Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-03
SESSIONS OPENED
BY DISTRICT D. A. R.
Preparations for Years Work
Will Feature 2-Day Meeting
at Memorial Hall.

District Of Columbia Daughters OF
the American Revolution met today
at Memorial Continental Hall in the
first of two meetings which will wit
ness the preparation of plans for the
ensuing year and the marathon of
activities of the past year.
The program today includes the an
nual meeting of the State conference
District of Columbia d. A. r., and
the program tomorrow will be the an.
nual meeting OF the Daughters of the
American Revolution of the District
OF Columbia. Affairs of the so chap
ters of the organizat ton in the District,
with membership of 1000 and a
voting strength of 1913 delegates, will
be discussed at both meetings and
leaders pointed out that the distinc.
ton between the meetings was largely
a technical one.
Reports this morning indicated that
the work of the orga nization in the
District PARALLEL closely the plans of
the national organize ton, including
Americanization, patriotic education,
student loan fund and conservation
and thrift programs.
Marker to BE Placed.
Mrs. Harry III. Thompson, State his
torian, announced this morning that a
marker would be placed on the Con
tinental Trust Co. Building at Four
teenth and Fl streets. which is the site
of the Langham Hotel. where the Ma
tional Society Daughters of the Amer.
lean Revolution was founded. The
ceremonies incident to the placing of
the marker will take place in April
during the session Of the Thirty.ninth
Continental Congress.
The Chapter House Corporation
which is perfecting plans for the
financing OF the proposed new cha ptei
house for the local body. was admitted
as a standing committee. Mrs Johr
Nj. Beavers is chairman of this com
mittee.
Mrs. James NJ Wiley. State regent
opened the meeting this morning ant
Mrs. Constance Goodman, State chan
lain, led in prayer. The salute to the
flag was conducted by Mrs w. s, Hin
man and Mrs. Josiah A. Van .Orsdel
national president. Society of the Chill
dren of the American Revolution
greeted the asaemblage. Mrs. David
ID. Caldwell. chairman of the creden
tials committee, and Harriet NJ
Chase, chairman of the program com
mittee. gave their reports. Mrs. H. B
Patten presented the announcement!
OF the resolutions committee and Mrs
Harry b. Gauss was in charge Of tn,
procedure relative to amendments t.
the bylaws. y
Mrs. Anderson Leads Singing.
Mrs. Paul Anderson, accompanied
by Miss Frances Grtellus, led in the
singing of The Star Spangled Ban
ner,' and Mrs. Mallette Roach Spen
gler, State chairman of music. gave a
vocal solo.
After luncheon recess. The meet
ing was called to order at O'Clock
and various committee reports were
resumed. Mrs. William Sherman
Walker, national chairman. defense
committee, spune on national defense
and former Senator Thomas J. Ster
ling of South Dakota delivered a pa
triotic address dealing with the 2O0th
anniversary of the birth Of George
Washington. The meeting was SEIZED
uled to close late this afternoon with
| the election Of a State treasurer.
The annual meeting OF the Daugh
tiers of the American Revolution
Of the District of Columbia will
open tomorrow morning at $50 O'Clock
and adjourn tomorrow afternoon after
a memorial service for members OF
the orga nization who died during the
past year.