Evening star., 1926-03-07
| The District of Columbia Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution, rep

| The District OF Columbia Daugn'
ters of the American Revolution, rep
resenting a membership Of over $500
individual Daughters, divided into 81
chapters, all working along the lines
of the National Society, held its an
nual State conference in Memorial
Continental Hall March "a, inclusive,
the State regent, Mrs. John NJ.
Beavers. presiding.
Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook, presi-
dent general of the National Society,
Daughters of the American RevQlu-
ing secretary general: Mrs. A. Rhett
Goode, chaplain general: Mrs. VII
liam :. Walker. organizing secretary
general, and Mrs. Larz Anderson,
librarian general, were special guests
of the conference. and later were
honor guests of the State executive
board at a luncheon given in the
banquet room at Continental Hall to
mark this first attendance of the
president general and national offl-
GERS at the District of Columbia state
conference. The District, being so
near home" to Mrs. Cook, Is one OF
the last of the f. States into which
she is the first president general to
go for their annual conference.
In her speech to the District OF
Columbia conference during the
afternoon program March MRS:
Cook paid tribute to the Dlstrlcl VI
Columbia Board of Education for its
,ction in prohibiting the discussion
of questionable subjects in the pubic
school buildings. thus protecting the
people of the District from that phase
of propaganda This action OF the
District of Columbia board, she states,
was so far-reaching that its natloilal
value cannot be estimated.
Referring to the Daughters OF the
American Revolution as the haho'
maiden of the United States Govern
ment Mrs. Cook recalled the fact that
this organization was the hfst pa
t.iotic rroun to establish headquar-
ters in Washington, and chaliehSeu
the Daughters here to be ever alert
for the subtle prOpaGandlsts VINO are
alyavs with us sometimes arraNed
in lambs wool, sometimes in the pro
verbal purple and fine linen
Miss Helen Harmon, retiring state
treasurer. reported a. large increase
in the amounts contributed for the
work of the various committees. -,
this increase S4.059 was raised
Mrs David d. Caldwell. chairman, to
onniv toward the quota of the Dls-
tric+ If Columbia for the new audl-
fori,,m to be known officially as Con
stitution Hall; S4.450 additional mas
heen subscribed in bonds, and elEht
memorial chairs. costing s15O each,
have been purchased by the chapters.
Keen interest was manifest IN the
hiennial election of State officers, ana
the very close margin by Wnlch the
successful contestants were CHOSEN
added to the honor of the victory.
Mrs lanes Marshall Wiley was elect
cd state regent over Mrs. Eli A. Hell
mick bv two votes. Mrs. David ID.
caldwell was elected without Competl-
lion after serving the society for tW"
wears as recording secretary. MISS
Virginia w Price. vice regent oi
Judge LINN Chapter. was chosen as
recording secretary, defeating Miss
Anne Tuohy of the Dorothy Hancock
Chapter by one vote. Miss Harriet
NJ. Chase of the Capt. Nendeli W Ollie
Chapter defeated Mrs. Edwin ], Ryan
by one vote also. Mrs. FRANK Shull,
former regent of Constitution Chapter
was unoppOsed for the office of state
treasurer. as was also Mrs. Harry ".
i hOmpSOn Oh fololild' Nihi Ptei' So
historian. and Mrs. Constance Good
man of the Descendants of 16 Chap
ter. as State chaplain.
Mrs. John NJ. Beavers. retiring
state regent. was unanimously in
florsed as a candidate for vice presi
dent general in the National Society
Daughters Of the American Revolu
ton.
Mrs. Hazel r. James served a s chair
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