Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
D. A. R. CONGRESS
TO OPEN APRIL IS
District Chapters to UnveiI
Tablet Marking SoCiety's
Starting in City.

The thirty-sixth Continental Con
Eress of the Daughters Of the Ameri
can Revolution, which will open ii
the Washington Auditorium April is
is expected TO bring together more
than 1000 delegates and alternates
the largest representation in the his
tory of the organization.
1.-THE women who viii attend this
congress-. to be held as usual during
the week in which falls the anniver
saTy of the battle Of Lexington vii
represent chapters from every state
In. the Union. the insular possessions
and foreign countries.
n National figures will speak before
the congress on vital issues, and there
VIII be social events Of great interest,"
and brilliancy There will be compfe'
nefisive reports on the paUlotlc'
educational and civic work OF me
society. The congress will he the
fsrsf nn7ay the administration of Mrs.
Alfred j. BrousSeau. who was eiectcd
president general last April
At White House,
President and Mrs. Coolidge will re
eeive the delegates at the " hite
House on the afternoon of THURSDAY
Apri1 2t. After the reception, upon
invitation Of Bishop James Il. Free
man and the cathedral trustees mem
ters Of the congress will make a
pilgrimage to Mount st. Alhan, where
the National Cathedral Of s.. Peter
And Paul is under construction.
The delegates viii attend the spe-
osal Easter festival service of the
yss;1.zt conversational Church at II
m Faster dav In the Washington
Auditorium. at which President and
Mrs Coolidge will be present
Easter Sunday afternoon a memofa
aaryice win be held in Memorial Con
finentaI Hall in tribute to the memory
az the D. A. r.. who have dled SINCE
tbe Thirtv+ffth Continental Congress
Mrs. Selden ?. Spencer, former chap
lain general of the u. A. r., and the
nrasent chaplain general Mrs. MAI
thew brewster of New Orleans, Wi
offer PRAYERS and pronounce eulogle'
of the distinguished dead o. lht
society "a.
The annual address Of Mrs. Bros
seau and greetings from the heads .,
various patriotic organizations VIII
feature the opening session % tne
CONGRESS-. Welcome will also be eA
tended nv Commissioner Proctor l.
Dongberty on behalf of the Govern
rnent and citizens of the National
CAPITAL and brief greetings VIII pe
given by honorary president generals
Of the society.
Reports of Officers.
Tr,o, invitation of DR. Leo s. Rowe
director general Of the Pan-Amerlcar
Union. the Congress will then VISIT
the Pan-American Union blilding.
AT the afternoon session MonaaE
Mrs. Brosseau win make her formal
renort and other national officers com
rriejne her cabinet win also report
Among them will be Mrs. Brewster
chaplain general, Mrs. Samuel VII
It9n1s Earle. Chicago, recording secre
tarv general: Mrs Herbert NJ. LORD
wife Of the director of the budget, cor
responding secretary general; MRS
Lowell Fletcher Hobart, Cincinnati
organizing secretary general: Mrs.
Adam NJ. WANT, wife of Representa-
tive want Of Pennsylvania, treasurer
general AIRS. Eli A. Helmick, wife OF
the inspector general Of the Army,
who viii report as register general'
Miss Alice Louise AIcDuffee, Michigan,
historian generaf Mrs. Horace "a.
Farnam. Vermont. librarian general.
Mrs. Joseph s. Frelinghuysen, New
Jersey. curator general, and Mrs.
Gerald l.. Schuyler, Denver, reporter
general to the Smithsonian Institu-
ton.
Among the. other important reports
on the first day win be those given
bv Mrs. Rhett Goode, Birmingham
chairman of the program committee
Miss Margaret B. Barnett, Pennsyl
vania. chairman Of the committee on
Credentials. and Mrs. Henry B. JOY,
Detroit, chairman of the committee
on resolutions.
Opens Monday Night.
THE first formal session will take
place Monday night at s o'clock, when
before brilliant audience Of diplo-
mats, officials Of the Government and
representatives Of many national I'M
iertakings the principal addresses
will be made by Secretary of the Navy
Wilbur and the Princess Michael
Cantacuzene on international Rela.
tions, (" and greetings will be given by
the Ambassador of Belgium, Baron
de Cartier: DR. Rowe, director general
of the Pan-Anerican Union, and Miss
Mabel r. Boardman, national score
tary Of the American Red Cross. The
Invocation will he offered and the
benediction pronounced by. Bishop
Freeman. This session will be broad
cast over WRC.
Mine celebrated harpists composing
the Dorothy tombstone Baseler Harp
Ensemble Of Philadelphia will give
e. special musical program Other
musical numbers Of the night will be
given by the United States Marine
Band and Fra McGiu Keefer will
sing 'The Star Spangled Banner
The only elections scheduled for this
years congress are those of seven vice
presidents general and one honorary
vice president general.
The candidates in the field for va
cancies in the ranks of the vice presi
dents general include Mrs. William
Sherman Walker, Washington state
Mrs. Charles Humphrey BisseH, Con
necficut Mrs. William b. Burney