Evening star., 1937-04-23
D. A. R. HELP ASKED
TO REDUCE CRIME
Congress Urged to Lend All
Possible Aid to Chi|dren's
Groups.

Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton today was challenged by DR..
Amos o. Squire, medical examiner
OF Westchester County, N Y. and
formerly chief physician OF Sing Sing
Prison, to help save both boys and
girls from lives of crime.
He addressed the morning session in
Constitution Hall as the Sixty-fourth
Continental Congress Of the D. A. R.
drew toward close tonight, with its
annual banquet at the Mayflower
Hotel.
Pointing out that crime costs an
average Of about 500 year for every
man, woman and child in the country,
he warned that during the last 30
years delinquency in the girl has
increased at a greater percentage
than it has in the boy"
Because Of this, the daughters were
appealed to by DR.. Squire to support
organizations such as the Girl Scouts,
Girl Guides and similar organizations
interested in the girl in the hope that
delinquency Of this group might be
lessened"
Praises Boy Scouts.
Praising the Boy Scouts and boys
groups. the speaker called on the
daughters not only to support them,
but to take jury service willingly and
interest themselves in the training of
boys and girls. But most directly he
called on his hearers to look to the
children OF their acquaintance, to the
children in their own home Let us
retain the love and confidence of our
own children" declared DR.. Squires.
and there's very little likelihood of
them becoming anti-social."
After hearing final reports of COM
mittees this morning, the congress
was to install officers this afternoon,
including State regents, State vice
regents elect, vice presidents general
elect and honorary vice presidents gen.
eral elect. The banquet tonight is ex-
pected to close with love feast" and
entertainment.
Happy Birthday to You" rang
through Constitution Hall today as
the daughters sang this old favorite in
honor OF the birthday anniversary of
their president general, Mrs. William
A. Becker She was the glSst of hon.
or at dinner given last night at the
Mayfower Hotel by Mrs J. Harris
Baughman of Louisiana, a vice presi-
dent general.
In run-off election today Mrs. w.
B Burney Of Columbia, S. c., defeated
Mrs w. H. Talbot of Rockville, Md,
Tor the coveted position of honorary
vice president general by vote of ITO
to 1853. The run-off was necessitated
because in the voting yesterday neither
received the required tWo-thirds vote
Seven vice presidents general were
elected yesterday and will be installed
today.
Mrs. George Madden Grimes of
this city was one of four defeated in
the race for vice president general
their votes we're: Mrs. F. NJ Dick of
Cambridge, Md; Mrs. E. H Whitaker
of Pasadena, Calf; Mrs. w. H. Belk
Of Charlotte, y. c.; Mrs. c. E. Head
of Seattle, Wash; Miss Bonnie Far
we'll OF Terre Haute, Ind; Mrs. M. c.
Turner Of Texas, and Mrs. G. B.
Averill OF Milwaukee, Wis.
Motion Picture Report.
Reporting for the Motion Picture
Committee, Mrs. Leon A. McIntire
today said QUESTIONABLE found
members were definitely against" the
practice Of double features. Approx
mately 200 institutions of higher learn
ing, she said, were offering instruc-
ton in technique of teaching photo
play appreciation.
Throughout the country, according
to Mrs. Horace M Jones of the
Americanism Committee, a program
was carried on for citizenship train
ing for the stranger within our gates,
for our own young people, or for
those whose loyalty to American ideals
has wavered through indifference
or misunderstanding" Cooperation
with young people was stressed
through assistance given Scout troops
and all similar youth organizations.
The four real daughters of the
Revolution were reported by Mrs.
Julian McCurry of the Real Daugh-
ters Committee to be: Mrs. Angelina
L. Avery, SO years old, Wilimantic,
Conn; Mrs. Mary Pool Newsome,
Gibson, Ga; Mrs. Caroline P. Randall
Springfield, VT, and Mrs. Annie K.
Gregory, Williamsport, Pa. They get
from the national society a regular
pension OF $25 a month and an addi-
tional check of $40 at Christmas and
Easter.
Wide Use of Radio.
Radio was widely used during the
year, according to Mrs Henry K.
Daugherty of the Radio Committee,
ito bring before the citizens of our
Nation the high ideals of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution, bring
word pictures of historical facts, patri-
otism and loyalty to country"
Miss Katharine Matties of the Ap-
proved Schools Committee, reported
great increase in interest in these