Evening star., 1950-03-28
WOnnen's
Clubs
District OAR
Begins Voting
ForOfficers

For Officers
District Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution started voting for
new officers today as they met in
the Natural History Building of
the Smithsonian Institution for
the final business session of their
49th annual State conference.
The meeting will close tonight
with a banquet at the Shoreham
Hotel which will feature an ad-
dress by Mrs. Roscoe c. O'Byrne,
president general of the national
society, who will be the honor
guest.
Nominations were made last
night at a session which also in
cluded reports from regents of
the local chapters. Results of the
balloting will be announced late
this afternoon.
Mrs. James D. Skinner, retiring
State vice regent, is unopposed
for the Office of State regent, but
there Is opposition for all other
posts.
The retiring regent. Mrs. David
L. Wells, was nominated last
night for vice president general
of the national society in 1851.
She already had been indorsed
by the executive body of the Dis
trict organization.
Yesterdays program. which saw
the adoption of five resolutions,
included an address by Col. Paul
H. Griffith. Assistant Secretary of
Defense.
The speaker discussed the prog
ress of unification and answered
criticisms that the Defense De-
partment is neglecting adequate
military strength in the interest of
, economy.
Declaring economy is a second
ary consideration at the Penta-
gon." Col. Griffith said that in
spite of recent cutbacks in person.
mel, there are more enlisted men
and officers in combat units today
than at any time since World War
II demobiliZation." He added that
there is IS per cent more fire.
power in an infantry battalion to-
day than at the close of the war.
eve can prevent a third world
war if the enemy knows we are
ready to make planes. tanks and
guns" the speaker said. Russia
wants to fight but it doesn't have
the industry or economic strength. I"
He also expressed the opinion that
1t was not impossible but improb-
able that Russia would attack the
United States with atomic bombs.
In resolution opposing world
government, the District Daugh-
ters declared that the decision to
develop the hydrogen bomb has
released a fresh flow of proposals
erom individuals and organizations
.. for the swift establishment Of
global superstate" and called on
members in both the State and
national society to expose world
government, whatever the form. as
q vicious scheme presented under
the guise Of peace to destroy our
constitutional Government"
The society also reafdrmed it's
faith in the American capitalistic
system.
Other resolutions requested the
House Committee on Un-Ameri-
can Activities to intensity, ex-
pand and broaden it's scope in ex-
posures of all subversive activi-
ties" and opposed any change in
the protective immigration system.
The society approved resolu-
tion urging Congress to provide
for the acquisition and preserva-
tion Of the Old Stone House, 3051
!, M street NV, as a part of the
National Capital Parks System.
Reporting on the contributions
made by the District Daughters
to the national OAR building fund,
Mrs. Wells announced that the
District society has exceeded its
quota of $4,000 by $2.625.
Yesterdays program included
presentation of good citizenship
awards to the high school girls
who recently participated in the
good citizenship pilgrimage con-
test.