The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-02
OAR 49th Annual
Conference Opens
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honorary regent. Mrs. Louis c.
Stephens will call the roll of state
officers and chapters. Miss Mary
P. Ward, chairman, will report for
the program committee and Mrs.
G. A. Kernodle for the rules and
regulations committee. Reports
will be given by the state Off
GERS; r e g e t, Miss Carraway;
vice-regent, Miss Virginia Horne;
chaplain, Mrs. Karl Sheriff.; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. Louis c..
Stephens; corresponding secre-
tary, Miss Sara Louise Stewart;
treasurer, Mrs. E. A. Branch;
registrar, Mrs. Hubert Patterson;
historian, Mrs. w. Beatty Farr,
Jr.; librarian, Mrs. George P. Dill
lard.
Miss Stewart will announce the
chapters attaining the honor roll.
Mrs. c. Wayne Spencer of Will
mington, will make the report of
Ike credentials committee and
Mrs. Sam H. Lee will report for
tine resolutions committee. Teller
and conference committees will be
appointed, a nominating commit
tee elected and announcements
made by Miss Stewart, general
chairman of the conference.
From 4 to 6 o'clock, delegates
and visitors will visit historic
homes open for the occasion: at
tend a tea at the public library,
courtesy of the board, Mrs. Will
liam F. Dowdy, Sr., president, and
a high tea at the New Bern Won
ans club. Mrs. John F. Rhodes,
Jr., president, and Mrs. Hubert G..
Tolson, chairman of the hospitali-
ty committee.
Members are requested to be il
their seats by 800 o'clock Tues
day evening as the program will
be broadcast through the courtesy
of the Coastal Broadcasting COM
pany. The Rev. F. Hubert Morris,
pastor Of the First Presbyterian
church, will make the invocation.
Mrs. CCharles M. Johnson, custodi-
an of flags will plead the pledge
OF allegiance and Mrs. w. H. Belk.
past chaplain general, will lead
the Americans Creed.
The Honorable D. L. Ward, state
senator, will extend a welcome to
which Miss Virginia Horne will re-
spond. Mrs. Edwin c. Gregory will
introduce the president general,
Mrs. Julius Y. Talmadge, who will
speak on OAR Aims and Ideal"
The Honorable Robt. H. McNeill.
general c o unset, N.S.D.A.R., will
make an address on "The Preemi>
nence of North Carolina in tha
Revolution" The Tellers will re.
port and Mrs. R. S. Ferguson,
state senator, will make the re.
port of the legislation committee.
Greetings will be given by Mrs.
Thomas Coke Nell, national presi
dent, DAG; Mrs. Frederick A.
Sapp, national president, Dow:
Mrs. Lucius W. Mcconnell, ma
tional president. U. S. Daughters
OF 1872; Mrs. Joseph S. Silver
steen, national vice : president,
GAR. Other national guests vii,
be introduced by Mrs. Alma w.
Davis, honorary regent, and North
Carolina guests will be introduced
by Mrs. Preston 3. Wilkes, Jr..
honorary regent. After evening
session, an informal reception will
be held in the Ladies Parlor.
Wednesday at 7:45 a.m.,. the
State Officers club will breakfast
at Hotel New Bernian; Junior
members at First Baptist church:
radio chairmen at Hotel Castor.
The business session will begin
at $50 am, the Rev. Charles E.
} Williams, rector Christ Episcopal
church, giving the invocation. The
pledge of allegiance will be. led
by Mrs. R. T. Fountain and the
Americans Creed by Mrs. D. S.
5 Currie.
Directors reports will be made
) Fby Mrs. S. H. Bushnell. district
No. /: Mrs. Edwin Duncan, No.
: 2; Mrs. J. B. Simpson, No. 3; Mrs.
Hubert Patterson, No. a.; Miss
Florine Robertson, No. S: Mrs. A
W. Hoffman, No. 6; Mrs. Eugene
F. neighbours. No. 7: Mrs. Robt.
P. Holmes II, No. s.
Chairmen of special committees
reporting will be Mrs. E. A.
Branch, finance and budget: by
laws, Mrs. Benjamin Wyche; Mar
garet Overman Gregory fund,
Mrs. Gilbert H. Morris; historic
spots, Mrs. T. C. Stem; resto.
ration, Mrs. George w. Sparger,
Jr.; memorial and parks, Mrs. R.
l.. Mcmillan; Rendezvous Noun
tain, Miss Lucy Finlay: Consti-
tuition H u e, Mrs. Alma W.
Davis; Tryon's Palace, Mrs. E. c.
|Gregory.
The invocation at the memorial
service at noon, Mrs. Karl Sher-
rill presiding, will be made by the
Rev. Thos. W. Fryer. pastor First
Baptist church. A tribute will be
paid to Mrs. Mary Dawes Nash
by Mrs. John Dunn and to Mrs.
W. N. Reynolds by Mrs. H. R.
Borthwick. Mrs, Louis C. Stephens
will call the toll of departed mem
bers. At 1890 a marker will be
dedicated to Mrs. Nash, first state
regent of North Carolina. at Cedar
Grove cemetery, Mrs. r. L. Nc
MILAN, chairman of memorials,
l%presiding. Mesdames R. Gregg
CHERRY and ]. M. Broughton viii
place a wreath on the grave Of
Mrs. Nash. Miss Carraway viii
present the marker to the national
society and Mrs. Talmadge viii
accept it.
At luncheon Wednesday, Mrs. S
w. Sparger, chairman of Girls
Home Makers committee, vii
make her report and present prize
awards.
State c r men reporting
Wednesday afternoon will be Mrs
J. K. P f o h l, advancement Of
American music. Mrs T Harder