Evening star., 1932-04-20
Sidelights of the ID. A. r. Congress

The annual pilgrimage to Arlington
of the president general of the d. A. F..
and delegates to the Continental Con-
gress was made at o'clock today. A
wreath was placed upon the tomb OF
Americas Unknown Soldier and the
graves of two Revolutionary heroes,
Lieut.. Col. Commandant William Ward
Burrows. first commandant of the Ma
rine Corps. and James House Of the
United States Army, were marked. Maj.
Gen. Ben H Fuller, commandant OF the
Marine Corps, paid tribute to the heroes
and a program Of music was given by
the United States Marine Band. The
markers were unveiled by Randolph
Coyle, 4th. and Lucien B. Green, 30.
The committee in charge Of the mark
ing included Mrs Amos A. Fries, chair
man; Representative Edith Nourse
Rogers, vice chairman; Mrs. William H.
Cudworth, Mrs. w. z. Stuart and Mrs.
Edward c. Wellington.
From Arlington. the president general
and delegates then went to Alexandria
to place a wreath upon the monument
to the Unknown Soldier of the Revo-
lutionary War in the churchyard of the
PRESBYTERIAN Meeting House. on South
Fairfax street They will then go to
Mount Vernon, where wreaths will be
placed in memory of George and Mar
tha Washington.
The committee in charge of the
Mount Vernon pilgrimage. was headed
by Mrs. Eleanor Washington Howard,
honorary chairman, and last member of
the Washington family born at Mount
Vernon; Mrs Willoughby S Chesley.
chairman; Mrs. Nathaniel Beaman. vice
chairman Mrs. G. B. Fuller, vice chair
man; Mrs. William D. West, vice chair
man in charge of transportation; Mrs.
Howard L. Hodgkins, Mrs Ellis S. Pep
per. Miss Jessica Randolph Smith ana
Mrs. Cabot Stevens.
A brilliant Colonial reception was
held last evening in Constitution Hall,
when the delegates to the congress were
received by the president general, ma
tional officers and State regents. Mem
berS of the receiving line were all in
costume of the Colonial period and
many of the guests wore the picturesque
attire Mrs. Hobart headed the line
wearing striking gown Of howered
broCade and Mrs Russell William Mag
ra, candidate for the office Of president
general, wore becoming blue taffeta
gown with white wig
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ception the pages of the congress were
having a dancing party at the Willard.
Mrs Hobart left the reception to re-
ceive the pages and their guests and
returned TO the Colonial reception.
An interesting costume at the recep-
ton was that of Mrs. Maurice L. Tay-
lor of the Cayuga Chapter of Ithaca.
N Y Mrs Taylor wore the same gown
she wore to reception Of the D. A. r
Congress 25 yearssago, in the Library
Of Congress. The gown is made of
champagne satin embroidered in a rose
buds design, and trimmed with point
lace f1chu.
Mrs. Hoover was the honor guest at
the tea and reception given Yesterday
by the Iowa delegation to the 41st Con-
tinental Congress of the National So
ciety of the Daughters of the American
Revolution. She was accompanied by
Mrs. Gertrude Bowman. who is chair
man of the Iowa State Room Commit
tee. Alternating at the tea table were
the wives Of the Iowa delegation in
Congress, including:
Mrs Smith w Brookhart Mrs L. J.
Dickinson, Mrs. c. William Ramseyer,
Mrs Cassius c. Dowell, Mrs William
F. Kopp. Mrs. Thomas J. B. Robinson,
MIS-. LlOyQ 1nurSJOn, MIS-. CHdTleS T..
Swanson. Mrs. Fred c, GilchriSt and
Mrs B. NJ. Jacobson. Others assisting
were: Mrs. James Good, wife of the
former Secretary Of War; Mrs. F. Dick
inson Let's. Mrs. Clyde AitchiSon and
Mrs Claude Porter. wives of members
of the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion, and Miss Louisa Wilson.
Mrs. Walter F Brown, wife Of the
Postmaster General, will entertain at
tea tomorrow in honor OF the Ohio dele
CATION TO the congress.
Mrs. James E. Watson and Mrs. Arthur
r. Robinson wives of Senators from
Indiana, will receive the Indiana dele
cation to the congress tomorrow at the
home OF Mrs. Watson.
Senator and Mrs, Alben w Barkley
Of Kentucky and Mrs. Russell William
Magma of Holyoke, Mass, candidate for
the Office of president general of the
D. A. r., were among those present at
the dinner given last evening at the
Mayfiower by the Kentucky Society of
the d. A. r.
Mrs. Stanley F. Reed Kentucky State
regent, who has made her home at the
Mayflower since her husbands appoint
ment as general counsel Of the Federal
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