Evening star., 1953-04-25
Building Mortgage
Burned as OAR Ends
Session With Banquet

SeSSlOn win bdnque1
The Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution are headed for
their homes today, after clear
ing off the final $4,000 of their
building completion fund debt.
The final sum is underwritten,
but not actually paid off.
Miss Gertrude Carraway of
New Bern, N. c.. new president
general of the group, explained
that. Notwithstanding the under
writing, the various OAR chap
terS will have an opportunity to
contribute for the debt.
This scheme was requested by
the chapters, so they could con-
tribute and thereby earn indi-
vidual gold stars, a special award
for the chapters.
Last night, however, the dele
gates and alternates saw the
building mortgage burned in dry
ice at their banquet closing the
62d OAR Continental Congress.
Received by Mrs. Eisenhower.
The festive good-by dinner fol-
lowed a long afternoon at the
White House, where they were
received. 1000 strong, by Mrs.
Eisenhower.
Mrs. Eisenhower, dressed in
cocoa brown lace, had a personal
word and handShake for each.
About every hour, she took 10
minutes rest from receiving and
was replaced by Mrs. Richard
Nixon and several cabinet wives.
They included Mrs. Herbert
Brownell, jr.; Mrs. Sinclair
Weeks and Mrs. Arthur E.
Summerfeld.
Many Daughters, received in
Mrs. Eisenhower's absence, ap-
peared bewildered as to the
identity of their hostess.
White House aides politely re-
piled to. please, who is she?"
with the answers, "She is Mrs.
Nixon" or "She is Mrs. BroWnell,
wife of the Attorney General"
Some Voice Disappointment.
Groups of the OAR guests
gathered outside the receiving
room voicing their disappoint-
ment at not having met Mamie"
But each time Mrs. EiSen-
hover swept past the open
double doors to resume her
place in receiving, the Daugh-
ters, sweeping aside protocol,
rushed to the doorway lust to
peep at her."
Mrs Eisenhower, in each in
stance. left the receiving line to
come to the doorway and talk to
the Daughters. shaking the
hands of those in the front row.
White House aides, who have
served through the Truman ad-
ministration into this new Re-
publican administration, stood
aside for these demonstrations.
One commented, I've never
seen anything like it. They come
away with their eyes shining and
q look of bliss on their faces"
Outside the White House hum
dreds of Daughters waited two
and three hours in line. to enjoy
the same glimpse.
Wait With Shoes Of.
Many sat down on the curb
stones near the Treasury Depart.
ment, took off their shoes and
draped their mink capes over
their laps. to await tEeir turn
through the East White House
gate.
A few members refused to wait
any longer and went eff to their
hotels to take a nap before last
nights final dinner.
The Rev. Carl S. Winters, pas
tor of the First Baptist Church
of Oak Park. ILL.,, was the main
speaker.
DR.. Winters kept his audience
laughing with anecdotes, hut
sounded a serious note on the
subject of the state of the
Nation.
He cited character, RESPONSE
bility and indeStructibility as the
three attributes that "the right
kind of people should strive for"
DR.. Winters told the Daugn-
ters to go home with the knowl-
edge that God and man are
depending on you to help COM
plete the unfinished task"