Evening star., 1941-04-18
D. A. R.
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commended removal from many
schools of textbooks which are un-
American in tone" and urged that
school officials carefully review all
texts with view to discarding those
found to be un-American in content,
and asked that manufacturers OF
American flags include copy of the
flag code with each flag sold.
The measures. all adopted with
out opposition, included also express
sion of a wish that the Tamassee
IS. c. D. A. r. name the projected
new high school of the Tamassee
D. A. r. school in honor of Mrs.
Henry M. Robert, jr., retiring presi-
dent general of the National So
ciety.
The following assessments on
chapters were approved: For work
of the Ellis Island Committee, S
cents per capita; for publication and
distribution of the D. A. r. Manual
for Citizenship, 10 cents per capita;
for support of the Good Citizenship
Pilgrimage, S cents per capita; for
work of the National Defense Com
mittee, 10 cents per capita, and for
work of the Press Relations Com
mittee, 2 cents per capita.
Two important social events were
on the schedule today-the White
House reception at pm. and the
annual banquet at 7:30 pm. at the
MayfioWer Hotel.
In the absence of Mrs. Roosevelt,
Mrs. Henry A. Wallace, wife of the
Vice President, will receive the dele
gates at the White House.
The banquet, principal social event
of the six-day conclave, will be with
out speeches. The United States
Marine Band Orchestra will play for
the diners.
Francis S. Harmon, co-ordinator
for the Motion Picture Industry
Committee Cooperating for Ma
tional Defense, told the session to-
day that in the last nine months
lit is significant that the No. l film
hero has been the civilian laborer." 4"
Mr.. Harmon said one-sixth of the
newsreel footage in that time was
devoted to national defense. The
motion picture industry is seeking
to maintain flow of films to Britain
and to further inter-American un-
derstanding by obtaining better
newsreel coverage of Latin America
and providing in return "a more
discerning picture of the current
ny.inor GONNA - ha cold
THE Monroe Doctrine" historical
short subject in color, was shown
after his address.
The procession to the speakers
stand of committee chairmen con-
tinued this morning, the first report
being that of the Real Daughters
Committee, read by its chairman,
Mrs. Henry Bourne Joy. Others
giving accounts of the work of their
groups were Mrs. Victor Abbot Bin
ford, National Historical Magazine,
official organ of the national society;
Mrs. Edward G. Mead, Advancement
of American Music Committee; Mrs.
Roscoe C. O'Byrne, D. A. r. Good
Citizenship Pilgrimage, and Mrs.
Eleanor Greenwood, Junior Amer
ican Citizens.
Miss Greenwood reported the
membership in the Junior American
Citizens had reached 225, ,584 in 6,387
clubs. This exceeds the golden jubi-
lee drive goal by more than $4,000,
she said. The chairman told the
meeting the greatest net gains were
made by Michigan, North Carolina
and Maine in that order.
Mrs. LIE Roy Montgomery, chair
man of the Motion Picture Com
mittee, said her group had been
continuing its work towards aban-
donment Of double-feature bills in
theaters. She said surveys by the
committee indicated afternoon au-
diences favored films while those
coming in the evening preferred
one feature together with shorts
and newsreels. Many exhibitors are
cooperating in arranging programs