The Washington times., 1922-04-19
REPORTS TAKE
UP WHOLE DAY
|. ATD. A, R. MEET
Congress Decides to Complete
Pilgrim MemoriaI--Indorse
Washington Movement.

The third day OF the thirty-first
session of the Continental Congress
OF the Daughters of the American
Revolution got down to routine
business. and the entire morning
session at Memorial Continental
Hall was consumed In hearing re-
ports from various committees.
The congress adopted resolu-
ton TO raise S25 900 for the compile
tion of the Pilgrim Mothers Me-
mortal. Among the other resolu-
tions adopted this morning, which
were read by Mrs. Henry b. JOY.
chairman OF the resolutions COM
mittee. was one TO raise $685.
to complete the administration
building OF the society and one
endorsing the George Washington
Memorial Association's plan for a
building 10 be erected In washing
ton I'm memory OF the first Presi:
dent.
Plan Tablet TO Pitt.
The Roger sherman Chapter Of
fered resolution for the placing
of a memorial tablet by the Ma
tionaI Society 10 WiliiamSPitf, Earl
of Chatham, in either Memorial
Continental Hall or Westminster
Abbey, London. The resolution was
referred to the resolutions commit
tee.
Another resolution. offered by
Martha Edmonston, asked that the
society commemorate the memory
of the hero dead of the world war,
by placing poppy wreathes on the
graves In Flanders on next Armis-
tices Day, November IL. This reso-
tuition was also referred to the
committee.
Other reports read this morning
were the report OF the conservation
and thrift committee by Mrs. John
Trigg Moss. chairman; the patriotic
lectures and lantern slide commit
tee by Mrs. Bertha NJ Robins.
chairman. the legislation In Con-
gress committee, by Mrs. Alice
Bradford Wiles. chairman; the Phil
ippine scholarship endowment fund,
Mrs. Caroline E. New. Holt; real
daughters, Mrs. j. Morgan Smith,
historical and literary reciprocity.
Mrs. WiIford @. Chapman; trans
! porkafion, Mrs As. J. Hrcaseat.
ffuaeaxire editors report, Miss Ma
talie Sumner Lincoln
! Program This Afternoon.
i ntl congress- sduOufntd III i@soo
for luncheon. The afternoon session
WIN open 81 2 O'Clock, when the
reading of reports from commit
tee chairmen will continue.
Among the committees TO be
heard this afternoon are the com
mittee on schools and colleges, Mrs.
Charles II. Aull, chairman: manual
and immigrants. Mrs. John Laidlaw
Buel: girl home-mskers. Mrs. VIII
liam b. Neff; children, and Sons
of the Republic. Mrs. Adm T. Hills:
Americanization, Miss Alice Louise
McDuffee; Tamassee ID. A. r.
School. Mrs Fred III. III. Calhoun.
Following the reports OF the
spmnittee ehairmen the reports of
the State regents will be read. and
continued at the evening session
which opens at O'Clock. Mrs.
George Maynard Minor, president
general, presides at all the sessions.
A resolution calling on the thirty
first continental congress of the
Daughters of the American Revoiu-
tion TO support the big navy pro-
gram as advocated by President
Harding, was received with much
applause from among the 2.700 dele
gates on the floor at Memorial CoU
tinental Hall when IL was brought
up this morning.
The resolution, which was intro
duced by Miss Janet Richards. Of the
District of Columbia Daughters, was
referred to the resolutions commit
tee and wiz come up again tomor-
row for action.