Evening star., 1923-04-18
D. A. R. CANDIDATES
FIRE BIGGEST GUNS
AS ELECTION NEARS
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clusion of Mrs. wiles' report and
were referred to the resolutions COM
mittee. which will report them out
tomorrow.
Recommendation was contained in
one of the resolutions for support of
| that section of the Sterling-Towner
bill, which provides for the esta blish-
men of department of education and
other items in the same measure
looking toward better Americaniza-
tion facilities for immigrants A
change in the attitude Of the Congress
was suggested by Mrs. Wiles by sub
stituting plan of announcing sup
port of principles underlying con-
, gressional legislation rather than
analyzing congressional bills then
selves.
Tribute to Mrs. Reynolds.
Mrs. William N. Reynolds, chair
| man OF, the committee on internation-
al relations. was given an ovation
nual report. The applause instinc-
lively called to mind once more the
possibility of her, too. entering the
race for president general at a late
hour Mrs. Reynolds declared she
believed the work of the D. A. r.
international committee should be
| among the most important OF that
society. To settle international quar-
rels peaceably is the most important
| task before America today.
Other reports were received from
Mrs. John Trigge Moss, chairman Of
the committee on conservation and
| thrift, who also was acclaimed a she
took the rostrum. Mrs. Bertha NJ
Robbins, chairman of the committee
on. patriotic lectures and lantern
slides: Mrs. Carolina E. New. Holt.
J chairman of the committee on the
Philippine scholarship endowment
! fund; Mrs. Wilford G. Chapman.
! chairman Of the committee on his
| Mary c. Oursler. chairman OF the
| committee on genealogical research
\ and Mrs. A. ]. Brosseau, chairman of
the committee on transportation.
| Mrs. j. Morgan Smith. chairman of
! the committee on real daughters, re-
ceiVed hearty applause when she rose
70 make her report. There are new
| living. and members of the D. A. r.,
thirty-three women whose fathers
fought with the continental army Of
/ them are being cared for by the D. A.
| r, which will support them the re-
| mainder of their lives.
| Just before adjourning for lunch
| from the state regents. The states Of
California, Utah. Oregon and New
Jersey and the Territory of Hawaii
! announced the presentation Of gifts
\ " Tic udllOHdl society
Tribute to Dead.
| Solemn tribute was paid by the con-
| gress yesterday afternoon to those men,
bers Of the Daughters of the American
Revolution who had died during the
past year The president general and
several delegates delivered eulogies and
a beautiful musical program was
presented
In a short address Mrs. Minor said !:
! ITO those women who have been SO
| eloquently commemorated we bring our
! grateful tribute Of love and undying
| memcry. Could there well be a monu-
| ment of more living force. more elo-
quent appeal. than this society. dedl-
Gated to their ideals of patriotism. full
| filling their visions, carrying out their
high hopes. They triumphed In their
| work and have gone. not into death, but
| into life.
| Former Omcers Die.
ITO all of our society who have
gone onward and upward into the
isrger life during the last three
years We bring our tribute of loving
| memories. Among them are the late
registrar general. Mrs. James Spill
man Phillips: our vice president gen
| eral. Mrs. John p. Hume: Mrs. Henry
| L. Mann. a former organizing secre-
tary general: Miss Amaryllis Gillett,
a former librarian general: Ave for
mer vice presidents general. Mrs.
Addison G.. Foster. Mrs. Turtle, Mrs.
Jamison. Mrs. Filcher and Mrs. Sage
a former corresponding secretary
! general. Mrs. A. B. Johnston; one for
mer historian general. Mrs. Augs-
tury and many state and chapter
| members"
| Personal tribute was paid to Mrs.
| Mary S. Lockwood OF this city, who
came to be known in the society as
the pen founder" Miss Janet Rich
ards, a close friend OF the late
| Mrs. Lockwood. delivered the eulo-
| CYSTIC address. She was followed by
Mrs. George Thacher Guernsey.
| were:
Mrs. John w. Foster. mother OF
Mrs. Robert Lansing: Mrs. Sara T.
| Kinney of Connecticut, Mrs Henry
V. Boynton OF Washington. Miss
| Grace NJ. Pierce and Mrs. William
! Lawson Peel
/ At the conclusion of the ceremonies
/ the president general picked UP a
! huge wreath Of immortelles and
marched down the aisle. to signify
that the memorial service was at an
| end.
| Excited by Smoke.
One untoward incident occurred
during the course Of the service, when
smoke from a fashlight picture in the
basement Of Memorial Continental
Hall seeped into tho auditorium,
When several women rose anxiously
from their seats a fireman at the
front door laughingly told the dele
gates what had happened. This, to-
gether with the ASSURANCE of Mrs