Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-15
$1,O7O,OlOREPORTED
IN FUND OF D. A. R.
Sum Collected in Campaign
to Pay for Constitution
Halls Construction.
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the incumbent. is the rift In the lutte O
Mrs. Hoover's candidacy.
Mrs. Stookey's appointment has to b.
ratified by the congress and a numbel
of the Western delegations, it was de-
clared, are opposed to having two can
didates for Office from a single Stat
and some of the California delegates
preferring a national oficer to a vic'
president, are widening the breech II
the ranks of Mrs. Hoover's supporters.
Delegations of various States Ar
waging vigorous campaigns for thei
lfavorite daughter for vice president gen
eral and much trading" is going on
The Daughters who have announce
their candidates. are Mrs. MATTHEW
Brewster of Louisiana, Mrs. Gran
Everett Lilly of Lexington, KY; Mrs
Newton David Chapman of New York
Mrs. David D. Caldwell of the District
of Columbia, Mrs Charles Herbert Car
roll Of Concord, N. H.; Mrs. Frances
Kushman Wilson of Santa Fe, N. Mex.
Mrs. James Charles Peabody, Boston
Mrs. Benjamin L. Hart Of Kansas City.
Visit Mount Vernon.
This afternoon Mrs. Hobart and othel
officers of the organization are making
their annual pilgrimage to Mount Yer
non for the purpose of placing wreathi
in memory of George and Martins
Washington. Automobiles leaving the
hall at o'clock were conveying mos
of the delegations to the nationa
shrine. For this reason no afternoon
session was scheduled.
Tonight, likewise, will be devoid o.
any business session. Mrs. Hobart, the
vice presidents and national officers
assisted by the State regents, will hole
their annual reception for the delegates
in Constitution Hall instead.
After the reception the 800 youni
woman pages in daily attendance dur
ing the session will be the guests o
the preSident-general and nationa
board of management at ball given a
the Willard Hotel at 10 O'Clock.
SI,O7O,OOO Collected.
Reporting the 81 ,O70 900 collected TO
Constitution Hall, Mrs. Magma wa
greeted with applause as the session
got under way this morning.
The achievement stands out in tn
history of Embarrassing campaigns, /
was pointed out, for 1t was without an,
percentage for commissions" to fund
raising experts and was the work o
Mrs. Magma and her committee. Il
addition to the actual cash reported
Mr.. Magma told of an additions
So, 40692 due in pledges, which Is ex
pected to be collected before the end o
the present congress.
Mrs. Magma announced a revised gift
list for the delegates to subscribe to a
probably their last financial effort 70
Constitution Hall. These included fur
niShings for the building which are al
ready installed and the payment o
which will enable the committee b
close its books on this aspect Of 1t
| finances.
80 Per Cent Paid In.
One Of the most remarkable feature
Of the fund campaign. according b
Mrs. Magma. is that SO per cent Of al
pledges for the buildings and furnish
ings have been paid in full. There or
no relinquished pledges on anything
subscribed for since the last congress
Mrs. Magma estimated that at the clos
OF the present congress the cash col
lected for Constitution Hall will tota
close to $4,000 over the million dollar
reported To-Day.
Mrs Magma thanked the members o
her committee and also spoke of tn
cooperation of the architects and o
her father, Col. Walter Scott, of Ne,
York City, who had contributed all he
travelling and other expenses to visi
all parts of the country on behalf o
the Constitution Hall fund.
Mrs. Alfred j. BroSseau, chairman
OF the Constitution Hall building com
mittee, pointed out in her report tina
in considering the furnishings, the com
mittee selected mainly those that woul
represent the early American type. TIL
exception is the La Fayette suite, which
when completed. is to be placed at tn
disposal of the President and the Firs
Lady of the Land whenever they v1Si
Constitution Hall. That suite, q gif
of Mrs. Frank Ruff of Missouri, con
tains Du Barry antique furniture up
holstered in priceless brocade the colo
Of Burgundy. Mrs. Brosseau in end
ing her report made a plea for gifts 70
the hall, stating that generosity hal
ever been the watchword of the Daugh
tiers, and urged that the society con
tinue to remain so.
Gifts Are Reported.
!. Gifts to Constitution Hall in the wa
of antique furnishings, relics and equip
ment and plans for additions and i'm
provements were announced by MIR
John M. Beavers in her report as chair
man of the buildings and grounds com
mittee.
AS a place of public meetings strictl
outside D. A. r. activities the repor
shows that Constitution Hall is forgtn
to the front. The hall has been use
% times since its completion last Fal
and approximately 10000 tickets hav
been sold for various events held there
according to the report.
Mrs Beavers said it is planned Il
complete all the rooms of the Colonia
household during this administration
1T Is very apparent that we have out
grown our Office building, even with thu
addition Of the library and four room
in Constitution Hail." she reported, IAN,
we will be happy when it is possible
to make adequate provision for oul
clerical force and to provide one NOR
room for each national off1cer.
During the Summer we hope to com
plete the renovation of Continents
Hall by installing new steam pipes ant
modern plumbing equipment. Many o
the States have expressed their deS1rV
to redecorate their rooms, but at pres
ent we are waiting until their work i
completed"
RedecOrated Rooms.
Alabama, Maine, Illinois and New
Hampshire are States which have re-
equipped and redecorated their rooms
The Colonial kitchen remains tn
only room to be provided for, an,
France and Oklahoma are undertaking
to accomplish the task. Gifts alread
have been received for the kitchen
from Pennsylvania and Georgia.
An interesting inkstand to be use,
BY the president general and then pu
in the Ohio room was presented by MR.
Henry of Steubenville. The origins
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