Evening star., 1927-04-21

nodations in the Executive office
Practically half of the delegates and
their guests who had anticipated at
tending the reception. consequently
will be unable to go. President Cool
i1ge. who has addressed the Continen-
tai Congress on previous years, sent
the Congress a letter this year instead
of addressing them in person
Reporting on social service work AT
Ellis Island New York, Mrs. Charles
Reed Banks, national chairman, IN
charge of that work, announced that
instead Of providing materials for i'm
migrants in two detention rooms as
formerly the D. \. r. are now COW
ering all detention rooms, eight IN
number.
$4,000 Given to Work.
CHAPTERS throughout the country
have contributed IS 900 toward aiding
immigrants and many State chairmen
report 100 per cent of their chapters
contributing the 81 quota for each.
"I hope that every Daughter will
make a special contribution next year
so that your national chairman will be
able 10 report greater good accom-
pIshed," rms aBnks said,
The chairman praised the work Of
the d. A. r. director at Ellis Island,
Miss Contessa. who speaks Italian,
French. Spanish and German as we'll
as English The talk was illustrated
by slides showing the work that is
done every morning at Ellis Island by
the D. A. r. in aiding immigrants
and providing for their comfort.
The work at Angel Island, Calf. is
growing, she reported, and the nine
States contributing to this work have
been generous. This department is
- zf Is-- Ia, tin
Newell The needs at Angel Island
are different from those at Ellis ISL
and, but none the less great. Il hope
this department will receive the en-
Cowagement which it deserves" she
said.
Mrs Edwin c. Gregory. State regent
of North Carolina, reported that the
executive committee of her State has
donated 81 900 for the use of the Ma
tional Defense Committee of the d.
A r., in it's service to the country,
through it's efforts to maintain peace
and honor and adequate preparedness
and TO oppose enemy alien propa-
sanda.'
Dictat0rships Are Deplored.
Tendency in various countries of
the substitution of autocratic and
dictatorial rule in place of representa-
tive government was deplored by
Mrs. Frank w Mondell, wife of the
director of the War Finance Corpora
tion. in giving her report as chairman
Of the committee on international re-
lations at this mornings session.
With a view of aiding the members
of the national society in the study
of the conditions existing in various
countries a list of references on re-
action against constitutional and
democratic governments in certain
European countries, which related
10 Greece, Italy. Poland, Spain, |
Portugal and Turkey, was used by the |
committee, Mrs. Mondell said. This |
tendency toward ~the establishment |
of government of men in place of /
government by law is now so general /
as TO constitute a situation chal-
longing the attention of all lovers
of represent tatiye constitutional gov
ernment" she asserted, continuing:
LAS citizens Of the greatest repre-
sentative and constitutional govern
ment on earth, it is highly important |
that the members of our society, |
based on reverence for the Constitu- |
tion and devotion to constitutional !
and representative forms of govern |
ment, should be kept informed as to
tendencies away from the forms and
institutions which we revere, in order
that we may avoid the dangers and
difficulties which surround and en-
compass people less fortunate in their
institutions Of government.
Referred to 208 Books.
'The most striking political devel-
opment of the recent past has been
the partial or complete substitution of |
individual authority for constitutional
parliamentary government"
In contrast to the tendencies re-
vealed through this study of interna
tional relations, Mrs. Mondell cited
the fact that "our Revolutionary
fathers established on the principles |
enunciated in the Declaration of In |
dependence, under the Constitution, a
representative republic. During the |
century and a half that has since |
elapsed the ideas and principles of the |
Declaration and the Constitution have |
had profound effect on the character |
and development of the political insti- |
tutions of the world"
Mrs. MondelI told the Congress that |
in surveying the field of international |
affairs, reference was made to 20S |
books, pamphlets and articles, in ad- |
dition to e. later list prepared by the |
Library Of Congress, numbering 6S |
books.
Delegates to the Congress received |
enthusiastically a supplemental report |
on the financing of Constitution laws
by Mrs. Russell William Magma, chair |
mon of the committee, who reported
collections 10 date as $472 924, or
about 100000 additional TO the amount |
announced last Tuesday.
$500 Contributed
Thg New Jersey delegation has con
triD0ted $500 Mrs. Magma said in
: her official report to the Congress, |
former Senator Joseph r. Frelnghuy
sen having contributed $1,000 and Mrs.
J. f. Tatcn another 1000. The 200
pages in attendance at the Congress
have raisd funds for chair in honor
of Mrs. John j. Neyin, their chair
man.
Further contributions announced by
Mrs. Magma included chairs in honor
Of the i. A. r. magazine and the
State Of New Jersey by Col. William
Scott Virginia delegates announced
from the floor that their State had
contributed for three additional chairs
today Mrs. Magma explained that
her report today was incomplete
owing 10 the large number of checks
and cash contributions which are stu
being received She urged the Con
gress 10 renew efforts so that the
100000 mark would be passed before
saturday night.
Atheism Association Replies.
The resolution attacking the An1ari.
can Association for the Advancement
of Atheism and putting the d. A. r.
on record as being in favor of pro
m6fing the use Of the Bible in the
schools brought a sharp reply TODAY
from T.. ]. Irvine, secretary of the
Washington chapter Of the assocfa-