Evening star., 1927-04-19

preparing to join in the annual pill
grimage to Mount Vernon. Regular
sessions of the Congress were Sus-
pended so that the delegates might
! take advantage of this opportunity to
pay homage at the tomb OF Washing
ton. Scores Of state delegations and
national committees. however, heid
individual meetings, mostly during the
early part of the afternoon.
As the busses fer Mount vernon
were not scheduled to leave Continen-
tai Memorial Hall until o'clock. the
number of pilgrims by that time was
expected to number considerably more
than a thousand Others went by the
interurban and private automobiles.
Mrs. Eleanor Washington Howard
of Alexandria, Va, q member OF the
Washington family and the last child
born at Mount Vernon. is honorary
chairman of the Mount Vernon pill
grirnage Mrs. VIII G.. Barnes is the
active chairman. Other members OF
the committee in charge of arrange
ments are Mrs. Eliza Ferry Leary, vice
chairman: Mrs. John OLeary, vice
chairman: Mrs. James Reese Schick,
vice chairman: Mrs. Richard Jackson
Barker. Mrs George T. Bell. Mrs. w.
Harry Brown. Mrs. Frederick Ollie.
Mrs Joseph X. Estes. Mrs. Harry Hy-
man. Mrs. George Iiams. Mrs. Ger.
trude Lyons, Mrs. Fl. j. Mannhart.
Mrs. William r. Painter. Mrs. Harry
Lee Rust, Miss Jessica Smith. Miss
Mary Boyce Temple and Mrs. Harvin
A. Tyler.
Reception Planned Tonight.
When the delegation arrives at
Mount Vernon, Mrs. Brosseau and
other national officers will place
wreaths on the sarcophagi of Martha
and George Washington. The grounds
win be kept open later than usual out
of courtesy to the visitors.
A reception at o'clock tonight in
the National Museum will be rendered
the delegates. Mrs. BrosSeau, assisted
by the national officers and vice presi-
dents general and State regents, will
receive the guests. This is known as
the president generals annual recep-
ton and will be attended by practically
all the delegates and a considerable
number of additional guests.
For the 200 young pages of the
Congress. whose duties have left them
out of many of the side affairs con-
nected with the sessions. reception
and dance will be given by the Army
Columbia at the Washington Barracks
from 9 to y o'clock.
A side feature of yesterdays ses.
sion was the gracious acknowledge
ment by the congress of the gift of
the facsimile tablet in silver of the
Declaration of Independence from AL
fred j. BroSseau, husband of the
president general Mrs. John B.
Heron. vice president general from
Pennsylvania. acting for the national
board of management, presented
memorial of thanks for the gift to
Mrs. Brosseau. The entire audience
showed its appreciation of the gift
by rising vote of thanks.
This silver tablet stands eight feet
high and bears in repousse silver bas-
relief a replica of the painting by
Trumbull of the signing of the Decla-
ration of Independence. 1t was pre-
sented to the society, for installation
in Memorial Continental Hall. by Mr..
Brosseau in honor of his wife's cleo.
ton as head of the d. A. r.
AT the afternoon session several re-
ports from national officers were read
and approved. Miss Margaret NJ Bar.
nett, chairman of the credentials COM
mittee. reported that there are 2.231
chapters of the National Society with
a voting strength possible in the pres
ent congress of 3,455 delegates.
Wide Attendance Shown.
The roll call of States, delayed by
the length of the morning session,
showed a wide attendance from West
ern States and from France to China.
Mrs. James III. Wiley, State regent
of the District of Columbia, reported