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of city and rural. affluential and
humble walks of life.
The president general declared that
while in the past the ID. A. r. has
bcasted its freedom from religious
and political partisanship, it now has
become the duty of the 160.000 mem
bers to take a hand in the voting
and challenge the issues involved in
politics.
Cannot Dodge Issue
As women" she said, I'VE no
I longer can dodge the issue. for the
responsibility is ours. We may not
be able to demand statesmen for
every office, but we can do our part
toward seeing that those selected
have minimum of interest in purely
political measures and a maximum
of interest in the future Of the
country. &
The Daughters were officially well
coined to the National Capital ty
Commissioners Proctor l.. Dougherty..
Greetings were read from Mrs. An
fhony Wayne Cook, honorary presi-,
dent general and a delegate to the
congress from Pennsylvania. and
Mrs. Josiah Van Orsdel, president
of the Children Of the American
Revolution. which organization
opens it thirty-second national cen.
vention in the Red Cross building
tomorrow morning.
A procession of the national Of
Hicers, headed by the president gen..
eral and the vice presidents gen.
eral. escorted by 200 white clad
pages bearing the Stars and Stripes
and the flags of the AZ States, Of
! ficially opened the congress, which
will hold morning. afternoon and
evening sessions daily throughout
the remainder OF the week.
With some of the most important
legislative matters ever to come be-
fore 1t for disposal, the Congress was
called to order in the Auditorium
this morning by Mrs. J. Brosseau.
with more than 1900 delegates and
alternates in attendance.
The congress will continue
throughout the week, with morning.
] afternoon and evening sessions daily.
This mornings session was the
prelude to the official opening of the
gathering, which will take place to-
night before a brilliant representa-.
: tion Of high Government officials
and members of the Diplomatic
Corps.
Beginning at $3.50 a. m. with an
organ recital by c. M. Ashton, and
followed by the bugle call to "as-
eennbly,n this mornings proceedings
moved rapidly, featured by the ad.
dress of the president general, in
watch a number of matters pertain
ing to patriotic activities and civic
ideals were stressed by Mrs. Bros
seau. 49,
American Greed Recited
Following the bugle cali to as
eembly, the president general and
vice presidents general. together
with national officers, escorted by
nearly 200 young women pages,
made their formal entrance, while
the organizations professional dedi-
Gated to Mrs. Brosseau was rem
dered on the great organ.
The congress was then called to
order by the president general, fol-
I lowing which a scripture and prayer
were offered by the chaplain gen.
.araI Mrs. Matthew Brewster.
h Thousands of voices in perfect
unison recited the American creed
under the leadership of William
TYLER Page. the author, after a
unanimous salute to the flag had
been executed by the entire as.
semblage.
The rest of the morning program
was devoted principally to greet
ings, headed by that extended the
Daughters by Commissioner Proctor
L. Dougherty, who officially vel