Evening star., 1927-04-24
Noted at the ID. A. K. Congress

honor of the press.
Mrs. McMullen, wife of Adam Nc
Mullen, Governor of Nebraska,
presented the Nebraska State Associa-
ton in Washington with State flag
at dinner held at the Burlington
Hotel Tuesday evening by the
Nebraska State Society and the
Nebraska delegates attending the
Congress of the Daughters of the
American Revolution. Other features
of the evenings entertainment were
addresses by Mrs. Clarence s.. Paine.
state regent of the Nebraska Daugh.
ters, and Representative Simmons or
Nebra ska. Miss Edith A. Lathrop,
president OF the Nebraska State
Society. presided.
The Secretary Of Labor and Mrs
Davis entertained the Pennsylvania
delegation Thursday afternoon at their
home on Massachusetts, avenue. All
the pages of the congress nave Deen
invited in addition to the delegation
and the national officers.
The platform hostesses were Mrs.
Alexander Ennis Patton, Mrs. Frank
w. Mondell and Mrs. Charles ii. Met
calf. Their duties include greeting
important guests and escorting them
to their places on the platform.
Mrs, Henry B. Joy is chairman of
the resolutions committee, and on the
committee are Mrs. John Campbell,
Mrs James B. Crankshaw. Miss
Emma Crowell, Mrs. A. G. Ford, Mrs.
Logan S. Gillentine, Mrs. J. G. Good
hue. Mrs. Edwin G. Gregory, Mrs.
George Thacher Guernsey, Mrs. Ed
ward Lansing Harris, Mrs. Howard
l.. Hodgkins, Miss Anne NJ. Lang,
Mrs. Howard Mccall, Mrs. James T..
Morris, Mrs. Charles Peabody, Mrs.
B, r. Wakeman, Miss Janet Richards
and Mrs. William Sherman Walker.
Miss Katharine A. Nettleton was
chairman OF the tellers and was as
sisted by Mrs. William II. Conaway,
vice chairman.
The children Of all nations who ar.
rive at the gates of the United States
with their immigrant. parents regard
Ellis Island as Iatr, land oi :
times, thanks to the efforts of Mrs.
John Mosher of Rochester. ~.
as State director of the Children of
the American Revolution. has or
ganized the Ellis Island kindergarten.
which is operated and maintained by
the c. A. r. committee Of which Mrs.
Mosher is national chairman.
While the little immigrants parents
are going through the routine Of the
port of entry to the United States, the
little ones are made happy not only in
playing games. but in listening to the
words of the workers in the school.
who tell them in their own language
how welcome they are and what being
to live In America really
means.
Mrs. Mosher has one of the most
enviable war records among the mem
bership Of the D. A. r., as she has
been decorated by the French govern.
ment for work In reconstruction un.
der the American committee for
France and by the Serbian govern
ment for work done in education of
so Serbian students brought over by
DR.. Rosalie s. Morton.
Mr.. George Whitney White is chair
man of the advisory board of the d.
A. r. Other members of the board in
clude Mr.. Woodbury. Blair, Mr.. Alfred
J. Brosseau, Frederick A. Delano,
Bishop Freeman; Justice A. A
Hoehling, jr.; the director general of
the Pan-American Union, DIR. l.. s.
Rowe; Charles Moore, Col. Walter
Scott and Mrs. Charles S. Whitman.
Mrs. Emma A. Fox Is parliamenTa-
rian Of the society, and Mrs. John
Trigg Moss is official reader.
One of the busiest women at the
congress was Mrs. Cora MilIward Arm
strong, official stenographer for the
society.
Miss Flora p. Fernald Is secretary
to the president general and Mrs.
James Shera Montgomery and Mrs.
Elmer Cassel are the official accom-
panists.
Mrs. Flora McGnl Keeped is musical
director of the D. A. r.
One of the busiest groups at the con-
gress was the credentiai committee, of
which Miss Margaret Barnett was
chairman. Mrs. Lisle s. Lipscomb and
Mrs. Harvey Tyson White were vice
chairmen. Their able assistants includ-
ed Mrs. Joseph Acklen, Mrs. Clyde E.
Aitchison, Mrs. Walter II. Allen. Mrs.
Frank Bahnsen, Mrs. Frank d. Cal
Ian, Mrs. William e. Grow. Mrs. George
L. Darte, Mrs. Joseph III. Dearborn,
Mrs. Harold s. Dickerson, Mrs. Samuel
l.. Earle, Mrs. Julius J. Estey. Miss
ANaSy L. L"diiS. hkS. EIdllh TcAISl
Mrs. Harry B. Gauss, Mrs. Frederick
b. Gerber, Mrs. s. Ernest Griffin, Miss
Isabel w. Gordon. Mrs. William B.
Hardy, Mrs. Rufus n. Hemenway,
Mrs. i. A. Kinch, Mrs. Eliza T. Leary,
Mrs. w. S. Lindsey, Mrs. Joseph w.
Marsh, Mrs. Oliver Fl. Meyers, Mrs.
Towson Price, Mrs. Alexander 1T.
Ruhl, Mrs. Albert J. Sandles. Mrs.
Martin l.. Sigmon, Mrs. G. Howard
Shriver, Mrs. Edwin Earle Sparks,
Mrs. A. l.. Stillwell, Mrs. Bert Van
Vie. Mrs. Benjamin F.. Wade. Mrs.
Vernon West, Mrs. c. r. Whitaker,
Mrs. Adele &. Wright and Mrs. George
M. Young.
Mrs. Paul J. Werlich, Wisconsin
delegate to the national convention of
the Daughters of the American Reyo.
luton. has the distinction of wearing
IL bars. representing ancestors who
served in the Revolutionary War. She
is regent of the Col. Benjamin Harri'
son Chapter, ID. A. R.. at Monroe
Wis, and is Wisconsin State director
OF the Children of the American Revo.
luton, as well as a member of the
Maytlower Society. She delivered an
address to the children's society Tues
day afternoon in Memorial Continental
Hall.
Mrs. Werlich is accompanied by
Letha Clemmer. Wisconsin page al
the convention. Miss Clemmer is a
descendant OF Lieut.. Thomas Neal OF
the Revolutionary Army.
Senator and Mrs. Dale entertained
the Vermont delegation to the con
gress at a buffet supper Thursday
evening. when the honor guests were
Lieut.. Gov. S. Hollister Jackson, Mrs
Horace N. Farnham, librarian general
n. s. ID. A. r.; Mrs. Katharine w. Kit
| tredge. State regent OF Vermont: Miss