Evening star., 1922-04-16

the hall being taxed with the dele
gates to the convention.
The customary pilgrimage to Mount
Vernon, whore a wreath will be laid
on the tombs of George and Martha
Washington, will take place on
Thursday.
Mrs. Minor to Preside.
Tomorrow's opening session will be
largely taken up by the initial cere-
monies, including the official calling
to order of the thirty-frst annual
congress by Mrs. George Maynard
Minor the president general. Follow
ing this will be the salute to the
flag and the recitation of the Amer
leans Creed, always the first on the
program after the scripture and
prayer of the chaplain general.
Mrs. Minor is expected to deliver
her greetings and address to the con-
next number of the program, after
which will be several other addresses
and the report of the committees on
credentials and program. The re-
port of standing rules is expected to
conclude the morning session.
During the afternoon. IL the Gus
tomary program is followed. there
will be reports of the national off,
GERS, including the president general.
the chaplain general, the recording
secretary general, the corresponding
and organizing secretaries general,
the registrar general and the treas
urer general. Committee reports and
reports Of staff officers will conclude
the afternoon session.
Tuesday morning will be given
over to routine business of the con-
gress and during the afternoon the
trip to Arlington will take the place
of a formal session at the hall.
Reception to Delegates.
Mrs. George Maynard Minor, as
president general. will receive the
delegates at Continental Hall Tues
day night. An appropriate program
for the reception is being drawn up
and Mrs Minor has been in Wash
ington for several days, isolsting her
self from social activities. to assist
in drawing up the details Of this and
with her on Tuesday night will be
the national officers of the society.
The White House reception to the
delegates will be held on Friday
afternoon. when the President and
Mrs. Harding will welcome the dele
gates as the guests of the nation.
Elaborate plans for the reception, ii
is understood, are being made at the
we" Pennsylvania and North Carolina
both have candidates for the presi-
Dental general election of 1923
Pennsylvania presents the name OF
Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook. while
American Revolutionary placing the
name of Mrs William \. Reynolds in
the list
Candidates Well Known.
Mrs. Cook. from 1899 to 1914. was
Dn 40 n
ter and during the succeeding three
years was state vice regent of Penn.
sylvania. From 1917 to 1920 she was
state regent and in 1920 she was
elected for a three-year term as wee
president general Among her in,
are Mrs. Alexander Ennis Patton:
former vice president general and
honorary state regent: Miss Susan
CARPENTER Frazer. honorary state re-
gent: Mrs. Edwin Early Sparks,
state regent: Mrs. John Brown Heron.
state vice regent. and thirteen otner
prominent Pennsylvania officials OF
the Pennsylvania branch OF the ha-
tional organization.
Mrs. Reynolds is we'll known
throughout the south for her interest
in D. A. f. work. She is former vice
president general of the organiza ton
her term expiring in 1921, and is
national relations of the organization
Her SPONSORS include Mrs. B. d. Heath
vice president general; Miss Jenn
Winslow Coltrane. historian general;
Mrs. W. o. Spencer. state regent; Mrs
Charles W. Tillett, vice regent. and
nine other prominent officials of the
state branch.
The election will not take place un-
til 1929, but the announcement OF
candidates. is compulsory year pre-
Special night services today will be
held for the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution at the Trinity Dioce-
san Church, Sd and streets, AT .
o'clock.