The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-19
D. A. r, Sidelights

Mrs. William d. West, First vice
chairman Of the House Commit
tee and past regent Of the Army
and Navy chapter Of the Dis
trict d. A. R., has been taking en-.
tire charge OF the work Of Mrs.
Adam Wyatt, in Mrs. Wyatt's alb
sence, and making a good Job Of
1t. After the closing Of the con.
vention, Mrs. West will leave for
her summer home at Narragan-
sett Pier.
Much interest has been taken In
the existence Of the tweMty-odd
real Daughters Of the American
Revolution, now existing, and q
been expressed by interested per
sons. When a daughter Of more
recent generation was asked about
Mrs. Theirs, Of Wisconsin, one
real daughter, and was asked, "Is
she here? the reply was short
and to the point: mo, she is 1OS
years old"
The official record Of the now
living real daughters shows: Ma
riah Storts Allen Ohio; Sophia M.
Dolson Andrews. New York; Helen
M. Barrett. New York; Angelina
Loring Avery, Connecticut; Sarah
Broadway, Connecticut; Jane Squire
Dean, New York; Sarah Ellis,
Tennessee; Sophronia Ann Shat.
tuck Flagg, New Hampshire: Sa-
mantha Morrison Flint, New York;
Harriet Morton Gilbert, MaBsachu-
setta; Annie knight Gregory, Penn
sylvania; Adelia Clap Hatch, Mass.
achusetts; Mary Ann Clap Scott.
Massac husetts; Melissa Purdy Hen
~, New York; Frances WtntwOrth
Brown Holbrool, New York; Sarah
c. Hulbutt, New York; Sarah HI.
Judd, Massachusetts,: Caroline
Phoebe Randall. Massachusetts,;
Ruth Short, Massachusetts; Abigail
Strong, New York; Louisa Kirwin
Capron Theirs, Massachusetts,, now
Of Wisconsin.
Mrs. Harry Wardman, in charge
Of the campaign to purchase
Wakefield, the birthplace OF
George Washington. a. q national
shrine, is a descendant Of the
Washington family.
Other historic homes In Virginia
which the society il especially in
terested in preserving are Monti-
cello, the home Of Thomas Jeffef-
son, and Kenmore, the homo Of
Betty Washington Lewis.
Mebmers of the advisory COM
mittee OF men have been guests
at the sessions. George w. White
IN chairman, and the other mem
bers are woodbury. Blair, Alfred
J. Brosseau, George w. Fairchild,
the Rt. Rev. James e. Freeman,
bishop of Washington; the Rt.
Rev. John w. Hamilton, the Rev.
DR.. wallace Radcliffe, DR.. L. s.
Rowe. Col. Waiter Scott, H. B.
Spencer and Corcoran Thorn.
Miss Alice Solomon and Mrs.
Charles w. Richardson, who have
been in charge Of the decorations
for the congress, are being con.
graduated on the decorations on
the stage and In the various
roonS.
The Indiana delegation has pre-
santed their state regent, Mrs.
Mindwell CHAMPION Wilson, with
six silver D., A. r. spoons In Gp-
probation Of her work for the
States ana the society.
Each Of the pages will be pre-.
6ented with q d. A. r. spoon In.
scribed with the name of the 90;
ciety, Of the president general and
the fact that they served at the
thirty-third continental congress.
Mrs. Frank H. Hight 10 in
Charge Of the banquet to DO given
at the Willard tonight when the
national officers and distinguished
members Of the organization win
make short addresses Of greet
ing.
The Republican women In the
delegations win Do the special
guests Of honor at a tea, to be
given at the. headquarters OF the
League OF Republican Women OF
the District Of Columbia in the
Gordon Hotel, from 4 to 6 O'Clock
this afternoon.
The first meeting OF the Child
rem Of the American Revolution
took place Wednesday, In the Red
Cross building. This IL the
twenty.ntnth congress Of the G.
A. r.. and about 200 children
were In attendance. The c. A.
r. is not a part of the D. A. r.,
as so many believe, but the d.
A. r. are officers Of the Junior
organization. There Is an or
ganixation In every State In the
Union but two. and these organi.
zations try 70 follow out the
word OF the older sister orRaniza-
ton In preparation for member.
ship In Il. When the boys in
the organization are twenty.one
they become Sons Of the Amer.
lean Revolution.
This week. the Ellis Island work
is being furthered by the child
rem. This work consists Of send.
Ing kindergarten material ana
primary books for the imnnieraI1t
children detained at Ellis Island.
The children, even the tots, make
cards az elementary English, 20
send to the children. Five hun.
dred of these cards are used a