Evening star., 1927-04-19

the Smithsonian Institution, in ac-
cordance with the laws governing the
Incorporation of the Daughters of the
American Revolution. Mrs. Gerald l..
Schuyler. reporter general read it.
Aside from the report on Constitu-
tion Hall, the adoption of resolutions
was the principal order of business
today. Mrs Henry b. JOY, chairman
of the resolutions committee. re-
ported out only four motions, all of
which were adopted unanimously and
practically without discussion.
A motion putting the ID. A. f. on
record as opposing the philosophy of
theism and reafiirming it's faith in
the Bible was adopted upon its pres
entation by Mrs. Flora Myers Gillen-
tine, vice president general from Ten
nessee.
"RealiZing the fundamental training
emanating from familiarity with the
Bible the congress resolved to do
their utmost ''in their own homes and
communities to stimulate renewed in
terest in reading the Bible" The reso-
lution further declared that the con-
gress would attempt to influence the
leaders in vacation training school
movements supervisors of play
grounds, superintendent of student
conferences and the like, Ito inaugu-
rate and promote a wider use of the
Bible as the background for story
telling. dramatization. personal study
and essay writing and to secure its
greater enthronement in the schools
of the Nation.
Cahokia Exposition Endorsed.
A second resolution by Lucy c.
niu
which was adopted, gave the indorse-
ment from the congress to the pro-
posed Northwest Territory Exposition
to he held at Cahokia, Ill.,. in the Fall
of 1929. This exposition is being ar
ranged at the little village which
exists today as one of the few remain
ing scenes of the American Revolution
in the northwest territory, and of
the conquest of the region by Gen.
George Rogers Clark. 1t was in this
village that Clark called the great
Indian council and repulsed in 1880
an attempt by the British to recap
ture the Illinois territory.
Another resolution sponsored by the
Minnesota Society offered the use of
Memorial Continental Hall to the
American Historical Association,
which holds it's annual meeting here
next December. This was referred to
the national board of management for
action.
Would Buy Historic House.
Mrs. George Thacher Guernsey,
honorary president general, secured
the adoption of a resolution authoriz-
Ing the d. A. r. to acquire the historic
Moore house at Yorktown. Va. A
final resolution continuing the appro-
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library books during the year also was
approved.
On behalf of the 200 young women
serving as pages at the congress ses-
sions, Mrs. John d. Nevin, their chair
man, said a word of appreciation for
their services. Every State in the
Union is represented among the young
women, she said. AS a further token
of appreciation, Col Walter Scott, one
of the guests of the congress, sub
scribed to chair in the new Consti-
tuition Hall in the names of the pages
of 1927.
In the discussion Of the revision to
the bylaws brought before the con-
gress by Mrs. Henry b. Joy of Detroit,
as chairman of the committee on
revision, the first animated discus
sion arose over the question whether
State conferences should nominate
their candidates for vice president gem
eral by ballot. Mrs. Frank G. Green
await of the District of Columbia put
an amendment to that effect and
after considerable debate it was car
ried and the entire amendment was
adopted. Only changes in terminol-
ogy and clarity of meaning occurred
In the other proposed revised bylaws.
Regular Sessions Suspended.
Despite the early cloudiness, hum
dreds of the visiting delegates were