Evening star., 1938-04-10

They are based on service, dependa-
bility and leadership The Society of
the Children of the American Revolu-
ton is fostered and developed by the
senior society 1t numbers thousands
in its ranks and is constantly growing.
In the last three months thousand
new applicants have been received
One of the D. A. r. schools entirely
supported by the organization Is the
Tamassee School. at Tamassee, S. c.,
and the other is the Kate Duncan
Smith School, at Grant Ala. Both are
essentially vocational schools. though
both also offer sound academic train
ing. They are co-educational and are
supported by special contributions
Every year some of the pupils attend
the Congress and take part in the pro-
gram. This year one entire session
will be given over to a program pre-
pared and presented by young people.
in which the pupils from the D. A. R.
aschools will have prominent part.
Due to Arrive Friday.
The prize winning high school girls
from all over the country will reach
here next Friday They will make
the Lee House their headquarters and
on their arrival they will be joined
by the prize-winning pilgrim" from
the District of Columbia, Miss Helen
Marie Bell, the daughter of mis-
sionary in India, who Is attending
school here.
The accent on youth will be
strongest about the time the sessions
of the Children of the Revolution get
underway Friday. 1t is expected that
the members Of the c. A. R. will attend
iD"record numbers The program
will begin with stunt party at the
Red Cross Building and the children
will show the principal activities of
their organization by means of
pageant. The c. A. r. will be in
active session on Saturday, with Mrs.
William H. Pouch of New York in
charge. At 1l:l5 on that day mem
Vers and delegates will visit the White
House to be greeted by Mrs. Roosevelt.
A business meeting will follow
Three hundred pages from all over
the country who take part in the
regular congress will also emphasize
the interest of the D. A. R. in youthful
America. These are frequently
daughters of daughters and there
Is plenty for them to do. They will
be rewarded for their cooperation
Tuesday evening, April l9, when
ball is to be given in their honor at
the MayfoWer. This will take place
iol hn TO
be given by the president general,
Mrs. William A. Becker but it will be
attended by Mrs Becker and the other
national officers who will arrange to
take part in both events.
Advance Guard Here.
Preliminaries of the senior organi-
ration also will be held this week
The advance guard of officers and
delegates is already on the scene and
the final arrangements for the con-
gress, which has its formal opening
April ID, are practically complete.
A succession of dinners, teas and
other social events will precede the
congress. The state regents meeting
will be held Friday in the board
room of Memorial Continental Hall
The meeting of the National Board
will take place Saturday at $50 am.
and in the afternoon tablet in honor
Of Mrs. Russell William Magma, hon.
orary president general will be dedi-
Gated in Constitution Hall. The usual
memorial service will be held next |
Sunday in memory of members who
have died within the wear.
The annual session of the National /,
Omcers Club, which includes past
national officers and past state re-
gents, will open Friday at 10 am
with an Executive Board meeting |
Representatives of the 48 States, |
Alaska, Hawaii, Cuba, the Canal |
Zone and from seven foreign coun-
tries will attend. Mrs. Grace L. H
Brousseau, president of the Officers
Club, will preside. Following this the |
club will meet for luncheon in the
banquet hall of Continental Hall
frs. Charles Carol Haig, state re-
gent of the District of Columbia and
candidate for vice president general, |
is the most recent member of the |
Officers Club to be chosen from |
Washington. The state regents ban
quet will be held Saturday night and |
this will mark the end of the prelim- |
inaries.
The program for the congress is as |
usual packed with social and bushes n
events. There will be no spectacular |
election contest. as Mrs Henry M. !
Robert, jr., of Annapolis, Md, is un- ,
opposed for president general. The
contest will come in the selection of |
the other officers, for example, the |
vice presidents general, seven of whom |
are to be chosen out of a field of 10 |
contestants.
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When members of the Civic Section
Of the Twentieth Century Club met last |
Friday in the Office of w. A. Xanten of |
the City Refuse Department to begin |
tour Of the city to inspect ash, trash |
and garbage collection and the city
Street cleaning department, they were
carrying out long-established club
custom.
Just before the arms conference met
here in 1921, there was special agita-
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the city cleaned up before the visitors
from abroad arrived. The aid of club
women, school children and civic
groups was enlisted. 1t was decided
that the ladies part in the clean city
campaign should be the inspection of
the trash collections and that prizes
would be awarded to the most efficient
white WINGS" truck drivers and other
workers. In addition to the cash
awards that were offered. the winning
drivers were given red flags to carry on
their trucks for two weeks, as evidence
Of their abilities.
The club women made the awards
and inspected the work being done.
Since that time, annual inspections
have been made, by club members.
The awards will be presented April
~, when club women and prize win
ners will meet in the Office of Com
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