Evening star., 1925-03-15

At the annual State conference OF
the District body, held in Memorial
Continental Hall March to i TO
raise or not to raise initiation fees
and annual dues was the subject OF
lively discussion.
The question will loom large also
at the thirty-fourth Continental
Congress which convenes here April
90 and hold sessions in the ne"
Washington. Auditorium. AL TINS
congress also will be presented the
aT1-imnortant question of whether or
not the National Society shall pro-
ceed at once with the building of its
new auditorium. plans for wh1ch
have been completed in ACCORDANCE
with the instructions of the last
congress. These plans were given an
informal exhibition and discussion AT
the national board meeting held Just
before the president general, Mrs.
Anthony WAYNE Cook. left Washing
ton for tour of the Western and
Southern States to attend annual
State conferences of the Daughters
of the American Revolution.
This week Mrs Cook is in Ashe-
VILE. and while in North Carolina she
expects to gain first hand informa-
tion and impression of the work ac-
complished in the d. A. r. schools
for Southern mountaineers - cross
more, one of the most important OF
these schools, being located not lar
from AShevllle.
Owing to the conflict of dates of
other State conferences with that or
the District d. A. R., the president
general has not been able to attend
conference here during her term
of office. She has. however ex-
pressed a desire to do so and in order
to fit into her schedule the District
daughters. at their recent conference,
voted to change their bylaws where
by "a date other than the first week
in March may be selected by the
executive board after comforting with
the president general and the Dis
trict parliamentaTian. This will
govern the time for the 1926 con-
ference when State elections Will be
on the tapis and just before the
national election. hence great care
will have to be exercised to ensure
the legality of the change. But, not
withstanding this, the d. c. d. A. r.
was unanimous in its vote as a mat
ter to special courtesy to the presi-
dent general.
i Amalgamation of the Americana
cation committee with that of the
girl home makers in the District
was another important change re-
corded by the recent District of
Columbia State conference. This
combination of committee forces inn
portant to the development of work
among the foreign born women and
eirls and Washington becomes effec-
tive at once on the recommendation
of the chairmen, Mrs. w. w. Husband
and Mrs. Charles S. Hyer, who are
authorized to take steps to have
Webster School equipped with sewing
rooms and model kitchen ready for
The opening of the Americanization
School there in the Fall.
Miss Alice De Coverly of Deborah
Knapp Chapter and Mrs. Adeline
Mudd of Manor House Chapter were
respectively stage and floor pages
during the District of Columbia State
conference of Daughters of the
American Revolution, held in Me-
mortal Continental Hall March to Z.
The report of the Continental Hall
and revolutionary relics committee
made at the State conference aroused
enthusiasm that so much of the fund
to be raised for the furnishing of
the District room had been contributed.
Since the conference contributions
have been made by the following g
chapters: Margaret Whetten. De-
borah Knapp, Ann Hill and Potomac.
The Judge Lynn Chapter also will
give the proceeds of card party to
be held in the near future to the fund.
The committee will hold a rummage
eAie April l, and 3, corner L
and Eighteenth streets. Mrs. Fred
erick L. Sparrow, 1106 East Capitol
street, chairman of the rummage sale
committee, will send for rummage if
notified by postal card or phone
dincoln 2309-J.
Mrs. Charles Allen, Mary Washing
ton Chapter. has presented to the
museum q Liverpool printed jug with
decoration of eagle and is stars.
The Janet Montgomery Chapter
held it's March meeting at the home
of Mrs. e. j. Hartshorn, Kensington
Nd, with a large attendance of men,
bers.
Luncheon was served by the
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