Evening star., 1923-11-20
i. D. c. CONVENTION
WILL OPEN TONIGHT
Speeches in Honor of Vet
erans and Old Dixie Songs
to Feature Meeting.

The thfrtieth annual convention of
the United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy formally will open its sessions
tonight at o'clock in the ballroom
OF the New Willard. The session will
be featured by prominent sneakers.
whose addresses Will be interspersed
by the rendition of old Southern
songs by the orchestra of the United
States Marine Band. under the dlrec-
tion Of F. A. Mueller. Mrs Walter
+. Hutton. president of the District
Of Columbia Division. will preside.
True to the memories and ideals Of
the followers of the lost cause" the
daughters will pay homage tonight TO
| an "earers of the gray and acclaim
pay tribute will be Edward F. Cola
day, president of the Washington
Eoard of Trade and official represen-
tatlVe of Cuno II. Rudolph, president
Or the Board Of Commissioners of the
District of Columbia: Gen. w b.
Halderman, commander-fn-ch of
the United Confederate Veterans; Mrs
Anthony Wayne Cooke, president
general OF the Daughters of the
American Revolution: w. Mcdonald
of Confederate Veterans, and Robert
\. Harper former chairman of the
Confederate reunion here in 1917.
Band to Play Dixie.
The program viii open with sew
eral southern and popular selections.
Including the immortal Dixie" by
the Marine Band. This will be fol-
Rev. James Henry Darlington. Bishop
of the state of Washington. Next
on the program Will be a contralto
solo by Miss Lillian Chenowith, which
will he rendered prior to the address
of welcome by Mrs. Hutton, the pre-
siding officer
Mr.. Colladay will then speak and
at the conclusion of his address an
offering will be given by the Marine
Band. A baritone solo then will be
including few short remarks, will
be given then by Gen. Halderman,
Mrs. Cook, Mr.. Lee and Mr.. Harper.
This will be followed by vocal solo
by Miss Josephine Houston. An ad
dress will follow by John Temple
Graves.
The program will be continued by
a violin SOLO by Miss Mildred Fleenor,
the presentation of presidents gen.
eral by Mrs Charles Il. Hyde of Ten
nessee, the Introduction of honorary
presidents by Mrs. Walter D. Lamar
of Georgia, a selection by the Marine
Band, the presentation of the conven-
tion pages by Mrs. q. Tracy Rogers.
the presentation of the president
general, Mrs Livingston Rowe Schuy-
ler, by Mrs. A. A. Campbell Of Nir-
glnia, and announcements by Mrs.
Maud Howell Smith, chairman of the
entertainment committee
The playing of the Star Spangled
Banner" by the band and the saying
of benediction by Rev. DR.. James H.
IS h.a a1 n
Church will end the session, which
will be followed by an informal re-
ception to the general officers and
delegates to the convention by the
officers of the District division. This
reception will take place at 10 O'Clock.
ficially opened a breakfast for the
president general and general officers
was held at IL o'clock at the willard
Hotel by. the local division officers
and the finance committee.
In the afternoon a pilgrimage was
made to the Naval Academy at An
napolis, where the delegation pre-
sented the academy with a portrait
of the Confederate states navy.
The sessions will open tomorrow
morning with a business meeting at
80 o'clock. At 3 o'clock in the
the delegates at the White House by
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge.
Two Seeking ONCE.
Electioneering for the first time per-
haps in the history of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy holds
the chief interest of the 1000 or more
delegates.
Mrs. Amos II. Norris of Tampa, for
mer Florida president, and Mrs
Frank p. Harold of Americus, Ga
present vice president general, the
avowed candidates for president gen.
eral, are said to have large delega-
tions back of them and their support
ers are conducting vigorous cam
paigns. Other officers to be elected
will be nominated from the floor.
Mrs. Livingston Rowe Schuyler of
New York, the retiring president gem
eral, and other general officers were
guests this morning at pre-conVen-
ton breakfast Meetings OF division
officers and other groups and commit
tees followed. while a number of dele
-ates prepared to go to Annapolis
later in the day to present a portrait
of Admiral Matthew Fontaine Maury
of the Confederate States navy to the
Naval Academy.
Every state in the Union is repre-
sented by delegates already register
ed. The convention will continue
through Friday.
Automobiles Needed.
The motor corps committee, OF
which Mrs. Samuel Burleigh Milton is
the chairman, wants the use Of cars
with their drivers for the auto trip
to Arlington and short tour of the
city on Thursday afternoon from 1
to 4 O'Clock, for the delegates to the
convention. 1t is planned to as
semble in front of the White House
on Pennsylvania avenue at l o'clock
and go direct to Arlington over the
Key bridge, returning by way of the
Highway bridge. 1t is hoped that
District owners of cars will respond
literally to this appeal and thereby
assist the women of the local chapters
in entertaining these representative
women of the south while they are
the guests of the city and the Dis
trict division. 1t is very necessary to
have all cars that can be donated to
make the sightseeing trip a sue
cess. Please donate your car with
a driver, the committee says