Evening star., 1926-04-20
MRS. NASH DROPS
FROM D. A. R. RACE
TO PREVENT FIGHT
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intends to raise in back of the now
historic Memorial Continental Hall.
Besides Mrs. Brosseau as president
general, the ticket contains the fol-
lowing candidates, all of whom have
agreed to accept the positions desig
mated: Mrs. Matthew Brewster Of
Louisiana, chaplain general; Mrs.
Samuel Williams Earle Of Illinois, re
cording secretary general; Mrs. Low
ell f.. Hobart of Ohio. organizing sec
retary general; Mrs. Adam NJ. Wyant
Of Pennsylvania, treasurer general;
Mrs. Herbert NJ Lord of Maine, cor
responding secretary general; Mrs.
ELI A. Helmick of the District Of Co
| lumbia, registrar general; Miss Alice
Louise McDuffee of Michigan, his.
| torian general; Mrs. Gerald Iivings-
ton Schuyler Of Colorado, reporter
| general to the Smithsonian Institu-
| ton; Mrs. Horace NJ. Farnham of
Vermont, librarian general, and Mrs.
j. S. Frelinghuysen Of New Jersey,
curator general.
! Managers Office Discontinued.
! A few minutes after Mrs. Cook had
| called the congress to order this morn
| ing, Mrs. John Trigg Moss, chairman
| of the resolutions committee, reported
out Fl number Of resolutions favorably
and which were adopted. including one
| to discontinue the Office Of executive
manager as now unnecessary, and an
| other authorizing the appointment OF
a committee to revise antiquated by.
laws OF the society, employ a par.
| Humanitarian and a lawyer to assist in
| the work and report the result back
| to the next Continental Congress. Mrs
| Anthony Wayne Cook, chairman OF
| the auditorium committee, then sub.
| lnitted brief report on the progress
| that has been made toward begin
| ming the construction Of Constitution
| Hall.
| Mrs. Cook said that the general au
ditorium committee has held three
| meetings In the last year, one in Oc
tober the second in February and the
! last just q few days ago. In the
course of these meetings "a number OF
| resolutions were adopted. including
| one authorizing the national board OF
management to float bonds and to ne
| cotiate on behalf of the national so
! ,iety for a loan not to exceed 81 1926, ,00(
or such part as might be necessary tc
construct Constitution Hall. Another
provided that the auditorium should
| have one box for each State in the
| Union, in addition to special boxes fol
the use of the President of the United
| States. foreign diplomats and the
president general of the Daughters OF
| the American Revolution. These
| boxes are to be sold to the chapters
If the States for which they are named
| for 81 500 each, the boxes to be at the
| disposal of those States during meet
| ings OF the continental congress. Al
all other times. hos:ever, they are &c
be subject TO regulations governing
the rest of the building.
Chairs to BE Sold.
Still another resolution mentioned
| by Mrs. Cook provided that the 1900
| chairs the new auditorium is to con.
| tain shall be sold for $3.50 each, either
| to individuals or chapters. and that
| the purchasers should have the priv
| ilege Of placing on each a suitably
| worded silver plate dedicating the
| chair to some person. The deed of
trust, Mrs. Cook continued. permit
ting the national society, through the
| president general and the treasurer
general. to issue bonds. was approved
at the last meeting of the national
board of management. Mrs. Cook
also said that it has been decided to
issue bonds for only $l,0OO,o0O since