Evening journal., 1922-04-18
D. A. R. CONGRESS
OPENSN CAPITAL
Nearly 5000 Members and
Officers Fill Continental
Memorial Hall
ARMS FARLEY
Is EXTOLLED

WASHINGTON. April 1s.-Pack-
ed from floor to ceiling with some Of
the nearly 1000 officers. delegates
and alternates unable to get inside.
the biggest annual congress Of the
d. A. r. opened yesterday with the
keynote address OF Mrs George
Maynard Minor. president-general
the main feature.
Not since the Conference days last
winter have there been such scenes
Of activity around the pillared mar
hle pile OF Memorial Continental
Hall Indeed. the effects OF the
Conference OF nine nations which
held its history making plenarv ses-
sions in the building were the high
lights in the president generals ad-
dress. Besides. the leader Of that
Conference and two OF its other i'm
portant plenipotentiaries. namely.
Secretary Of State Hughes. Ambassa-
dor Geddes. Of Great Britain. and
Ambassador Jusserand. Of France.
were tho speakers at the evening
meeting
Nearly one-third OF Mrs. Minors
address was devoted TO leading the
National Society OF the Daughters
~ the American Revolution TO what
she termed the ideal Of interna-
tional friendship. understanding and
cooperation
This is new in the annals Of the
society and that portion Of her ad-
dress merits particular attention
but space forbids quoting anything
but a few Of the high lights:
Here in our hall. the ideal of
national independence has been
linked with the ideal Of international
friendship. understanding and co..
operation.
When nations trust one another
We are on the high road TO peace
One cannot emphasize this thought
too much. II is hard 10 realize how
new it is in the history Of interna
fional relations.
THE old order changeth. the ole
diplomacy has given place TO new
Cards face up on the table were
found 10 be more potent than al
the secret understandings whereby
diplomats in the past have sought q
overreach one another. Confidence
has taken the place OF mistrusi.
Are we going 20 be worthy o.
this shrine now made doubly sacre,
as the memorial Of national patriot
ism and international good will'
Mrs. Minor also struck severa
other notes in her address. Sh
warned against the false democrac,
OF the socialist and communist
against the false Industrial democ
racv which leads to group or elias
legislation. bloc control Of govern
ment and the dictation Of powerful
minorities." against a false inter
nationalism which aims TO obliterat
all nationalities and differences o
race which mocks al patriotism an
love Of country and violates man
most sacred instincts in the name O
universal brotherhood"
Let us put courageous men &
office who are not afraid of IN
soldier vote or the Irish vote or IN
German vote or the farmer vote o
any other bloc Of votes. but dare {
serve the best interests Of the Who'll
country. whatever happens TO them.
The rest OF Mrs. Minors address
warned against the Stacker home
urged that the home fires be KEEP
burning" and that God he kept 4
American thought. She deprecate
the tendency TO distort facts in m
teaching OF American history. par
ticuiarly the sinister attempt Z
wipe England out of our nation'
life which effort was not based o
truth but on hate and prejudice.
Membership figures showed tina
since the Continental Congress las