representative from Okla
homa, and Col. F. W. Galbraith, jr.,
national commander of the Ameri-
can Legion. will address the con-
gress.
To Visit White House.
Delegates will be received by
President and Mrs. Harding at the
white House Thursday at $3.50 p m.
This year there are nine nat nal
of1ces to be filled at the elections
which will take place Friday
eight vice presidents general to be
elected and one registrar general
TO NIL the post made vacant by the
death of Mrs. James S. Phillips.
National offices deceased dur
Ing the last year to be honored with
memorial exercises will be Mrs.
John p. Hume, of Milwaukee, Wis,
late vice president general. and Mrs.
James Spilman Phillips, late regis
trar general.
Miss Emma T. Strider, appointed
by the national board to fill the
post left vacant by the death of |
Mrs. Phillips, with probably be re-
elected to the post of chaplain gen. |
erai. =.
TuDieauL Planned.
A colorful feature of the Congress
will be the display Friday night of |
living pictures in which represen-
tative historic women will be pre-
sented in beautiful tableaux. Miss
Jenn Winslaw Coltrane, historian |
general, has been at work on the
pictures for weeks and a unique
spectacle Is promised. The series
will be staged by Comdr. Theodore
Jewel.
Oficials of the congress follow:
Parliamentarian, Mrs. William An
derson; official reader. Mrs. James
N. Wiley: accompanist, Miss Mfnna |
Ntemann: congressional stenog-
rapher, Mrs. Cora Millward Arm |
strong; Official stenographer, Mrs.
Rachel Brill Ezekiel; secretary to
president general. Miss Flora p
Fernald. and cornetist, Arthur s.