Evening star., 1922-04-16
D. A. R, CONVENTION
WILL BREAK RECORD
Delegates Representing
126,2O8 Women Tackle
World Issues Tomorrow.
WILL HONOR WAR DEAD
Hughes, Jusserand and Geddes to
Give Addresses-Other High
spetsa On Frogysm.
TWILL HONOR WAR DEAD

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Memorial Continental Hall tonior-
row will 1e the scens IL the great
est annual congress as to numbers
Of delegates and Importance Of topics
Of the Daughters of the American
Revolution.
Never before in the history OF the
national patriotic organization have
there been accredited 2.7oo delegates
and alternates. This number this
year is due to the largely Increased
membership. which now stands at
the high record mark Of 126,2os
throughout the country.
Problems OF American reconstruc-
tion, foreign relations and domestic
affairs will form the principal topics
for action. Special committee re-
ports on each Of these subjects are
expected to be the initial steps in
a national movement by the organ
ization for definite stands on each
Of the aboye-named issues.
Big Issues On Program.
AS in former years, Americanization
will he one Of the principal items Of
discussion. But. unlike former years,
it is expected that attention will be
given to this topic from a viewpoint
of the leading national issue, inas-
much as this subject is held by the
organization asasecond to none of the
national policies.
Outstanding by far all other topics
however. on account Of the condi-
tion Of the world. since4sthe war. will
be the item of international rela-
tions, which will be brought up I'M
der the committee on International
relations, Mrs. William N. Reynolds,
chairman. Referring to the agree
ments reached at the conferences for
Limitation Of armament, the commit
tee says in q report, There is no
bigger work for the Daughters Of
the American Revolution today than
to familiarize ourselves with the OUT
standing features Of the Interna-
tional Declaration Of Independence
and to pledge ourselves as did our
forefathers of the Revolution to
guard tfese ideals and see to 1t that
they are upheld in the years to come"
Summarizing the events Of the con-
ference for Limitation Of armament,
the committee outlines the results a.
being the adoption Of the naval limi-
tation treaty; the submarine and pol
son gas treaty; the Pacific treaty;
the general far eastern treaty; the
Chinese tariff treaty and tho Shan
tung treaty.
\ World FriendshiD Sought.
The Recommendation Of the. COM
mittee. which are expected to furnish
material for the most important dis.
cussions Of the congress, are de-
signed to institute q movement for
the gathering of women Of the world
In this city to aid in carrying out
the ideals of the arms conference.
The recommendations are:
Let the Daughters Of the Ameri-
can Revolution help to bring about
an international gathering Of women
at Washington for the purpose Of
cementing international friendships
and establishing closer understand
ing among the women Of the world.
Let the Daughters Of the American
Revolution appoint q committee to
get into communication with organ
izations similar to ours in other
countries for the purpose OF exchanK-
ing thought and suggestions tending
toward warmer international rsla-
tions.
Let the Daughters Of the American
Revolution undertake to disseminate
through the foreign language press
Of this country information on