Evening star., 1923-11-19
j. D. c. CONVENTION
VANGUARD ARRIVES.
300 of 1900 Delegates Here
for Gathering After Eleven
Years Absence.

With cherished memories to be per-
petuated, 500 members of the Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy, the vanguard
of the 1900 that are expected to at
tend, arrived here before noon today,
prior to the opening session tomor-
row at the New Willard of the
thirtieth annual convention. Today's
gathering contained not only women
from the south. but from the north
as well. for sectional bitterness has
been softened by time, and now the
daughters and their descendants are
to be found in every state of the
Union.
Following registration at the VIII
lard the afternoon Will be spent in
sightseeing. Besides the old histori-
cal landmarks. new places of interest
have arisen in and around the Capital
since the daughters held their last
convention here, eleven years ago.
Tonight banquet will be held at the
willard by the various state presi-
dents in honor of the president gen
eral, Mrs. Livingston Rowe Schuyler
of New York city.
VIII Serve breakfast.
will be served for the president general
and general officers by the local finance
committee and division officers. The
general officers include, beside the pres
ident general, Mrs. Frank Harold of
Americus, Ga. first vice president gem
eral; Mrs. F E. Ross of Riverside.
Calf. second vice president general !;
Mrs. w. E. Massey of Hot Springs, Ark
third vice president general; Mrs. w. e.
r. Byrne Of Charleston, W. Va, record
ner of Ozark. Ala, corresponding sec
retary general; Mrs. ]. p. Higgins of
st. Louis, Mo, treasurer general; Mrs.
st. ]. A. Lawton of Charleston, S. c.,
historian general; Miss Ida F. Powell Of
Chicago. Ill. registrar general; Mrs w.
II. Estabrook of Dayton, Ohio. custodian
of crosses of honor, and Mrs. ]. H.
Crenshaw of Montgomery. Ala, Gus
todian OF flags and pennants.
Gift to Annapolis.
In the afternoon at 1870 o'clock the
delegates will leave by way of the
electric trains for Annapolis, where
a portrait of Admiral Matthew Fon-
taine Maury, c. 8. N, will be present
ed to the Naval Academy.
At o'clock the opening session of
the convention will be held. Mrs.
Walter E. Hutton, president of the
District of Columbia Chapter, will
preside and deliver the address of
welcome. Principal speakers viii! in
ciude Gen. w. B. Halderman, COM
mander-in-chief, United Confederate
Veterans; Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook
president general, Daughters of the
American Revolution: w. Mcdonald
Lee, commander-in-chie Sons of Con-
federate Veterans, and Robert y.
Harper. former chairman of the Con-
federate Veterans reunion, Washing
ton, 1917 Patriotic music will be
rendered by the Marine Band. A re-
mil ~ l.
ing at 10 o'clock.
List of Hostesses.
Hostesses for the convention from
clude it's officers-Mrs. Walter E. Hut
ton, president; Mrs. James Trimble
first vice, president; Miss Mary Har-
roid, second vice president; Mrs. A.
Mrs. Victor NJ. Houston, correspond
ing secretary; Miss Lillian Cheno-
weth, treasurer; Miss Frances Weeks.
registrar; Mrs. Joseph Kerr Max
well, historian; Mrs. Katherine Eslin,
parliamentarian; Mrs. Marie Graves
Beal. auditor; Miss Virginia Here
ford, custodian, and Mrs. Gustagus
Werber, recorder of crosses.
District or Columbia general chair
men-Mrs. Walter Z. Hutton. pro-
gram. and Mrs. William B. Newman,
finance.
Presidents of the ten District divi-
sional chapters-Mrs.- Albion w.
Tuck. Stonewall Jackson, No. 20; Mrs.
Maud Howell Smith, Robert Z. Lee,
No. 644; Mrs. Harvey Ball, Southern
Cross, No. S04; Mrs. Ritchie Roberts,
Bauregard. No. l,1O2; Mrs. Frank NJ
Elliot. Dixie. No. 1.241; Miss Mary
Warfield. Winnie Davis, No. 1850;
Mrs. G. Lawton Morgan, Alexander
| R. Lawton, No. LAG; Mrs. Harriet
Turner. Jefferson Davis. No. 1850;
Mrs Rose .Iulcare. Hilary a. Her
Phares. Shenandoah, No. 1,S0S.
Pages for the president general are
| Mrs. G. Tracy Rogers. chairman, of
New York; Mrs. Janet /. Gray, page
Scott. of Virginia, Miss Troxelle
Wright of South Carolina, Miss Julia
Harris of this city, Miss Rebecca
Dial of this city, Miss Margaret
Jones of New York, Miss Flora Nc
Donald Cockerall of Missouri, Miss
| Emma Stitt of this city. Miss Grace
Roper of this city, Miss Julia McDon-
aid Davis of New York, Miss Hadley
| Woodard of North Carolina, Miss
Catherine Harrison Of this city. Mss
Suzette Bradley of Illinois and Miss
Marie Louise Owens of this city.
Committee Heads.
Local COInIHlttee CHdlTIuen. auto
mobiles, Mrs. S. B. Milton; badges
Mrs. Barton Embry; decorations, Mrs.
Charles F. Taylor; entertainment
Mrs. Maud II. Smith; excursion, Mrs
X. c. Bales; finance, Mrs. Victor NJ.
Houston; halls, Miss Helen Griffith
hospitality, Mrs. Ashton Todd; head
quarters, Mrs. George Horning; in
formation, Mrs. Lorena Hewett; inyi-
tations. Mrs. Clement Sheriff; music
Miss Eunice Taylor; pages, Mrs. AL
bion w. Tuck; printing. Mrs. Walter
Lee Phares; program, Mrs. Mary K.
Nalle; reception, Mrs. Albert King;
registration, Miss Frances Weeks;
souvenirs, Miss Eta Louise Taggart
transportation. Mrs. E. H. Lynham
welcome, Mrs. c. Leonard Chambers.
Parliamentarian. Mrs. Emma A. Fox;
reporter, Mrs. Cora Millward-Arm-
strong; accompanist, Mrs. Bertrane
TreniS.
Advisory board: Gen. Charles B.
Howry, U. c. "; Mr.. Frank F. Con-
way, s. c. "; Mr.. Wade H. Cooper, Col.
Robert n. Harper. Mr.. Claude ~ Ben
nett.
Program committees: Mrs. Walter
E. Hutton, chairman, Washington. d.
c.; Mrs. John w. Goodwin, German
town, Pa; Mrs. Roy Weaks McKin-
ney, Paducah, KY; Mrs. Robert
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