Evening star., 1946-02-18
OAR to open 55b
Congress May -
In Atlantic Citv

Announcement has been made
that the 55th Congress of the OAR
will be held May 10 in Atlantic City,
with more than 1000 delegates and
alternates attending, the first large
gathering OF the OAR since 1941.
Even with the war over, congestion
in the Nations Capital has again
forced the organization to meet
elsewhere.
In preparation for the Congress,
one Of the OARS largest, Mrs. Ju-
Illus Y. Talmadge, president gen.
eral. left here over the weekend for
a speaking tour of 18 states.
It will be the first Congress to be
presided over by President General
Talmadge, who was elected in New
York in 1914, as travel conditions
last year compelled the OAR to
abandon its meeting plans.
In at least is addresses which she
will make during her official visits
to a number Of state OAR confer
ences. Mrs. Talmadge will survey
the peace-time activities of the or
ganization. The change-over from
war projects to peace programs has
created many problems which have
yet to be worked out and which
will come before the Atlantic City
meeting, Mrs. Talmadge said. She
commented that the society was
never in more flourishing condition
and its educational programs will be
greatly expanded.
Mrs. Talmadge will proceed first
to Tulsa, Okla, where she will ad-
dress the Oklahoma State Confer
ence, and then will fulfill speaking
engagements in Little Rock, Ark
Meridian, Miss, Montgomery. Ala.
Anderson, S. c.. Atlanta, Ga, Knox
vile, Tenn, Nacogdoches, Tex, Gin
cinnati. Chicago, Milwaukee, St
Paul, Mimi, Fargo, N. D., Sioux
Falls, S. D., Grand Rapids, Mich.
and West Palm Beach, Fla.
The OAR State Executive Commit
tee, at a recent meeting, voteo
unanimously to present to the State
conference in March the name ol
Mrs. Roy C. Bowker for indorse-
ment for the Office of vice president
general in l947.
The Nominating Committee alsc
announced the candidates for the
State conference. They are; Mrs
Wilfred J. Chairman, regent: Mrs
T. j. Gattis and Mrs. Alexander H
Ruhl. vice regent: Mrs. M. G. Miller
chaplain; Mrs. Michael J. Torlinski
and Mrs. David L. Wells, recording
secretary; Miss Helen E. Bliss, and
Mrs. w. H. Schreinert. correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. Alfred Richards
treasurer; Miss Francis A. johnson
and Mrs. William Taylor, assistant
treasurer: Mrs. Brinkley E. CALI
colt and Mrs. Henry J. Walther
registrar: Mrs. c. Edward Charming
historian, and Mrs. w. Gill and Mrs
r. Winston Holt, librarian.
Several OAR chapters are plan
ming programs of unusual interest
featuring prominent speakers, this
week.
The Mary Washington Chapter
will celebrate its 54th birthday an
niversary at pm tomorrow at the
chapter house, with a reception for
national and state officers and chap
ter regents. Mrs Francis De Lorme
Smith, regent, will head the recep.
ton line
Mrs. Thaddeus M. Jones will pre-.
sent a resume Of the change in thu
modes of living from the organiza
ton of the OAR in 1890, when tele.
phones were known to only a few
to the present day.
She will offer a potpourri of Gus.
toms and activities in the lighter
vein of the Gay Nineties," the
"Flapper Age, Jazz Age" and the
present bobby-sockers period, rather
than discussion of serious politica
and economic events.
George P. Larrick. assistant com.
missioner of the Food and Drug
Administration. will be guest speaker
at the meeting of the Constitution
Chapter at 8 pm. tomorrow at tht
home of Mrs. Raymond B. Harding
625 G street S.W. He will discuss
the Food and Drug Act.