Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-15
C. A. R. TOCONVENE
IN ATH SESSION
Meeting Scheduled TO Start
at 1915 Tomorrow in Red
Cross Building Hall.

The National Society Of the Children
of the American Revolution will convene
In its thirty-fourth annual session In the
auditorium of the National Red Cross
Building tomorrow morning at 1915
o'clock.
A board meeting of all national off,
GERS and national board members con-
yened In the children's room of Me-
mortal Continental Hall this afternoon
for the purpose Of discussing the con-
vention program, which is to continue
through Saturday
Patriotic exercises and greetings from
the national officers of the Daughters of
the American Revolution. Sons Of the
American Revolution and Children Of
the American Revolution will feature
the program tomorrow morning, while
tomorrow afternoon will be given over
to reports by the national officers of the
society.
Committee Reports Wednesday.
Reports of national committees and
OF each member society Of the national
organization will be made Wednesday.
Thursday the annual election of Of
| ncerS Will be held, when Mrs. Rhett
Goode, past vice president general and
past chaplain general of the National
Society of the Daughters Of the Amer
lean Revolution. will be named to sue
ceed Mrs. Josiah A. Van Orsdel as ma
tlonal president Of the Children Of the
American Revolution.
In accordance with the rules Of the
| children's society, all OF its national Of
ticerS or board members are chosen
from the membership of the Daughters
OF the American Revolution.
Inc national officers are named each
year by q nominating committee, of
which Mrs. Eleanor Washington How
ara Is chairman this year. and voted on
at the regular election meeting.
No Opposition Is Seen.
Omcers Of the society expect the
entire slate named by the nominating
committee to be elected without oppose
tlon, 1t being pointed out that in past
years the election has always gone
along smoothly with the recommended
lions OF the nominating committee hav-
ing been upheld by the voting delegates
at time OF election.
Mrs. Howard. the chairman Of the
nominating committee Is named for the
otncer Of national vice president pre-
siding" Others whose names the
nominating committee will place be-
| fore the convention to be voted on
Thursday morning are as follows:
| For national recording secretary,
Mrs. Frank s. Ray; national organic
ing secretary, Mrs Theodore CLAY
Uhler; national corresponding secretary,
Miss Aimee Powell; national treasurer,
Mrs. Thaddeus M. Jones; national reg
iStrar, Mrs. John A. Maxwell; national
historian, Mrs. John NJ Kerr: national
| librarian-curator, Mrs. Charles s.
| (.r0vac. naff0F1oI ho u, RRr~
| M. Bailey, and national vice presidents,
Mrs. Violet Blair Janin. Mrs Robinson
| Downey, Mrs. Lawrence II. Quirollo.
Miss Dorinda E. Rogers. Mrs. Amos A.
! Fries. Mrs. Frederick w. Menges, Mrs.
| Georgia Knox Berry, Mrs. Rose Null
care, Mrs. Samuel d. Fitzpatrick and
Mrs. LarZ Anderson. Mrs. Horace NJ
Towner Is to be named for the position
Of honorary national vice president.
Marine Band to Play.
The various nominees have been
prominently identified with the Daugh-
tiers Of the American Revolution, the
names OF a number having been men,
toned in connection with the annual
conventions of that society in this city
The program tomorrow morning will
open with selections by the United
States Marine Band. Capt. Taylor Bran
son, leader. The convention viii be call
ed to order by Mrs. Van Orsdel, ma
tional president.
Invocation will be delivered by Rev.
DR.. James Shera Montgomery, chaplain
of the u. 8. House of Representatives,
to be followed by the Salute to the
Flag" led by Julia Carlton Bell, Of the
Wakefield Society, c. A. r.
Greetings will be delivered at the
1 Hr, NNWc
president general of the National So
| ciety, D. A. R.: Frank B. Steele, secre-
| tary general, National Society, S. A. r.;
| Mrs. David D. Caldwell, State regent,
| District of Columbia Society, Daughters
| of the American Revolution, and by
| Col Alonzo Gray, president of the
District Of Columbia Society. S. "A. r.
The morning program also includes
various other patriotic Rotations and
music.
Memorial Service Planned.
Friday afternoon, the 154th anniver-
Sary of the battles Of Lexington and
| Concord and the anniversary Of the
ride of Paul Revere, will be observed
with q special ceremony dedicating the
marble tomb erected to an unknown
soldier of the American Revolution, at
| the old Presbyterian Meeting House,
Alexandria, Va. The ceremony will be-
| gin at 2:30 o'clock.
Mrs. Van Orsdel and Secretary of
| War James w. Good will be among the
speakers. The tomb will be unveiled by
| Paul Revere, O descendant Of the Revo-
lutionary hero and member of the Peter
Tufts Society, C. A. r. of Massachusetts,.
Wreaths will be placed on the tomb by
Mrs. Van Orsdel, representing the G.
A. R.; Mrs. Eugene H. Ray, D. A. r.,
and MT Steele, S. A, r.
The delegates will make their annual
pilgrimage to Mount Vernon Saturday.