Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-15
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Washington, national president Of the
Children of the American Revolution;
Col. william B. Ladue, Engineer Com
missioner Of the District; Col. Walter
Scott, q member of the national So
ciety's advisory board; Ganson Depew,
president Of the Sons Of the American
Revolution, and Mrs. Boyce Ficklen,
jr., of Indianapolis, national president
of the American Legion Auxiliary.
Mrs. Brosseau then delivered the
president generals address.
Men and women with revolutionary
and ultra-liberal social theories have
no place in America" she asserted.
When they are proven guilty OF an
attempt to disseminate disruptive ideas
and to propaganda the unwary, they
should be summarily dealt with and
promptly deported."
Favors Origins Clause.
She made this statement in connec-
| ton with a discussion of the society
attitude toward immigration and reaf-
| firmed the organizations position favor
ing the national origins provision in
immigration act of 1924.
Pointing out that the thirty-seventh
| Continental Congress Endorsed the pro-
vision, she recalled that when that
provision was placed in jeopardy dur
| ing the last session Of Congress by the
introduction Of a resolution calling for
the postponement of its enactment. the
Daughters in every State in the Union
rallied to its defense"
In this connection, the position of
| the national society is not in accord
with those of President Hoover, who Is
known not to favor the so-called ma
| tiOnal origins provision,
1.-The same active interest was dis
played in the much discussed cruiser
BILL" Mrs. Brosseau told the delegates.
These two measures cannot be con-
sidered as other than strong arms Of ma
| tional defense" she asserted. ut is in
deed fortunate that their espousal by
individuals and organizations immedi-
ately places all such adherents under
the classification Of 'militarists.'
Conforming to the precedent. long
established, Of supporting all efforts Of
our Government directed toward the
greater good Of the greatest number, the
| Daughters of the American Revolution
were among the first organizations to
| heartily and sincerely indorSe Secre-
tary Kellogg's treaty making efforts for
the remuneration of war as an tnstru-
ment of national policy.
Hope Tor World Effectiveness.
1--WE hoped then, as we hope now, for
| its ultimate and worldwide effective
ness and rejoice that our country has
twice within recent years led the way
toward the goal Of universal peace.
I'VE would promptly challenge any
accusation of inconsistency in this sup
port Of pacific measures" she declared.
| "War, bloodshed, havoc and the useless
| 70 - r,osVSa0 life rOn StifiitA rHnNis
| lions revolving to the soul Of woman.
Better than any one else does she know
the price.
fensive measures alluded to does not
signify that the Daughters Of the
American Revolution are becoming seri-
ously immersed in politics. 1t Is
| far cry from the support OF legislative
measures having direct bearing upon
civic and national life TO alignment
with partisan politics.
procedure would be unwise unethical
and In violation Of the principles OF
neutrality Of position as regards re-
lipious and political faiths"
Discussing at length the societys IN
| terest in education, Mrs. BroSseau de-
clared the society must do more than
spread resolutions against atheism on
| the records OF the society. 49,
Atheism, false idealism ana as
ruptive theories allure youth into alien
paths" she said. will you not put
IN vour hands. women Of America, and
signal danger? Recognition OF the
acute peril facing our established order
is one of the most important functions
of your work for national defense"
Two Candidates on Platform.
Seated on the platform with Mrs:
Brosseau were two prominent officers OF
the society who will be the center OF
interest Thursday, when the 1928 &C
credited delegates vote for one OF them
to succeed the retiring president gen.
eral. Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart OF
Cincinnati, chairman Of the buildings
and grounds committee. and Mrs. Julius
Young Talmadge of Athens. Ga, chair
man Of the D. A. r. Magazine, are can
didates for the society's highest ONCE.
Each was given an ovation on enter
ing the hall this morning.
Miss Florence Trumbull, daughter OF
the Governor of Connecticut and the
fiancee of John Coolidge, son Of the
former President, had place on the
platform with Miss Bina Day Deneen,
daughter Of Senator Deneen of Illinois.
The two young women are personal
pages to Mrs. Alfred Brosseau.
A tribute to President and Mrs.
Herbert Hoover was paid by Mrs. Frank
A. Briggs, former secretary general, In
presenting the report OF the program
committee, in the absence OF the COM
mittee chairman, Mrs. Rhette Goode,
who is Ill.
Applause greeted Mrs. Briggs state
ment that president Hoover is not a
stranger to the national society"
THE membership was in close touch
with Mr.. Hoover throughout his
humanitarian service during and fol-
lowing the World War;" she said, land
will be interested in greeting him as the
President"
Recalling that Mrs. Hoover addressed
the Continental Congress three years ago
on her interest in the Girl Scouts, Mrs
Briggs spoke for the congress In saying
that the delegates looked forward to
greeting the charming First Lady Of
the Land"
Reception to Be at Mansion.
It was announced that the President
and Mrs. Hoover will receive the dele
gates Thursday afternoon at AGO
o'clock in the Executive Mansion and
not at the Executive once as noted In
the program.
The program was approved as pre-
viously announced and the congress
adopted a resolution offered from the
floor ordering that flowers be sent to
Mrs. Good, with an expression of SYM
patty in her illness. Mrs. Briggs told
the delegates that Mrs. Good was
listening to the proceedings Of the con-
gress on the radio from her sick bed.
! The report Of the committee on ere
\ dentialS preceded that Of Mrs. Briggs
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