Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-13
D. A. R. DELEGATES
SWARM INTO CITY
seth continentaE Congress
Convenes Tomorrow, Con-
y tinuing Through Week.
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originally to, address the D. A. r: Fri
day evening. but requested change in
the program, at the last moment. On
the program with the President at this
meeting will be Right Rev. James B..
Freeman, Bishop of Washington, who
will deliver the invocation; Secretary of
War Patrick j. Hurley, who will extend
greetings to the Daughters; Acting Sec
retaryrof the Navy Ernest Lee Jahncke
and Senator, Simeon .. Tess of Ohio.
Acting Secretary; Jailnclce will speak on
1.-The Traditions of Our Country" and
Senator Pess will talk on THE, Consti-
tuition of the United States Music
will be furnished by the United States
Marine Band.
DR.. ,ReicheIderfer to Speak.
The, high spots of the opening ses-
sion in the morning will be the adj
dress of tive, president general, the
presentation of the ceiling flag for Con-
Stitution Hall Wy Mrs. j. Charles ninthi-
cum of Maryland and greetings from
the new president of the board of Dis
trict Commissioners, DR.. Luther H.
Reichelderfer, and from the heads OF
various patriotic. organizations These
-
the National Society, Children of the
American Revolution: Mrs. Henry Z.
Kent of the National Society. Daugh-
tiers of the Revolution; Mrs. Donald
Macrae of the National Society, AIner1-
can Legion Auxiliary; Howard G. Row
lev, National Society, Sons OF the
American Revolution, and Brig. Gen;
George Richards, u. s. M. c.. General
Society, Sons of the Revolution.
% coSCinY1 congress
will get down to business. The session
will be devoted to the reading of re-
uorts of the. officers and committee
chairmen. OF outstanding interest Is
the report whihh Lieut.. Col. U. s
Grant, 3rd will lpake as associate di-
rector of the Geoyge Washington BIZ
centennial Commission.
Tuesday morning Will be taken uE
with the first, report of the resolutions
committee by Mrs. lvmma L. Crowell
chairman, outlining the 1880 policies Of
the D. A. R.: the report OF the Con-
stitution Hall building committee, py
Mrs. Alfred j. BroSSeau, chairman ano
honorary president general. and the re-
port of the Constitution Hall nnance
committee, by Mrs. Russell William
Magma, chairman.
Mount Vernon Pilgrimage Tuesday.
The annual pilgrimage to Mount
Vernon home and. burial place OF
George washington, will be held during
the afternoon, the delegates leaving tne
hall at 8 o'clock in automobiles. MIS-
Eliza Ferry Leary is honorary cham-
man and Mrs. D. Mauchlln NlVen Il
chairman OF the committee that will
place wreathS in memory OF George
and Martha Washington. That eve
ming at 9 O'Clock the reception OF the
president general, vice presidents gen.
eral and national officers will be held
furnishing the principal social event
of the sessions and followed by a ball
in honor of the 200 or more young
women pages in the Willard HoIel al
10 O'Clock. ~,
The President and Mrs Hoover viii
entertain for the continental congress
at the White House Wednesday after
noon at O'Clock. Mr.. HooTers slsCer
in-law. Mrs Theodore Jesse Hoover, L
one of the candidates for vice president
general from California. Sessions o.
the congress Wednesday mornlng ane
afternoon will be devoted to other ousl'
ness matters. with a further report
from the resolutions committee. Amons
some of the topics that will come before
the congress in these reports are pettel
films. by Mrs. Mildred Lewis Russell
the D. A. r. loan fund by Miss Marjorie
Suaulding, and the Ellis Island report
by Mrs. Harvey Tyson White.
Miss Lincoln to Report.
During the afternoon, Miss Natalie
Sumner Lincoln, editor OF the D. A. X
magazine which is enjoying an unuSlla
period of increased circulation inside the
ranks of the society, will make her re-
port as will Mrs. James F. Donahne
chairman of the magazine committee
One of the most important reports WI
deal with legislation in the Unitee
States Congress of special interest to TN