Evening star., 1938-04-24
CA. R. DELEGATES
PLANP|LGR|MAGE
Will Visit Mount Vernon
and Alexandria Today.
Dance Is Held.

UdIlCE Is ncIu.
Youthful delegates from 80 States
represented at the 43d annual con-
vention Of the National Society Of
the Children of the American Revo-
luton will make their annual pill
grimage to. Mount Vernon and Alex
andria. Va, this morning, with sight
seeing trip of Washington scheduled
for the afternoon.
In an impressive ceremony they
will lay wreaths on the tombs of
George and Martha Washington as
Joseph T. Thorne, jr, of New York
plays Taps" Lawrence LIE Grand
Johnston of California will place the
wreath on George Washington's tomb.
while Miss 1bby Fennel of Hawaii
will lay the wreath on the tomb Of
Martha Washington.
The delegates will surround the
c. A. R. tree at Mount Vernon for
. brief program. The tree, Mas
sachusetts elm, was planted IS years
ago. Stories of Washington and
Mount Vernon, written by the late
Mrs. Eleanor Washington Howard,
last child born at Mount Vernon, will
be read by Mrs. John Morrison Kerr.
Rites at Meeting House.
Memorial services in Old Presby-
terian Meeting House, in Alexandria,
Va, will follow the Mount Vernon
trip. The delegates will visit the
Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier of the
American Revolution, erected by the
c. A. r. in the churchyard.
The boys and girls will have lunch
con in Gadsbys Tavern. where Mrs.
Robert Miller Reese will discuss the
history of the tavern and the part
1t played during the Revolution. and
later in the ratification of the Con-
stitution.
Reports of national officers, the
presentation of resolutions and reports
Of State directors will bring the con-
vention to an end tomorrow morning.
After day crowded with conven-
ton business, the boys and girls were
entertained last night at the Sulgrave
Club, with Mrs. William Pouch, ma
tional president Of the c. A. R., as
hostess. The delegates donned party
frocks and Sunday suits to attend the
reception and dance.
Supervised by Young People.
The afternoon session was COM
pletely supervised by the young peo-
pie, with William Pennington, Dis
trict c. A. R. junior president, acting
as presiding officer.
Appointment of Resolutions Com
mittee was announced by Mrs. Pouch,
who then retired in favor of the young
chairman. Serving on the Resolutions
Committee are William Cady of New
York, Charles Bellows of Pennsyl-
vania, Carl Stark of Virginia and
Paul Highly of Oklahoma.
Most picturesque part of the after
noon session were the dances and
songs of students from Southern noun
tain schools. The Crossmore School
in North Carolina sent four youngsters
who captivated the youthful audience
with square dance and mountain
songs.
Daniel Boone" Speaks.
The serious business of the meeting
was interrupted by the sudden ap-
pearance of George Stirl, costumed as
Daniel Boone, who launched on a Sc
ries Of "reminiscences about the pioneer,
using his musket to illustrate the dis
cuSsion.
Reports from the societies occupied
q major part of the session with the
boys and girls, as poised and self-con-
tanned as their elders, describing their
home societies and reporting on meet
tngs, disbursements and all the other
data contained in the reports of
adult delegates.
The Potomac Society of Washing
ton captured one of the awards dur
ing the announcement of prizes, when
the individual prize for membership
increase went to Robert De Shazo, a
member of the Washington group.
Prizes Are Given.
Prizes for membership increases
presented to the societies as a whole
were awarded to a group from Con-
necticut and three from New Jersey.
The prize for the best essay on the
American Indian was presented to Miss
Barbara Merriam of Worcester, Mass,
with Miss Bessie A. Cox of Columbia,
Miss, taking second honors.
The prospect of having the c. A. r.
sponsor ships named for Revolutionary
War heroes was reported by Mrs. B.
Harrison Lingo, chairman of patriotic
education, who promised further de-
tails tomorrow.
Mrs. Harold Brooks Gardner, chair
man OF music. made the delegates
promise to learn the second verse of
The Star Spangled Banner" before
next years convention.