Evening star., 1939-03-15
Skit Given for D. A. R.
Mentions Refusal Of
Anderson Concert
.Auntie Hat Answers
Query on What to
Wear to Recital

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What the District Daughters Of
the American Revolution think OF
the controversy which has ragged
over the refusal Of Constitution Hall
to Marian Anderson, noted colored
contralto. is still at matter officially
"of the record"
The subject, which was avoided at
the District society's three-day an
nual conference, concluded yesterday
at Memorial Continental Hall, crept
into the program last night, how
ever, as more than $50 local men,
bers of the D. A. R. attended the
annual banquet of the State confer
ence at the Mayflower Hotel.
The reference to the Marian An
derson incident was not brought up
directly by the Daughters, but was
contained in a skit in which DR.. Cliff
ton P. Clark of the Sons of the
American Revolution read a series
Of letters represented as having been
written in column. "Confessions Of
Daughter" for the Congressional
Record, with answers by "Auntie
Hat"
Dear Auntie Hat: What hat shall
I wear to the coming concert Of
Marian Anderson in Constitution
Hall?" one of the D. A. R. officials
was supposed to have asked.
Several in Audience Surprised.
There was a slight gasp from
several in the assembly before
"Auntie Hats" reply was read:
Dear Mrs. Tonnis: BY the time
the concert comes off, there is no
telling what hats will be in fashion"
The reply was received with a
round Of applause and laughter.
The Daughters were in a gala
mood last night, and the distribution
Of paper hats-many of them ap-
parently versions of lace valentines
followed "Auntie Hats" column.
Miss Lillian Chenoweth. the State
regent, introduced the officials and
guests at the speaker table. including
Representative Luther Patrick OF
Alabama, who made the principal
address, in order that their millinery
might be sufficiently admired.
Mrs. Tonnis HolZberg, who had
had general charge of providing the
hats. received a special introduction
as well as the members of her COM
mittee who assisted.
The United States Marine Band
Orchestra played last night and the
program included music by Miss
Dorothy Beatty Mitchell, soprano. ac-
companied by Isobel Crawford
HutSon.
Humorous Address Given.
Representative Patrick delivered
humorous address with little men,
ton Of national and international
affairs. Although he referred to
the biennial election of Representa-
tives to Congress as the safest
method we know" of running the
country and declared for a middle
course in government without turn
ing to the left or to the right. for the
most part, he confined his remarks
to humorous observations.
Special guests to the banquet,
which had been arranged by Mrs.
Barton Stone Embrey, assisted by
Mrs. Ford E. Young, jr., included
Frank B. Steele, secretary-registrar
general Of the Sons Of the American
Revolution, and Mrs. Steele; Charles
Colfax Long, State president of the
Sons Of the Revolution; Chalmers
Seymour Mcconnell, president of
the District Society, Sons Of the
American Revolution; Mrs. c. A.
Swami Sinclair, State regent of Vir-
ginia; Mrs. G. w. S. Musgrave Of
Laurel, Md, chairman of the ma
tional committee for the progam of
the Continental Congress. and Mrs.
Herman Fay Gaffney, former State
regent Of Georgia.
Earlier in the day the conference
adjourned following an afternoon
session featuring an address by Lee
R. Pennington, jr., administrative
assistant in the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
Aid to juveniles Lauded.
Mr.. Pennington, who spoke on
crime with its particular reference
to youth, commended the Daughters
for their constructive work in be-
half Of juveniles and urged the i'm
portance of wholesome young peo-
pies organizations as a crime pre-
ventative. Statistics for 1888 in
dicate that the arrest of persons in
the 21-year-old age group lead all
others, he said, and added that the
percentage of crime in this group
has increased gradually In the last
three years.
Katherine Hanley of Mckinley
High School, who was recently cho-
sen as the Good Citizenship Pilgrim
to represent the District at the pill
grimage to the Continental Con-
gress, was among 81 girls who re-
ceiver good citizenship medals.
Margaret Waddle of Anacostia High
School and Caroline Parkinson of
Woodrow Wilson High School were
selected as alternate pilgrims. The
medals and certificates were pre-
sented by Mrs. Charles Carroll Haig,
x,ira ,,racidopt ooooroI of thu ~