Evening star., 1924-04-19
D. A. R. ADOPT MANY
FINAL RESOLUTIONS
Adjournment to Be Followed by
Annual Banquet Tonight,
and Exodus.

With the closing hours of the
thirty third Continental Congress of
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton rapidly passing, the delegates
gathered in Memorial Continental
Hall today prepared for session
lasting until we'll into the afternoon
in order that a large number OF i'm
portant resolutions might be acted
upon.
The congress is supposed to ad-
journ sine die this afternoon after
the newly elected national officers
have been formally inducted into
office by Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook,
the president general, assisted by the
entire Congress. Tonight the dele
gates, alternates and guests OF the
congress will hold their annual pam
quet in the Willard Hotel and imme-
diately afterward the exodus of all
visitors will begin.
Victory for Mrs. Wait.
Mrs. William Henry Wait of Mich
igan was tho success sful candidate for
The office of honorary vice president
general, after the delegates had been
obliged to cast their ballots Twice:
The first voting failed to give any OF
the three candidates a necessary two
third majority. and when the polls
were opened again the ballotlng was
very light Mrs. Wait required only
394 votes to obtain the office.
Immediately after the result or the
election had been announced AMI Mrs.
Cook had formally declared MIS-. Walt
the honorary vice president general
the delegates were ordered 10 occupy
all seats on the first floor SO that Inc
numerous resolutions awaiting action
might be taken up without delay All
alternates and visitors were requested
to occupy the gallery seats.
One of the first resolutions to De
considered was directly in line with
tho Americanization program ior
which Mrs Cook appealed in her in
augural address on the opening DAY
of the congress last Monday. Ii
placed the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution unqualifiedly on rec
ord as firmly behind Secretary OF
State Hughes in his policy TOWARD
soviet Russia and applauded him for
consistently refusing to recognize
the red government.
Calls for Rising Vote.
When the time came for vote a
delegate from New York asked that
the vote be a rising one so that the
congress might know those who ap-
proved the measure. AS Mrs COOK
called for the yeas" it seemed that
the resolution had been carried
ever, when she asked if there were
amy opposed two delegates par
TALLY rose from their seats and i'm
mediately sat down again. 1t was
practically carried by acclamation
Another resolution along the same
line was that introduced by the Ore
gon delegation, seconded by Mrs
Charles White Nash, state regent OF
New York, indorsing the immigration
bill passed by Congress and especially
mentioning the selective features by
which orientals are excluded. A wave
of approval swept the auditorium
when the question was called and not
a voice was raised in opposition to
the measure. the delegates. represent
ing every part of the country adopt
ing it amid chorus of yeas
Reading Often Interrupted.
Time and again Mrs. Cooke inter
rupted the reading of the resolutions
by the chairman of the resolutions
committee because of disturbances in
the auditorium. Il want every won
an here to understand what she is
this convention she will live up to
the program she has approved" the
president general said. You must
understand you are shaping the pol
icy of the society and you must be
ready to defend it,"
Among other resolutions adopted were
the following: Indorsing the Sulgrave
Institutes plans for proper observance
of the 200th anniversary of the birth OF
| George Washington on February %,
| 1882; indorsing the bill before the
| United States Congress for the restora-
| tion of the old French castle at Fort
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