Evening star., 1933-03-14
Miss Helen Harman Expected
to Be Indorsed as Vice
President General.
DELEGATES ATTENDING
FROM MANY CHAPTERS
Resolutions to Be Reported-Sup.
port of President Roosevelt Is
Urged by Gen. Fries.

With delegates in attendance from a
majority of the SO chapters, the thirty
second annual meeting of the State
conference, District of Columbia
Daughters Of the American Revolution
met today for two-day session in
Continental Memorial Hall.
At this afternoons session, the con
ference is expected to indorse Mis-.
Helen Harman. former District vict
regent, as candidate from the District
Of Columbia for the Office of vice presi.
dent general of the national society
Mrs David d. Caldwell Of the District
who Is the present vice president gen.
eral ends her term of Office next month
when the Continental Congress con.
venes here.
Resolutions to Be Reported.
Resolutions before the District confer.
ence will be reported to the Committee
on Resolutions, of which Mrs. Howard
L. Hodgkins Is chairman. They viii
not be acted upon until tomorrow.
Tocay's opening session, marked BY
the entrance of the State regent, Mrs
Harry Colfax Grove. State officers anc
national officers. was confined to the
usual preliminary matters. The ma
tional officers in attendance who
were introduced and greeted the local
D. A. R., included Mrs. Caldwell. vice
president general; Mrs. John M Beav-
ers. corresponding secretary general;
Mrs. William Lewis Dunno, historian
general, and Mrs. Frank Rowland Par
GELS. organizing secretary general.
Greetings were extended by the fol-
lowing officers of affiliated groups ):
Frank B Steele. secretary general OF
the National Society Sons of the Amer
ican Revolution; Dr. Thomas E. Green
of the District of Columbia Sons of the
Revolution, Mrs Josiah A. Van Orsdel.
national president. Children of the
American Revolution. and Maj Gen.
Amos A. Fries. retired. for the District
Of Columbia Sons of the American Rev.
olution.
Reports Made.
Mrs. George Madden Grimes reported
for the Committee on Programs for the
conference and Mrs. Catherine E.
Nagle reported for the Committee on
Credentials.
The session was opened by Arthur S.
Witcomb. cornetist of the United
States Marine Band. who sounded the
assembly. and Mrs. Fred Strieby played
the march.
Tomorrow morning the District con-
ference will hear an address on the
New Passport System of Soviet Rus
sia." by Miss Clara W. McQuown.
Recognition of Soviet Russia will be
af ho M
the conference, as well as before the
Continental Congress next month. The
District conference also is expected to
take strong position in support Of
adequate national defense and rigid
restriction of immigration.
Support of President Urged.
In his brief welcome this morning.
Gen. Fries called on the body to pledge
its support to THE President of the
United States" but it was pointed out
by delegates that this was an annual
customary action and had no special
significance in connection with the
present economic crisis.
The annual session will close to-
morrow afternoon when resolutions are
to be adopted and final matters acted
upon in connection with the forthcom-
ing session of the national society.
In addition to Mrs. Grove, the regent,
the other State officers in attendance
today were: Mrs. George Madden
Grimes. vice regent; Mrs. F. B. Linton,
chaplain; Mrs. Pedro Capo-Rodriguez,
recording secretary; Mrs. Jean Labat,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. Ada C.
Mills Payne, treasurer; Mrs Rose De
Cell Martin, acting treasurer, and Mrs.
Arturo Y. Casanova, historian.