Evening star., 1928-05-23
DEPEW IS ELECTED
AS HEAD OF S. A. R.
Empire State Official Named
as Congress CloseS--0ther
Posts Filled.

noon was elected president general OF
the National Society. Sons OF the
American Revolution, at the closing
session of the thirty-ninth annual con-
gress in the Mayflower Hotel
Vice presidents general elected we're
DR.. George s. Goddard OF Hartford
Gen. Oliver B. Bridgman. New 1ork'
Ernest J. Clark. Baltimore; CoFnelluS c'i
Christiancy, Florida; Norman M. Sou-
tv' Kentucky: David E. French. ClarES-
hurg. w. va: Dr. Frank Ward HON.
TNasToit. Charles p Schouten, Mlilne-
.-,~nlis. sam p. Cochran, Dallas; harry
p, Moore. Seattle. Wash and Howard
c. Rowley. San Francisco.
Other Officials.
Frank B. Steele was reelected sec
retarv general and Francis b. culver
of washington was chosen registrar
ce,sral Other officers elected are
george 6. Robertson. Baltimore, treas
,,rer general; Roswell Page, Virginia
historian general: William j. Askln, lr'
Pittsburgh. counselor general; w NC
Jones. Richmond. genealogist genera
and Right Rev. Philip Cook, Delaware
chaplain general. -.;.,or
trustees named are H. 8. zeltler.
Alabama; Harold Baxter, Arizona; ray
Eernstead. Arkansas: Howard {. Row
lev California: J. Winfred Corr COZ
orado: Col. Louis r. Cheney, Connecu-
cutt: Col. George Ellicott, DelaWaTe,
Kenneth S. Wales, OF TINS clty, AuSt1,i
Craig, Far Eastern Section; D. r. ~
Renshsw. Florida: William M, Francis
Canrcia. the United States Ambassador
70 France Mvron P. Hcrrick. Tor tne
society," in France: Col. Marshall M
WOOD idaho: Lewis K. Torbet, ILLINOIS.
Fln,er NJ. wentworth. Iowa; William
A Rihy. Kansas: Lewis Apperson. Ken
fucky: George Treadwell LOUISIANA
Harry Bver. Maine; DR.. j. D. Iglehart,
Maryland: Benjamin N. Johnson,
Massachusetts; Norman B. Conger,
Michigan: Walter B. Wheeler. Mime
sofa. w. M. Garrard. MISSISSIPPI; Linn
Paine. Missouri; Charles H. Loud. mon
tana: l. A. Bixby. Nebraska: Cnaries n
Holden. New Hampshire: Thomas w.
y1y;ii;an,s New Jersey: Louis A. Ames,
New work. DR.. D. T. Smithwick, North
Csrolina. John Clark Gould, North
Dakota. ~,.,
Miles Kuhns. Ohio: John B. Meservy,
Oklahoma; Wallace McCamant, oregon,
rThoynas S. Brown, Pennsylvania; arthur
. sumner. Rhode Island: Mai. John r.
Tones. South Carolina; j. Walter Alien,
Tennessee: Sam C. Cochran, Texas
Daniel S. Spencer, Utah; Mortimer
Proctor, Vermont: Maj. E. .: Hotcnkiss'
Virginia: Henry J. CORN. Wasnine.on'
Bruce B. Burns, West Virginia, ana n
G. McDermont, Wisconsin.
THE hoard of trustees, which selects
the convention city, was asked to con-
slider Springfield, Ill. next.
Army Conditions Criticized.
Following criticisms by members OF
housing conditions for enlisted men IN
the United States Army. the Congress
TODAY referred a resolution to its execu-
tive committee giving the latter power
to act to secure better faculties.
Henry Dexter Moore. delegate from
washington state, declared that enlist
ed men In some Of the quarters are
exposed to the weather" Col. Robert
n Rolfe of New Hampshire declared
that statistics show that 40 per cent OF
the enlisted personnel is housed IN the
temporary wartime barracks.
A resolution also was adopted favor
ing the House bill providing Tor the
publication of the United States census
records from 1900 to i640. The resolu-
ton urged that Congress enact the pro-
posed measure.
Library Move Approved.
Another resolution was adopted
authorizing the president general OF
the national society to appoint spe- 1
cial committee with view toward eS-
fablishing library containing MS
torical and genealogical BOOKS IN the
national headquarters OF the society az
l227 Sixteenth street. .
Work Of the American Legion in
establishing an international founda-
ton, with a view to an interchange OF
students between countries as means
of developing friendly relations was
Endorsed.
A resolution urging the society to
recommend a more suitable tofnn or
memorial shrine for George Washington
at Mount Vernon by the year 1882 was
defeated.
Additional funds Of several thousand
dollars toward payment for the national
headquarters here were reported re-
ceived at this mornings session. More
than S3i 900 was subscribed at the Ses-
sion yesterday for this cause.
The delegates left this afternoon for
q boat trip TO Mount Vernon, where
they viii place wreaths on the tomb OF
Gen. Washington. A golf tournament
will be held at the Congressional
Country Club tomorrow morning.
Davis Urges Preparedness.
Adequate preparedness TO enable the
United States TO meet any emergency
was advocated BIZ Secretary OF Labor
James j. Davis at a banquet of dele
gates and their families in the May
flower Hotel last night.
While expressing the belief that We
should keep out Of Europe's intricate
problems" the Secretary declared that
II ever 1t should become incumbent
upon the United States TO enter into a
var II should be prepared.
a f11aR
sense Of security in this country, Sec
retary Davis said, "Our real danger is
that We may be lulled asleep IN a false
sense CT our own security"
Urging the people 10 bear in mind
that tie founding CT the Government OF
this country was and stu Is great ex-
pertinent. Mr.. Davis declared the people
must Keep eternal vigilance TO protect
this country from influences that would
destroy the principles and ideals upon
which this Government was founded.
The Labor Secretary also made the
declaration that had this country been
been brought 10 more speedy con-
cluEion with less hardship, adding that
''it Ia rot impossible that preparedness
would have kept IT. from being nece6-
sary 70 enter The conflict"
Praises Wilbur.
Secretary Davis praised Secretary oi
the Navy Wilbur, declaring that tbf
manner In which the latter has handled
the situation in China demands tbs
admiration Of every patriotic American. .
The Secretary of Labor tOkingly re.
marked that II Secretary Wilbur had
his (Secretary Dayis) ability TO blow
his own horn" Mr. Wilbur would bt
the leading candidate for President oi
the United States,
Secretary Wilbur in a brief addreg.
discussed the Kiearaguan situation anc
cited instances showing the friendship
0f BicaEaguanE 10 the United States
because Of the work Of this country IN
maintaining order there He told hog