Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31
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Continental Congress of Or
!. ganization Scheduled to
Ia. Open Here April IS.

OverShadowing a varied program of
the National Society. Daughters of the
American Revolution, which meets in
Continental Congress in Washington
April 1920, Is the interest in the con-
test between Mrs. Lowell r. Hobart of
Ohio and Mrs. Julius Y. Talmadge of
Georgia for the office of president gen.
eral.
The South never has had a president
OF the society and this year the two
candidates are regarded as evenly
matched in political strength. Both
have been campaigning for months.
Mrs. Hobart, who is organizing secre-
tary Of the national body, was the first
organizing president of the American
Legion auxiliary and the membership
increased from 10000 to 100000 during
her regime. Mrs. Talmadge Is vice
president general of the national society
and for II years has been q national
worker for the D. A. r.
1900 to Attend Congress.
More than 1000 women from all the
States will attend the congress. One
day Of the five-day meeting has been
set aside for the election of officers
and 2.l00 Of those who will attend have
voting privileges. Voting booths and
tellers will be installed in Continental
Hall, where the election will be held,
and Thursday April Is, given over to
selecting q successor to Mrs. Alfred T.
BrosSeau. the retiring president gen.
eral. All Offices of the national body
are to be filled.
The congress will dedicate Constitu-
ton Hall, a 100000 addition to D.
A. r. headquarters, at exercises Friday
afternoon. April 10. The addition is
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ington Auditorium has been obtained
for use of the society in its business
meetings, in conformity with past
customs.
Greetings and addresses by officers
will occupy the congress on the OPEN
ing day. Most of the following day
will be given over to State meetings.
In the evening. Mrs. BrosSeau will re-
ceive in Memorial Continental Hail.
and later the congress members will at
tend the pages bail. at the willard
Hotel, an annual affair.
April IS Is Election Day.
Business meeting will be held We'd
nesday morning, afternoon and evening.
Thursday, April l8, is election day.
OficerS of the society anticipate that
ballotins will continue throughout the
day. Exercises marking the dedication
of Constitution Hall will be held Fri
day at 1880 o'clock, despite that the
building Is under construction. 1t was
projected in the administration of Mrs.
Brousseau and the exercises, in a sense,
will be tribute to the retiring presi-
dent general. The congress will be
brought to close Saturday evening
with a banquet at the Willard Hotel.
Incidental to the congress itself, but
fVNn faaf ~ hn
will be numerous social affairs given
in honor of visiting members. as the
delegations will be entertained extern
sively.
Candidates Are Listed.
Following are the candidates for
offices of the national body on the
tickets Of each of the candidates for
president general. Mrs. Hobart and Mrs.
Talmadge each has pledged further and
intensive efforts on behalf of national
defense.
On Mrs. Hobart's ticket are: Mrs
william Rock Painter of Missouri, for
chaplain general: Miss Clarke Hum
phrey BisSell of Connecticut, for secre-
tary general; Miss Margaret B. Barnett
Of Pennsylvania for corresponding gen.
eral; Mrs. William A. Becker of New
Jersey, for organization secretary gen.
eral; Mrs Harriet Vaughn Rigdon Of In
diana, for treasurer general; Mrs. Josiah
A. Van OrSdel of Washington, D. c.. for
registrar general; Mrs. Flora Myers Gill
lentine Of Tennessee, for historian gen.
eral; Miss Anne M. Lang. for reporter
general to the Smithsonian Institution;
Mrs. Russell William Magma of MaSsa-
chusettS, for librarian general, and Mrs.
Samuel Jackson Kramer, for curator
general.
Candidates sponsored by Mrs Tai
madge are: Mrs William B. Burney of
South Carolina, for chaplain general;
Mrs. Lucy Chapman of New York, for
recording secretary general; Mrs. Mary
Rodenburg Of Illinois, for correspond
ing secretary general; Mrs. Henry A.
Beck of Indiana, for organization sec
rotary general; Mrs. w. w. Husband
Of Vermont, for treasurer general; Mrs.
Fred Mattison of Washington, D. c.,
for registrar general; Mrs. Edwin s.
Sparks of Pennsylvania, for historian
general; Mrs. Jessie H. Shreve OF Cali
fornia, for reporter general to the
Smithsonian Institution; Mrs. Hoval
Smith of Arizona. for librarian general.
and Mrs. Lucia Otis Holland OF Michl-
gan. for curator general.
In addition, eight vice presidents
general will be chosen. Among the
candidates are Mrs. r. B. Campbell OF
Kansas, Mrs. Ralph Van Landingham
Of Charlotte, N. c.; Mrs. Herbert Backus
Of Columbus, Ohio: Mrs. H. H. Brown
of Pennsylvania, Mrs. w. L. Manchester
Of Bristol, r. l.: Mrs. Hayward Mar
shall of Sioux Falls, s. Oak. and Mrs.
Katherine w. Kittridge Of Vermont.
Statues to be Unveiled.
Two statues also will be unveiled dur
ing the congress. One Is q memorial
to the four founders, Miss Eugene
Washington (of the family of George
Washington), Miss Mary Desha, Mrs.
Mary S. Lockwood and Mrs. Ellin Wal
worth. 1t Is of bronze and is placed
in the garden The other Is statue
to the pioneer mother-the last of the
IL monuments that mark the Western
trail of the American people. This is
Of gray green granite of heroic size and
depicts the rugged motherhood OF
pioneer. days This also marks the
climax of the work of Mrs. John Trigg
Moss OF St. Louis, with the National Old
Trails Committee.
The arrangements for caring for the
congress will be practically the same
as for the past six years. The details
Of this devolve upon the members living
in Washington.
Mrs. Alfred B. Garges is In charge
Of the house committee and Mrs. Rhett
Goode of Alabama of the program. Mrs.
James L. Gavin Of indianapolis is chair
man of transportation and Miss Mar
Of credentials.
WILL HONOR UNKNOWN SOLDIER.