Evening star., 1924-04-17
CAPITAL OAR. GAINS
FOR YEAR APPLAUDED
District Has CT Chapters and 3,4o0
Members-States Also Show
Progress.
ELLIS ISLAND WORK LAUDED
Home for Local Members Nearer
as Fund Increases.
ELLIS ISLAND WORK LAUDED

Unbroken progress in work and a
steady gain in membership for the
daughters OF the American Eevolu
lion were shown last NIGHT in Me-
I1Orlal Continental Han when the re-
gents from every state in the Union
and several from inSular possessions
submitted their annual reports TO the
Jhlrty-third Continental Congress.
Each regent was limited to three
minutes, ana could but summarize her
report. The time was sufficient, how
ever, TO demons tratc the rapldltE with
which the society is going forward.
or particular Interest TO the con
Eress was the report Of Mrs William
-. Hardy, regent Of tho District or
Columbia. There are - chapters and
'i,iOO members here. Mrs. Hdrdy said.
and the greater part OF the work done
ty Daughters in Washington concerns
patriotic education ana Americduiza-
tion work. For these the District
chapters spent $i.941 last year. In
addition they contributed Sl,tS' for
the work At Ellis island, o. books
We're presented to the library and -
relics were deposited In the museum.
Fund for Chaptcr House.
Mrs Hardy ELECTED marked approval
when she announced tEAt the District
Of Columbia chapters nave raised
$2.66l thus far toward a fuud for the
erection of = chapter house Of their
own Al present the District chap
ters depend upon Memorial tpnt-
mental Hail. " hivh is owned by the
national spr.viA. and the movement
TO build - nome they may call their
own is progressing rapidly, y total OF
S&.9lf WAS raised here last year Tor
the work Of the Daughters uf The
American Revolution everywhere.
Mrs tTeucriCk Eugene Steerc, re-
sent Of the territory OF Hawaii was
the only person permitted TO N.Ciate
the three minute rule. BY unanimous
sF,E al m H.
ute for each thousand miles she trttV-
vled 70 reach ths conEross, since her
journey from far-un honolulu totaied
something more than 5000 mHeS,
she was given the floor for five min
utcs Mrs. StccTc Wore the ltawallAn
lei around her neck when she took
the platform. and pages sprlr ktud
pink flowers over Mrs. ArJnunS
Wayne Cook, the president general,
ana yellow flowers over the other
national officers.
Showing by Connecticut.
Mrs Charlie III. Eisseu was loudly
appIaudt4 when she reported mat
Connecticut uai raised for state, na- !
tIouaI ana local work OF the I'auSA- /
tsrs OF The American Revolution dur
ing tho past year SO, go. had gained
135 members and that the two real
Daughters OF the state we're StllI |
alive. In Missouri. Mrs. Paul II. Kit
said the society has raised $4,000
helped TO relieve the distress OF 1900
men The mo-tJ in Missouri, she said
is For home and fpr country
Mrs. Adam Denmead Of Maryland
told of the patriotic education work
the Daughters are doing in that
state. and Mrs. Isabel ". Gordon re- |
ported for Massachusetts that there
are 5000 members Of the chapters in
that state now. Michigan Daughters
Of the American Revolution have
eStahIish he'd q student loan fund and
many permanent scholarships, Mrs. !
!. Victor Scydel announced In Min /
neSota eight new chapters have been
established, Mrs. Marshall II. Cool |
iG-c reported.
Mrs. Alfred J Brosseau. reporting
for the work among immigrants at
Ellie Island. said the District of Co
umbias contributions were 100 per
cent. She said officers NJ Ellis Island
recognize the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution as women who are
ever ready to give their services
wher" they are needed. and Yet ask
nothing in return.