Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
MEMORIAL STATUE
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Or. CIoyd Marvin Addresses
Congress, TeIling Of Ed
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placed in a prominent spot in the gar
den, which will be planted with flowers
and trees of historical origin as trib-
ute to Mrs Brosseau, the retiring pres
ident general.
The congress this morning heard re-
ports from the following committees:
Sons and Daughters of the Republic,
Mrs. w. D. McWilliams, chairman: pa
triotic education, Mrs. Henry M. Rob-
ertS, jr., chairman; Real Daughters.
Mrs. Charles B. Bryan, chairman;
publicity, Mrs. Amos A. Fries. chair
man; preservation of historic spots,
Mrs. H. Eugene Chubbuck, chairman:
patriotic lectures and lantern slides.
Mrs. Willoughby S. Chesley, chairman;
National Old Trails Road, Mrs. John
Trigg Moss, chairman; Liberty loan
fund, Miss isabel Wyman Gordon.
chairman: legislation in the United
States Congress, Mrs Edwin c. Gregory,
chairman; memorial Caroline Scott
Harrison. Mrs. M. Pearle Jackson.
chairman: manual for immigrants, Miss
Mary Louise Parmann, chairman.
Walsh to Speak.
Additional committee reports were to
be made this afternoon, and Rev. Ed
mund A. Walsh, vice president and
regent of the School of Foreign Service
of Georgetown University, was to adj
dress the congress on Soviet Russia
and the United States"
State regents from foreign countries
as we'll as organizations in this coun-
try were to present their reports.
Deploring reckless" tendency to
give Endorsement to legislative measures
which deprive States of their rights
RI aft QFn;,
Edwin c. Gregory, national chairman
of the committee on legislation in the
United States Congress, in submitting
her report, warned the d. A. r. to be
ever alert against bureaucracy in gov
eminent.
By its own declaration of objects,
Mrs. Gregory declared, the national So
ciety is obligated to do it's utmost to
| protect the institutions of America
| guaranteed to us through the Constitu-
! ton of the United States" and IN the
main. she added, 1.-The society exists to
aid as far as in. it lies the preservation
! of home and country"
Change in Trend Noted.
1.-THE last few years record decisive
change in the trend of attempted legis-
lation. Legislative committees should
heed the warning and study the analysis
of bureaucratic legislation which has
been furnished us by great authorities
| on constitutional government
"Thoughtless Endorsement Of legisla-
ton often works havoc" Mrs. Gregory
=. warned. Through intensive study of
the National situation and by becoming
daily more familiar with the provisions
Of the Constitution. We become more
useful to our country in helping the
Government to ward off the attacks Of
radicalism either by violence or by
unconstitutional legislation.
Reporting on legislative work during
the last session of Congress. Mrs. Greg
DRY referred to the support given the
cruiser bill by the committee. Similar
support was given to the Kellogg peace
pact.
The committee gave active support
to the johnson immigration bill and
also aided. she said, in preventing public
utilities corporations from absorbing the
beautiful Cumberland Falls in Ken
! lucky.
| Support also is being given to the
Mcleod bill providing for the preserva-
| ton of Fort Wayne on the banks OF the
Detroit River in Michigan, as Ma
tional park and museum for historic
relics.
Mrs. Robert Reports.
A report on the societys work in
patriotic education, an activity fer which
| more money is appropriated than any
other, was presented by Mrs. Henry
Robert, jr.. chairman;
The features of the education pro-
gram, she said, include efforts to con-
vince every American citizen legally en-
titled to vote that it is his or her duty
to GO to the polls to cast that vote: CO.
operation with the public schools IN
those activities that promote ostIef
school citizenship and that provide op-
portunity to stress the close relation
ship between good school cltizensnip
and good national citizenship.
Total of funds reported from the
States for education work was given
as $l1e,578 last year, an increase OF
$11,120 over the preceding year. Inc
total amount reported during the last
three years was $365,562.
Cooperate with Schools.
"Co-operation with the public schools
has continued in gifts OF books Tor H.
braries, patriotic photographic records,
framed pictures, statuary, cases Tor MS
torical and museum exhibits, fagS ana
flagpoles, and furnishings for restrooms.
Pageants, plays and musical entertain
| mcDLS Nave USCA oVuSC0f PAS6AN~~A1
| blamed for. historical anniversaries and
q series of book reviews has been given,
the report cites.
Medals numbering 1904 and prizes
valued at $3.50 for history, civics and
for writing plays and pageants are re-
ported in Al States.
Interest in the Endorsed schools Is
increasing. This year Tamassee d. A.
r. School sent speaker into the MID
west for several weeks ito tell what
South Carolina is doing. The Kate
Duncan Smith School, for the first
time, was open this year for full nine
months. Florida will complete its dor
mitory at Montverde School through
the floating of a bond issue, in order
that the building may be completed in
time for occupancy this Fall"
The committee on Sons and Daugh-
tiers OF the Republic Clubs, whose objects
are the study of the underlying prirl-
ciples Of the National, State and munic-
ipal governments and the discussion
and practice Of patriotism and good
citizenship. reported through Mrs. w
D. McWilliams, chairman.
"This is the third year that this COM
mittee has served and EFFORT has
been made to inform every D. A. r
tivity," she said 1.-THE States have
been divided between four chairmen
Miss Jeanette Barrows, for the West;
Mrs. Warren Enley, for the South;
MRS. Adams McMullen, the Middle.
West, and Miss Anna Grimm, for the
Eastern and Central States"
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