Evening star., 1922-04-17
Noted at the D. A. r. Congress

If all roads didn't lead to Memorial
Continental Hall today there must
have been very few travelling the
ones that didn't.
The House committee had to put
traffic regulations into effect in the
hall. The south stairway was desig-
mated for upstairs traffic." while
the north stairway was used for
traffic Downstairs"
The numerous members of the
House committee, virtually all Of
whom had thoroughly familiarized
themselves with every nook = and
Granny Of the hall, and the various
points for the seating of state dele
cations were posted all over the build
ing from the front doors to the inner
the approaches of each stairway on
each floor. p.
The flood of delegates and alter
mates streaming into the building
since shortly after 3 o'clock kept
the traffic-directing members of the
House committee extremely busy.
That the 400 delegates and alter
mates who entered the hall were held
with a. minimum of confusion testi-
fled to the work OF the committee.
virtually all of which were composed
of local members.
The officials of the committee were
Miss Katharine A. Nettleton, chair
man: Mrs. Louis T. McFadden, vice
chairman; Mrs. Charles H. Bisseil,
Mrs. Richard e. Ciaughton, Mrs. Louis
A. Abbott. Mrs. Sol Lansburgh, Mrs
Charles H. lie Febre. Mrs. Roy G..
Florence 8. Marcy Crofut. Miss Aline
E. Solomons, Mrs. WiHoughby s.
Chesley. Mrs. Garry B. Gauss. Mrs.
Fred L. Volland. Miss Mary G. Oursler.
Mrs. Frederick a. Strong, Mrs. Mary
and Mrs. J. w. Finney. These Of
ficials had charge as chairmen OF va
rious subcommittee of the house
committee and the persons directly
,, responsible for the seating and other
arrangements.
A special detail of policemen from
the third precinct were on. duty out
side the hall and in charge. Of the di-
rection of vehicular traffic outside
the building. The action was com
mended by number Of the officials
Of the congress as being of great aid
to many Of the delegates who cross
by way of the Ellipse.
Pages, as usual, were all in white.
They were selected from the various
ganized this year under the direction
of congress officials. =
Miss Dorothy Hunter was the presi-
dent generals personal page; Miss
Dorothy De GrOn jenkins, the FeCOEu-
ing. secretary's: Miss Louis Carman,
page to the organising secretary gen.
eral; Mrs. Harro1 Tschudi, to the cor
responding secretary general, and
Mrs. w. F. Ginger. page Of the treas
urer- general.
The platform pages are Mrs. Fred
erick A.. Curtiss, jr.; Miss Harriet p.
Marine, Mrs G. Brooks White, jr.:
Miss Bertha c. Perry and Miss Ethel
Cotton Sparks.
Following the sessions today. it was
announced that Mrs. Frank ID. Ellison
librarian general, wishes to confer
with all state librarians in the library
at the hall. The conference is ex-
pected to have an important part in
further co-ordinating state and ma
tional library work.
Mrs. Minor in opening her address
made reference to the hostoric sig
niflcanse taken on by the Memorial
Continental Hall since the holding of
the arms conference here.
with great PRIDE" she said, Il
welcome you today to your beautiful
home now made historic as the scene
Of the most memorable conference of
nations that has ever filled the pages
| of history. In Memorial Continental
Hall, a new era has had its birth.
| This building has many memo
ries,' said Secretary Hughes at, the
| close of his memorable speech which
brought the proceedings, of the con-
| ference to an end on February 4. This
| building has many memories but
| trust. in the opinion Of the Daughters