Evening star., 1928-04-17
Personalities at the
ID. A. r.. Congress

with the pageant Of the colors down
the aisles Of the washington Audtto-
rum, Mrs. Alfred j. Brosseau, president
general Of the d. A. r, Is conducting
the second congress of her admins
tratton. In her president generals
ribbons. Mrs. Erosseau Is always
picturesque and imposing figure. She
has had long experience in d. A. r.,
service. having been treasurer general
and In charge Of the Constitution Hall
fund. a major financial project, on the
board OF Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook.
her predecessor as president.
Mrs. RroSseau was born n Illinois,
hs,f she has Travelled widely In Europe,
IN South America, IN Panama and Ha-
waii. she has lived IN Detroit At va
rsosss times and Is a past president Of
the Michigan Society OF New YORK
CITY Her efforts for the Society OF the
d. A. r.. have included such positions
as cnairnlansllip OF the soldier and
sailor welfare work in New YORK City.
chairmanship Of immigration activities
at Eiiis Island and for three years
cnairmansilip OF the difflcuh work oi
national congresses Her present home
when she Is away from Washington, Is
In Greenwich, Conn.
A brilliant week for the congress Is
being forecast by the chairman Of the
program committee. Mrs. Rheo Goode,
who is also candidate for vice president
general from her home State, Alabama
According 70 Mrs. GOode, one Of the iHl-
teresflug features viii be the display
Of talent within the ranks Of society
members, headed with the singer from
| the Metropolitan Opera At t0nignf's
| session. Miss Phradie Wells Of Kirk
vile. NO. AL the women who viii ap-
/ pear on the program viii be able "a
claim descent from one or more colonial
or Revolutionary ancestors.
Mrs. Goode has held a long list OF
Offices both IN and out Of the Daughters
She has served for something over
25 years as regent. both chapter and
state: as chaplain general and a.
| vice president general When America
entered the World War. Mrs Go0de
gas the first woman 70 enroll herself
as a fslll-tlne volunteer worker In the
South. She organized and became
! honorary life chairman Of the Mobile
| County Chapter Of the Red Cross wat
! county chairman Of the Liberty loans
chairman Of the Womsn's League oil
! Service, and governor for Alabama oi
! the wonan's section Of the Navy
/ League, and the woman'E COMMITTEES
of the Council on National Defense IN
! Alabama. Added To this. she is hon
orary Vice president Of the Alabana
Society of Colonial Danes and presi.
dent Of the National otIicers' Club.
/ A. x~nt Fsa1tax4. .t.n s,e<l<. "a
| the memorial service IN Continental
Hall Sunday morning. is one of the
very few remaining charter members
of the society. There we're sis Of these
| original naembeFS~~eti1eFe are $50 oi
! them nov. OF the first 20. two remain
/ One Of this slender group Is Mrs. Mars
" r. CaDeli, the only honorary presi-
! dent presiding She II ioo feeble nov
/ To come 10 the congresses, but, from
neE home I'm Chicago. she never falls
" send q message 70 be read.
The group NJ honorary presidents
/ general. the bourne to which ali ex.
/ presidents Of the society retire, flglra.
lively speaking. upon completion 0i
their terms of leadership, numbers nv
members. These are MFs. Daniel Man
ming, Mrs william Cumming Storey
Mrs George I'BaelgeT Guernsey, Mrs
George Maynard Minor and Mrs, An
tbong Wayne Gook
There is 0ns other little hon0Farl
lisk, which Is a CLOSED corporation.
tire honorary vice presidents general
There are never more than rs Of thes
officers because they symbolic Tn
original I5 States Their ranks ar
broken only by death. aud other can
didatAs nsust walt for such an even
i5efofs they can hope tor admission
A. present the bOn9fed ones afei Mr.
Mildred s. Mathes, elected in 1898
Nrk william Lindsay, 1905, Mrs.
Morgan Smith. 1911; Nfe, T.nsod0f
tsste6, 1918, Mrs Wallace Delaflelt
1915. Mrs. T1gayton w Bushnell, 1914
Mrs John Newman Carey, 1918; Mr.
George M, GtHTnberg, 1915 Mrs Wi
> itsGa BgtteFwoFth, 1923, Mrs. Julius
Estsy, is25; MRS. John Campbell, 1924
Mrs Eleanor Washington Howard, 1872
and MFk Thomas Kite 1927