Evening Star Newspaper, April 15, 1928, Page 4

| 4 TISUTEIS HNTED IND.A.R SESSON Delegates Arriving Greeted With Cards Carrying Views .of Mrs. Brosseau. (Continued from First Page) Charjes Brand eral s committee on correct use of chairma: national | { the fiag. will lead in A salute to the | colore as the Marine Band plays “The | &tar Spangled Banner.” The anthem | will be sung by the audience, led by Eva Whitford Lovette. William Tyler Page. chief clerk of the House of Rep- resentatives, will recite the American’s Creed Formal Greetings te Follow. The patriotic fanfare over. Mrs Brosseau Il extend brief formal greetings he delegates. A word of welcome also will be voiced by Mrs. Daniell Manning, honorary president | general. Greetings will be voiced on | behalf of the Children of the Ameri- | can Revolution by Mrs. Josiah A. Van | Orsdel. national president of the C. A. | R.: on behalf of the Sons of the American Revolution by Ernest E Rogers. president general of that or- nization: on behalf of the American | gion by Paul R. Younts, national vice commander, and on behalf of the | Nationa! Capital by District Commis- sioner Sidney F. Taliaferro | Following the address of the pres @ent general the re of the commf tee on creds als will be submitted by Miss Margaret B. Barnett, chairman of the committee. The official roll call | will be conducted by Mrs. John Trigg | Moss. official reader. Reports of the eommittee on program and standing rules will be read by Mrs. Rhett Goode and Mrs. Henry B. Joy, respectively. The afternoon scssion wil be spent in | receiving the reports of the following officers: Mrs. Brosseau, president gen- eral; Mrs. Brewster, chaplain general; | Mrs. Samuel Williams Earle, recording | secretary general: Mrs. Herbert M. Lord eorresponding secretary gencral: Mrs. | Lowell Fletcher Hobart, organizing sec- | : Mrs. Adam M. Wyant, ; Mrs. Eli A. Helmick. registrar general: Mrs. Lord, again. chairman of the finance commit Mrs. Horace Martin Farnham. chair- man of the auditing committee; Miss Alice Louise McDuffee, historian gen- eral: Mrs. Farnham, again, as librarian general; Mrs. Joseph S. Frelinghuysen, curator general, and Mrs. Gerald L. Schulyer, reported general to the Smithsonian Institution. Concert by Marine Band. | Preceding the evening session there | will be a concert by the Marine Band. Capt. Taylor Branson, leader, from 7:30 until 8 o'clock. The band will play a rocessional dedicated to Mrs. Brosseau v Capt, Branson. Invocation will be offered by Col. E. R. Easterbrook, chief of chaplains of the Army. A high light | of the musical program will be solos by Phradie Wells of the Metropolitan Oepra Co.. accompanied by Mrs. Montgomery. The address by President Coolidge will constitute his only participation in the program this year. The British Ambassador and former Gov. Whitman will not speak at length. Secretary Davis will delivery an address | on “Prepared Outside of a short business session ‘Tuesday morning most of that day will be given over to committee work and entertainment activities. At the busi- ness meeting the report of the resolu- tions committee will be read and the made toward erection of a new flding here, to be known as Consti- tution Hall, will be detailed. State Gelegations and national committees will meet in the afternoon untii 4 o'clock and the delegates will make their annual pi to Mount Ver- non 2t 4:15 Wreaths. will be | on the fombs of George and rtha Was| X Pages’ Ball Tuesday. ‘The reception by national officers and State regents will take place at 9 o'clock “Tuesday night in Memorial Continental Hall, while at the sgme time there will be held the picfuresque pages’ ball at | the Willard Hotel. Americanism - will be the principal '.h):rlne r;lf Wednesday mc;rnstn"l session, | while the first of State regents ‘will present mgmun in the after- noon. Secretary of Labor James J Davis will speak ofi “Immigration” Wednesday night. and Representative | Mary T. Norton of New Jersey will dis- | cuss “Woman's Patriotic Privilege.” | Additional committee and regents’ re- ports will be received Thursday. Na- tional defense will be the main topic for the might program. Secretary of the Navy Wilbur will award a flag to the winner of the D. A. R. “Old Iron- | sides” contest. | There will be another business ses- | sion PFriday morning. a visit to the Na- | tional Cathedral and to Annapolis in | the afternoon, and a program of music | and speaking at night | The congress will hold its concluding session Saturday morning and after- moon. The final event will be the in- | staliation of the new officers by tne| chepiain generz! | The annual banquet wiil be heid at the Willard Hotel Saturday night at 9:30 o'clock. 2.800 New Members Passed Upon. The largest number of members ever | a single board meeting when 2800 new ness.” | were reinstated, m total membership of the D. A. R. now well above 168,000 in all. 18 new chap- ters were also received The project 1o bulld a Mount Vernon Memorial Highway as part of the na- tion-wide celebration of the 200th an- niversary of the of George Wash- ton' in 1932 » indorsed by res Jution by the board yesterday The Btate regenis enteriained 0 n in honor of Mrs. Brosseau yesierdey and afterward presented her with & siiver bowl Memorial services will be conducted at the Memorial Continental Hall wo- €ay for the departed Daughters num- nering more than 2,000. Mrs. Bros- #eau will presie, the chaplain general Mrs. Matinew Brewster will offer the prayers, and Fev. Bhrum will make the address. Mise Janet Richards will eulo- @iz \he charter members SOCIETY PLANS PARTY. Fatives 1o Hold Reception Card Fete The Bociety of Natives will tion, dance snd card Washington Clun Wednesday evening This event will in e of the eustn ary oanquet Officers and some of Dance and Wednesday NOTES OF THE D BY MARGARET POE HART. Mrs. Dawes, Mrs. Kellogg, Mrs Hoover, Mrs. Taft and Mrs. Pierce But- ler will share honors at the dinner given tonight at the Willard Hotel by | the Minnesota delegation to the con- gress. Mrs. W. H. Hoyt, State regen: of Minnesota delegation. will act as hostess and all Minnesota women are invited. The Vermont delegation will be gn- tertained at tea this afternoon from 4:15 to 6:15 o'clock at the Willard Ho- tel. when Mrs. Katherine W, Kittredge will be the hostess. The Secretary of Commerce and Mrs Hoover will be honor guests at the tes this afternoon given for the California delegation at 4 o'clock, at the La Fay- ette Hotel, when Mrs. Jesse H. Shreve will be the hostess. ‘The Michigan State delegation will | be entertained at tea this afternoon at the Mayflower Hotel from 4 to 6:30 o'clock, by Mrs. Lucius E. Holland, State regent of Michigan. The wives of the Missouri delegation | in Congress will entertain at tea In honor of the visiting D. A. R. from | Missouri, Wednesday, from 4:30 t0 6:30 | oclock, at the home of Mrs. Harry B. | Hawes. wife of Senator Hawes. 2548 Massachusetts avenue. The ladfes of | the Missouri delegation will assist Mr. | Hawes in receiving the guests. Mrs. James 8. Parker, wife of Repre- sentative Parker of New York. will en- | tertain at tea Thursday afternoon from 5 to 7 o'clock at her home, 2100 Six; teenth street, in honor of the New Yor | State D. A. R. regent and delegates. | Mrs. Dawes, Mrs. Wilbur, Mrs. Jardine, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Lansing and Mrs. Wadsworth will be among the ladies pouring at the tea. The New York con- gressional ladies will assist the hostess. | The Daughters of the American Revolution who are members of the ! Women's City Club will be hostesses at | the tea gives at the clubhouse, 22 Jack- son place. this afternoon from 4:30 un- til 6 oclock. Miss Helen Brown is chairman. The West Virginia delegation 1o the congress will be entertained at tea Tues- day afternoon, from 4 to 6 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Guy Despard Goff wife of Senator Goff of West Virginia 1606 New Hampshire avenue, with a group including Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins Mrs. Mansfield M. Neely, Mrs. Guy Depard Goff, Mrs. Carl G. Bachman Mrs. Prank L. Bowman, Mrs. James French Strother. Mrs. Edward T. Eng- land, Mrs, Willlam 8. O'Brien, Mrs 1 John Marshall, |and Mrs. J. W. Griffiths THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, UNDERWOOD AUNDERWOOD HARRIS EWING Mrs. Howard Suther- land, Mrs. Stephen G. Jackson, Mrs Stewart Walker, Mrs. Charles Brooks Smith, Mrs. Ellis A. Yost, Mrs. Colin H Livingston and Mrs. Ephrain F. Morgan A distinguished company of ladies will assist at the tea table, including Mrs Dawes, Mrs. Jardine, Mrs. James J Davis. Mrs. Taft and several ambassa- dors' wives, ‘The tained at tea from 5 to 6 o'clock this afternoon at the Willard Hotel. The Indiana delegation will be the honor guests at a tea thix afternoon from 4 to 6 oclock, at the Willard Hotel. The Governor of Connecticut and Mrs. John H. Trumbull will be the honor guests at the tea this afternoon at the Willard Hotel for the Connecticut delegation to the congress. Two important delegates to the con- gress are Miss Katherine A. Nettleton, chairman of the tellers committee, and Mrs. P. L. Mason, vice chairman. Mrs. James Lathrop Gavin is chair- | man of the transporiation committee | vice chairman Mrs. Rhett Goode is chairman of the program committee, one of the out- standing committees of the conven- tion. On the committee are Mrs Delos A. Blodgett, Mrs. Frank H. Briggs. Mrs. Willlam Crawford Gorgas, John A. Lejeune, Mrs. Frank W. Mon dell and Mrs. Charles W. Richardson JOINT CONCERT GIVEN, G. W. U. and Columbia Glee Clubs Present Varied Program. The George Washington University and Columbia University Glee Clubs heid a joint musical at the Washington Hotel last night. The classical feature of the perform- ance was the singing of Bach's “Now Let Every Tongue Adore Thee" by the combined groups. Other features included baritone solos by Forman L. Slack of the Columbia Cluh and violin selections by Herman Weihe and James McLain of the George Washington Club. “Rolling Down to Rio,” by the Co- lumbia Club, was enthusiastically re- celved and “Oh, Susanna,” by the | George Washington boys was excellently sung. Dancing followed the concert with music furnished by Elmer Brown's Troubadours Money troubles like April showers come suddenly « A us without PRILSHOWERSare sudden—they come upon warning. Money troubles are often like that, When they come the thing most urgently needed is a loan Morris Plan offers its loans at moderute cost. Loans from $120 10 $25.000, w weekly, semi-monthly or hich may be paid by & riod of 12 monthe, are at the service of men and women of character and earning capacity, Morria Plan goes beyond After the that, however, Towa delegation will be enter- | UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD Upper. left to right secretary general: C Mrs. Alfred J. Bros Willlams Earle, recording secretary general; Mrs. Herbert M. Lord, D. €. APRIL 15, HARRIS & EWING corresponding secretary general. ter, Ieft {o right: Mrs. Brooke G. White. jr. | general: Mrs Robert Howe Munger, candidate for v e president general; 1928—PART 1.’ u. president general; Mrs. Samuel | s. Lowell F. Hobart, organizing | Rhett Goode, candidate for vice president general; Mrs. Eli A. Helmick, I‘l'[h"ll‘ general. | Adam F. Wyant, treasurer general. | BY FEDERAL ARCHITECTS | Association Is Organized and Elec- tion Is Followed by Presen- tation of Play. Louis A. Simon of the office of vising architect, Treasury Dey was elected president of the Association y of Federal Architects organized last night in the auditorium of the Interior Department Building Other officers were named | Vice president. L Leisenring, Qua | termaster Construction Divist | Department; secretary, T. Me Veterans' Bureau: treasurer, H. C. € livan, Bureau of Yards and Docks, N Department: directors fice of the superv ury: Charles H. Stratton, V reau; Col. G. G. Will Construction Division ment; Fred W. Southworth Yards and Docks, Navy D William Partridge, National Pa Planning Commission The election was followed by a play The Periods of Architecture,” written and directed by Edwin B. Morrls. The cast was from members of the ns- sociation Home Team Has Negative of Self- Rule Question Wednesday. 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