Evening star., 1925-04-18

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the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton are pouring into Washington
today from every State in the Union
and the insular possessions. ready for
one of the most important conventions
in the history of the society.
Z Although the congress will not be
formally opened until Monday morn
ing, the Washington Auditorium
where most Of the sessions are to be
held. hummed with preparatory activ-
fty today as an inceSSant stream OF
women poured into the big building to
register, deposit their credentials and
receive instructions regarding their in
-dividual duties for the next week.
Local Activity Begins.
While these scenes of preliminary
activity We're under way at the Wash
1ngton Auditorium, the social activi-
ties that mark the last few days be-
fore the convening of congresses were
begun at Memorial Continental Hall,
the beautiful home of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, on Seven
teenth street, when Mrs, Anthony
wayne Cook, president general of the
society, and the national board were
the guests of the vice presidents gen.
eral at luncheon.
Despite the fact that this is ordi-
narily an 'off year" for the daugh-
ters, by virtue of the fact that only
seven new vice presidents general are
to be elected. the announcement that
efforts will be made TO change the
society's bylaws in order to increase
the dues, and that the delegates will
be asked. TO consider the proposition
of building a new auditorium of their
own in back of Memorial Continental
Hall, has fired this congress with
more than casual interest.
President to Speak.
President Coolidge will be the prin-
cipal speaker at Monday nights ses-
sion of the congress, according to the
program. Among the other prom
lnent speakers will be NJ. Daeschner
the Ambassador from France; Repre-.
sentative Nicholas Longworth, Speak.
er of the House, and James NJ. Beck
solicitor general of the United States
The Monday night session always is
the outstanding evening meeting, and
Aiss Joan Ruth of the Metropolitan
Opera Company has been engag ged to
present several solos. The United
States Navy Band, under the personal
direction of Lieut.. Charles Benter,
will give a concert before and during
the meeting
Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook, the
president general. will open the con-
gress at 1920 o'clock Monday morning.
The usual services, including the en-
trance of the officers and pages, the
pledge of allegiance to the flag and
recitation of The Americans Greed :"
Will be followed by the president gen
erals address of welcome to the dele
gates. Cuno II. Rudolph will welcome
the Daughters in the name of the
District of Columbia. During the aft
ernoon session Mrs. Cook will submit
her annual report.
New Building to Come Up.
Tuesday the congress will jump into
one OF It's most important problems,
that of considering the construction of
q new auditorium. Plans for the new
auditorium will be shown to the con-
gress with the assistance of a number
of lantern slides. The present plan
provides for leaving intact the present
home of the Daughters, Memorial
Continental Hall, and constructing a
larger auditorium on a large tract of
ground Immediately behind the pres
ent office building of the society
which is already owned by the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton.
The remainder of Tuesday morn
ing's session will be devoted to me-
mortal exercises for members of the
society who have died since the last
congress, a year ago. The afternoon
will be used for state and committee
meetings. Tuesday evening Mrs
Cook and the national officers will re-
ceive the delegates at Memorial Con-
tinental Hall.
Delegates to Meet President.
Wednesday afternoon will be occu-
pied entirely by discussions concern
ing proposed changes in the bylaws
of the society. Nominations for the
seven vice presidents general to be
elected this year will be made at Wed.
nesday evenings sessions and ballot
ing will begin Thursday morning. At
4:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon the
President and Mrs. Coolidge will rs
ceive the delegates at the White
House.
In the evening, while the tells-s
are counting the votes from the
morning election. State regents will
read their reports.
Unfinished business in the morning
and the annual pilgrimage to Mount
vernon will account for FRIDAYS ses-
stons. Attorney General Sargent will
speak Friday night and a number
OF members Of the diplomatic corps
viii be presented. Saturday the CON
gress will adjourn sine die, to meet
a year hence for its trienniaI election
of national officers.
Early Crowd Large.
All of today and probably much of
tomorrow will be devoted to register
ing delegates who are arriving on
every train. Before noon today the
big basement of the Washington
Auditorium was literally filled with
the first big rush OF the accredited
delegates and alternates and the in
terested members of the society who
came to Washington as spectators
Heretofore the convention hall of the
Daughters has scarcely been large
enough TO accommodate the delegates.
and now that larger quarters have
been obtained temporarily, hundreds
more have taken advantage of the op-
portunity of seeing a Continental Con-
greSS in action.
There Will be ample room in the
Washington Auditorium to accommo-
date all of the delegates and other
members of the society in addition.
AS a result, it is expected that the
convention this year will be the
largest in the history of the society.
The number of delegates officially ac.
credited already totals several hun
dred more than in previous years and
from present indications the specta-
tors will reach more than twice as
many as were present at past con-
crosses.
Film to Be Shown.
Tonight those delegates who are in
the city will be entertained at
Memorial Continental Hall with a spe-
rial showing of the motion picture,
America" a film depicting the
foundation and evolution of this ma