Evening star., 1932-04-23
Notes of ID. A. r. Congress

The District of Columbia Daughters
presented to the museum this morning
silver coffee pot, two early snuff boxes
and piece OF handwoven linen.
The delegates from Texas will be
honor guests at the Texas State Society
meeting at the Raleigh Hotel tonight
at $50 o'clock. O. B. Colquit. former
Governor of Texas. will make the prin-
cipal speech and Representative Clifton
A. Woodrum of Virginia. will sing After
the program there will be dancing and
cards. Prizes will be given to the four
making the highest scores.
Constitution Chapter. Daughters of
America, District of Columbia, gave
its annual luncheon 10 the regent. Mrs.
z. Richard Gasch, yesterday, at 1890
O'Clock, at the willard Hotel The ar
rangements for luncheon were in charge
of Mrs. Charles L. Dasher, assisted by
Miss Mae Helm and Mrs Daniel c.
Roper. Many national and State Off
GERS attended, among them Mrs. Lowell
Fletcher Hobart, president general, ma
tional society; Mrs. William Russell
Magma. librarian general Mrs. David
D. Caldwell, vice president general;
Miss Helen Harman. retiring State re-
gent; Mrs. Harry c. Grove, State regent
elect; Mrs. John M. Beavers. vice presi-
dent general, and Mrs. Stanley Reed.
State regent, Kentucky.
Miss Ida J. Mum of Troy. N. Y, is
delegate to the congress. She is also
delegate to the National Society
Daughters of Founders and Patriots and
the Daughters of 1872, which convene
next week. She is the fifth generation
in Troy and resides in the historical
home of her family. She is a member
of the George Washington Bicentennial
Committee in her home city. Mrs Mum
has attended every D. A. r. Congress
for the past is years.
Florida has contributed $3.50 to Con-
stitution Hall. honoring Representative
Ruth Bryan Owen, who annually spon-
sorS pilgrimage to Washington of
two best young citizens" from the high
schools of each county in her district.
The D. A. r girls dornitory at Mont
verde School. Florida. is in use. This
hail. built and furnished by Daughters
of Florida. at cost of over $4,000, will
be dedicated next year. Seventy-tWo
Washingtonia palms have been planted
by members of the society from Florida
as part of the Bicentennial program.
In spite of bank and crop failures and
rising waters, the Louisiana Daughters
have had successful year, Mrs Corinne
Burgess Cultivate reported to the
Congress. The Louisiana Daughters
have started the furnishing Of the
Louisiana room and have paid $500 for
the indexing of Louisiana records in
Memorial Continental Hall new
chapter has been organized to be called
Tangipahoa Chapter, after the tribe of
| Indians the French found there when
! they settled that part of Louisiana.
| New Jersey has 5,646 members of the
society, and has met its pledges, totaling
Sl,752, to Constitution Hall and all
other national obligations. New Jer-
sey has given S6.028 to indorsed D. A
p. schools, 81, 900 as a gift to Tamassee
to furnish the dining room and fur
ther $3.50 for the maintenance fund
for boys The student loan fund of
New Jersey, now totaling S5,495, Is
helping "a students. The State organi-
zation has been incorporated and al
| ready $4,000 has been donated toward
suitable headquarters building. The