Evening star., 1923-04-15
STIRRING SCENES
EXPECTED BY D. A. R.
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the ambassadors from most of the
great European powers, Gen. Per!
shing, high churchmen and some OF
the foremost women i'll the country.
Among the more than $500 delegates
and alternates appointed to the con-
vention will be women high in the
social. business and political life Of
every state in the Union.
FormnIities of Opening.
The congress will come to atten-
tion when Arthur ). Witcomb of
the United States Marine Band
mounts the rostrum and sounds as
sembly." As the last notes OF the
bugle die, the president general. Mrs.
Minor. Will enter. surrounded by six
pretty young girls. who will act as
pages to the incumbent national off,
GERS during the congress. Immedi
ately after Mrs. Minor has raped
the assembly to order. Mrs. Selden p.
Spencer. the chaplain general. will
read several paragraphs from the
Scriptures and offer prayer for di-
vine guidance.
The usual patriotic exercises in
cidert to the opening OF every con-
gress OF the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revo volution will be strictly OBJ
served Miss Anrs Wallace will
recite the Salute TO the Flag and
"American's Creed" Accompanied by
the full United States Marine Band.
the audience will sing America, the
Beautiful" ad the program of ad-
dresses will begin.
Cuno II Rudolph. president of the
board of Commissioners of Washing
ton, will be the first speaker intro
duced. Commit ssjoner Rudolph will
welcome the visitors on behalf Of
the District of Columbia. and pre-
city. Col. w. l. Lincoln Adams. presi-
dent general of the Sons Of the
Revolution, will present the greet
ings of his society, and Mrs. Frank
W. Mondell. national president Of
the Children of the Revolution. Will
offer the felicitations Of her society.
First Real Business.
The first real business of the con-
vention will really start when Mrs.
Minor delivers her annual address.
1t Is expected that the incumbent
president general will use that oc-
casion to outline briefly the more i'm
portant tasks before the convention.
She will be followed by Mrs. Liv-
ingston l. Hunter. chairman Of the
committee on credentials. Roll call
and report of the standing rules
committee, by Mrs. Henry b. JOY,
chairman of the resolutions commit
tee, will complete the morning ses-
sion
Monday afternoon will be largely
taken up by reports Of the na-
tional officers: Mrs. Minor, the presi-
dent general; Mrs. Spencer. the chap
lain general; Mrs. John Francis faw-
ger, the recording secretary general;
Mrs. A. Marshall Elliott, correspond
ing secretary general; Mrs. q. Wal
lace w. Hanger, organizing secretary
general; Miss Emma T. Strider, regis
trar general: Mrs. Livingston L. Hun
Winslow CoItrane, historian general;
Miss Lillian NJ Wilson. reporter
general; Mrs. Frank Dexter Ellison,
librarian general, and Mrs. George w.
White, the curator general. Mrs.
George w. White will report for the
finance committee.
Marine band Concert.
Tomorrow evening the Marine Band
will give a concert from until $3.50
O'Clock. Rev. DR.. Wallace Radcliffe
will offer invocation and Charles T..
Tittmann will sing Prayer" Lohen-
by Miss Lucy Brickenstein. Secre-
tary of State Hughes will be the rirst
speaker of the evening. He will be
followed in succession by Ambassador
Jusserand. dean Of the diplomatic
ambassador from Great Britain. AS
q tribute to the two diplomats, the
Marine Band will play 'The Marseil-
laise" and God Save the King"
Benediction Will be onered by Bishop
tuesday morning will be devoted ex-
clusiyely to the reports of committees
and the same afternoon will be given
over to q memorial service dedicated
~ hA NJ h.
died during the past year. Special
tributes will be paid to Mrs. Mary s.
Lockwood, pen founder; Mrs. John w.
Foster, honorary president general;
Mrs. Helen M. Boynton. honorary vice
president general, and Mrs. Sara T.
Kinney, honorary vice president gen
tuesday evening will be occupied
by a reception in Memorial Conti-
mental Hall, at which the president
general and other national ofileers
will be held at Rauscher's in honor of
the pages by the Abigail Hartman
Rice Chapter of this city. Wednesday
morning and afternoon Will be largely
devoted to reports of committees and
the big feature of the convention will
start wednesday evening. when the
triennial nomination of national Of
ficers Is opened.
Voting Early Thursday.
Voting will begin almost Inn
mediately after the congress Is called
70 order Thursday morning. It is ex.
pected that the result will be an
nounced the same afternoon or even
ing. Each Of the three avowed candi-
dates has presented complete ticket,
with the exception Of the seven vice
president generals and the three
honorary vice president generals. to
be voted on simultaneously.
Whichever candidate wins, her
ticket will go into office with her.
There is some ground for belief that
the personnel of at least several of
the tickets will be changed before
balloting actually begins. In the
campaign both Mrs. Hanger and Mrs,
Cook hope to win some Of Mrs. Story'a
votes, and Mrs Story. on the othsl
hand, II said to hopA to 70 int o6oOo