Evening star., 1948-04-20

record number Of Isl events by out
side organizations.
In the financial statement by the
treasurer general, Mrs. Rex H.
Rhoades of Washington. it was
noted that $69,012 in rentals was
taken in for the hall. Deposits on
future events as of the end of Feb
ruary amounted to $500, the report
said.
Expenditures totaled $42, 1855. This
amount included $116 spent for ad-
missions tax and license.
The treasurer general reported
that the three largest OAR chap
tiers on February / were the Army
and Navy Chapter of the District,
with 6l8 members; Pittsburgh, with
Cos, and Louisa st. Clair Of Detroit,
591.
S2Oo, 900 Pay Roll.
The pay roll Of the organization
amounts to 100000 a year, she re-
vealed, adding. 81 am convinced that
modern youth would call your
treasurer generals Office big busi-
ness"
Expenses have been usually heavy
this year, Mrs. Rhoades said, be-
cause of equipment ordered during
the war years and not delivered un-
til this year.
"The only thing I have found
that has not increased in price,,
she said, lis the postage stamps,
and the Daughters Of the American
Revolution, I am sure, are one OF
the best customers Of that depart
ment of our Government"
Mrs. Roy James Frierson OF
Tampa, Fla, the curator-general,
presented to the District OAR the
blue ribbon award for the six out
standing gifts of the year to the
National Museum at Memorial Con-
tinental Hall.
Miss Chase Accepts Award.
The award was accepted by Miss
Louella Chase, State Museum chair
man. The gifts included an early
American silver creamer, given In
honor of Mrs. Wilfred j. Chairman,
retiring State regent.
The District OAR also won SIS
award offered to the State reporting
the largest number of books on a
request list sent to the library, 1t
was announced by the librarian
general, Miss Helen M. McMackin,
Salem, Ill.
Hears Truman Message.
At the opening session last night,
the congress heard a message from
President Truman, in which he de-
clared, 1--WE would be much farther
along the road to world recovery but
for the determined campaign OF OBJ
struction by one great power which
has sought to perpetuate poverty as
q means Of aggression"
He named no names In expressing
those conclusions in his letter to
Mrs. O'Byrne.
The President told the descend
ants of the Revolutionary fighters
that to-day the free way OF life Is
gravely threatened"
Also addressing the opening ses-
sion, House Speaker Martin, in a
spirited defense of the Eightieth
Congress, declared it is ION guard
against centralized government" in
the face of forces as dangerous and
far NOR subtle than cannons, bay
onets and bombs"
The Continental Congress was
opened with traditional pomp, when
the 1000 delegates turned to watch
the entrance of Mrs. O'Byrne, her
aides, national officers and flag
bearers.
Martin Addresses Members.
Mr.. Martin struck close to the
OAR congress theme of "A Strong
America" when he declared I'VE
must arm for peace, and to preserve
peace"
Paying tribute to his audience as
representing "one Of the foremost
organizations in the world for
peace" the Massachusetts, Repub-
lican defined the Nations great
peril as combination of forces
compounded of communism. inf1a-
ton and an expanding Government
bureaucracy. .a5s+
America" he said, is the spear
head, the leader, the banker and
the vanguard of the forces OF godli-
ness and liberty" -
Recalling that the House already
has acted to put into being a TO-
group Air Force, the Speaker drew
enthusiastic applause when he as
serted: 1--WE must have an air
armada which can carry our de-
fense to any point from which an
attack on us might start"
Departing from his prepared text
to admit that There are still more
Communists in the Government
than we live to have" he promised
to work until the last Communist
is put out of any position in the
Government"
Imitation Discussed.
Discussing imitation, Mr.. Martin
said "the Eightieth Congress has
moved to tighten the heavy tax load,
somewhat, especially in the lower
brackets"
More governments have been
wrecked by excessive taxation Of
peoples than by any other single
cause in history" he declared.
Charging that 10000 wartime
regulations issued by the American