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D. A. R. PAYS HON MRS, HOBARTTELS OF NEMORIALVORY States Reproducing Rooms in Continental Hall to Cre- ate Colonial Atmosphere. . How individual States are reproduc- ing their rooms in Memorial Continen- tal Hall so as to give the interior of the bui'ding the atmosphere of a Colonial seti is told by Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart, national chairman of the build- ings and grounds committee of the D. A IR and candidate for president gen- eral. ‘With the beginning that already had been made through the c6llections of antiques by the District of Columbia, Illinois, Iowa. Marvland. Ohio, New York, Massachusetts, California, Ala- bama, Texas, West Virginia, New Jer- sey and Michigan, the appeal of the committee met with a generous re. sponse from States whose rooms were not_completed in this plan. “Today we have the assurance of the realization of our dream,” Mrs. Hobart said in her repcrt. Contributions by States. “Virginia, whose contribution is now our Colonial dining room. happily owned & number of fine pieces as a foundation, and has recently painted the room a rich golden shade, placed new draperies at the windows with genuine tiebacks, while gifts of china are being constant- 1y added to the valuable collection in its cabinet. “Rhode Island, having a beautiful harpsicord among its treasured posses- sions, decided to portray the music room, and has purchased a wonderful old harp toward its contemplated col- Jection of musical instruments. Ver- mont, whose room was furnished with fine old New England pieces suitable for the Colonial study, has built the nec- essary bookshelves. Maine is rapidly completing its luxuri- ous sitting room, and has recently pro- cured a fine Hepplewhite sofa and his- toric wing chair, Delaware's acquisi- tions for its little parlor include ex- quisite candelabra, old fire irons, an un- usual crystal chandelier and a ladder- back chair. West Virginia has built a Colonial cupboard for its books and china. Missouri, whose room is to be a reproduction of one in the Victorian period, has added a handsome carved table and a fine old cornicz for the window. Two Rooms Lacking. “The two important rooms Jacking were the kitchen and the nursery. The ideal setting for the latter, a quaint gabled room on the third floor is now New Hampshire's proud possession— ready to receive your gifts. There are doubtless in attics heirlooms of toys and nursery furniture which you would be glad to present. The ideal spot for the kitchen is the basement room, di- rectly under the museum, and Mr. Deming of the art critics committee sketched the design. We thought that several States having no rooms in Me- morial Continental Hall or the Ad- ministration Building might desire to co-operate in reproducing a kitchen, Oklahoma and France have contributed and when other States join them the room can be built. “Numercus articles for the kitchen | now in our museum will be transferred and other gifts are welcome from all. ‘We have just been promised an orig- | inal fircplace and corner cupboard by Rhode Island’s State regent and State Tegent-elect. With the decision of In- diana to furnish the Colonial library, our Household is complete.” Other Activities Noted. With reference to other activities, Mrs. Hobart's report added: “Priendship garden, in honor of our president general, Mrs. Brosseau, for which many gifts Were received before the last congress, has been carefully cared for. Many of the bulbs and plants moved during the construction of Constitution Hall were again in bloom to welcdme the president general when she returned to Washington the latter part of March. The many gifts of flowering shrulfs and trees received from the national officers and members of the board, as well as Daughters who desired to be included in this tribute, will be incorporated in the landscape design in conection with the memo- rial monument.” SYRACUSE ALUMNI HOLD ANNUAL -BANQUET HERE Benator Copeland and Chancellor Flint Speak—9,000 Students Are Enrolled. Senator Copeland of New York and Chancellor Charles W. Flint of the University of Syracuse were guests of honor at the annual banquet of the Syracuse Alumni at the Hotel Dupont dast evening. In his address, Senator Copeland stressed the position held by Syracuse University in the State of New York and its contributions to education in the State today. As speaker of the evening, Chancellor ¥lint reviewed the development of the juniversity and changes made recently {to conform with the modern trend of mducation. The present enrollment of ithe university, he declared, is nearly | D! 19,000 students, of which 5,500 are en- golled in regular four-year courses. 1. F. A. Meatyard was toastmaster. . { OPEN HOUSE IS HELD. {tudents’ Parents Visit Langley i Junior High School. | Despite inclement weather last eve- fing, more than 750 parents visited Langley Junior -High School to partici- te in an open-house program of the 'arent-Teacher Association. The shops, the cooking and the dressmaking rooms, the art and music room and the gym- masium were in full swing, with exhibi- tlons of work done and demonstrations explained by the pupils. Following a visit to the classrooms and conferences with teachers, the parents went to the auditorium, where a program under the direction of Wil- liam Wyckoff, president of the Stu- \dents’ Council, was presented. The har- monica band, the school orchestra, the Glee Club and the tumbling team all k part in the program, and eight rls from the seventh grade gave an glish folk dance. A short business- meeting of the a ' ation followed the auditorium pro- m. MEMORIAL STATUE (NVEILED BY GROUP Dr. Cloyd Marvin Addresses Congress, Telling of Ed- ucation Needs. (Continued From First Page.) | placed in a prominent spot in the gar- den, which will be planted with flowers and trees of historical origin as a trib- ute to Mrs. Brosseau, the retiring pres- ident general. ‘The congress this morning heard re- ports from the following committees: | Sons and Daughters of the Republic, |Mrs. W. D. McWilllams, chairman; pa- | triotic education, Mrs. Henry M. Rob- erts, jr. chairman; Real Daughters, Mrs. Charles B. Bryan, chairman; publicity, Mrs. Amos A. Fries, chair- an; preservation of historic spots, irs. H. Eugene Chubbuck, chairman; | patriotic lectures and lantern slides, | Mrs. Willoughby S. Chesley, chairman; | | National Old Trails Road, Mrs. John Trigg Moss, chairman: Liberty lgan fund, Miss Issabel Wyman Gordon, chairman; legislation in the United States Congress, Mrs. Edwin C. Gregory, chairman; memorial Caroline Seott | |Harrison, Mrs. M. Pearle Jackson, | | chairman; manual for immigrants, Miss | Mary Louise Parmann, chairman, | Walsh to Speak. | | Additional committee reports were to be made this afternoon, and Rev. Ed- | | mund A. Walsh, vice president and| | regent of the School of Foreign Service | | of 'Georgetown University, was to ad- | | dress the congress on “Soviet Russia | and the United States. | State regents from foreign countries {as well as organizations in this coun-| | try_were to present their reports. | | Deploring a “reckless” tendency to| e indorsement to legislative mensures hich deprive States of their iights to look after domestic affairs” Mrs. |Edwin C. Gregory, national chairman | |of the commitee on legislation in the | | United States Congress, in submitting | | her report, warned the D. A. R. to be | ever alert against bureaucracy in gov- | ernment. | | By its own declaration of objects, | | Mrs. Gregory declared, the national so- ciety is “obligated to 'do its utmost to protect the institutions of America | guaranteed to us through the Constitu- | tion of the United States” and in the main, she added, “the society exists to | aid as far as in.it lies the preservation | of home and country.” { Change in Trend Noted. | “The last few years record a decisive | | change in the trend of attempted legis- | lation. Legislative committees should | heed the warning and study the analysis of bureaucratic legisla which has | | been furnished us by great. authorities | on constitutional government. | “Thoughtless indorsement of legisla- | tion often works havoc,” Mrs. Gregory | warned. “Through intensive study of the National situation and by becoming daily more familiar with the provisions of the Constitution, we become more | useful to our country in heiping the | Government to ward off the attacks of radicalism either by violence or by unconstitutional legislation. | Reporting on legislative work during | the last session of Congress, Mrs. Greg- | ory referred to the support given the | | cruiser bill by the committee, Similar support was given to the Kellogg peace i | pact. The committee gave active support to the Johnson immigration bill and | also aided, she said, in preventing public utilities corporations from absorbing the | beautiful Cumberland Falls in Ken- | | tucky, | Support also is being given to the | McLeod bill providing for the preserva- | tion of Fort Wayne on the banks of the | Detroit River in Michigan, as a Na- tional park and museum for historic | relics, | Mrs. Robert Reports. A report on the soclety’s work in patriotic education, an activity for which | | more money is appropriated than any | | other, was’ presented by Mrs. Henry | Robert, jr., chairman, The features of the education pro-| | gram, she said, include “efforts to con- vince every American citizen legally en- | titled to vote that it is his or her duty to go to the polls to cast that vote: co- operation with the public schools in | those activities that promote betler school citizenship and that provide op- portunity to stress the close relation- ship between good school citizenship | and good national citizenship.” Total of funds reported from the States for education work was given | as $119,578 last year, an increese of | $11,120 over the preceding year. The fotal amount reported during the last | three years was $365,562. Co-operate With Schools. “Co-operation with the public schools has conl:ienued in gifts of books for Ii- | braries, patriotic phonographic records, | framed pictures, statuary, cases for his- torical and museum exhibits, flags and | flagpoles, and furnishings for restrooms. Pageants, plays and musical entertain- ments have heen staged, programs planned for’ historical anniversaries and a series of book reviews has been glven,’ the report cites. _“Medals numbering 1,034 and prizes valued at $7,310 for history, civics and for writing plays and pageants are re- d in 47 States. “Interest in the indorseéd schools is ‘This year Tnil:::s:fi 1;{ ‘: R. School sent a speaker e - west for several weeks ‘to.tell what South Carolina is doing. The Kate Duncan Smith School, for the first time, was open this year for a full nine months. Florida will complete its dor- mitory at Montverde School through the floating of a bond issue, in order that the building may be completed in time for”occupancy this Fall.” ‘The committee on Sons and Daugh- | rs of the Republic Clubs, whose objects e the study of the underlying prin ciples of the National, State and munic- ipal governments and the discussion and practice of patriotism and good citizenship, reported through Mrs. W. D. McWilliams, chairman. . “This is the third year that this com- mittee has served and effort has been made to inform every D. A. R. chapter of the impoortance of this ac+ tivity,” she sald. “The States have been divided between four chairmen, Miss Jeannette Barrows, for the West; Mrs. Warren Emley, for the South; Mrs. Adams McMullen, the Middle- West, and Miss Anna Grimm, for the Eastern and Central States. o BALTIMORE’S AIRPORT SITES TO BE INSPECTED THE EVENING STAR,» WASHINGTON, D. D. A. R. CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT GENERAL Upper, left to right: Mrs. 0., WEDNESDAY, Julits Y. Talmadge of Athens, Ga., vice president of the Daughters of the American Revolution, dent general (seated), and, left to right, standing, Mrs. J. H. Nicholson and Miss Frances Groover of Savannah, Ga., her of Cincinnati. also a candidate for president general, Lower: Pages at the congress. and Miss Frances Hoffman, her personal page, from the same city. AND PAGES APRIT; 17, 1929. CAR. UNIT GREETED BY MRS, HOOVER Convention Delegates Re- ceived at-White House by First Lady. Delegates to the thirty-fourth an- nual convention of the National Society Children of- the American Revolution were received by Mrs. Herbert Hoover at the White House today shortly be- fore noon, following a brief business | meeting of the society in the National | Red Cross Building during the morning. A number of committee reports which were to have been made this morning |were deferred until this afternoon’s meeting, to enable the delegates to get {to_the White House on time. During the morning session M: ‘Joslah A. Van Orsdel, national presi- dent of the socicty, was presented with two silver vases in beialf of the society in expression of its appreciation for the work she had done during the four | years in which she has been associated with it. The presentation was made by Mrs. Eleanor Washington Howard. A | brief address eulogizing Mrs. Van Orsdel for her diligent and faithful work for | the organization was delivered by Mrs. | Larz Anderson. A gift of $500 was announced re- 4 to be appropriated toward some werk of | pages. On the rizht, Mrs. L. F. Hobart —Wide World Photos. —Associated Press Photo. D. A. R. Notes Members from California met in the California room in the Memorial Conti- nental Hall yesterday afternoon, with Mrs. Theodore Hoover, sister-in-law of President Herbert Hoover and regent from 4he State, presiding. It was the first time that many members had seen the California room and great interest was displayed in the beautifully em- bossed guest bock, which “went the rounds” among the State Daughters. | Approximately 64 members were present | at the meeting. which was a record gathering for the faraway State of California. Moving plctures taken by the Signal Corps and showing Pennsylvania troops in battle in France during the World War will be shown for the first time at the Willard Hotel tonight, under auspices of the Pennsylvania Society of ‘Washington. ‘The pictures will be shown in con- nection with a reception and dance in the large ballroom in honor of members of the Daughters of the American Revo- lution from Pennsylvania who are in Washington attending the national congress. Arrangements for the showing of the war pictures were made by Representa- tive Leech, president of the soclety. One of the outstanding social events of the week was the receptipn given at the Willard yesterday afternoon by the State regent of Georgia, Mrs. Herbert Fay Gaffney, and the Georgia D. A. R. delegation in compliment to Mi Julius Y. Talmadge, one of the candi dates for the office of president general, Over 3,000 guests were received. Mrs, J. Ellis Musselman, vice regent and acting regent, Gettysburg, Pa. Chapter, is attending the Continental Congress, and is being entertained by her nephew and niece, Mr. and Mrs, C‘;em:n P. Frailey, at 3704 Livingston street. At the reception tendered Mrs. Ho- bart at the Willard Hotel last evening by the Daughters of Ohio, more than 3,000 guests attended. Mrs. Hobart sent all the flowers which were used at the reception to the Children's Hos- pital, Walter Reed and St. Elizabeth’s. During the morning session Mn,l Henry M. Robert, chairman of the patriotic educatipn committee, reported that the States of New Jersey and Maryland were awarded highest honors for continuous improvement with the amount of work done and the amount per capita expended during the three years of this administration for pa- triotic education. The amount con- tributed for mountain schools and for scholarships was about $120,000, an in- crease of $11,000 over last year. Mrs. Charles B. Wood will give a re- ception at her home, 1619 Rhode Island avenue, this afternoon at 4 o'clock for all D. A. R. delegates. ‘The Rhode Island State dinner will be held tomorrow evening at 6 o’clock in the Italian garden of the Hotel Washington. 9 ‘The Missour! delegation will be re- ceived by Mrs. Harry B. Hawes, wife of the Senator from Missouri, and all wives of members of Congress from ihe | Missourl today at 4 o'clock, AN R A "CONCERT POSTPONED. A. R. PROGRAM Tonight, 7:30 O’Clock. From 7:30 to 8 o'clock the United States Navy Band will play the following selections: . Patrol: “The Guardmount” .... . Overture: “Il Guarany” . . Excerpts from “The New, Moon”. he Liberty Bell”... . Song arry Me Back to Old Virginia’ . Valse: “The Blue Danube” ... “Miiitaire” “Anchors Aweigh” Lieut. Charles Benter, leader. D. .Ellenberg ..Gomez . Schubert. .Zimmermann Assembly call. Entrance of president general, escorted by the pages. Invocation: Rev. James Shera Montgomery, chaplain, United States House of Representatives. Music: “The Year's at the Spring”. . “The Cry of Rachel’ Mrs. James Lathrop Cavin, vice president general, Mrs. James Shera Montgomery, accompanist. Nominations. Music: “The Perfect Way"” “Flower Rain” .Edwin Schneider “Ma Li'l Batteau’ .Lily Strickland “Spring Song of the Robinh Woman,” from the Indian ppera, “Shanewis,” Charles Wakefield Cadman Mrs. James Lathrop Gavin; Mrs. James Shera Montgomery, accompanist. Nominations. Music: “The Star Spangled Bannmer,” the United. States Navy Band Orchestra. Tomorrow, 9:30 O’Clock. ..Charles Willeby Assembly call. Entrance of president general escorted by the pages. Congress called to order, the president general. Scripture and prayer, the chaplain general. Music, “The Star Spangled Banner,” the assemblage. Reading of the minutes, the recording secretary general. Report of credential committee, Mrs. Lisle S. Lipscomb, chairman. Voting. 3 Reports of committees continued: Genealogical research, Mrs. James H. Stansfield, chairman. Foreign relations, Mrs. Eugene H. Ray, chairman. G Ellis Island, Mrs. Charles Read Banks, chairman, D. A. R. student loan fund, Mrs. Eli A. Dixon, chairman. Correct use of the flag, Mrs. Charles Brand, chalrman. Committee on codification and revision of statutes of national soclety, Mrs. John M. Beavers, chairman. . Reports of State regents, North Dakota, North Carolina, New York, New Mexico, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Nevada, Nebraska, Montana, Missouri, Mississippi, Minnesota, Michigan, _Muslchusetu, Maryland, Maine, Louisiana. 4 Announcements. Recess for luncheon. ‘Tomorrow, 2 0'Clock. Assembly call. Entrance of pages. Reports of committees continued: Conservation and thrift, Mrs. Maurice C. Turner, chairman. Caroline E. Holt scholarship fund, Mrs. Harold C. Dickerson, chairman. Better films, Mrs. Newton D. Chapman, chairman. Americanism, Mrs. William Walter Husband, chairman. ‘Transportation, Mrs. James Lathrop Gavin, chairman. State and chapter by-laws, Mrs. Galus M. Brumbaugh, chairman. Announcements. Reception by the President and Mrs. Hoover at the executive offices of the White House at 4:30 o'clock. Visit to the National Cathedral by invitation of the Right Rev. James E. Freeman, D.D,, the Bishop of Washington. : Tomorrow, 7:30 P.M. From 7:30 to 8 o'clock the United States Army Band Orchestra will play the following selections: aiX 1. March: “The Veterans” ......ceceoieeicivieaieneadon 2. Overture: “America” (based on Patriotic Melodies) Arr. . Selection: “Gems of Stephen Foster” 4. Selection: “American Patrol” + 5. March: “The Heroes” .... Second Leader Thomas F. Darcy, conducting. ‘Theo. Moses +Meacham ++.Clark Lavinia Darve, Paul Hisler at the plano, uimnlc conductor, Me itan Co. reetings: Hon. Charles Curtis, Vice President of the United States. “Motion Picture In Hon. Carl E. Milliken, secretary, of America, Inc.; ex-Gov.of Maine. . Address dustry,” Motlon Picture Producers and Distributors D. A. R. Personalities By Alice Rogers Hager. In line with the policy adopted last vear by the society of encouraging to ihe greatest possible extent talent to | be found among the Daughters them selves, a glance through this year's pro- gram will reveal the names of saveral women of considerable ability who are wearers of the distaff and the wheel. Mrs. James Shera Montgomery, accom- panist and musical direcior for the con- gress, is one of these, Another is Mrs. James Lathrop Gavin, who is the scloist for this evening’s session. when the | nominations are to be made. Mrs. Gavin is the possessor of a beautiful ! volce which has received excellent train- ing. ‘That, however, is not the end of her accompiishments. Daughter, she has risen to the place of vice president general from and has concentrated her work espe- cially on national defense and Amer- lcanism. She is a professional architect, |of Vassar, and the former regent of diananolis, seeond largest in the United States. At the last session of the In- | diana Legislature she was responsible for the passage of a law, the first of its sort to be sponsored by a branch of the society, which requires that all Indiana teachers must take the oath of alle- giance before assuming their posts. It includes the statfs of the State's uni- versities as well as those of the humblest country primary grades. States, West Virginia, Colorado, Okla- homa, Ohio and Oregon. Mrs. Gavin is particularly interested in bringing forward in her concerts the works of American composers, and she program, with compositions from Cad- man, Lily Strickland, Edwin Schneider, Charles Willeby, Mary Torner Salter, Oscar Rosbach and Mrs. H. H. A. Beach. diana is Mrs. Harriet Vaughn Rigdon, candidate on the slate of Mrs. Lowell treasurer general. Serving in many ca- pacities in her own State, she has been State treasurer for the Dames of the Loyal Legion and for the Daughters of the American Colonists. So seriously ‘has she taken the needs of the national defense work of the society that she has moved her home to Washington during the past two years for the sole purpose of being more closely associated with Mrs. William Sherman Walker and the national defense committee. On the opposing ticket, that of Mrs. Julius Young Talmadge, the candidate for organizing secretary general is from Indiana, and woman of unusual attainments. This is Mrs. Henry A. Beck, who is an honorary State regent and past vice president general. Active in the D. A. R. for over 30 years, Mrs. Beck has held the important committee posts of national chairman of trans- portation and vice chairman of cre- dentials and State chairman of the committee on' international relations. As a university graduate, she has glven much time to the American Association of University Women, and she hes the added distinction of having carried on & course of graduate study in political science at the University of Berlin some years ago. The beautifully jeweled insignia pin ol hy Sor e York. Biato o0 by her New Yorl o fefees yesterday was especially designed for her in tion of her work d\::- D. Gil- Radley | with offices in Indianapolis, a graduate | Caroline Scott Harrison Chapier of In-| is giving this evening an all-American | Another notable Daughter from In- | Fletcher Hobart for the position D‘i to which famous 18 | uted | ceived by the society in honor of Mz | Van Orsdel at the meeting, the mone | the society. | This morning’s program opered with | plano selections by Frank S. Westbrool |Jr. A recitation, “Flag of the Free.’ | was given by David J. Timmons, ir., of | the Orangedale Society, C. A. of | Orange, N. J.. and a scicction, | tling,” by Ruby Marguerite Watkins. | Officials Make Reports. | A session yesterday afterncon was de- voted to reports by national officers. | " Mrs. Theodore C. Uhler, national or- | ganizing secretary, reported that 138 {new societies are in the process of or- | ganization and that there are now 375 | fully organized societies throughout the | United States. | Mrs. John A. Maxwell. the national | registrar, reported that 1,971 new ap- plicants 'had been made’ members of the national soeiety during the past | year. She also reported that approx- imately 14,000 additional ancestral rec- ords were catalogued during the past year. Others reporting were: Mrs. Josiah A. Van Orsdel, national president, who told of the general work and accomplishments of the society s named in her annual message to the | society earlier in the day; Mrs. Prank S. Ray, the national recording sccre- tary; Miss Aimee E. Powell, the nation- al corresponding sccretary; Mrs. Thad- deus M. Jones, the national treasurer, who reported on expenditures of the soclety, money on hand, etc.; Mrs. John Morrison Kerr, the national historian, iwho told of the general work of pre- paring a history of the National So- clety,” Children of the American Revo- lution: Mrs. Charles S. Groves, national librarian-curator, who reported on ad- ditional volumes received during the past year; Mrs. Percy M. Bailey, chair- | man of e finance commi | Frank S. Ray, editor of the | magazine of the society, and Miss Do- a candidate for the office of presi- | rinda Rogers. business manager for the | Arnold in command. official magazine. |HESSE IS GIVEN WATCH | BY RELIEF ASSOCIATION | ‘\ Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, former superin= {tendent of police. was given a wrist | watch and a set of appropriate resolu- tions by the Metropolitan Police Relief Association of the District last night The ceremony tock place in the squad room at police headquarters. T. Plemmons, twelfth precinet sented the set of resolutions. |S. W. Burke, first precinct, p; { the wrist watch. Maj. H deeply moved at the presenta | had_dificulty replying. ‘The gifts were in recognition of Maj. | Hesse's services as secretary-treasurer |of the association for 22 years, during which time he received no salary, al though he handled millions of dollars of the association’s funds. An_ardent | ganized and of which she was first | president. Her own education was re- celved at Hunter College. | An old friend of Washington, and a | woman of charm and experience, is | Mrs. William A. Rodenberg of Ilinois. | Mrs. Rodenberg is well known in con- | gressional circles, and as a member of | the Congressional Club. She has car- | ried the onerous task of managing the giving out of badges, overseeing the | tellers and erranging for the luncheons |given at the Continental Congresses | during Mrs. Brosseau's regime. She, didate general. for corresponding secretary | Among the exhibits in the Auditorium | basement are two of particular appeal. One is accompanied by its author, the | other is a silent witness only of deeds | done. and a courageous spirit. The first |is a fine collection of silver, copper and leather work produced by one of our own Washington boys. Ralph O, Grimm |was born in Colorado. He left his |home State ‘to follow the call over- |seas in 1917 and went into active serv- ice from Camp Funston with the 89th | Division. He was one of those who | came back home—to use the Kkindly | French phrase—as un grand blesse. Walter Reed did all it could for him— and with other things those that meant teaching him his craft—but it could not give him back a way to walk without the legs he had left in France. So today he is carrying on, as so many |other boys are doing, without the lift- | ing swing of great numbers behind him, in the effort to make the best of what life has given him. In his little shop in | his home here in the District he makes |the articles which are on sale at the congres present in person, is 18-year-old Joe Cranstoun Jones of Augusta, Ga., whose remarkable silhouettes are being sold by Mrs. Jason Waterman, “Chapter House Lady,” and her committee mem- bers, to raise further funds for the D. A. R. chapter house to be built here. It was she who told the story of young Jones, whose work is already receiving favorable comment from leading artists. He has been a cripple since birth and has never walked. Yet he has such a love of animals and birds, of grass and trees, that his scissors produce & living beauty of line and form; Mrs. Clyde Kelly of Pennsylvania, chairman of the committee on invita- tiops and boxes, needs no introduction to Washingtonians. As first vice pres- ident Mrs. of the Congressional Club under Peter Goelet Gerry, she helped carry- to a triumphant success the now classic Congressional Club Cook Book, recipes were contrib- by Mrs. Coolidge, by several am- “yunning the show” on the plat- vs. Wyant is sS. The other boy, the one who is not OR TO FOUR FOUNDERS WITH IMPRESSIVE EXERCISES[ | HERD UNHONORED N OBSLURE GRAVE |D. A. R. Convention Learns of Revolutionary Soldier Who Won Fame. ‘The Thirty-eighth Continental Con- | gress of the Daughters of the American Revolution now assembled in Washing- | ton in its patriotic mission “to perpet- | uate the memory of the spirit of the | men and women who achicved Ameti- | can independence” recalls that there is somewhere in Kentucky an unmarked, | perhaps neglected, grave of a Revolu- | tionary hero whose courage embraced j one of the most thrilling chapters of | the American struggle for independence | of which there was little written at this | time; thus it might be called in this generation “a bit of little-known Revo- lutionary history.” | . At the time that Benedict Arnold de- serted the American cause in 1780, cne of the darkest periods of the war, Was | ington, disturbed by doubts of other off | cers in the Army and anxious to cap- | ture Arnold, consulted with Maj. Lee | “Light Horse Harry,” in which a pi | was perfected to have an American &ol | dier affect desertion to the British and | enlist in the battalion which Arnold as reported to bs for Clinton’s arr It was planned in fake desertion, which depended the appearance of genuineness f | cess, 1o capture Arnoid and abduct him | to the Jersey shore and deliver him into the hands of the Americans. | Champee Named for Perilous Duty. | , Lee recommended John Champee for | this dangerous mission, a man who had | the courage, the audacity s | tiol Champee was brought bel | Washington and Lee and given an ¢ | 1ine of the mission and ask ! | take it. At first he ob; { desertion, but when infor { was of prime importance in ord | get at the truth or falsity of the p | tion of others in the Contir Armies, Champee decided to w | take the mission. | Champee sclected a rain; | mounted his hors= and oon passed th | American line, which was reported to | Lee, who suggested | sergeant major the start in the | Champea finally reached the Brit | lines, which interpreted him as another welcome desertion from the Patriot | Army. Champee was sent to Gen. Clin ton in New York, and after the cross-cxamina he was placed in Arnold's corps, which gave Champee a | splendid opportunity to execute -his scheme of kidnaping Arneld; in the meantime he comm ated in cipher to Lee, setting the date and to have a number of his Virginia dragoons to aid at Hoboken. where Chemnee and his confederates were to la | traitor into a readiness. the American h was to be in s Changed. ht set for the exeen- w0ld changed his who then s co | Arny tion of the headquarter as & member of the tra was order for the Vir 2 ) A of carrying his bound traitor back into the American lines found himself aboard a transport en route to Virginia with Champee soon | >mbraced the first opportunity to escape, made his way through Virginia to his old company, and when his exploit was made known was received with great | enthusiasm. | John Champee was born i Loudoun | County, Virginia. in 1752. When the | War of the Revolution broke out he | enlisted in Maj. Lee's corps. After hampee returned from his exploit of | desertion, Washington advised him not to do any more active service for fear | he might be captured by the British and hanged. Hero Dies in Kentucky. When Adams appointed Washington leutenant-general in the American Army in 1708, at the time war with rance scemed imminent, he wrote for Champee and was informed that he | had moved to Kentucky and that he had died in the “Blue Grass” State. In comparatively recent years Melvin D. Champee, a grandson of Champee, died in Jackson, Mich. | " Champee gave to Washington the | truth qf the British reports as to the other officers in the Patriot Army, but it | was too late to save Maj. Andre in the ndiana, | quarters Association, which she also or- | Arnold treason. 'EMPIRE STATE GROUP " HOLDS CONFERENCE | Newly Elected Officers Installed. |« Retiring Regent Rcce_ives Gift. t 300 Daughters Attend. Such a law | t0o, Will be among those nominated on | exists “at present:in only five other Mrs. Talmadge's slate tonight, as can- | A meeting of the New York Daugh- ters was heid in the auditorium of Me- |morial Continental Hall yesterday aft- |ernmnA with approximately 300 dele- | gates present. The New York member- | ship is about 17.000. The retiring regent, Mrs. Samuel J. Kramer, was presented with a pin as a token from the Daughters of the State. The presentation was made by Mrs, Gilmore of the Yonkers chapter. Mrs. Kramer in her speech of accept- ance said that although she was retir- ing. she had no intention of growing old. She then introduced Mrs. H. Parcelis, the szm;m regent, and the newly elected Sta ent, and pre- sented her with the mfib& and b&rge of office. Reports were then read by the State | corresponding secretary and the State historian. 3 —_— U.'S. POSITIONS OPEN. Open Examinations Announced by Civil Service Commission. _Tl}e United States Civil Service Com- mission announces the following n competitive examinations: Yol ® Associate agronomist (wheat breed- ing), at $3,200 to $3,700 & year, Bureau of Plant Industry. Associate warehouse examiner, at $3,200 to $3,700 a year; assistant ware- house examiner, at $2,600 to $3,100 a year, Bureau of Agricultural Economies. Mechani¢al and chemi engineers of various grades at $2,600 to $5,200 a year, Chemical Warfare Service, Edge- v.%ol:! A{sseml. );{:’déw emist, at $3, a year; assoclate chxe;‘nm, ;’;'3‘%00 .X year. spec of airways construction, Lighthouse Service, Department of Com- merce, at $2,300 to $2,800 a yeas Full information and ication blanks may be obtained from the Civil Service Commission, 1724 F street. TN L BT R Concrete Delivered | ~in our T MIXER i | « TRUGKS—speeds. bnp your work gnd saves you all your mixer troubles. A Better Conerete for Less Money o