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D. A. R. CANDIDATES.
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Roper, wife of the Secretary of Com
merce, and includes both candidates
for president general.
Meantime, the pages will hold a
dance tonight at the Mayfower as
guests of the president general and
the National Board of Management.
Mrs. George Madden Grimes IS chair
man of the Pages Dance Committee.
In addition to Mrs. Magna's an
nual report the national officers pre-
sented their reports today to the
morning session Of the congress.
The last accounting of her stew
ardship" for the year was given to
the society today by Mrs. Magma, in
an annual report on the widely varied
work of the organization.
Explaining the society was faced
with difficulties through depression
years, Mrs. Magma reported at the
close of her three-year term that I'VE
reefed the sails Of our society's ship
to the prevailing winds, and with an
eye to the weather have managed our
three-year course and steered into our
final port of this term with the hull
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and a good bill of health for all on
board"
Mrs. Magma expressed deep appre-
citation for the loyal support of her as
sociates in the organization, and de-
clared that results obtained in all
branches of the widespread educa-
tional, and other programs Of the Or
ganiZation were gratifying.
I'VE can turn with just pride to
steady activities and steady growth"
she said. 'The society Is in splen-
did condition" She could see mo
immediate necessity of any suggestion
for raising dues"
Constitution Hall was referred to by
Mrs. Magma in both her report today
and annual address last night. Much
attention had been given the subject,
she explained. Explaining she was
Justly proud of the fact that over a
nine-year period the society has never
had even a 2 per cent shrinkage on
pledged money" Mrs. Magma said she
was confident the debt on the hall
will be Cancelled before this congress
adjourns.'
The debt on Constitution Hall, it
was explained by katherine Arnold
Nettleton, treasurer general. had been
cut down from S566.500 April !, 1882,
to $l85,000 at the end Of March this
year, a curtailment of about 1881 500.
Figures show that membership dur
ing three years suffered loss, Mrs.
Nettleton said, but there we're more
applicants and reinstatements during
the past year than at any time since
1921, she said.
The general fund she reported as Of
March 81, 1884, at S181 .584.74; re-
ceipts this year, 1854 4.9S3.58 plus
recall-Constituti Hall wear and
tear fund loan, Sc, 6,600-making total
receipts of 453,168.35. Total dis
bursements were listed at $215,375;
also transferred to the permanent
fund S48,500, leaving on hand March
81, this year, 189,292.51.
Expanding work of the library was
reported by Mrs. Frank Madison Dick,
librarian general.
The interest in bookplates has
steadily increased during the past
three years." she said, "our collection
numbering between 5000 and 1000
American and foreign. The largest
number, about 1,500 was presented by
Mrs. William H. Harvey through Bos-
ton Tea Party Chapter. These book
plates are being arranged, classified
and mounted in designed volumes, the
work being done by Mrs. Clifford
Bergman, to whose knowledge and
skilled assistance the library is deeply
indebted"
Many gifts were acknowledged, in
cluding the Virginia historica! index,
compiled by DR.. E. G. Sven, from the
Virginia organization, D. A. R., in
honor of State regent, Mrs. Charles
B. Keesee.