Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-04-19
MEMORIAL RITES
HELD BY D. A. R.
Tribute Paid to Deceased
Memberships. Becker Is
Named President General.
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forty-fourth congress, marched from
the building to the D. A. r. Memorial
on the south lawn of the hall to place
Q wreath on the memorial.
Assisting Mrs. Kimbell in arranging
the memorial service were Mrs. G.
Wallace w. Hanger, vice chairman;
Mrs. Matthew Brewster, Mrs. Howard
L. Hodgkins, Mrs. Howard Mccall,
Mrs. William Rock Painter, Mrs. Ben
jamin Purcell, Miss Janet Richards
and Mrs. Theodore Strawn.
This afternoon, Mrs. Magma planned
to go to Arlington to unveil a marker
on the grave of Lieut.. Hugh Aud, a
Revolutionary officer from Maryland.
From Arlington, the daughters
planned to 60 to Mount Vernon to
place wreaths in memory of both
George and Martha Washington.
Tonight's program will present two
speakers to the D. A. r., Will Durant,
who will discuss The Crisis in Ameri-
can Civilization" and Sir Willmott
Lewis, Washington Correspondent of
the London Times. who will take for
his subject The Newspaper and the
Youthful Citizen"
CappelIa Choir to Sing.
A feature Of the evening service will
be singing by the Northland a Cap
pella Choir, from Northland College,
Wisconsin, which has been on an ex-
tended tour of the country. The choir
of 40 voices is accompanied by DR..
William Brownell, president of the
college and Sigvart j. Steen, director.
Final business of the Forty-fourth
Continental Congress will be con-
Quoted tomorrow morning, when
officers will be installed Mrs. RooSe-
welt will receive the Daughters tomor-
row afternoon at the White House,
and the last function will be the an
nual banquet tomorrow night at the
Mayflower Hotel.
Last nights session formally con-
sisted of reading of the reports of
State regents, including several from
foreign countries. These were con-
cluded shortly before 1890, but the
Daughters had to wait until nearly
midnight for returns from the elec-
ton
When the tellers, who had been
locked up since the election, filed in,
dressed in their afternoon clothes. in
contrast to the evening gowns of the
rest of the assemblage, there was a
murmur of excitement, followed by
loud applause, when the result was
announced.
Congratulates Victor.
Mrs Gillentine, a game loser, rush.
ed to the platform, quickly to con-
graduate the winner. Before Mrs
Becker arrived with members of her
winning cabinet, Mrs. Gillentine, at
the microphone, in ringing, firm
voice, said:
II wish to thank all who have sup
ported me and my associate candi-
dates. We appreciate deeply the
sacrifice made and the service rem
dered. I have served the National
Society Daughters of the American
Revolution for "a years in practically
every official capacity and Of late I
had hoped to lead this great organiza-
ton.
Tonight I have seen those hopes
and aspirations go glimmering with
the dreams of things which were.
However, my philosophy Of life has
not broken down. Some one has said,
1T is a test of character to lose the
dream of ones life and not become
embittered.' This defeat shall mean
to me what it meant to the old South
ern darby.
His master said, Malachi, do you
know what defeat is?'
"'Yassah, yassah. boss, defeat is
dem things We stand on,
There are no sour grapes. If there
Is a tendency that way, shall sprinkle
them with sugar and they will make
nice preserves.
Il accept the verdict of the umpire,
click my heels and salute the new
commander in chief. Mrs. William A.
Becker, and her cabinet and wish for
them happy and successful regime
Shakes Hand With Rival.
BY this time Mrs. Becker was on
the stage, and Mrs. Gillentine, turning,
heartily shook her hands while the
flashlights of photographers blinked
and applause shook the great hall.
Mrs. Becker then stepped to the
n1icrophone, briefly to thank her
friends and supporters and to pledge
her services to the society for the next
three years. To those who had been
so "diligent and faithful she ex-
tended her deepest appreciation and
heartfelt affection"
She asked "co-operation, counsel
,I
one of you, and pledged the very
best of my mind, my energy and my
heart For the D. A. r. she asked
that the members display:
In large things, unity: in lesser
things, tolerance; in all things,
charity"
Mrs. Becker's cabinet, which was
swept into Office with her in the cleo
ton consists of the following: Mrs.
Henry M Robert, jr, treasurer gen.
eral. Annapolis. Md: Mrs. Julius Y.
Talmadge, recording secretary general,
Athens, Ca; Mrs. Lue r. Spencer,
registrar general, Washington; Mrs.
Charles B. Keesee, corresponding Sec
rotary general, Martinsville, Va; Mrs.
william H. Pouch, organizing secre-
tdTy ReIlcIdl, NcW AOih SAly, NAo.
Julian G. Goodhue, historian general,
Evanston, H.; Mrs. John Y. Richard
son, reporter general to Smithsonian
Institution, Portland, Greg; Mrs.
Luther E. Thorn. librarian general,
Muskogee, Okla; Mrs. Robert j. Reed,
curator general. Wheeling, w. Va;
Mrs. e. Thomas Boyd, chaplain gen.
eral, Denver, Colo.
Seven vice presidents general were
elected as follows: Mrs. Theodore
Strawn, Deland, Fla; Mrs. Asa G.
Messenger. Xenia, Ohio; Mrs. Robert
r. Gibbes, Schenectady, N. Y; Mrs.
zebulon Judd, Auburn. Ala; Mrs.
James H. Mcdonald, Ypsilanti, Mich;
Mrs. william H. Alexander, Monon-
gahela, Pa; Miss Nancy H. Harris,
Allston, Mass.
Mrs. Charles K. johnson, the eighth
candidate for vice president general,
1t was announced today, having re-
ceived a majority Of votes of the
Nonoroe for fI1ic of77co has heon on