Evening star., 1941-04-15
D. A. R.
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effort perhaps commendable in
purpose, yet so demanding in detail
that objects of major Importance
would suffer"
Mrs. Robert also pleaded with
chapters to guard against assuming
financial responsibilities so great
as to absorb the energies of several
administrations.
Conflicting State Claims.
The president general disclosed
that she had given careful thought"
to one Inconsistency" that has come
to light during her travels of more
than 100000 miles as chief executive
of the society. She referred to the
claims made by several States that
they had given one or more presi-
dents general to the national society.
Later" she added, another State
makes the same claim for the same
president general, with the result
that were all added the society
would find itself with several times
the actual number of Is presidents
general"
One State based its claim on birth,
others on residence one time in life
and another on membership in the
society, she explained. AS a "rea-
sonable" solution, she suggested
giving the credit to the chapter to
which president general belonged
when she was elected. Just to get
the record straight, she listed the
presidents general and their States
giving the District of Columbia
credit for two past presidents gen.
eral, Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, the
first, and Mrs. John w. Foster, the
third president general.
Lists d. A. r. Accomplishment.
Declaring that the record OF
chapter accomplishment "renews
ones faith in American woman
hood" Mrs. Robert listed the col
lective accomplishments of her
three-year term.
Among them were the completed
planning and execution of the
golden jubilee, the building. air.
conditioning and furnishing Of the
archives and document rooms of the
ground floor of Memorial Conti-
mental Hall; the first complete in
ventory of the library of the So
ciety, the expansion of the society's
museum and the presentation of
State bells for the peace chime at
Valley Forge.
She also reported the complete
repainting and cleaning of the ex-
terror of Memorial Continental Hall
"sorely needed for number OF
years" and the rebuilding and en-
larging of the driveway to accom-
modate the growing length of motor
cars.
The immediate response by mem
bers to appeals by the president
general alone for the Red Cross ha,
led to gifts of more than $500 fol
specific purposes, including an am
bulance, mobile canteen unit
completely equipped and cots fol
shelters.
Would Aid Camp Libraries
Making her report as librarian
general, Mrs. Vinton Earl Sissor
recommended that the society!
library groups respond to the emerg
ency call to supply the thousandI
of young men in the Army camp
with good reading matter.
Quoting from the Army appeal fol
books, she said required literature
included up-to-date encyclopedias
books on philosophy. religion, cur.
rent social problems, science, health
hobbies, games, entertainment
planning, painting, drawing, music
poetry, dramas, essays, history
novels, travel books, biographies anc
short stories.
Community Library Aid.
She also proposed that loca
chapters assist struggling communi
ty libraries that lack funds to NEE
the demand for volumes on democ'
racy, the American form of govern
ment and the American way of life
AS never before" she declared
"the youth Of the land are having
brought home to them the contras
between totalitarian dictatorship
and the American way, and the Oh
| ject lessons of present world con