Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-15
MRS. COOK DETAILS
NEW BUILDING PLAN
D. A. R. President General
Tells Board of Memorial
Hall Addition.


new auditorium for Memorial Con-
tinental Hall to be erected on the
unoccupied portion of the block now
F., owned by the National Society.
Daughters of the American ReVolu-
1ion, were outlined by Mrs. Anthony
Wayne Cook, president general OF
the society, at the quarterly meet
ing last week of the national board
The plans were prepared by John
Russell Pope. Action on them VIII
be one of the important matters to
come before the 34th Continental Con-
gress of the society, April 20 to 20.
Mrs. Cook explained to the national
board that the design of the new
auditorium is in keeping with Me-
mortal Continental Hall, and seems
to embody something of the patriot
ism and loyalty to home and country
for which the society stands.
Thirty-five members of the national
board, representing 20 States and the
Orient attended the quarterly meet
ing, and took action on vast vol
ume of business of vital Importance
to the society.
Consider Fee Increase.
Another important question when
the national board decided to bring
before the Forthcoming Continental
Congress is the ACCESSIBILITY of amend
ing the bylaws to provide for an
increase in the initiation fee and an
nual dues Under the proposed
amendment the d. A. r. magazine
will automatically go to the entire
membership. thus increasing the cir
culation to approximately loo,ooo
copies monthly.
Mrs. James H. Stansfeld, registrar
general. reported that the member
ship is increasing at the rate of 1000
tional board Of management author
ICED Mrs. StanSTicld to accept appli-
cations offering services on the an
cestral lines OF Gen. GalveZ and his
soldiers of the Spanish forces in
louisiana thus recognizing the ma
terial aid by those gallant Spaniards
to George Washington in the ReVoiu-
tionary War. This will make possible
the completion of several new chapters
in the Southern States and in Latin
America, now in process of formation.
The organizing secretary general,
Mrs. William Sherman Walker, pre-
scented 20 new chapters for eonfrma-
tion an unusually large number,
bringing the total number of chapters
up to 2043. Mrs. Walker also an
nounced the appointment of Mrs.
Robert B. Moseley as organizing
regent of d. A. +. chapter in
London, England. A chapter also is
being organized in India, and one in
Haiti. A f1ourishing chapter has ex-
listed in China for a number of years,
also in Cuba, and there is a compare
lively new chapter now functioning
in France. The latter, named for
Benjamin Franklin, first United States
Minister to France. is located In
Paris, and recently pledged itself to
finance a D. A. r. room IN the new
wing of the American Hospital in
the French capital. This movement
was Endorsed by the national board
and will be recommended to the COM
ing Congress for approval and yolun-
tary contributions.
a radiogram was received by the
board from Mrs. Frances Benjamin
Johnston, announcing a group gath
ering Of D. A. r. members on board
the steamship Laconia, and mention
was made of meeting of so Daugh-
ters on the Mediterranean, at which
many chapters in the United States
were represented.
Members Attending Meeting.
Those present at the national
board meeting were: The president
general, Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook,
from Pennsylvania; seven vice presi-
dents general, namely. Miss Alice
Louise McDuffee, from Michigan;
Mrs. Frank w. Mondell from Wy
oming: Mrs. John Laidlaw, from Con-
necticut; Mrs. Howard H. Mccall,
from Georgia; Mrs. Henry d. Pitts,
from New Jersey; Mrs. Russell Will
liam Magma, from Massachusetts;
Miss Amy r. Gilbert, from Iowa
Other national officers We're: Mrs.
1,hett Goode, chaplain general, Ala
bama; Mrs. Frank H Briggs, record
ing secretary general, Maine; Mrs.
Alfred Brosseau, treasurer general,
Connecticut and New York; Mrs
James Fl. Stansfield, registrar gen
eral, Illinois and District Of Column
bia; Mrs. William S. Walker, organ
izing secretary general, Washington
State; Mrs. Larz Anderson, librarian
general, District of Columbia, and
Mrs. Charles 5. Whitman, curator
general, New York. State regents:
Mrs. Charles Humphrey Bissell, Con-
necticut; Miss Eleanor Eugenia Todd,
Delaware; Mrs. John NJ. Beavers, Dis
trict of Columbia; Mrs. Charles f.
Herrick, Illinois; Mrs. Henry +. Will
son, Indiana; Mrs. Robert II. Munger
Iowa: Mrs. Eugene H. Ray, Ken
lucky; Mrs. Daniel NJ. Garrison
Maryland; Miss Isabel Wyman Cor
don, Massachusetts; Mrs. l.. Victor
Seudel, Michigan; Mrs. w. w. Bolts,
Missouri; Mrs. Charles Read Banks,
New Jersey: Mrs. Charles White
Nash, New York; Mrs. Lowell +. Ho-
bart, Ohio; Mrs. John Brown Heron,
Pennsylvania; Mrs. George H. Fow-
Ter, Rhode Island; Mrs. William B.
Burney, South Carolina; Mrs E. NJ
Slack, Tennessee; Mrs. Horace Mar
tin Parham, Vermont; DR.. Kate
Waller Barrett, Virginia; Mrs. Rob-
ert j. Reed West Virginia, and Mrs
Truman S. Holt the Orient