Evening star., 1933-04-16
2,379D. A. R. l DEAD
10 Be HONORED
National Society Memorial
Services at Continental
Hall Today.

Impressive memorial services will be
held this afternoon at PAS O'Clock for
the 2,379 members of the National So
ciety, Daughters Of the American Rev.
olMtion, who have died since the last
congress Of the society. The services
will be held In the Memorial Continen-
tai Hall, conducted by Mrs. Raymond
G. Kimball, chaplain general Of the
society. A departure from the usual
Moral tribute to the departed daughters
will be the large cross festooned with
candles, which will be placed on the
platform Of the hail. As tributes are
paid to the deceased members the can
dies on the cross will be lighted. In
cluded In the large number Of Daughters
who have passed to their reward in
the last year there Is past president
general, charter members, national
omcers and lay members. Tributes will
the society with the same classification.
Loving Remembrance Candle.
Mrs. Russell William Magma. presi-
dent general of the society," will light
the candle Of loving remembrance"
in difference to Mrs. William Cumming
Story, deceased past president general,
and In her tribute will also eulogize
the deceased members in a body Fol-
lowing this. Mrs. Kimball, chaplain
general, will lead the Daughters in the
saying Of the Lords Prayer included
in the services will be solo by Mrs.
Flora McGill Keefer, whose selection
will be Il Know That My Redeemer
Liveth." Mrs. Dorothy Radde Emery
will play the accomplishments for Mrs;
Keefer. At the conclusion of the trib-.
ute, the lights in the hall will be
dimmed and the National Quartet will
sing God So Loved the World"
Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins will speak
in behalf Of the deceased charter mem
bers, three of whom we're members Of
chapters in the District of Columbia.
The daughters from the District, who
were charter members and who have
died since last year, include Mrs. A. G.
and Miss Virginia Miller and Mrs. A. C.
Janin Of the Mary Washington Chapter
The other deceased charter members
are Mrs. Henry M. Shepard of the
Kaskaskia Chapter, Illinois: Mrs. Por-
ter King, Atlanta Chapter. Georgia. and
Mrs. John j. Glessner of the Chicago
Chapter, Illinois
Mrs. Alexander Ennis Patton will
give tribute to the deceased honorary
vice presidents general, Mrs. Wallace
Delaf1eld of the St Louis Chapter,
Illinois. and Mrs. julius j. Estey of the
Brattleboro Chapter, Missouri and Mrs
Charles E. Herrick will speak for the
deceased eX-vice presidents general,
Mrs. Chalmers NJ Williamson Of the
Ralph Humphreys Chapter, Mississippi:
Mrs. A. Howard Hinkle Of the Cincin-
natl Chapter, Ohio, and Mrs. Harold
r. Howell of the Abigail Adams Chap
ter, Iowa.
Miss Pierce Among Dead.
Two prominent ex-national officers
who died since the last congress are
Miss Elisabeth Pierce Of the Constitu-
tion Chapter, of the District OF
Columbia, who served as recording
secretary general and later chaplain
general, and Miss Margaret Bright
Barnett of the Pittsburgh Chapter
Pennsylvania, who was corresponding
secretary general in the last administra-
ticn. Tributes to Miss Pierce and Miss
Barnett will be given by Mrs. Gains
M. Brumbaugh.
Mrs. Henry Zoller, jr. will speak Of
Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Thomas Lilburn
who at the time of her death was State
regent Of Maryland, and Mrs. Robert J.
Reed will pay tribute to the deceased
ex-State regents, including Mrs. Robert
H. Pearson Of the Old Eylton Chapter,
Mrs. Arthur S. Buchanan Ct the
Hermitage Chapter, Tennessee; Mrs.
Ernest Vincent Nicholl of the Jackson
vile Chapter, Florida: Mrs Justus r.
Friedline. Kinnikinnik Chapter, Colo
rado; Mrs. Clinton H. Moore of the
Silver Bow Chapter, Montana; Mrs.
Marshall H. Coolidge of the Monu-
ment Chapter, Minnesota. and Mrs.
Mary Montague Ferry Allen of the
Spirit of Liberty Chapter, Utah.
In the closing service, the National
Quartet will sing Unfold Ye Portals"
and Chaplain General Kimball will give
the benediction.