Evening star., 1928-04-18
VIEWS WAKEFIELD
RESTORATION WORK
Mrs. Rust ForeSeeS Two and
0ne-haIf Hour Boat Trip
From D. c. to Shrine.

! The possibility Of two-and-one half
/ hour boat trip from the Capital &c
/ Wakefield by 1892 was enviSioned by
Mrs Harry Lee Rust. president Of the
/ Wakefield Memorial Association, befoSe
/ the National Society. Children of the
| American Revolution. holding its thirty
| third annual convention in the assembly
/ hall Of the Red Cross Building this
morning. Congress has been asked for
s450 900 needed for dredging purposes
30 make such a trip possible Mrs. Rust
declared
Speaking on The Restoration Of
Wakefield" Mrs. Rust pointed out that
the Children OF the American Revolu-
ton viii have q significant part in tho
work OF restoring WaShington's BIRTH
place. as they have undertaken 10 re-
furnish the room in which the famous
patriot vas born.
Most Of the morning session was
given over 70 routine reports Of COM
naittees Entertainment features were
provided by Miss Irene Fleury Lerch OF
the Governor Thomas Wellcs Society
District OF Columbia. who rendered sew
eral piano selections. and by Samuel
James Holt ot Fort Schuyler Society
Utica. N Y. who recited the Declara-
ton Of independence.
Tells of kindergarten.
Mrs. John p. Mosher told Of actlvl-
ties among the children OF the Ellis
Island kindergarten, inaugurated by
the society last year. and Mrs. Thad-
deus NJ. Jones, national treasurer, gave
report of the TAmaSsee scholarship
ard Wakefield memorial funds Other
reports were submitted by Miss Aimee
E. Powell, chairman Of the committee
on chronological history Of the society
and Mira Charles S. Groves, chairman
Of the committee on publicity. Mrs.
Frank w Mondell. chairman OF the
Harriet NJ Lothrop memorial building
committee who was scheduled 70 give
/ a report. was unable 20 attend
At noon the children and their par
ents inspected the Pan-American Union
Building at invitation os DR.. L. s. Rowe
director general.
The children who are Junior presi-
dents Of the societies viii give their
reports this afternoon.
Forester Gives Talk.
An illustrated talk on the life Of
forest ranger by VIII c Barnes. assist
ant forester Of the United States Forest
Service, Was the principal feature OF
last nights session Of The thirtieth
annual convention ri the National So
ciefy. Children of the American Revo.
lutt0n. in the auditorium of the Red
Cross Building.
Prior 10 Mr. Barnes address a must
cal program was presented Those par
/ ticipaiinR included Miss Bettie Marine
/ Harvey OF Gabriel Marion Society
/ Marion. Ind. Miss Mary Russell VIII
| iiams Of Richard Lord Jones Society
! Washington. ID. C.. and the WestbTook
/ Trio. composed Of Frank g Wegtbrook
| 1r.. Of Gov. Thomas Welles Society
/ Washington Miss Jean Wesibyook and
/ Mrs Prank Spring Westbrook. Prayer
| vas offered by Mrs. Percy A. Bailey,
/ national chaplain.
/ Reports Of the national officers and
i State directors we're submitted at ye8-
I terday afternoons session The reports
/ revealed that the organization now has
+ 3fg 9uncti0ning societies, 40 Of which
/ we're organized last year in % States.
/ The total membership Of the organiza-
ton has reached $4,000. the reports
/ showed over 900 children 'gradu-
| ated" into the 8. A. n, or the ID. A. r.,
/ last year IL was stated.
The national officers 10 submit re-
/ porta we're Mrs. Josiah A. Van Orsdel.
/ president Mrs. Frank g. Ray. record
/ ing secretary. Mrs Theodore e. Uhler
! organizing secretary. Miss Aimee r
Powell, corresponding secretary. Mfg
Thaddeus M Jones. treasurer; Mrs
John A. Maxwell. registrar. Mrs John
/ Morrison Kerr. historian, Mrs, Charles
is. Groves, librarian -euraIor. Mrs
/ Prank g. Ray. editor u the organiza~ =
/ tons magazine, and MiAs D0rinda
Rogers. business manager " the mAga-
zine MFs percy M Bailey. chairman
| ~ the finance committee, and Mrs
/ Eleanor Washington Howard, chairman
" the auditing committee, also sub
milted reports.
Pages Are Listed.
Practically ali the sessions Of the
convention are opened by an entrance
~ pages escoffing the national offlcefs
Eighteen States are represented III the
personnel ~ the pages and color bear.
ers Miss Virginia Rice GlbDid III page
10 President Van Ofs0ei The other
pages are Glars Miriam GoFhan1 Belle
Morgan Van H0esen Dorothy EBspgenf
AcCToFy. sarah Thixton HaFdg1ck
Mary Losuse EhlTk. Virginia Powell
] 5oSA0fth Regina Sanders. Mary Bel
Garter. Elenua Frances Ffitis Barbara
/ is8r' Jean Mary Randall, Jane Collins
Doris Nelson CsekDuFn Harvey. Mag
aaisus Etfa>aburgAF Etalifer Claire
Marie Trimmer Florence Charlotte
Roberts, Mary sue johnson and Eyl
ileoth Coleman Bolton
The foNet pages are Betty Bruce
5<1cke and Charles Marshall Price nob
ert Evans Davis aBd Jack Goods
EggfiZ are the little color bearers.