Evening star., 1928-04-21
D. A. R. SESSIONS
TO CLOSE TODAY
Banquet Tonight to End 9th
Continental Congress: Many
Delegates Have Left.
Continued from First pase1

tio.,-. c,f>1Se committee Il was
voted s 50 70 tax members 10 GEMS
each during the coming year for the
pub.icaUon and 0iStgieRdca OF the ID.
A Il. manual for immigrantS, ana 10
n Ike ~tlaSr assessment CT cents
per member for the work Of tbs Ellis
1s.sna somlnitIee
The society not only adopted reSolu-
tons of its oua. bal approved a SET
OF le resolutions adopted by the Wom :
ems Patriotic Conference on NaQonal
Defense. heio here last February, 1hc
resolutions attack raGlcalism oi all Klnk
and uphold the Navy, merchant marine,
tmmieration restriction. increase 81
Army reserves. training Of youth ~
citizens Military training camps, ere
alton OF an adequate air force, etc
Many more pledges toward the fNnd
ksnc raised for erection OF ConSVi'C-
ton Hall. proposed new auditorium
building Of the ID, A. r., were madc
rrom the floor this morning. Ihe So
ciety adopted resolution thaaNin&
Alfred !. BroSSe8u. husband al me
praSident general Of the n A. f, i>r
his cIft Of So5 Oc0 70 the building fund.
About 100000 remains to be raised
To attain the 81 600 900 goal.
Mrs f. +. Greenawau of the DlStrict
Of Columbia told the congress To-Day
that she wished 10 correct an erroneous
inapesSion - the effect that she hao
opposed the d. A. r. administration IN
fskine part Yesterday In the debate over
Mrs Rows resolution. Mrs Cireena-
walt said in demanding 10 know why
such destructive and parslyzlng reSo-
buttons had been allowed 10 come from
the resolutions committee, she mao
merely wished 70 emphasizes h2r oppo-
sition TO the resolutions.
Hundreds Of delegates left for then
widely scattared homes yesterday after
noon. ignoring the final sessions today.
Formal adjournment OF the congress
will be voted late this afternoon.
AS the delegates prepared to depart
the tension that has charged the con-
vention from its beginning was notice
ably absent 1t had exploded and as
sipatsd Yesterday with the breaking
into the open Of the threatened battle
between q small BIZ. vociferous m
surgent" group and the all-powertuI
main line Of defenSa--a battle when
ended in the overwhelming defeat OF
the insurgents and their movement
against the Society's discriminatory
attitude toward speakers and its stand
for a bigger Navy.
WIN Install New Officers.
Completion of unfinished business and
consideration Of new business we're 70
occupy the sessions today. The seven
newly-elected vice presidents general Will
be installed this afternoon. New state
regents and State vice regents VIII be
confirmed. The resolutions committee
will make its final reports
The annual banquet Of the society Wit
be held tonight at ! 80 O'Clock al the
Willard Hotel. Mrs. Frank S. Hight is
chairman Of the committee on arrange
ments. and Miss Margaret Withers and
Mrs. ]. Franklin Little are vice chair
r1en.
The sessions today were held IN Me-
mortal Continental Hall, due 10 the re-
cuction IN number OF delegates.
Among resolutions adopted yesterday
were the following: One inoorSing the
bill of Representative A. j. Montague Of
Virginia directing publication OF the
names Of the heads Of families as re-
po~tad in the census from 1900 To 1870:
commencing the work OF the Sons ano
Daughters Of America: approving erec-
ton OF q monument IN Snlythe County,
va. 20 the memory Of Gen. William
Campbell. hero OF the revolutionary
battle Of Kings Mountain; in further
snce of the movement 10 provide chap
els for Army posts and petitiDning Con-
gregg for a standard red. white and blue
system of markers for the National Old
Trails road. supported by the D. A. r.
An interesting report on the progress
being made in marking the National
Old Trails road was given by Mr6. John
Trigg Moss. chairman Of the committee
IN charge OF that work, and Harry S.
Truman. president OF the National Old
Trails Road Association. addressed the
congress on the DEVELOPMENT OF this
Highway. The road follows across the
continent the trails Of covered wagon
days
Mrs. Moss disclosed that Maryland's
memorial MARKER for the road probably
viii be erected in Bethesda. A definite
site has not yet been chosen. she Sai0.
sites for other monuments have been
selected at Lexington. Mo: Council
Grove. Kans.: Springerville. AEiz., Al
bloaeroue n Mex. lamar Colo:
Washington, Pa. Wheeling. w. Va.
Springfield. Ohio and Vandalia. III.
Historic Spots TO Be Marked.
The markers are to be "of dignifed
and pretentious proportions" and will
b. located on historical spots or At places
where they viii appropriately COM
nemorate some great act Of historical
interest Of the Revolutionary period.
The standard monument selected for
these markers viii depict the pioneer
mother with her children gathered
around her.
Yesterday afternoon the delegates
visited the National Cathedral at the
invitation Of Bishop James z. Freeman.
and later they Journeyed 10 Annapolis
for & tour Of the United States Naval
Academy and St. Johns College.
Patriotic addresses were delivered 70
the congress last night By Rev. DR..
JOSEPH r. Sizoo. pastor u the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church: Mrs.
Edith Mcclure Patterson and Hrg. Rob
ert Walbgldge. president Of the Amer
lean Legion Auxiliary. Invocation was
offered by Mrs. 6eiden Spencer past
chaplain general o. the national society.
BljeDog Cook ard Enge1ia Pollard gave
. series OF folk dances. The Army Band
klayed
In her annual report W the congress.
Ets. Amos Prizes, chairman of the COM
paittes on publicity. paid high tribute
T. the press for is "Bh0ie-hearted
cooperation