Evening star., 1925-04-20
ID. Il. X. NOTES

ID. Il. X. NOTES
Mrs. Edwin Clark Gregory, the new
ly elected regent of the North Car
olina d. A. RS, is the daughter of
Senator Lee 8. Overman of North
Carolina and she is devoting her
talents and energies to the welding
together the d. A. RS of North Car
olina.
Capt. John Blood will entertain the
pages at dinner Tuesday night at the
Army and Navy Club and will go
from there to the pages ball.
Miss Alice Louise McDufie, vice
president general from Michigan. en-
tertained at dinner last evening in
honor of Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook,
president general. Miss McDuffie is
State chairman of the Americaniza-
ton committee of the D. A. r. and
has done much to aid in the growth
of this committee. In the past year
over 100000 has been used in Amer
icaniZation work. Miss McDuffie is
the ranking vice president general
and she will entertain the vice presi-
Mrs. Novella Routt Reynolds, for
mer historian of d. A. r. Chapter,
Tucson, AriZ., and now alternate re-
gent representing the Daughters of
that city, is here for the convention
and is with her sister, Mrs. Routt
Johnson Manning, 1887 California
street.
The delegates from South Caro-
lima, California, Virginia, Tennessee
and Mississippi will be entertained at
tea tomorrow afternoon after 4
o'clock by Mrs. William L. Baggett
and Mrs. George F. Mitchell.
One of the striking features of the
session this morning was the presen-
tation of a handsome silk banner to
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton, a gift from the Sons of the
American Revolution. 1t was a ban
ner of blue and white surrounding
the emblem Of the Daughters, the
first flag of its own that the society
has ever possessed. The speech of
presentation was made by Mr.. Lewis,
president general of the Sons of the
American Revolution. In a few words
of thanks for the gift, Mrs. Cook told
Mr.. Lewis that the Daughters would
cherish the banner as another mes
sage of encouragement from their
big brothers" the Sons of the Amer
lean Revolution.
More than 100 pages, representing a
bouquet of living American beauties
from every State in the Union, COM
prfsed an attractive picture of Ameri-
can womanhood at the opening ses-
sion this morning. Clad in white and
wearing the sasheS and insignia of
their office. they preceded Mrs. Cook
and the national officers up the aisle,
the presidential pages following Mrs
Cook and the officers to the platform
The other pages retired to the rear of
the auditorium.
Bobbed hair reigned supreme in the
pages group, though only a few of
the delegates had adopted that mode
Miss Eugenia Lejeune, daughter of
the commandant OF the Marine Corps
and Mrs. John A. Lejeune. was a per
sonal page to Mrs. Cook, the presi-
dent general.
Mrs. Mary Scott McBlair. grand
daughter of Francis Scott Key, author
of The Star Spangled Banner" was
introduced to the Congress and re-
ceived an ovation.
Mrs. Charles " Bryan of Nashville
L
modore Raphael Semmes of Merrimac
fame in the Civil War, is attending
her twenty seventh Continental Con-
gress. Mrs. Bryan has been promi-
nently mentioned several times for
the presidency of the society She is
prominent in all patriotic endeavors
in her native State.
Among the honorary vice presidents
Of hn of NIB IL rf
tendance on the congress are Mrs
julius ]. Estey of Vermont, Mrs. Will
liam Butterworth of Illinois, Mrs. Will
liam Henry Wait Of Michigan and
Mrs. John N. Carey of Indiana.
The platform was decorated with
Easter lilies and palms and ferns
The desk, which was placed in the
center of the stage, was brought from
Memorial Continental Hall and was
decorated with large vase of flowers,
carrying out the color scheme of red,
white and blue, with a touch of purple
and gold, the colors Of the D. A r.
This desk has been used since the
days of Mrs. Fairbanks. On the stage
also was the greeting lecturn, an eagle
in silver with outspread wings.
The amplifier in use today is having
its first days service. Ample service
it is rendering, too!
Miss Janet Richards, well known
lecturer and delegate from the Dis
trict, has attended every D. A. r.
congress since it's organization in
1890. Miss Richards will give an in
formal talk on the early days of the
society Wednesday.
Mrs. Howard Henry Mccall will
give a tea tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock in the Fairfax room of the
New Willard Hotel to meet Mrs.
Anthony Wayne Cook. president
general.
Mrs Victor Seydel, State regent of
Michigan, gave a tea at the Hotel
Powhatan yesterday afternoon in
honor of the Michigan delegates. Miss
Frances Louise Seydel, daughter of
the State regent, is personal page to
the registrar general, Mrs. James
Stansfleld.