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VERMONT'S D.A.R REPORT IN RHYME ‘Staie Feels Quite Pert With Coolidge in White House, Verses Declare. In this day of long and windy an- nual reports, the report of the State regent of Vermont to the D. A. R. vesterday was considered re- fres to say the least. The dele: ga thought so. too, and Mrs. Horace Martin Farnham, who read ¥ port, received a lot of applause. Reports in Rhyme. arnham carried in her arms quet of pink roses from The poet ooking up, But I'm denying ont ther States that's looking up n doubt, t we use to raise olks we're turning out > ‘em either, not a mite, hem good to watch t we can reap lymouth Notch vou know, we looked ahead s great event. Cal’ was just the man President all our sugar cakes half a show bse blocs to kindling wood, our Morgans, go! s hand And it b We hop war pped too much 1 call on “Garry. als up our way t statured like & fairy.) a Yes. indeed, we are reason nd * Do e "Wollld be ihe ankess troason m ¥ < thinking twice 1o & Strikes us as being clever, 7 folks weren't made like running brooks, To babble on forever. ©ur mountains do not breed that sort, They speak in silent beauty, {And tend toward thinking mighty thoughts, And doing homely duty. Adds Posts aking once cript. P s o5 1 but sas. T ne A Bt of ‘spectai bras The Daughters haven't ahimiped one bit— You'll rarely catch |hrm lagging. We've marked old trails, For thote who ride by motor rely ‘et our quota. orgot we've made new We've sought out graves, long, long forgot, Our rural schools we ve aided, Bome choice antiques we've sent as gifts: No call have we evaded. We've had our silver wedding, t00, A State-wide, brilliant meeting. then Daughters came from far and near Each bringing loyal greeting. We hope the Nation won't forget When things look sort of solemn, that oid Vermont stands pat and firm As her granite spinal column Bhie may be rural, as it's said Th. at fact we're :| inson, REPORT OF D. A. Election of the seven candidates for the seven vacancies in the ranks of the vice presidents general was for- ally announced at last night's session of the thirty-fourth continental con- gress of the Daughters of the Amer- ican Revolution. Since none of the candidates was opposed, their selec- tion was accepted as a foregone con- clusion before balloting started early vesterday. Mrs. Robert J. Reed of West Vir- sinia led the ticket with 1,127 votes, the others following in the order named: Mrs. John H. Hanley, Illinofs, 1,102; Mrs. H. H. McClintock, Okla- homa, 1,090; Mrs. A. Dickson, Louisiana, 1,082; Mrs. Walter A. Rob- Alabama, 1,080; Mrs. George M. Young, North Dakota, 1,080, and Mrs. L. Victor Seydel, Michigan, 1,075 While the tellers were counting the votes the congress listened to' the reports of the State regents. Mrs. John M. Beavers, reporting for the District of Columbia, was greeted with loud cheers when she reported that $10,000 had been raised by local chapters, a large part of which was devoted to Americanization work. There are 61 chapters, with a total membership of 3,606 in this city, Mrs. Beavers said. Schools Are Aided. Continuing, she reported $872 do- nated to the work of the Americani- zation school, and various other schools and colleges indorsed by the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion have received $1,459 from the District chapters. Another $551 was given to the national library, 43 chap- ters contributed to the manuel for immigrants and two clubs of the Children, Sons and Daughters of the Republic was formed last year. The District has also raised $1,200 for the refurnishing of the District room in Memorial Continental Hall, while $4.415 has been raised toward the building fund for a District chap- ter house. The total amount given to the society by local chapters was announced by Mrs. Beavers as $10,- 385. When Mrs. Beavers finished her report she was given one of the most enthusiastic ovations accorded any one by this congress. Hawail Adds Chapter. Another chapter has been formed in the distant Hawalian Islands, Mrs. Elinor T. Clarke, regent of the Daugh- ters there, reported. It is located on the Island of Maul. Nebraska Daugh- ters plan to plant 62 elm trees along the old military road near Omaha. In the Orient much work is being done in assisting Christian education, Mrs. Truman Holt, regent of the Orlent, reported. And in New York, 16,088 members of the soclety contributed $5,331 to historic work, $7.716 to THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, R. WORK HERE WINS PLAUDITS OF CONGRESS Mrs. John M. Beavers, State Regent, Says $10,000 Has Been Raised for Various Activities—Elec- tion of Vice Presidents Announced. patriotic education, and $1,846 in other Americanization work, Mrs. Charles White Nash, regent of New York State, announced. Law enforcement co-operation has been one of the outstanding works of the Daughters in Rhode Island, and in West Virginia the society has marked 16 miles of old trail roads with bronze tablets. The latter State has also contributed heavily to the preser- vation of Kenmore, Monticello, Wake- fleld and the Valley Forge Memorial. The Vermont Daughters have located and marked the graves of 170 soldiers of the revolution. Works on Americanization. Montana, the scene of several dis- turbing industrial controversies in the last few years, has devoted its en ergles to Americanization. The Shin- ing Mountain Chapter in Montana has taken over complete charge of a school for foreigners. Scholarships under the patriotic education commit- tee have been awarded seven persons by the Maryland D. A. R., and the same State has contributed $1,818 to other projects of a similar nature. Seven new graves of revolutionary soldiers have been found and marked in_Maryland. Mrs. James Reese Schick, regent of Virginia, reported that her State is doing much to preserve the many historic spots it contains. Other regents reporting follow: Mrs. Walter Ambrose Robinson, Alabama. Mrs. Willlam Lee Pinney, Arizona Mrs. Harry C. Anderson, Arkansa; Mrs. H. J. Mannhart, California; Mrs. Charles H. Bissell, Connecticut; Mrs. Eleanor Eugenia Todd, Delaware; Mrs. Theodore Stawn, Florida; Mrs. Julius Y. Talmadge, Georgia; Mrs. W. S. Titus, Towa; Mrs. Charles E. Her. rick, Illinois; Mrs. Henry B. Wilson, Indiana; Mrs. Robert H. Munger, Iowa; Mrs. Robert B. Campbell, Kan- ass; Mrs. Eugene H. Ray, Kentucky; Mrs. S. S. Dickson, Louisiana; Mrs. Isabel Wyman Gordon, Massachusetts; Mrs. Robert N. Somerville, Mississippi; Mrs. W. W. Botts, Missouri; Mrs. J. E. Gelder, Nevada; Mrs. George H. Warren, New Hampshire; Mrs. Charles Read Banks, New Jersey; Mrs. Fran- cis C. Wilson, New Mexico; Mrs. Eric A. Thornberg. North Dakota; Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart, Ohio; Mrs. Andrew R. Hickam, Oklahoma; Mrs. Seymour Jones, Oregon; John Brown Heron, Pennsylvanja Mrs. Wil- llam B. Burney, South Carolina; Mrs. William Hemstead Davis, North Da- kota; Mrs. E. M. Slack, Tennessee; Mrs. Willlam D. Garlington, Texas: Mrs. M. K. Parsons, Utah; Mrs. Willis G. Hopkins, Washington State, and Mrs. Ralph H. Hess, Wisconsin. ‘The congress adjourned at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon that the delegates might g0 to the White House as the guests of the President and Mrs. Cool- REGENT APPOINTEES CONFIRMED BY D.A.R. Selections for All States Are Given Approval of National Con- gress Today. Confirmation of the following State regents and vice State regents were made today: Alabama, Mrs. J. H. Lane, Mrs. Minnie H. Macartney Pearson; Arizona, Mrs. William Lee Pinney, Mrs. Walter Lee Morrison; California, Mrs. H. J. Mannhart, Mrs Jesse Hayward Shreve; Colorado, Mrs. Herbert A. Black, Mrs. Justus R. Frilfiline; Connecticut, Mrs. Charles H. Bissell, Miss Katherine Arnold Net- tleson; Delaware, Mrs. John Pearce Cann,” Mrs. William G. Anthony; Florida, Mrs. Theodore Strawn, Mrs. Brooke G. White, jr.; Georgia, Mrs. A. L. Wilkins; Hawali, Mrs. Howard Clarke, Mrs. C. S. Huber; Idaho, Mrs. " S. Titus, Mrs. A. P. Ludberg: Tli- rs. Frank J. Bowman; Indiana, . Charles W. Ross, Mrs. Harvey Morris; lowa, Mrs. Clarence Van Epps; Kansas, Mrs. Robert Bruce Campbell, Mrs. Herman L. Pepp meyer; Louisiana, Mrs. Willlam S. Buchanan, Mrs. Querrio de Coligny; Maine, Mrs. Blaine Spooner Vdles, Mrs. Frederic 1. Lowell; Michigan, Mrs. Lucius F. Holland, Mrs. Charles F. Bathwick; Minnesota, Mrs. W. J. Jameson, Mrs. W. S. Lindsley; Mon- tana, Mrs. Verne D. Caldwell, Mrs. Henry Robert Wahoske; Nebraska, Mrs. Clarence S. Paine, . George Dayton _Butterfield; 1 . Mrs. Joseph Ethelwyn Gelder, Mrs. O. H Mack: North Carolina, Mrs. Edwin C. Gregory, Mrs. Charles M. Parks; North Dakota, Mrs. Eric A. Thorberk, Mrs. Thomas F. Kane: Oklahoma, Mrs. Andrew Richard Hickam, Mrs. John W. Wiker; Oregon, Mrs. E. F. Apperson; South Dakota, Miss Mabel Kingsley Richardson, Mrs. John G. Raak; Tennessee, Mrs. Munsey Slack, Mrs. W. Clemen: Texas, Mrs. Charles 'B. Jones, Mrs. Edmund Travis Duff; Utah, Mrs. Arthur D. Richard M. Williams; . James Reese Schick, Mrs. Edward W. Finch: Washington idge at an informal reception. The President and Mrs. Coolidge received the Daughters in the blue room. The guests were escorted by the congress pages. Close to 5,000 persons, it is esti- mated, were greeted by the Executive PLEASE LEAVE THE ‘D. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1925, Mrs. Warren W. Tolman, Mrs. H. D. Hurley; West Virginia, Mrs. Waite- man Harrison Conaway, Mrs. William H. Vaught; Wisconsin, Mrs. Ralph Henry Hess, Mrs. James F. Trottman; Wyoming, Mrs. Eldon Prentice Bacon, * Machines for gathering pea vine lice have been used successfully In the pea flelds of Wisconsin, gathering as high as 21 pounds of aphids per acre. The coal fields of Washington, Mon- and Wyoming produce annually 00 “There's as much "kick' in wearing a two-pants suit as there is in that 'RICE- GOSLIN-JUDGE' punch. sense ldea, It S a common Signed—E. R. Shirley, Washington Baseball Club. Efi!i!?fli!fiflifli!fi!fi!fi!fiflifliflflfi!i!i&fi%‘i&fifi b ik i d g ah e e "’? EfiHi!HH-':'.-fiEi = é é The choicest offerings from the food marke! LI iE e R TR A e e e i i of every land are always available at the A&P Stores. prices means greater savings And everything marked at week after low level week. 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As a result, De- troit is in a position to build large 50- room_school tes ranging from 8 to 10 acres, which permit adequate outdoor pl: pace. Little time is lost by the Detroit 1 of Education in securing a de- hool site. If the school offi- a new building is needed in a certain section of the city, the board of education condemns the property immediately, under authority given it by the State Legislature. A tax rate for the property is then fixed by a jury and the condemnation proceed- ings are ended. thLALh! mmmmmmmfimmmmfimmm 5 g h & % sa : 0 % - i 2 i | At Ten AM. The P-B Chevy Chase Suit is a business suit— English styling—and appropri- ate patterns for daytime wear. A suit that a Secretary would be glad to wear as he makes the an- nouncement that dividends will be paid as of May First. So many boys buy the “P-B Four-Piece” Suit Tour Ends Tomorrow. Dr. Ballou and Mr. Holmes expect to finish the survey of the Detroit schools tomorrow afternoon. Finis will then be written on the extensive §nvestigation tour in quest of school . the best of which be incorporated in the new build- s to be erected under the District’s unprecedented $19,000,000 five-year program. (LLI LS LI AL EE LI L 211 RIS AT A P Maxwell Hoe Coffee b 5 “Good to the Last Drop” superintendent of the and Charles L. Spain, deputy superiniendent, accompanied the Washington investigators on their tour today. It is a very mannish suit—with a vest and extra golf knickers. L E T 2T 22 T, i Peanut Patties b. 33 T T T 7 72 2 T2 E_ Sitverbrook By tter Ib. 53(: | Print A Deliciously Sweet, Fresh Made Butter Dairy Plant to Be Built. Epecial Dispatch to The Star. SNDO , April 24 —Con- ktruction of a pasteurizing and dairy plant on Wilson boulevard fronting Tyon Village will be started Monday, peeording to an announcement by J. ‘W. Meyers and James Marcey, who vesterday let the contract for the building to Frank Davis, Inc., con tractors. of Arlington County. 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