Evening star., 1940-04-12
Walsh Will Address
D. A. R. Mass Meetino
On National Defense
1000 Delegates Expected
At Session Sounding
Foreign Policy Keynote

Senator Walsh of Massachusetts
will head the roster of speakers al
the national defense mass meeting
sponsored annually by the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution al
the Mayflower Hotel Monday after.
noon.
The program for the meeting
which precedes the opening Of the
10Th Continental Congress Monday
night in Constitution Hall, was an.
nounced today by Mrs. Imogen B
Emery, chairman of the National
Defense Through Patriotic Education
Committee.
The meeting is expected to sound
the D.. A. r. keynote on foreign
policy and will be attended by more
than 1000 delegates. The National
Defense Committees resolutions or
neutrality and foreign relations are
usually inspired by the views aired
at the mass meeting.
Two Authors to Speak.
Senator Walsh, chairman of the
Senate Naval Affairs Committee, will
speak on "An Adequate Navy" Other
speakers will be Livingston Hartley
author of "Our Maginot Line" who
will discuss America and the War;
Carlton Beale. author and lecturer
whose subject will be 'Radicalism VS.
Americanism," and Archibald Stew.
enson, member Of the New York Bal
Association, who will discuss "Ten.
dencies in Education"
Norman H. Davis, chairman oj
the American Red Cross, will be the
principal speaker at the opening o1
the congress in the evening. Mr.
Davis will speak on Humanity.
Agent"
With delegates already arriving
Mrs. Henry M. Robert, jr., president
general of the D. A. R., said she
expected more than $500 member.
to attend the congress.
Contest Winners Arrive.
First to arrive in group were tn,
49 winners of the D. A. R. good citi.
zenship pilgrims contest, who will b,
entertained at a reception tonight
at the chapter house of the Distric
d. A. R., 1892 Massachusetts avenue
NV.
The pilgrims. as well as nationa
D. A. r. officers, national committe,
chairmen, District state officials ant
the local Good Citizenship Pilgrim.
age Committee, will be received b,
Mrs. Roy c. Bowker, state chair.
man of the committee; Miss Lilliar
Chenoweth, District state regent
Mrs. Russell William Magma ane
Mrs. William A. Becker, both hon.
orary presidents general; Mrs. Ros.
coe c. OByrne, chairman of the ma.
tional Good Citizenship Pilgrimag,
Committee, and Mrs. Ruth Bryar
Owen Rohde, Representative Edit
Nou1se Rogers, Mrs. G. E. Harbert
Mrs. Arthur M. McCrillis, Mrs
Thomas H. Seay, Miss Anne Tuohy
and Mrs. Percy L. Cochran, all ma.
tional committee vice chairmen.
Good Citizens" from the Distric
high schools will assist at the re.
ception. They include Marjori,
Tate, Anacostia High; Anne Wick.
ard, Central; Ellen Elizabeth Stiles
Eastern; Patricia Rhine, Mckinley,
Barbara Ann Baer, Western, ane
Ellen Anderson, Woodrow Wilson.
Full Program for Pilgrims.
The pilgrims were scheduled t,
view the D. A. R. buildings today
go sightseeing tomorrow, attend
luncheon at the Mayflower Hotel q,
guests Of the president general, at.
tend a dinner given by Mrs. E. H
Whitaker, vice president general
and visit Arlington National Gene.
terry and Mount Vernon Sunday, re.
ceive the Good Citizenship medal.
at the opening of the Continental
Congress Monday and leave Tues.
day.
An informal meeting of the Ma
tional Board of Management and q
conference of the congress Creden-
tials Committee were scheduled fol
today. Tomorrow morning the usua
precongress meeting of the nationa
board will be held,
The annual pilgrimage Of dele
gates to Arlington and Mount
Vernon and memorial services II
Memorial Continental Hall will tax,
place Sunday.