The Washington herald., 1922-04-23
b AR. GRATIFIED
BIZ PROGRESS AS
CONVENTION ENDS
Bahquet Closes Sessions;
New Vice Presidents
Installed.
SHRINE is OFFERED
Owner Would Present Noted
Rosa BOnheur Chateau
To Organization.

Satisfaction with what was char
actesized as the most successful and
forvsird-IOokfng convention ever
heldk since its organization. was ex-
pressed by members and officers Of
the Daughters OF the American
Revolution at the banquet that
closed the sessions of the thirty
hrsz iContinental Congress at the
Wa siiington Hotel last night.
Final sessions of the congress
yest erday moved smoothly to their
conclusion. The seven newly-eleCted
vices presidents general were in
stalted at the close OF the final
Business meeting during the after
nOOn Mrs. ]. Morgan Smith sang.
as she has done for several years
at DE close Of the convention.
sBack BETTER Film" Fight.
THt motem,nt toward better
films and better film productions
wax Endorsed enthusiastically.
AS a last note in ITS insistencN on
united effort by the Daughters
for SECURING international amity.
the gathering Endorsed resolution
favqring the study Of the relations
OF Che nations Of the world. in or
derEto achieve a world wide oh
serVsnCe Of the Golden Rule be-
tween powers.
The n. \. r. also laid the stamp
Of It's approval upon Lincoln Memo
rial University. located at Cumber.
land Gap. Tenn. founded primarily
for The education Of the mountain
wellers. and upon the efforts being
made to change the name Of the
n.ws bridge from the Georgetown
bridge to the Frances Scott Key
bridge The usual sums will be
sent to the Metropolitan Police Re
lIef4 Association and 20 the Fire
men'S Association. il was decided.
Offered Famous Chateau.
AZ nffer made by Miss Anna
whien belonged to Rosa B"nheur
and was bequeatehrd to Mss
Kluulke by the French artist. To the
d A. r in recognition Of the
Friendship between France and the
United States was announced 10 the
con sress Ey Miss Janet Richards.
Miss KIumke by letter to the Ma
rlOnal Society Of the u. \. r.. de-
clared her desire to will the estate
to the society as a memorial. The
congress voted to refer the offer to
the national board Of managers
which meets at Memorial CONT
mental Hall monthly.
Tie American flag which pro-
|tectAd the BOnheur chateau prior
to the first battle Of Marine Is on its
way. to the museum at the national
hea dTUarters OF the society. The
nag was made by Miss Elumke in
1.-THE curly days Of tre war. when no
American flag could he procured,
|Rnd was made If a blue blouse be-
longing to Mile. BOnheur herself.
with the white stars painted upon
II. and with red and white awning
material for the stripes.
Must Preserve studio.
The only restriction made in the
bequest is that no change shall be
made in the arrangement Of the
StudJh which Is to be preserved as
a siirinc to the artists memory. It
is proposed to establish a colony
for american art students or the
estate. which covers ten acres near
FOntainbleau. France. The upkeep
of the property. estimated At $4,000
per Year. will he the chief problem
to ,g'mc before the board OF gov
ernUrS. .
~ the banquet last night. Mrs.
George ThaCher Guernsey. former
president general. declared the war
had united the D. \. l.. She urged
the Jnembers to do the SAM work
the country over and /" eliminate
personal feeling from their move
ments Mrs. John LaidIaw Buel
net ell ne tCaSfr,, CtraES md I'll, M
tionsI officers were informal speak