Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23
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ADD TO HOME FUND.-
SO, 500 Donation From Chap
tiers in New York Announced
at Council Session.

A donation of approximately s3.5on
to the building fund for the new nome
for the National Society United States
Daughters of 1872 fro metaphors Of the
society in New York was announced ct
the meeting of Thirty-seventh Associate
Council OF the association this morn
ing at the Willard Hotel. The site of
the new home is 1851 Rhode Island
avenue.
The national treasurer's report re-
vealed donations from practically all OF
the chapters of the society toward the
completion Of the Navy and Marine
Memorial to be erected in Potomac Park
and also toward the preservation of
Friendship Hall, home of Albert Gala
tin, and other activities in which the
association is interested.
Mrs. Baughman Presents Banner.
Reports were then made by other
committees and national officers. Mrs.
j. Harris Baughman of Kentucky pre-
sented the national society With a BAN
ner
The afternoon program included re-
ports of the chairmen of standing COM
mitteeS, including Real Daughters in
sigma, Miss Alma Winston Wilson of In
diana; grave markers, Miss Eloise Rand
Butler, New York; patriotic education,
Mrs. Allen Haines Vance, California:
certificate of membership, Mrs. Samuel
w. Earle, Illinois; correct use of flag.
Mrs. Reuben Ross Holloway, Maryland;
Resolution and recommendation, Mrs.
Henry James Carr, Pennsylvania.
A banquet will be held this evening at
1880 at the Willard, at which the guests
of honor and speakers will be Secretary
of Labor Davis and Senator Reed Of
Pennsylvania.
Fries and Lynch Speak.
The benefits accruing to youth from
participation in activities of the civilian
military training camps and the Re-
serve Offcers' Training Corps were de-
scribed to the society yesterday after
noon by Brig. Gen. Amos Fries, u. S. A.,
and Lieut.. Col G. A. Lynch Of the
Army War College.
In the nature of exhibit A" to sup
port Gen. Fries assertion that the
Summer camps make better citizens was
the appearance of Cadet Major Fred
D. Vechery of the Washington Cen
trail High School Corps. who described
daily life at the camps, based on his
attendance at two.
Support given to the r. o. T. c. by
226 colleges and universities has re-
suited in $4,000 young men qualifying
as second lieutenants in the United
States Army Reserves. Col. Lynch told
the society. The two officers were in
troduced by Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker,
chairman of the organizations COM
mittee on national defense, who re-
ported briefly on the societys work in
the last year.
"Internationalism and Nationalism"
was the subject Of an address by Mrs.
Helen K. Stewart of Wisconsin, who
recently visited European capitals. BE
a nationalist first and internationaIism
Will help itself" she asserted. Her OBJ
servatlons Of sessions of the League Of
Nations Council at Geneva did not cause
her to change her opinion that the
United States should not enter the
League, she said. She urged the So
ciety to make defense and the Consti-
tuition subjects for study at meetings.
BE sure to have the right kind Of
speaker on the subject she said.
Patriotic Exercises Held.
Patriotic exercises marked the pro-
gram last evening. Colors were pre-
sented to the society by Mai Gen Eli
A. Helmick. U. S. A., retired. and the
invocation was pronounced by William
Tyler Page. clerk of the House Of Rev.
resentatives. who later recited "The
Americans Creed" of which he is the
author. Delegates were welcomed by
Mrs. Charles F. Rice, second national
vice president.
The Missouri Society chapter was
awarded pennant for having brought
in the largest membership in the year.
and the Maryland chapter received an
honor pennant for having accomplished
the most in the recent campaign for
money to preserve Old Ironsides.
A copy of the flag flown from Fort
McHenry in the War of 1912 was pre-
sented to the society by the Illinois
chapter.
Following the program, members were
entertained at a reception in the hotel
Among those receiving were Mrs. Frank
d. Callan. Mrs. Charles F. Rice. Miss
Florence j. Judik and Mrs. Harris
Baughman, national vice presidents.