The Washington times., 1936-04-21
DEFENSE B I
! ASSURANCE
OF PEACE
Convention Approves
Big Appropriations
For Army, Navy
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fluenced by President Roosevelt's
statement, read by the prSident
general, Mrs. william A. Becker,
at the formal opening ceremonies
last night, that the United States
now has the largest peace time
Army and Navy in history,
Shortly before the resolution
was adopted, Mrs. Becker told
the audience that preparedness
is ,the best means of preserving
peace.
Two other resolutions, one ex'
pressing regret at the inability
of President Roosevelt to appear
at.last nights session and at his
bereavement in the death of Col.
Louis McHenry Howe, his political
guide and secretary, and the other
expressing regret at the death Of
Natalie Sumner Lincoln, novelist
and editor Of the D. A. r.. maga-
zine, were also adopted.
How to Fight Communism
Mrs. Becker in her report re-
ferred to Communists as enemies
to be opposed, but declared there
is "a reason for their activities.
She explained:
'You cannot talk patriotism
70 q hungry man. You cannot
fight communism and be indif-
ferent to the soil that feeds
it; injustice and lack Of Op-
pOrtunity embitter the very
souls Of the young. knowledge
must be their armOr and truth
their guide. Only through you,
our women, can this friend
ship be extended" .
Mrs. Becker called on all
D. A, r. members to cast their
votes according to the dictates Of
their convictions, but to be sure
to vote. She said:
"a sense Of responsibility il
returning to the citizen; the
responsibility of the privilege
of. the ballot; Of making II
count for the one best qualified
for the position In question,
best equipped to render the
highest service, without thought
Of favor or friendship. 4
LAST year Daughters Of the
American Revolution voted
practically 100 per cent. May
tho record be as good this
year" T'-'-
The ceremonies last night,
marking the first formal meeting
of the entire convention, were
signalized by the annual custom
Of escorting the president general
to the rostrun1, an event more
colorful in it's pageantry than any
other during the annual con-
ventions.
Welcomed by Ha1en
During the course If the evening
the members, who packed Consti-
tuition Hall to it's doors, heard
Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen
welcome the delegates to the Dis
trict, and also received greetings
from Mrs. Roberta Campbell Law.
son, president Of the General Fed
Grafton Of Women's Clubs; Miss
Charlotte c. Aycrigg, president
general Of the Daughters Of the
Revolution; Mrs. c. A. Swami Sin
clair, president Of the Children Of
the American Revolution: Henry
F. Baker, president general Of the
Sons of the American Revolution:
and DR.. Thomas Edward Green,
general chaplain Of the Sons Of
the Revolution.
The invocation was given by the
Rev. James Shera Montgomery,
chaplain Of the House Of Repre-.
SentativeS, while the Americana 8
Greed was read by william Tyler
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This mornings sessions were
marked by reports Of the various
national officers. OF principal in.
tereSt was the statement Of Mrs.
Lue Reynolds Spencer, registrar
general, that the membership is
now 1854, an increase Of over
1900 since February l, 1886.
Mrs. Charles B. Keesee, CORE.
spending secretary general, re,
ported that the D. A. r. Manual
for Citizenship and other publica.
tionS had been so popular during
the past year that more than 543,.
900 were distributed. The manual,
she said, had been particularly re-
queSted by many Of the Civilian
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