Evening star., 1931-04-21
C. A. R. CONVENES
FOR 36TH SESSION
Pomp Marks Opening Here in
Corcoran Art GaIIery-Mrs.
Arentz PreSides.

"The work and value of nation is
in its children, for through them we
nernetuate ourselves" declared Mrs.
Samuel Shaw ArentZ. national president
of the Children of the American ReVo-
| luton, at the opening OF tne trllCy-
sixth annual convention OF the society
this morning in the auoltorlum Vi 'i''
Corcoran Art Gallery. ..,o.,o
Patterned after the senior patrlotlc
soc;etv the Daughters of the American
revolution. the opening OF the conVeh,
tion was marked with much pomp ana
colorful ceremony. Music by the unlteu
states Marine Band, accompanied tne
march of the procession OF tne paeSe,
in which the colors were carrieo Wy
three Young boys, members OF the OF.
ganization. striking different noCe
from the entirely feminine proceSsloii
of the D. A. r.
Addresses Convention.
In her address to the convention us
ArentZ said, Il came into IT, ,iorK pc
cause l felt the need OF putting my
energy into character building organlza-
tions because of the danger from the
fnes of our Government al the present
time. It is therefore no small response
bility that rests on each OF us, LOT oui
standards of right must not be lowered:
u1rpose in upholding and extending the
institutions of American liberty ana
patriotism"
throughout the audience, numbering
noanv earnest young faces, were seen
two or three small boys and girls IN pic
| tnresoue Colonial costumes. Consplcu-
ous bv her daintiness and her solemnlty
during the ceremonies was dlmlnutlVe
BETTY Anderson of Clarendon. va.
member of the Richard Lord Jones
Chanter, dressed in a yellow satin gown
| and carving a demure little bouquet OF
vioIets. The smallest member present
| this morning was little Betty ROBERTS
| 22-month-old daughter of Mrs. Samuel
Roberts of 1907 r street.
Boy Recites Greed.
With serious face and manly voice,
9year-old William Tyler Page, 80,
grandson of William Tyler Page: author
of The Americans Creed, led the
audience in the recitation of the creed.
The childrens own son. our Flag
by the founder of the society. MRS.
Daniel Lothrop. was sung by Maude
Maxwell Galloway, accompanied by
Mrs. Clayton Emig.
Greetings were given from the
society's first member, Miss Margaret
Iothrop. daughter of the founder. Mr.
Justice Van Orsdel, president ot the
Sons of the American Revolution, gave
greetings. followed by few words from
Mrs. Eleanor Washington Howard the
last washington born at Mount Vernon
and a great at-great-grandniece OF George
Washington.
Children to Garry On.
Miss Helen Harmon brought greet
Ings from the District Society, d. A. n.
I'm sponsoring societies of the Chill
dren of the American Revolution, SAID
Miss Hammond, I'VE realize that tn2
! children of our beloved country are the
hope of the Nations future and must
! be taught the ideals of patriotic citi-
| zenship that actuated our revolutionary
ancestors at Lexington and Concord.
! AS we retire from active service we look
: to the children to carry on the work OF
washington and his compatriots and 10
/ safeguard the institutions OF our coun-
! try as founded by them"
State Flags Presented.
state flags were presented from Ne
braska bv Mrs. G. B. Miller, the gift of
/ the Crete Society; from Pennsylvania
/ by Airline Spannuth, the gift of the
! Conrad Weiser Society of Reading:
/ from Texas by Mrs. o. E. Baker, from
! Ohio by Mrs. George Malone and from
! Oklahoma by Mrs. Mary Lambert the
gift of the Priscilla Mullins Society OF
Tulsa.
! A history Of the State Of Massachu-
| sets was presented by the State di-
rector, Mrs. Mary Horton MacDowell.
| A short address of welcome was made
| by the director of the Corcoran Art
! Gallery. Mr.. c. Powell Minnigerode.
/ Reports of the national officers and
/ of the Auditing Committee occupied
/ this afternoons session, which opened
! at 2 O'Clock.