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APPEAL IS DENIED IN QUICK SESSION Proceedings Brief as Expul- sion Decision of Board Is Upheld by Society. (Continued From Pirst Page.) An unidentified delegate in the rear of the hall responded in the negative as several hundred applauded the decision of the congress to regard the Bailie incident as finally disposed of. Mrs. Brosseau, against whom Mrs. Baille had leveled rges of misman- agement and mistaken views on the policies of the society, made brief but decided comment on the action taken. ! Mrs. Bailie Answers. “Tell the world,” she said, “that the Daughters of the American Revolution have answered Mrs. Helen Tufts Bailie.” Informed of the action of the con- gress, Mrs. Bailie issued the following statement: “The great body of the membership show themselves content to be led by mediocre minds. Such a body is a deadly drag on true citizenship. I could have no pride nor satisfaction in be- longing to such an organization. Patri- ots shun demagogy. They cherish a dynamic spiritual leadership found out- side and not inside the D. A. R.” Seven resolutions affecting the pol- icies and conduct of the society’s affairs ‘were approved by the congress shortly after today's meeting was called to order. Research Division Approved. The establishment of a research di- vision in the office of the registrar gen- eral was approved by the congress and referred to the national board of man- agement with power to act. It was pointed out that 8 per cent of all sp- plication papers are not acceptable . without necessary researth work and this work is too involved, the registrar general said, for her office. Establishment of an executive sec- retary for the registrar general also was proposed to the board. On the recom- mendation of the treasurer-general, the congress transferred from current funds $50,000 to the Constitution Hall fund. Appropriations of $500 for the museum and $200 for library work were voted. It was decided to apply the sum of $8,000, remaining from the balance of the Carolyn Scott Harrison fund, to the purchase of the president general's room in Continental Hall in honor of the society’'s first president general Reception to Be Tonight. ‘The session today was held down to few reports in view of extensi®, arrangements made for two outstanding social functions which are events for this evening. Unpleasant weather and cold kept down attendance somewhat this morning, and interfered with plans for a pilgrimage by the delegates to Mount Vernon, which was the order for this afternoon. The executive com- mittee will make the trip, ‘This evening the president-general, Mrs, Brosseau, the vice president-gen- eral and national officers will entertain at a reception in Memorial Continental Hall in honor of members of the soclety. These officers will be assisted by the State regents. Music will be furnished by the United States Army Band. The most gala social event of the Congress, the annual ball in honor of the pages given by the president-general and the national board of management, will take place at the Willard Hotel from 9 to 12 o'clock tonight. More than 200 young women Wwill be honored on this occasion. Among the honored guests will be Miss Florence Trumbull, daughter of Gov. and Mrs. ‘Trumbull of Connecticut, who is a per- sonal page to the president general. She is the flancee of John Coolidge. ‘The afternoon was given over to meet- ings of State delegations and national committees, and in the absence of mat- ters of national importance these dele- gations found great interest in the 1 g election of officers, which Thursday will be the order for more than 3,000 registered delegates. Pinal report from Constitution Hall, & monumental auditorium and library, was given by Mrs. Brosseau and Mrs. Russell William Magna of Holyoke, Mass., chairman of the finance com- mittee, Mrs. Brosseau aroused enthusiasm when she said, “The Continental Con- gress of 1925 voted to build Constitu- tion Hall. The Congress of 1929 will see it dedicated and concluded and 1930 will see us in the new hall.” Co-Operative Spirit Praised. coming week. The sand painting has | o8 v Praising the co-operation of all to ihe G, A. R. Wonder is the correct | recognition that had long been awaiting asslrted i T mosy e | Hoeacepest religious signifcance to the | word to describe their juvenile state of | nim. Buried originally in an_obsoure taking, and especially the advisory com- mittee, which gave many valuable sug- gections to the architect, Mrs. Brosseau declared that no one begruc & single dollar contributed to the building fund. “Such a spirit of harmony as pre- valled throughout the whole undertak- ing,” she declared, “was a credit to any organization.” Constitution Hall will have a total NAVAID INDIANS. SHOW NATIE ARTS Demonstration of Industries of Tribe Is Given Daily for .D. A, R. Delegates. BY GRETCHEN SMITH. ‘The D. A. R. Congress has brought no more interesting visitors to Wash- ington than the three Navajo Indians who have been invited fo conduct an exhibition of three of the industries of their rtibe, and who may be seen daily in the basement of the Auditorium, which is open to the public, giving prac- tical demonstrations of their ability as weavers of blankets, silversmiths and painters of pictures in sand. Berton 1. Staples, who has been adopted in the Navajo tribe, is accom- memz the Indians. Mr. Staples has founded an arts and crafts settlement in the home of the Navajo, at Coolidge, N. Mex,, and it is his desire to revive, stimulate and perpetuate the ancient arts among the Indians themselves and at the same time to further a knowl- edge among the “white le” of gen- ulne Navajo work as distinguishable from numerous imitations, One woman, A-He-Bah, a weaver of rugs, and two n, Hostien-Nulsos- Begay-Utsida, a silversmith, and Denie- C-Nili-Betsua, & chief and medicine man, who paints sand pictures, have come to teach the white man the arts ::nd handicrafts of the original Ameri- ns. A-He-Bah Is Adept in Art. As a little girl A-He-Bah h | sheep for her father and in lhnr.er\‘\":g! Teceived the name, which means to "gather in.” She is adept at the art of blanket weaving, spinning her own yarn, making her own vegetable ‘dyes and creating the beautiful patterns Which she weaves. She speaks English fluently and has completed the fifth gndN ne r‘:u the pu;l!c sbcehoou. n ever has been abl a machine that can luct-.m:n:‘l)lydet‘gslt tate the weave of ths Navajo Indians, Until recently, no recorded patterns of the Navajo blankets have been kept, but the Indians are being taught free- hand drawing and it is hoped that drawn patterns now will be made. Blanket Weaving Is Ancient Art. Blanket weaving is the oldest art on the Western aemm’.m‘m blankets of the down of birds, animal hair and yucca fiber have been found among prehistoric ruins of this con- tinent. They also have found one or two ancient blankets from the wool of mountain sheep, which Mr. Staples contends. goes to prove the Indians knew the art of wool weaving before the coming of the Conquistadores. Sheep raising is one of the chief industries of the Navajo, who have more than 1,300,000 sheep on their reservation, which consists of 20,000,000 acres of land and is three times the size of the State of Vermont. One million pounds of wool was woven into rugs last year. The rug industry has assumed such proportions that it has been found necessary to use aniline dyes in many cases, but in making coples of old rugs, vegetable dyes are “Valentino” Silversmith, > Hostien-Nulsos-Begay-Utsida, the sil- versmith, is frequently referred to as the “Valentino” of his tribe. He was chosen from many thousands of In- dians to pose as the model for an Indian figure. His articles of silverware and jewelry ornamented with turquoise matrix are representative of the finest work known to his peopl The work has attained a finesse that would bes difficult to surpass. Coined silver is used exclu- sively instead of silver bullion, as it has been found to co the proper amount of alloy. Sometimes “Jim" uses 20 or 25 silver dollars in the pro- duction of one article. The turquoise matrix is used exclu- sively by the Navajo in the ornamenta- tion of his jeweiry, The turquoise stands for the blue sky—the matrix means clouds. The sky gives the sun and the clouds give the rain, which combine to make the corn grow—corn gives everlasting life, so thus the stone 1is symbolic of immortality, Sand Painting Is Religious. ‘The third of the arts to be demon- strated is that of sand painting. Denie-C-Nili-Betsua is the artist, who will paint two pictures daily during the most exemplary lives are permitted to pain t in thé sands the pictures of the gods, who many years ago visited the earth to bring to the Indians messages from the Great Spirit on High. A ceremony that took four days and four nights had to be undergone by the leaders of the Na Denie-C-Nili-Betsua was granted per- mission to make his pictures in_the S ‘Tribe before of 4,020 chairs, all of which have been | “house of & white man” in the East. spoken for, Mrs. Magna reported. the 160 chairs provided on the platform at $300 each. she said, only 30 remain unpaid for. There will be 260 box seats and 3,600 seats in the auditorium. Seventy-five of these seats, however, are being reserved. /As chairman of the finance commit- tee, which has charge of collecting the lunds for Constitution Hall, Mrs. Magna that she had traveled 52,000 in every State in the Union in connection with this work. Of the money pledged, ::‘J’“ cent actually has been collected = ‘we gxpect to get the rest,” she n her detailed account of the various L me used in g .money for the | cut off a train. Before the war she was in charge of & u the finance chairian gave | sturtod he - grest. Seendsbip of _the | Iarge sanitarium, and during the course | Sentlemen with good D. A. . assocli- ¢ to Mrs. Erest G. Draper of the [ Navajo for the white man, who later | of hostilities became the active organ- | tions. These latier incl o a] Pt of Columbia for conceiving the | was made & member of the Navajo tribs | 1zer of tWo overseas units. As an ap- | Amos Fries, whose wife has e e successful idea of raising s very large ‘Chissle Nez.” | pointee of the Treasury rtment she | man of the press comm ittee for a num- Teok of space on the Grounds and conducted.extensive. Liberty loan and | be% &F 5075 S5 SR, Ot Y X ace on the al 58 8 X X i 2 e of e tesiiat. 1 Moftatt and Maj. Gen, Hanson E. E1y. Mrs. Hobart Reports. (As custodian of Memorial Continental th Irwin Hobart, candi- ings on her year’s stewardship. “It is with a Tfeeling of great pride and satisfaction that I can tell you that beloved Memorial Continental Hall now is in perfect condition from roof to basement,” she said. Mrs, Hobart detailed the efforts of hington, but pigments have been brought by artist from the disintegrated stone the ' Painted Desert. will be made by the Navajo medicine man every morning and every afternoon of this week, and will remain untouched until the departure of the group from ‘Washington. . Cl usual one. imore Cooper, he originally came from New Mexico Of | Band will be obtained in Was] the of A sand picture Staples’ Story Is Unusual Mr. Staples’ story has been an un- A descendant of James Fen- Barre, Vt. Sevenieen years ago he went to the New Mexican mesas for poor In white man. Through their travels the three Nav- ajos have to realize tha the white men are not so bad as they have beenpainted, and Ccarry! their impressions back bh’mlr p‘nogpln contribute greatly to promotion of better understan between these original Americans the white citizens of the United States. RAIDS ON TWO LINERS. ‘| s W D. C, TUESDAY, Upper left, left to right: Mrs. Lowell Hobart and Mrs. Julius candidates for president general. | gen | Wyan! | Below: Navajo I the Indians here APRIL 16, 1929. ‘almage, ri Mrs. her personal | Nulsos-begay-Ulsider and A-he-bah. | | —Star Staff Photos. Upper | Adams Wyant, {reasurer poses with her daughter, Anne 1 page. mlrn; who displayed e handiwork at the suditorium. Left| & to ht: Berton J. Staples, who brought Denie-c-nili-betsua, | Trigg Moss, J Last Statue Marking “Old Trails' Road” Soon to Be Unveiled Ceremonies Under D.A.R. | Auspices Friday Next at Bethesda, Md. On Pridgy the twelfth and statue to be erected by the N. 8. D. A. R. to mark the ocean-to-ocean National Old Trails road will be unveiled at| Bethesda, Md., by Mrs. John Trigg| | Moss, national chairman of the Na- | tional Old Tralls committee. The statue, | which represents a ploneer mother with | {her children, is of & rugged beauty | which makes a fitting memorial to| | mark the trail traveled so bravely by | |the American women of pioneer days.| Mrs. Moss suggested the idea that 1a dignified and handsome statue be | erected in each of |the 12 States |through :'t;;cl]: passed the o al Old Trails road, to definitely mark an historical spot or commemorate some great act of his- torical interest of the Revolutionary period, insiezd of placing the 2‘020 si ts or mark- e‘l";nm!m the Old Tralls A roldl. l; originally planne | by the Daughters fof mei American s 25608 | | Revolution. | | Mrs. Moss had long had the desire | | to see & monument and not a marker | | erected in these 12 States and so when she was appointed the national c! man for the National Old Trails ros she presented her idea before the na- tional board. The design for the monu- ment, representing & pioneer mother clad in homespun, clasping her babe to her breast, a figure of a mother showing fortitude, perseverence and |energy in her bearing, was suggested | to Mrs. Moss in the picture of an In- dian squaw carrying her papoose upon | her back, which was a plece of statuary | at the world’s fair in St. Louls. | with her son, James , a graduate of Princeton University, and an artist and architect !in the Graduate College there, Nrs.| | By in PERSONALITIES OF THE D. A. R. BY ALICE ROGERS HAGER. A little apple-cheeked lady with' white hair and a nose that sets one thinking of Gilbert Stuart’s famous portraits has been visible in one éf the boxes at the auditorium since the opening of the congress. She is regarded with a kind of wonder by the children of Washing- in particular by those who belong triotic Council, Mrs. Nobel Newport Potts, who is serving with the national D, A. R. press committee, tells a story of the forming of the L’Enfant chapter here in Washington 18 years ago. Mrs. Potts was responsible for its organiza- tion at about the time that L’Enfant was finally remembered and given the grave on the old Diggs farm, the illus- trious major was disinterred in May, 1911, and after lying in state in the Clflitol was solemnly burled again at Arlington, where he now rests. At the time of the funeral Mrs. Potts searched the entire city for a French flag to use with the American one on the casket. Not one was to be found. So, assem- bling the materials, she made a flag, and it was afterward presented to the chapter that bears the major's name. Curiously enough, Mrs. Potts' maiden name was Ross, but she is not a de- scendant of the Betsy who made the mind regarding her, since to them she is a page of American history come alive. Because, you see, Eleanor Wash- Howard was the Jast child born in Mount Vernon, and one of the com- paratively few living descendants of the family of the First Father. Each year now Mrs, Ho®ard takes the chil- dren of the C. A. R. out to the beauti- ful and revered mansion, and there fells them the story of Washington, general and President, and even back to the more humble days of the young sur- veyor who dared the unknown paths of the wilderness to_carry out his duty as he saw it. Mrs. Howard tells, too, how her father came to part with’the es- tates when it was no longer possible to entertain the distinguished guests who came from many lands to visit as at & national shrine. It is a far cry from the peace of Mount Vernon to the coal mines of Pennsylvania, but another Daughter the gap. Miss Margaret Bar- nett, eflu‘ndmne for the omcle of cfi:- responding secretary general on e slate of Mrs. Hobart, is a pr busi- ness woman, as well as a &hflmthropht. nial general. Five ‘candidates named on the ticket presented by Mrs. Lowell F. Hobart of Ohio are on the board of the National Patriotic Council. These are Mrs. Ho- bart herself, Miss Anne Margaret Lang, Mrs. Charles Humphrey Bissell, Mrs. Hartjet Vaughn Rigdon and Miss Mar- garet Barnett. Among the council's vice presidents are Mrs. Larz Anderson, former librarian general of the Daugh- ters; Mrs, Anthony Wayne Cook, hon= orary president general, and several Always in the basement of the audi-' torium when the congress is in session may be found exhibits that take the on- looker back to the early days of Ameri- can life. Although few in number this fimflt than formerly. Here may be found es of fine handicrafts, glean- ed from the women of Southern mountains, from the original Americans —the Indlans—and from much later ar- to her . the Pittsburgh chapter. ‘The - president of the National Pa- 3| Congress Library Thronged During D.AR.! Convention by Genealogical Searchers The Library of Congress this week is|where freedom of the.shelves is given mm;mmuudnmwotmenlykwqwmflgemwww Who are “looking up their ancestors.” | "BUCTR (1. vear hundreds of inquirles are received to settle points in. . ‘These are answered .by 1 t amount of these donated other earlier flag for the anxious Colo- | tpe, , these displays are of even greater | the rivals, the modern immigrants. Cross- | nore School, in the “back country” of North Carolina, reports this year that| it has housed 105 boarders. Dr. Mary | Martin Sloop, its business manager and physician, who is here with the exhibit, | told the story yesterday of one smal boy who wanted to come so badly that | he even offered to go home and bring | his own bed with him. She also told of | the way in which the boys have been | taught to “hook rugs,” in which art they are so successful that the most ad- vanced among them earn not only their clothes and school expenses, but are able to lay aside money toward the college to which they intend to go. It was Dr. Sloop who originated the idea for the selling of old clothes to the mountain people, an undertaking that has grown to astonishing proportions, and has been the means of realizing much better conditions in the school. Last year the net profit on the sale garments totaled over $14,000. - On sale days, the buyers come in such numbers that the school re- sembles a county fair, and the sale itself a frenzied bargain counter. The school is now buying three old log cabins, made three-quarters of a century ago of hand-hewn logs, and is transporting 'm to the Crossnore “campus,” where they are to be rebuilt almost as they were originally, except for increased window_space and an added second story. -In these rebullt cabins the boys will find space for the conduct of their various handicraft industries. Dr. Sldop is herself a North Carolina D. A, R. Two other particularly interesting spots are near the Crossnore exhibit. One is the Crafts del Navajo, from Ooolidge, New Mexico, and the other the Schauffler Mission Training School of Cleveland. In the Navajo booth remarkable’. blankets and silver. work are on display and not the least of ::a ';‘thtdw;r m;iter silversmith e san who accompany it. Sand mlnflnf‘ls done with nntxfr‘nly!n- dian pigments made from the tegrated rocks of the Painted Desert, and brought with the exhibit from New Mmou.m. two Indians them- £ young squaw who is zeltél them Erflh?;. to mlr!:;l. the splendid ovmn‘l:k' 45 Tode tuesque and Tain, on our of the ad recent Inauguratio) Mr. n'di‘l Staples, the founder with the three tribe Navajo group, is here members. The Schauffier exhibit has specimens of the work done by various t students in the Cleveland school. school, by the way, is one of four in the country that official recom- g;fl&fnflnwl the oclety as an \object ! ations from chapte the Interest of Americanism. s was selling liquor. ties said, {BATTLE IN BLIND PIG TAKES TOLL OF 2 LIVES | Operator of Alleged Speakeasy and ' quality, Deputy Sheriff Killed in Michigan Gunplay. the Associated -Press. MONROE, Mich., April 16—A deputy sheriff and an alleged blind pig operator died here last night as the result of a liquor raid last Saturday. are Edward Kinsey, 31, deputy Sheriff, and Walter Hoffman, 35. Kinsey, with Vernon Wright, another {deputy, Saturday night went to a shack reports were that Hoffman Hoffman met them at the door and began firing, the depu- The officers struggled with him and clubbed him into submission after Kinsey was shot throught the breast and Wright recelved a flesh, wound in the left arm. ‘Quantities which of liquor .- A. R, Tonight, 9 0'Clock. t—The United States Army Ban , Infanter: ommanding; William J. Stannard, leader; Thomas F. Darcy, second leader. March, “America First” . “Patriotic Selection” .... ‘Waltz, “Red, White and B! “American Patrol” .... , genera assisted by the State regents, will receive in Memorial Continental Hall the members g{ the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. The president general and national invitation to the pages to attend a Hotel on Tuesday night, the 16th of April, from 9 to 12 o'clock. Tomorrow, 9:30 O'Clock A.M. , escorted by the pages. Assembly call. Entrance of president general, Congress called to order, the »Scripture and prayer, the chaplain ‘Music—"“The Star Spangled Banner,” Reading of the minutes, the recording secretary Report of the reul)luuom e‘:‘mmléue, Mrs. Henry Reports of committees continued: frio Mrs, Henry M. Robert,djr.. Patriotic education, ‘Address — “Patriotic Education,” Dr. George Washington University. Sons and Daghters of the Republic, Real daughters, Mrs. Charles B. Bryan, chairman. i Publicity, Mrs. Amos A. Pries, Preservation of historic spots, Liberty Loan Legislation in Announcements: Dedication services and unveiling of D. A. R. memorial, Miss Aline E. Solomons, national chairman, Charles W. Richardson, chairman ‘Tomorrow, 2. P.M. Assembly call. Entrance of pa; Re) s, zine, Mrs. Julius Y. National defense, Address—"“Soviet Russia and Walsh, 8. J.. vice president of Georgetown University, regent of School of Foreign Service. Hstoricas Insignia, Mrs. John Brown - by . May Montgormery Girl home-makers, Mrs. r’un A EnEiead, cv“b'- Chine. Reports of ite regents: ‘Wisconsin, Wuls?h‘tlnh. Pennsylvania, Anhouncements. play the following selections: Patrol, “Thé Guardmount” Overture, Assembly call. Entrance of Invocation, States House of Representat! Music: - Year's at the Sprin “The “Trees” “The Cry of hel” . Mrs, James Lathrop Ca Mrs. James The dead and several loaded firearms were found in Hoff- man’s shack, the officers said. Patriotic lectures and lantern slides, Mrs. Willoughby. 8. Chesley, airman. ‘National Old Trails Road, Mrs. John Trigg Moss, chairman. fund, Miss Isabel Wyman Gordon, chairman. United States Congress, Mrs. Edwin C. Gregory, chair- “Memorial Caroline Scott Harrison, Mrs. M. Earle Jackson, chairman. ‘Manual for immigrants, Miss Mary Louise Pardee, chairman. ges. ports of committees continued: Report of editor of magazine, Miss Natalie Sumner Lincoln. Mot Mi: Hine & Eolomons, chatrman ttee, Miss Aline E. A . N eTionar detene, Mrs. Willlam Sherman Walker, chairman. and literary reciprocity, Mrs. Elmer O. Leatherwood, chair- S Historie trees, Mrs. Frederick Ernest Frisbee, chairman. Heron, chairman. = ‘Washington, Tennessee, South Dakota, South Carolina, , Oklahoma, Ohio. Tomorrow, 7:30 P.M. TFrom 7:30 to 8 o'clock the United States Navy Band Orchestra will t general, escorted v, James Shera | Moss worked her idea into the desi; | for the monument which now mar | the Old Trails road. B00D BIDS D AR WAR ON LAWLESS Avers National Security Has Been Safeguarded Alorg All Lines. In his first formal address as a mem- ber of the cabinet, Secretary of War Good last night urged that the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution use their “vast influence” to help President Hoover “promote a more patriotic at- titude toward all laws and a simplifi- cation of our judicial procedure.” Before 8 distinguished gathering, smaller than would have been the case had not unpleasant weather prevailed, Secretary Good, the Cuban Ambassador, Don Orestes Ferrara; Maj. Gen. John | A. Lejeune, U. 8. Marine Corps, and Representative Ruth Bryan Owen of Florida participated in the first evening program of the Thirty-eighth Conti- nental Congress of the society. Picturing the American people s “the most lawless” in the civilized world, Mr. Good called on the national society, as “leaders in American thought and ideals,” to use its influence “by precept, example and advice to wage a relentless war upon this growing contempt for authority.” There is an increasing disrespect for law, he said. “which we all recognize end which, if permitted to grow and develop, may in the end, work our de- struction.” No Amendment to Blame. “This disrespect for law did not ha its beginning with the adoption of a amendment to the Constitution of the United States,” he said. “Before the latest had been brought forth and rat- ified we had become the most lawless jple on the face of the earth. “Single cities in the United States had more homicides and crimes of vio- lence and brutality than many nations with more than half our entire popula- tion. “The blame for this state of affalrs rests upon no particular class” he as- serted. “These things do not run counter to public sentiment—they go along with it. “Instead of being the mest lawless people in the civilized world. we should be the most law-abiding. No laws are imposed on us. There is not & law on the statute books of any State, or upon the statute books of the Nation, which was not placed there by the duly elected representatives of the people. Fault of Citizen Himself. er he Continental Congress for the | past three years and a rich, full voice with a wonderful carrying which gives het a special equip- | position. | |~ Mrs. Moss has served as official read- | jer of tl | past | ment for this Once Served as Teacher for Deaf. Before her marriage Mrs. Moss taught !in the St. Loui$ Day School for the Deaf and through her training in this work developed a clear, crisp annunci- ation. “A great part of the secret of possessing & voice with the carrying quality is to enunciate distinctly,” Mrs. | Moss explained. | Mrs. Moss possesses expert knowledge of the mute “sign language” and has frequently been called upon in St. Louls, Mo., which is her home, to assist in § terpreting for the deaf at gatherings or in the city courts. 1t was through the suggestion of Mrs. Moss that the program for "ll tree for every member” was instigated, | and through this endeavor of the N. S.| D. A. R. over 160,000 trees have been planted throughout the United States. “The Constitution and laws are not garments which the individual may put on and take off at will,” he declared Violation of the eighteenth constitu- tional amendment and the laws made 10 earry it into force would be impossi- ble if the citizen observed the law. By his non-observance, aye—by his acqui- escence in its violation—he aids in cre- ‘un't ; dlsrespgcl lgr all law and weak- ens the very foundations upon which the Government rests.” 5 Secretary Good assured the soclety that “national security is being taken care of along all lines.” He expressed belief that “in spite of the innate stu- pldity of mankind and its propensity to settle by war disputes which easily might be settled without war, it will be :ml;;::gt time before we shall e called 0 engage e Ml gage in a major armed “Always, however, we must be rea sonably prepared for'‘any eventualit This is the one s » S . ure road to peace,” h Mrs. Gann on Platform, Mrs. Edward Everett Gann, sister officiai hostess of Vice President Gurte sat on the platform. She was accorded | | PROGRAM Curtis D. Alway. captain, | | | ts i and national officers, board of management extend an ball given in their honor at the Willard president general. eral. ‘":he assemblage. general. B. Joy, chairman. * chairman. H. Marvin, president, Mrs. W. D. McWilliams, chairman. chairman. Mrs. H. Eugene Chubbuck, chairman. D, A. R. memorial committee; Mrs. of program. the United States,” Rev. Edmund A. Smith, chatrman. ‘Wyom! , Vermont, Utah, Texas, Rhode Island, Philippine Islands, by the pages. Montgomery, D. D., chaplain, United the place of honor at the right of Mrs, Alfred J. Brosseau, president general of the soclety, and on being presented to the audience responded by saying, 1 am glad to be here.” Ambassador Ferrara greeted the dele- gates on behalf of Cuba, a country he described as “surely a Daughter of the American Revolution.” “Out of the principles of liberty and freedom which your society represents,” he said, “un- doubtedly sprang the impulse that im- pelled your country to aid in the emancipation of the people of the re- public T have the honor to represent.” Greetings also were extended by Maj. Gen. Lejeune, who complimented the soclety for standing firm in its demands for adequate national defense. Mrs. Owen, who earlier in the day had participated in her first sessioni of Congress and who had received the oath her father, the late William Jen- nings Bryan, took several times, almost bore the program away from the other distinguished speakers. She was strik- ingly gowned in black velvet and her full, clear voice, which she used in an affectionate. intimate and half-wistful manner, met with immediate and cor- dial response. Extols Col. Lindbergh. Mrs. Owen, afirming her belief in American youth, described Col. Charles A. Lindbergh as typical of the Nation's youth and called him the best ambas- sador ever sent out of the United States. The great physical development of the country may have tempted some to think of the Nation as having reached its destiny, she sald. Answering, she declared that “so long as only 50 per cent of the qualified voters trouble to visit ‘the polls, then so long will the Remlg be only 50 per cent accom- pli Displaying much of the humor and oratorical ability of her distinguished father, Mrs. Owen carried her audience back to the “Gibson girl days™ and brought forth laughter with a picture of the women of her college days, whose “waistbands were the same size as their hatbands.” Music was a distinctive feature of the program. Capt. Taylor Branson, leader, directed the United States Marine Band Orchestra in a concert preceding the addresses, Charlotte Ryan of the Met- litan Opera Co. was enthusiasti- ot e tion by Right Rev. Philip &ak, Bishop of Delaware, Miss Ryan sang “The Star Spangled Ban- ner,” the orchestra accompanying her. —in our TRANSIT MIXER TRUCKS--speeds up your _ work and saves you'all your mixer troubles. n A Better Conerete for Lews Mokt Pa Ine. IV