Evening star., 1928-05-20
C0NGRESSOF S.A. R.
OPENS HERE TODAY.
29th Annual Meet Starts
With Invitation Luncheon
at MayfIoWer.

The thirty-n.nth annual congress of
the National Society of the Sons of the
American Revolution will begin today at
the Mayfiower Hotel continuing through
Wednesday.
The program today starts with an in
yitation luncheon rendered by Presi-
dent General Ernest E. Rogers to the
executive committee and national off,
GERS. including the vice presidents gen.
erai and past presidents general, at
pm in the jefferson room of the hotel.
At o'clock the national executive COM
mittee will meet, in the Jefferson room.
The annual church service viii be at
4:30 pm. today in the Church of the
Epiphany. G. street between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets. Members and
guests will march from the hotel to the
church. with a color escort The SER
mon viii be delivered BY Right Rev.
Philip Cook. Bishop of Delaware, and
chaplain general Of the national society.
He will be assisted by DR. Ze Barney T.
Phillips, rector Of the church.
First Full Session.
The national board of trustees viii
meet in the north room Of the hotel at
s O'Clock tonight
am tomorrow. preceded by a concert
by the Marine Band. Capt. Taylor
Branson, leader. The national officers
will be escorted by the Minute Men,
Col. NJ. A. Winter commanding.
Addresses OF welcome will he made
by Commissioner Sidney r. Taliaferro,
Kenneth S. Wales, president of the
Sons Of thea American Revolution of
the District of Columbia: Mrs. William
Sherman Walker vice president gem
eral of the National D. A. R; Mrs.
David ID. Caldwell State regent. Dis
trict Of Columbia Society, D.. A. r.,
end Mrs. Josiah A. Van Orsdel. presi-
dent of the National Society, Children
Of the American Revolution.
A memorial to the late Chauncey M.
Depew will be conducted By Col. Louis
Amin Ames
The national officers and delegates
will be photographed with President
Coolidge at the White House at 1880
pm. tomorrow.
A complimentary luncheon TO the
delegates will be held at / pm. to-
morrow in the garden room of the
Maytiower.
A second business session will be
held tomorrow, beginning at > pm.
The reports of officers and national
committees then will be submitted.
Reception for Women.
A reception to the visiting women by
the National Society, d. A. r.. will be
held from 430 TO $40 m tomorrow
in Memorial Continental Hall, followed
by the planting OF an elm tree seeding,
the gift Of Mrs James II, Dorsey OF
Maryland, on the lawn at national
headquarters, 1927 Sixteenth street
Tomorrows program will close with
reception at $50 pm. at the national
headquarters
Business sessions will be held at $50
am, and Las pm Tuesday AT 4 pm.
Tuesday the delegates will 60 to Arling-
ton, where the official insignia will be
placed on the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier, The annual banquet will be
~ o'clock Tuesday evening at the
Mayflower.
Business Of the congress on We'd
nesday will be concluded at a morning
session. beginning at $50 o'clock, AT
o'clock Wednesday afternoon the dele
gates will make a boat trip TO Mount
Vernon, where n wreath viii be laid on
the tomb Of Gen Washington
The national golf tournament for
members will be held at $50 am.
Thursday at the Congressional Country
Club
Washington wants no Power Trust.
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