Evening star., 1932-04-17
.D.A. R. DELEGATES
|. HERE FOR SESSIONS
Election Thursday to Fea-
ture Week of Meetings,
Starting Tomorrow.
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/ ington B1centennlal Celebration. Its
more than 2,40O chapters in every State
and even in foreign lands are already
! programs in cooperation with the an
| ntversary.
Contest on Vice President Race.
| While the usual spirited contest in
| the election will be missing because of
no opposition to Mrs. Magma as presi-
dent general and none to the 10 candi-
| dates for cabinet offices, a contest
| looms. however, in the race for vice
presidents general. Ten States have
put forward their favorite daughters
! from whom eight will be elected Thurs
| day
The serenity which overshadows the
national election marks the first un-
| opposed administration ticket in six
years, since the election of Mrs. Grace
Lincoln Hall BroSseau. While peaceful
! ballotting will prevail. the assurances
| of national officers that the delibera-
| tons of the Continental Congress this
! year will be in like vein were discounted
! counted in many circles
| With the Federal economy program
| and the Treasury deficit calling for
! greatly reduced expenditures for ma
| tiOnal preparedness. it waS expected
! that the questions of what constitutes
an adequate Army and Navy. twin
| problems Of dissension. will play an
! important part i'll the D. A r. pro-
! gram. Other questions affecting pro-
/ hibiLion. Communism and foreign af-
/ fairs likewise loom as probable dis
turbers of an otherwise calm session.
| Mrs Herbert Hoover will be honor
| guest of the society at its Tuesday
| forenoon session, the day being
designated Patriots day Mrs Hobart
will make her annual address then
| While no announcement was forth
coming from the White House tn the
effect that President Hoover would ad-
dress the session delegates held out
| hope that the Chief Executive would
find a way TO attend, as he did at the
last minute in the case of the American
Red Cross. Mrs. Hoover will be hostess
at the reception at the White House.
where the delegates will be received
Friday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
Colonial Tea Tuesday.
A Colonial tea in the nature OF a
reception by the president general, at
which she will be assisted by the
national officers and state regents. will
be held Tuesday night in Constitution
Hall. During the evening the Army
Bard will give a concert. There will
also be a ball for the pages the same
evening at the Willard Hotel Miss
Helen Harman. regent of the District
of Columbia. will be chairman. assisted
by Mrs. Jean Labat, vice chairman.
Other committee members are Mrs.
Maurice M Bletz Miss Catherine
Caldwell, Mrs Tonnis j, Holzberg, Mrs.
William D. Leetch, Mrs. Cloyd Heck
Marvin, Mrs. Annie H Mackenzie, Mrs.
e. L. Morrison, Miss Virginia Price,
Mrs. MarYln A. Tyler, Mrs. William
Walker Smith, Mrs. w. H. Wagner and
Mrs Bates Warren.
While preparations are going forward
for the opening of the congress, the
delegates, headed by Mrs. Hobart and
national officers, will attend a special
Washington Bicentennial commemora-
tive service at o'clock this afternoon
in the Bethlehem Chapel at Washing
ton Cathedral Tonight they will at
tend the mass concert of the Army,
Navy and Marine Bands which will be
given in Constitution Hall under the
auspices of the District of Columbia
Red Gross.
The annual memorial service will be
Wednesday at 80 o'clock. and conducted
| DS MIS-. nIllldIll IlOCh dALLNtAF NAAn PAebAAA
general Addresses will be delivered by
Mrs Howard l. Hodgkins, Mrs Howard
Mccall, Mrs. Ralph Van Landingham
and Mrs. Richard Patton Erwin. I'M
mediately after the service, the preSl-
dent general and her cabinet" will go
to Arlington and Mount Vernon. A
wreath will be placed upon the Tomb Of
the Unknown Soldier and the graves Of
three Revolutionary soldiers at Airing
ton. Col William Ward Borrows,
James House and Edward Jones will be
marked At Mount Vernon tribute will
be paid at the tomb of George and
Martha Washington. A visit will be
made also to the George washington
Masonic Memorial at Alexandria.
Among the speakers who will address
the congress during the week, aside
from Vice President Curtis, are Secrs-
tary of the Treasury Mills, Secretary OF
Labor Doak, Second Assistant Post
! master General Warren Irving Glover.
Senator Simeon D. Fess of Ohio, Hor-
ace M Albright director of the National
Park Service, Maj. Gen. Hanson NJ. Ely,
U. S. A; Real Admiral Sumner. H w.
Kittelle. DR.. w. ]. Showalter of the
National Geographic Society, Repre-
sentative Arthur NJ. Free of California,
John B Chapple of the Ashland wis
merville, M. A. Kings Council, Toronto,
Canada.
Senator Fess to Speak.
At tomorrow nights opening session.
the speakers will include Senator FeSS
and Charles Moore, chairman of the
Fine Arts Commission, the latter Civ
ing an address on "Washington-ViSio
and Reality"
Five members of the diplomatic corps
also will participate in replying to
| Americas Gratitude to Her Friends Of
1776." They are Ambassador Claudel
of France, Ambassador Won Prittwitz of
Germany Ambassador Filipowicz of Po-
land, Ambassador Lindsay of Great
Britain and J. H. Won Royen, Minister
Of the Netherlands.
Maj. Donald A. Dawson. Assistant
Engineer Commissioner will extend
greetings on behalf of the District Gov
ernment.
Mrs. Hobart will call the congress to
order after the colorful entrance of the
national officers. accompanied by their
| special pages and the color bearers.
/ The United States Marine Band. Can't.
Taylor Branson, leader, will furnish the
music as it has done for so many open
ings of the Continental Congress.
Election Thursday.
The triennial election will take place
! Thursday. with nominating speeches
being made Wednesday evening. Mrs.
| Magma, candidate for president general,
received the unanimous Endorsement in
| recognition of her outstanding services
as librarian general during the past
| three years, and as chairman for SIX
years of the Constitution Hall Finance
! Committee. The unopposed list of can
| didates for other national offices on
Mrs. Magnas ticket are;
Mrs. Raymond Grant Kimben OF IL
linois, chaplain general; Mrs. Henry
Bourne Joy of Michigan, recording sec
retary general; Mrs. John M. Beavers
of the District of Columbia, correspond
ing secretary general; Mrs. Frank How
| land PARCELS of New York, organizing
| secretary general; Miss Katherine Ar
mold Nettleton of Connecticut. treasurer
general; Mrs. Stanley Forman Reed OF
| Kentucky, registrar general: Mrs. Will