Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16
OAR. PROTESTS
USE Of OLD FORT
Board of Management Asks
Preservation of "Nor.
folk" Landmark.

resolution of protest against the
turning over of old Fort Norfolk
Jointly to the lighthouse bureau and
the district United States Army en-
gineer for use as a buoy yard was
adopted at meeting of the board of
management of the National Society,
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton. at meeting held on Tuesday at
Memorial Continental Hall.
In sending letters of protest to
Secretary Weeks and Secretary Hoo
Ner, IT was pointed out that il the
fort was used as contemplated. it
would ultimately result in the de-
struction of the historic landmark
Other resolutions passed by the
board included one approving the
recommended ton of the president gen
eral. Mrs Anthony Wayne Cook. rela-
tive to cooperation between the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton and their kindred organiZa ton,
the Sons of the American Revolution
A telegram OF greeting and best
wishes was sent to the new president
general of the S. A. r., Judge Arthur
Sumner
Two New Committees.
Two new national committees were
created. namely, the student loan
fund committee" and the national
committee on publicity
1t was decided to revise the work
OF the patriotic education committee
and to establish as independent ma
tional committees the various sub
committees which have heretofore
been grouped under that heading and
placed in charge of vice chairmen
Those affected are America nization'
The Manual for Immigrants Cir
Home Makers and children and
Sons of the Republic" and they will
Se~ BE- Under the direct supervision
OF national chairmen.
Patriotic education will now carry
with It only work among schools and
eblleses. This restriction. 1t is as
serted. does not limit but rather
br0adens the scope of this activity.
~ Those present at the meeting were
Mrs. Anthony Wayne, Cook. presiden
general, Pennsylvania; vice presi
dents general, Mrs. Benjamin d
Heath: North Carolina: Miss Alic,
McDuffee. Michigan; Mrs. John Laid
law Buel. Connecticut: Mrs. Howard
Mrs. willard 7. Block. Illinois; Mis-:
Annie Wallace. New Hampshire; Mrs
Howard H. Mccall. Georgia: Mrs
Everest G. Sewell. Florida; Mrs. Henri,
Livingston Schuyler. Colorado Ma
tional officers: Mrs. Frank Briggs
recording secretary general; Mrs
William Sherman Walker. organizing
secretary general; Mrs. Alfred Bros
seau, treasurer general; Mrs. Frank
lin P. Shumway. corresponding secre
tary general; Mrs. James H. STAINS
held: registrar general; Mrs Georg'
De Bolt. historian general, and Mrs
Iarz Anderson, librarian general
State regents and state vice regents
Mrs. Hoval A. Smith. Arizona: Mrs
Charles Humphrey Bissell Connect
cut; Mrs. William b. Hardy, Distric
Of Columbia: Mrs Charles E. Herrick
Illinois; Miss Amy Gilbert. Iowa: Mrs
Adam Denmead. Maryland; Mrs. L
Victor Seydel. Michigan: Mrs. Paul D
Kilt, Missouri: Mrs. Leslie p. Snow
New Hampshire; Mrs. Charles Reat
Banks. New Jersey; Mrs. Charle
White Nash. New York: Mrs. Lowell
Fletcher Hobart, Ohio; Mrs. Johr
Brown Heron. Pennsylvania: Mrs
John T. Cranshaw. Rhode Island: Mrs
5, Horace Martin Farnham, Vermont
and Mrs. Robert ]. Reed, West Vir.
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