Evening star., 1934-04-22
DAUGHTERSOF 1872.
MEET TOMORROW
Four-Day Convention Opens
at WiIIard-Services to
Be Held Today.

The National Society, United States
day convention tomorrow at the Will
lard Hotel
Today memorial services are to be
held in the Metropolitan Memorial
National Methodist Episcopal Church,
New Mexico and Nebraska avenues.
The services are scheduled for 2:30
pm. At am, Mrs. Robert j. john
ston, president national, is to give
a breakfast at the organization S
headquarters, 1851 Rhode Island ave-
nue., in honor of the officers who have
served with her for the past three
years.
The memorial services will COM
memorate members of the society
who have died during the past year,
including Mrs Clarence F. R. Jenne,
of Hartford, Conn, past president ma
tional.
Successor to Be Elected.
A successor to Mrs. Johnston will
be elected during the convention. One
of the leading candidates for the post
Is Mrs. John Francis Weinmann, prom
inent Arkansas woman, who has the
Endorsement of her State organization.
Mrs. Weinmann is vice chairman
of the Arkansas Democratic Women S
Club and was a delegate to the Demo-
cratic National Convention at Chi
Cago. She was one Of the ten Arkan-
sas women chosen officially to repre-
sent her State at the Inauguration
OF President Roosevelt.
In her own chapter, she served as
registrar, historian, vice president and
president. In the State society, she
was corresponding secretary. historian,
second and first vice presidents and
president. She is director general
of the Historical Foundation, one Of
the society's most important works,
Member of d. A. r.
Mrs. Weirmann is a member of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, Daughters of Founders and Pa
triots, Daughters of American Colo
nists, the United States Flag Associa-
ton, American Red Cross, Societe
1nternationale Historic Academique,
the Kenmore Association, National
Association for Good Roads, Amerl-
can Association of University Women,
Arkansas Centennial Commission, the
Hartford Colony OF New England
Women, the Arkansas History Com
mission, the Arkansas Post State Park
Commission, and the National Com
mittee on the Preservation OF Ma
nasSaS Battlefield.
She also is a member of the United
Daughters Of the Confederacy.
Will Honor Founder.
Immediately after the memorial
services tomorrow the delegation and
members will go to the Congressional
Cemetery, where the Past Presidents
Association will place a memorial
marker in honor of Miss Flora Adams
Darling, who founded the society SO
years ago.
Sunday night the Past Presidents
Association will hold its annual din
ner and business session at the Will
lard Hotel. The national board of the
society will meet tomorrow morning
at 8 o'clock and at 2:30 pm. a por-
trait of Col. Daniel Parke will be pre-
Sented to the Arlington House ID Ar
ungton National Cemetery.
Formal opening of the associate
council will take place tomorrow at 8
pm. in the small ball room of the
willard. At the ceremony, State flags
will be presented under the direction
of Mrs. Ruben Ross Holloway. assisted
by officers and men Of the Marine
Corps.
Gen. Malone to Speak
Gen. Paul Malone of Baltimore will
be the only speaker of the evening.
On Tuesday morning, business ses-
sions will be held Reports will be
made by all the national officers and
State presidents. Because this is elec-
ton year nominations for national
officers will be made a special order