Evening star., 1925-04-22
BACKING OF D. A. R.
ASKED IN BATTLE
FOR D. c. SUFFRAGE
Resolution viii Be Acted On
Before Adjournment
Next Saturday.

In a resolution introduced late this
afternoon by Mrs. Maud L. Greena-
walt of this city the Thirty-fourth
Continental Congress of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution
meeting in the Washington Audito.
rum, was asked to support the Dis
trict Of Columbia in every way posi-
BILE Ito obtain their franchise and fun
rights as citizens" of the United
States. The resolution was referred
under the rules to the resolutions
committee and will be acted upon be
fore the congress adjourns Saturday
The motion follows
Whereas the principles for which
our Revolutionary ancestors fought,
namely, the right to be represented in
a government, when taxed by that
government, is violated in the District
of Columbia, a territory containing a
larger permanent population than
some of our States:
Want Full Citizenship.
BE it resolved, That we, the Daugh.
ters of the American Revolution. in
congress assembled, go on record as
opposed to this deplorable condition
at the Capital of our Nation--a con-
diiton Which is at variance with the
principles of a Government by the
people for the people: and be il
further resolved,
That we use our influence wher-
ever possible to aid the people of the
District of Columbia, who are unjust
ly taxed without representation in
nh "a fro l,is a
full rights as citizens of our great re
public
Want Patriotic Films.
An appeal for the Daughters to take
a more intensive part in the campaign
for better moving pictures was
sounded by Mrs. Mary Z. Newton
Baldwin. chairman of the committee
on better films.
Not only should the Daughters of
the American Revolution take def
mite steps TO assist motion picture pro-
dueers in making patriotic scenerioS
historically correct, Mrs. Baldwin told
the congress, but they should be just
as diligent to prevent the dramatiza-
ton of obscene and questionable
books by the producers.
Mrs. Baldwin's report was preceded
| by a short but sharp fight on a mo.
the congress, beginning with that of
this afternoon, transferred to Memo.
rial Continental Hall. Just as it
seemed that the motion might be car
ried by goodly ma jority, the chair
man of seating arrangements took the
stage and announced il would require
at least "a hours to reSeat the dele
gates in Memorial Continental Hall.
The motion grew out of growing
complaints that delegates seated in
the rear of the Washington Auditor
ium could not hear the debates from
the floor and that they feared the i'm
portant discussions to take place late
today and tomorrow over proposed
amendments to the bylaws might be
lost to a majority of the delegates. In
response to this objection, Mrs. An
thony Wayne Cook, the president
general, asked that the congress de-
eide whether it would like to hole
future business sessions in Memoria
Continental Hall.
Sees Nation Menaced.
Miss Alice Louise McDuffee, chair
man of the committee on American
ization, in submitting her annual re-
port, declared that our country is ir
grave danger of being undermined
from within unless every able-bodie6
American takes a part in the figh
to teach our immigrants the prin-
cipies of the American Government
In appealing for a more united
fight to produce better films, Mrs
| Baldwin pointed out that this prob
lem is definitely linked up not only
with the problem of Americanization
but that motion pictures truthfully
| picturizing American life will go {
~ iSl, inc
relations between the United States
and foreign governments. In part
she said
Naturally, the subject in which we
have the greatest concern has to dC
| with pictures dealing with patriotic
subjects, historical pictures and thos'
conducive to good citizenship. TIL,
society ought to be proud of the fac
| that because of the informed and sym
| pathetic cooperation it has given anC
because of the advantage it has haC
by way of it's contacts 1t has beer
| able to make such recommendation
| to the motion picture industry as t.
| encourage them to make more pic
lures of this character than have eve
| been attempted before.
"Of the matters officially referred +
| this committee, one of the most vita
| objects of the committees work is tn
| children's matinees. Adults are real
| izing that just as some books are no
! for children, SO are some films. Practi
| cally every State chairman has re
| ported success and great interest il
| this subject. Different parts of tn
country are carrying on thes
| matinees in the manner that seem
best to their locality. To Mrs. Han
riet Locher of the Crandall Theaters
! Washington, praise must be given 70
| the untiring devotion to this subject
for, as she terms it, laboratory work,
she is working out plans for the edu
cation and amusement of the childreI
of America.
THAT a prophet is sometimes know
In her own country has been show
| by the ID. A. r. of the District of Co
! umbia in the resolution reeentI
passed thanking Mr.. Crandall for hi
cordial support of Mrs. Locher's worl
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