Evening star., 1934-04-20
D. A. R. ENTERTA|NS
100 CHILD GUESTS
Sons and Daughters of
U. S. A. Clubs Participate
in Program.

Young America played a leading
| role on the program at the afternoon
session of the forty third annual
! continental congress of the national
society Daughters of the American
Revolution yesterday.
| More than 100 children were spe-
cial guests of the congress and par
ticipated in a colorful and musical
program during the afternoon.
The children ranged in ages from
5 to the early teens. They were
representatives of the Sons and
Daughters of the U. S. A. Clubs Of
the District of Columbia, Maryland
and Virginia, and of the approved
schools of the society. The Ameri-
canization School of this city was a
feature of the Americanism program.
Mrs. Robert Bagnell, chairman Of
the Sons and Daughters Clubs, pre-
sented the youthful members to the
| congress.
To the. District of Columbia Clubs,
Sons and Daughters of the U. S. A.,
went the S5 prize for the best ex-
hibit Of the work of the clubs.
Pennsylvania received honorable men,
ton. The awards were presented by
Mrs. Russell William Magma, presi-
dent general D. A. R.
Greetings Given Society.
Greetings to the society from the
Sons and Daughters Clubs were given
by Miss Ruth Connor, president of
/ the Alexander Hamilton Club of the
District; Richard Logan, senior presi-
| dent OF all the District clubs, wear
ing his high school cadet uniform,
and Howard Mccoy, historian Of the
District clubs.
Mrs. George ]. Wander Veer, coun-
| ctlor OF the clubs, played the ac-
compartment for the singing of sew
eral songs by the group.
! A colorful Indian war dance was
| given by Frank Warner to the thumps
Of a tom tom, sounded by Lawrence
Provo, who portrayed an Indian chief
Mrs. Bagnell announced at the close
OF the program of her group that next
year three prizes would be awarded
for exhibits.
Frank Gerchow, Boy Scout bugler
of Huntington, w. Va, was the guest
bugler opening the assembly.
An appeal was made by an Indian
girl, Marian Cloud, who came from
the American Indian Institute Of
Wichita, Kans. She was dressed in
a buckskin Indian costume, with
beaded trimmings, silver and tur-
quolSe necklace and a beaded hand
band. She begged that equal edu-
catlonal opportunities be given In
dian girls as well as Indian boys
Bruce Williamson and Lawrence
RalSton from the Hillside School in
Massachusetts, presented a musical
program. Lawrence Ralston played
RubinSteins Melody in F on a cornet.
Two Present Program.
Two girls from the Hindman Noun
tain School in Knott, KY, presented
musical program of vocal solos &C
companied by dulcimer.
Three boys from the Crossnore
School at CroSSnore, N. c., sang, &C
companying themselves on stringed
| instruments. They were Bowie Wise
man, Frank Presnalland and Blaine
Coffey. Pearl Cantrell of TamasSee
Mountain School, South Carolina,
gave a recitation, and her companion,
fedII carpenter, yOOelIeC.
One of the hits of the afternoon was
a little act by Marie Ayers and Leon
Smith, of the Kate Duncan School of
Grant, Ala, who were so short it was
necessary to lower the microphone so
their voices could be heard in songs
and readings. Marie wore a gingham
dress and a sunbonnet, and Leon was
attired in a pair Of overalls and a
ur-in-hand necktie. After they had
finished reciting and singing, they
played duet on two miniature horns.
These program numbers from the
approved schools were introduced by
Mrs. William H. Pouch, chairman of
the Approved School Committee.
The program on Americanism was
presented under direction Of Miss
Mary C. Welch, chairman for Amer
icanism.
Greetings were brought by repre-
sentatives of several countries, and a
Song of Allegiance" written by Grace
E. Latona and Robert StaZny was
sung by Helen Kiernan Vasa, and
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