The Washington times., 1924-04-17
D. A. R. Sidelights

When the Daughters of 1912
win have their convention here
next week. Mrs. X. w. Johnson,
and Iowa delegate to the ID. A. r.
will be q delegate. Not q few
d. A. r. members are 1912 daugh-
tiers. which accounts for the two
conventions coming together.
Mrs. William Baggett: delegate.
from COLORADO, il a member OF
the Colonial Danes Of America,
who, do not meet this year. Quite
a few Of the Colonial Danes at
the d. A. R. convention keep their
Colonial Danes badges hidden
under their D. A. r. insignia, and
giggle when caught at it.
william J. COchrane will speak
tomorrow at 4:SO in the Ohio room
to the state chairmen Of publicity
on 'TIow to Make Your News
ITEMS Carry the Work OF the
Society"
Mrs. Frank Odenheimer Of the
Congressional apartments, will
entertain at tea today in compli.
ment to DIR. Kate Waller Barrett.
An interesting fact about Mrs.
Robert Lansing. outside of her
ardent work for the Daughters.
Is that she ID q daughter Of the
late Mrs. John w. Foster. q
former president general OF the
ID. A. r.
Mrs. Truman Holt, wife Of
Judge Holt OF the Philippines, is
q firm believer In education and
has done splendid work in the
scholarship branch. OF the d. A. r.
Last year she was instrumental
In having a Philippine girl, who
was training for q nurse, sent to
America, where she Is now train
ing in q Boston hospital.
Miss Ella Lorraine Dorsey. chair
man on Memorial Monuments, il
one Of the most interesting
daughters at the congress, ard
could tell many interesting stories
about the D. A. R., being one OF
the oldest members. Her job IN
to mark the memorial stones TO
the women who founded the
ID. A. r.; Miss Mary Desha, Mrs.
Mary 8. Lockwood, Miss BQgenie
Washington, and Mrs. Ellen
Hardin Walworth.
An interesting specimen OF
colonial art is an old table, be-
longing to the WashingtOns, ara
brought from England by them
in 1850, and what was the only
article of furniture saved from
the Wakefield fire. It IL in Me.
mortal Hall, bearing the old
Washington crest.
Yesterday there was great hur.
ry and hustle at the hall by
delegates to secure tickets for the
White House reception. There
was a rumor that there would
not be enough to 60 around.
Much disappointment was regis
tered by some Of the pages yes
terday morning about the lack
Of sufficient men to make the
dance Of Tuesday night interest.
ing enough. Mrs. Fries, publicity
chairman, said although she
couldn't help smiling. she thought
that had she used her wits, she
might have hauled over a contin.
gent of Annapolis Naval elegibles,
respondent in their uniforms.
A notice on the bulletin board
Of the Memorial Hall, invites all
members of the d. A. r. to he
guests of the Women's City Club.
Mrs. Frank stockton, a delegate
from New Jersey, il a descendant
Of a signer Of the Declaration Of
Independence.
Mrs. Althea Beadle, descended
from q governor, is over eighty
years old, but still taking an
active interest In all that Is 60
ing on.
Mrs. Herbert M. Lord, chairman
of historical and literary reci-
procity, and wife Of General Lord,
Of the Bureau of the Budget,
made a report which was the
cause or her receipt or much con-
graduation by members Of the
congress. On her committee are
five vice chairmen and chair
man from every State in the
Union. She is native of
Thomaston, Me-, and q member Of
General Motifs Chapter. Her espe.
cial work now is the forwarding
Of the building Of a replica Of the
home Of Mai. Gen. Henry Knox,
Washington's chief Of artillery
and the nations first Secretary Of
War.
At meeting Of March 4, 1924,
Mrs. Lord was elected president
Of the Knox Memorial Association.
4 A resolution was recently offered
to the congress that the d. A. r.
national organization indorse this
work.
Mrs. Lord belongs to the Massa-
chusetts society Of the Mayflower
descendants. Many Of the dele
cations are telling Mrs. Lord that
her report was the only one heard
all over the vast hall, and Mrs.
Lord smilingly admitted that she
hollered as loud as, she could. She