Evening star., 1932-04-20
MRS. WALKER OUT
IN D. A. R. FIGHT
Defense Chairman in Open
Battle With Incoming
Administration.
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machine to put through the election of
her own eight .iavorites were confirmed
when she came out yesterday with her
own selections, headed by Mrs. Edward
S. Moulton of Rhode Island.
If she can muster enough votes at
tomorroW's polls to put her selection
through, it would mean the elimination
of Mrs. Fred C. Morgan of Maine, ma
tional chairman of the Committee on
Legislation In the U. S. Congress. and
Mrs. Joseph Hayes Acklen, State regent
Of Tennessee.
The other two named at the bottom
of Mrs. walkers list are Mrs. Walter L.
Tobey of Ohio and Mrs. Nathaniel
Beaman Of Virginia. Should sufficient
strength be brought to bear by the
Walker faction, these last four men
toned candidates would fight it out
among themselves for two places among
the vice presidents general.
Just how far the efforts of Mrs.
Walker to leave the imprint of her
declining power on the new administra-
ton are successful is entirely speculative.
She has not held the most powerful
committee Office in the organization for
six years, however. without building up
q formidable machine.
without Opposition.
Mrs. Hobart, with whom Mrs. Walker
appears to have broken, is throwing her
influence to the Magma ticket, which
thus far is unopposed by any rival cam
didates 1t was pointed out by some
delegates that Mrs. Tobey Of Ohio,
which is Mrs Hobarts State, is among
the less favored candidates being sup
ported by the National Defense chair
man.
The other candidates for vice presi-
dent general are Mrs. E. Thomas Boyd
Of Colorado, Mrs. Joseph M. Galley OF
Pennsylvania, Mrs Edward c. Cooch OF
Delaware, Mrs. Frank Hamilton Mar
shall of Oklahoma, Mrs. Moulton and
Mrs. C. Edward Murray Of New Jersey. |
Mrs. Walker declared 1t makes no
difference to her how the names appear |
on tomorrow's ballots, whether alpha
betically or as she has arranged them |
by her own selection.
The passing of Mrs. Walker from the /
councils of the national defense poll |
cies of the D. A. r, undoubtedly indi- |
Gates that the incoming administration |
is determined to take more conserva- !
tive view of the whole question. This
new policy will be just as firm as ever,
1t was said, but less spectacular.
Financial Report Made.
Reporting on the financing of Con-
stitution Hall, Mrs. Russell William
Magma, chairman Of the Finance Com
rnittee, declared the amount of money
due on pledges to the building fund is
S73e730, making the assured amount
equal to s1,1s5,4l4.24.
With a total cash collection Of
Sl.l78.01694 to date. the remaining
Indebtedness on the auditorium is
s32o,000.
Mrs. Magma considers this a splendid
showing because of the financial condi-
tions of the country The total Sun
shine Fund to date is S28, NAN, of
which the District of Columbia D. A. r.
contributed S54l57. The total con-
tribution Of the District Chapter to the
Constitution Hall fund during the past
year was s2,043.20.
Resolutions were adopted by the |
congress today extending its apprecia- |
tion to Mrs. Herbert Hoover for her
cordial greetings at Tuesdays session,
and to Vice President Curtis for his
address at the opening of the congress. |
Memorial Services
Impressive memorial services were |
held today at 1:30 o'clock in Constitu- |
ton Hall for the deceased Daughters Of |
the American Revolution, with Mrs. |
William Rock Painter. chaplain gen.
eral of the society, presiding The cere-
mony was opened with a program Of
music by Edward G. Mead, organist,
and Mrs. William McGervey, soloist.
Miss Elizabeth F. Pierce gave the invo-
cation
Tributes to the departed members, to
vice presidents general, to charter mem /
bers, ex-vice presidents general and ex-
State regents, were made by Mrs. Lowell |
Fletcher Hobart, Mrs. Ralph Van
Landingham, Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins, |
Mrs. Howard Mccall and Mrs. Richard |
Patton Erwin. TAPS" sounded by |
Arthur Witcomb, brought the services |
to close.
The committee n charge of the cere- |
mony was headed by Mrs. William Rock |
Painter. chaplain general, chairman; |
Mrs Gilbert H. Grosvenor, vice chair |
man; Miss Elizabeth F. Pierce, Mrs |
Matthew Brewster, Mrs. Richard Patton |
Erwin, Mrs. Ralph Van Landingham, !
Mrs. Howard Mccall and Mrs. Howard |
L. Hodgkins
Immediately after the services the
president general accompanied by the |
delegates placed q wreath on the i'm |
posing monument to the departed |
n5AANSAo' oAA Ia4C SO0SA4 lawn VI VIC /
hall.
Navy Bills Urged.
Urging the Hale and Vinson bills |
for Navy building before the CONT |
mental Congress Of the D. A. R., Mrs. |
Fred c. Morgan today pronounced econ |
omy at the cost of protection "a wsnton |
lack Of judgment"
Mrs. Morgan, legislative chairman of !
the daughters. said Congress was so |
engrossed in budget balancing that |
other measures were delayed or for |
gotten. She catalogued a long list of |
measures sponsored by the D. A. r. !
that had gotten nowhere Great Britain |
and Japan, she said, had been build |
ing up TO London Treaty strength while |
the United States Navy was being al
lowed to go into obsolescence."
We have reached the place where |
we are willing to be taxed on anything |
and everything, and to be real generous
with Uncle Sam, If by so doing matters
which we deem important could have
O place on the calendar" she said.
Other Measures Urged.
Among bills for which Mrs. Morgan |
wanted a chance at vote were the |
Jeffers measure TO make a crime Of ad- |
vocating overthrow of the Government; |
the Bachman bill to prevent further |
admission of Communists and to pro-
vide deportation Of all alien Commu-
nists; the Oddie bill to prohibit impor-
tation of any article from the Soviet |
Russia the Moore bill to restrict i'm
migation from both Eastern and West
ern Hemispheres by 80 per cent the
Dlckstein resolution TO place foreign
actors under contract labor provisions
~ 4,.oS, ion, L. H. Cok
for registration of aliens.
She opposed at the same time the