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A4 - THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, MRS. HOBART’S MESSAGE this Republic—no more, no less? No scrambling for preference and no D. C, SCENES AT OPENING OF D. A. R. CONGRESS MONDAY, APRIL 14, 1930. AMERICAN IDEALS EenREE “ s | SUICIDE ATTEMPT DEFENDED BYDA.R, Mrs. Hobart, President Gen- eral, Opens First Congress in Constitution Hall. of Early American Leaders—' ‘The address of Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart, president general of the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution, open- ing the Thirty-ninth Continental Con- gress of the soclety today, followa: Here is a new, a noble edifice—Con- stitution Hall. You have wrought won- ders. You are rightly entitled to this moment. This is true heart's ease for (Continued From First Page) service rendered the Nation by the, members of the society as they have gone forth to fulfill the objectives stated by the founders of the republic. She referred to the $3,000,000 audi- torium completel last Fall as “a tribute to that ancient landmark, the Consti- tution of the United States.” ! Referring to discordant elements at work in the land, Mrs. Hobart said, “It is increasingly important that spiritual basic standards should be emphasized in the United States.” “An awakened public opinion is requisite and immediately so,” she de- clared. “An informed citizenship is the bulwark of our institutions. We have grown accustomed to trust every one. As a nation we are actuated by a de- sire to help humanity in general. This hss been pointed out by shrewd, radi- cal analysts. “Their high-powered psychologists and agitation propaganda leadership recognize that the American people are not swift in detecting the falsity of doctrines from the legitimate teaching. ‘They draft their program with the idea of getting individuals to present a re- spectable front. They assemble their ideas in plausible form to make sen- timental appeal to soft-hearted indi- viduals and power-loving organizations. Fears “Iron Discipline.” “The tendency is for great numbers of people to respond to fallacious doc- trines en masse without hesitation or without waiting to weigh the conse- quences. It is fashionable to pose as an advanced thinker. Women are lashed | into more advanced positions, with re- gard to their thinking, by unscrupulous organizational leadership, which arouses sarcasm, ridicule and iron discipline to force women to go along with the crowd rather than stand firm for the prin- ciples established by the founders of our Government,” she said. Constitution Hall is dedicated to the | fundamental ideals of the Nation, Mrs. Hobart said. “Since this is true, our society pub- | licly announces i*s course of action. The Constitution of the United States is worthy of our utmost adoration.” A second interruption to the pro- ceedings occurred when Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook of Cooksburg, Pa., in giv- ing her greetings to the congress re- fused at first to speak through the microphone, which was carrying the roceedings over a Nation-wide hook-up. Ehe explained she preferred to address the Daughters direct, but finally was persuaded to speak into the microphone as others had done before her. Prohibition Is Upheld. rohibition issue was bruu{ht before the congress by Mrs. Cook with the assertion that the eighteenth amendment will never be repealed. “There are at stake in our national| life today,” she said, “certain issues | which are so far reaching that they | are not matters of politics or partisan- ship. The issue to which I refer is whether we shall, as individuals, stand back of the enforcement of the eight- eenth amendment of the Constitution. “My advocacy of law enforcement and my individual support of the sighteenth amendment are already well known, Mrs. Cook sai “I claim no powers as 8 seer. but if every magazine and news- per in America today that is trying to swell its clrculu\lon by conducting a poll as to whether the country is to be wet or dry were unanimously to an- nounce a wet decision I shall still have faith enough and confidence enough in the sober judgment of the American | people at their regularly constituted | voting polls to prophesy that the eighteenth amendment will not only never be repealed but that in each suc- ceeding year of democracy that it will be more and more successfully upheld.” Name Chaage Advocated. Maj. Blair in his brief greetings to the congress recommended that the name of the society should be changed to the “Mothers of the American Revo- lution.” Predicting that the day will come | when the society would change its name, Maj. Blair assured them, however, that they will always remain the leading organization to care for and preserve the traditions of the founders of the Constitution. “I salute_you as mothers of the American Revolution — ‘reborn,’” he said. “Long may you live and long ‘The may you prosper to uphold and safe- | guard our country, our country's homes and our valued and priceless heritage. All of this afternoon will be devoted to the reports of national officers ond chairmen of the various standing com- mittees, which will record in detail the achievements and future scope of the society. Hoover to Speak Tonight. Constitution Hall again will be the scene of a demonstration this evening at 8:15 o'clock when the delegates assemble to hear an address by Presi- dent Hoover. This will be the first| time a President of the United States has addressed a session of the con- gress in several years. Mr. Hoover's address will be broad- cast over a wide hook-up from 9 to 9:30 o'clock. Memorial Continental Hall will be thrown open to Daugh- ters and their friends and special {léuu; who cannot gain admission to e restricted seating allotments in Constitution Hall. Amplifiers will carry to them the President’'s words. Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, will deliver the invo- cation at this meeting tonight. The other speakers on the program will in- clude Becretary of War Patrick J. Hurley, Acting Secretary of the Navy Emest Lee Jahncke, and Senator Simon D. Fess of Ohio. | A special concert will be given by the United States Marine Band from 7:45 to 8:15 o'clock preceding the exercises. More than 2,000 delegates and alter- nates attend: the congress, consti- tuting its votmg strength, registered during Saturday and Sunday, and “hundreds of others were being recorded today during the session. The report of the credentials committee rendered by Mrs. Herbert Baccus, chairman, ac- counted for 250 qualified voting dele- gates and alternates up to 9 o'clock this morning. This number included 27 national officers, 8 honorary presidents general, 43 BStal F%enu and 634 chapter re- wing the roll-call, con- by Mrs. Charles Humphrey | tion. | transformation at the ports of entry us all. “Buildings still in blueprint may be obsolete, for the reason that they do not conform to the modern requirements of comfort, companjonship, profit an delight. A century of rain, sun, wind and frost will not mar the impressive exterfor of Constitution Hall, See, it stands a bold reality, a quiet tribute to that ancient landmark, the Constitu- tion of the United States. It is a blend- ing of past into present, with broad vision for the future. Therefore, this style timeliness mirrors the image of the past and links the romance of his- tory with the sweetness of music. Progress always abounds with tradi-| Inspiration From Greatness. i “Take away the charm of the past glory of our Nation and you take away the safety of its citizens. There is health and inspiration in contemplatii the greatness of America’s men an amazing women. “The growth of our society out-fables mystery. By looking through a finder and pressing a lever we have produced wonderfully clear and successful motion pictures of normal development. “The first picture reveals the work of the founders—emphatic, energetic, conscientious. ingenious leaders. They envisioned patriotism. They m: - sible this shrine of national outreach. “A companion picture is that of the inanimate objects made animate and personalized by the glow of transcen- dent sacrifice—personal sacrifice. Con- template the magnitude of the volun- teer service rendered the Nation by the members of our society as we have gone forth to fulfill the objectives so| stated by our founders, “To perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men and women who achieved American independence, by the acquisition and protection of historical spots and the erection of monuments; by the encouragement of historical re- search in relation to the Revolution and the publication of its results: by the preservation of documents and relics, and of the records of the individual services of Revolutionary soldiers and patriots, and by the promotion of cele- brations of all patriotic annivei.aries. Following Washington's Orders. “To carry out the injunction of Washington in his farewell address to the American people—‘to promote as an object of primary importance institu- tions for the general diffusion of knowl- edge'—thus developing an enlightened public opinion and affording to young | and old such adva jes as shall de- velop in them the largest capacity for performing the duties of American | citizens. | “To cherish, maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom; to foster true patriotism and love of coun- try, and to aid in securing for man- kind all the blessings of liberty. “We put action into the next picture. There was the marking of highways here and yonder, from the zero mile- stone in this fascinating Capital City out to the Golden Gate. up to .he Canadian border, down to the Gulf, over to the Atlantic seaboard. “Historic sites were rescued from ob- livion. Cemeteries which had become veritable unsle&(fl of briars and ruins wer restored to beauty, and the resting places of brave soldiers hon- ored with the inscriptions of their con- tribution to our Nation's welfare. Americana Is Collected. “Patriotic education fired young and adult life with new zeal for the pro- tection of home and country. The student loan movement assisted boys and girls to finance their ambitions. “Historical research has uncovered inestimable treasures of lore, tradition, incident, chronicles and annals. “Behold the little home-makers and the juvenile hosts of the Sons and Daughters of the Republic and of the Children of the American Revolution made more triumphant in their zest for living and in their fitness to achieve life’s victories! “Out from isolated districts come other citizens helped by the schools es- tablished for their benefit. “Here again we gaze at & marvelous of this ‘land of the free and the home of the brave’ We see men and women grasping the manual published in their own language, and we notice their con- tentment with the supplies furnished them by our society to make their ad- tment to our customs more agreeable d rapid. “‘Look! Americanism has shielded | the timid citizen, stimulated the lan- guid, encouraged the eager. “See how conservation has ascended mountains. roamed the plains, pene- trated the sand dunes, found havens for wild animals, established a refuge for birds, planted trees, salvaged the forests. Family Record Is Enriched. “Review the accomplishment of gene- alogical research. ‘The records of American family life have been enriched by the tireless energy of devoted work- ers. Priceless documents and unpub- lished manuscripts have been discov- ered and indexed. Pillarlike, these families uphold our national integrity. “The panorama of history and the pageantry of folklore pass before our eyes through the medium of the attrac- tive appearance of the magazine. pages gleam like crystal in the revela- tion of the truth and beauty of our Nation’s early existence. “Without the sound of the hammer we have builded from curb to curb on our property a classic, colossal tempie of patriotism. “Absolute masters of construction have aided .us in building something vastly more significant than is evidenced in mere ornament and design and artis- tic valuation. Is it too much to hope that Constitution Hall may prpject its voice to win the multitudes to quick- ened confidence in national funda- mentals? “It is increasingly important that ppiritual basic standards should be em- phasized in the United States. To- gether we have worked with never-fl: glng devotion in an honest attempt e faithful to the heritage bestowed up. 1 us by an intrepid ancestry. “Certain elements are present in our country who would degrade our holy conception of reverence toward the founders and patriots. Shall we be buffeted by their treachery to our early Americans? No, no—and no again! Work Is Recounted. “‘Blessings accrue to us from our fore- bears, and we shall continue to stand ucted Bissell, recording secretary, the report of the p‘l;g‘nm committee by Mrs. G. Hanger of Washington, and report of the standing rules by Miss Emma L. Crowell, chairman of the reso- lutions committee, the congress stood edjourned until 3 o'clock. Girls Present Flowers. A huge basket of flowers was present- ed this morning to the ident - eral by three c‘flfiren o(’t’; lumrmu tion, colonial Revolution, we costum ‘They were little Miss Annie Home McAllister, Rankin, daughter of Repre- sentative Rankin, and John M. Keer, 1‘?. fourth great-grand-nephew of Gem. n. An historic flag, owned by Prederick D. Owen of the District of Columbia So- clety, Sons of the American Revolution, was raised in Constitution Hall by order This flag, which the first_raised on :l. Charles W. of the cor-" Hall steadfast in the faith of our mothers and fathers. “It is of great import to watch the It has been displayed at all the gath- erings of the D, A. R. since that time. A plea for the Daughters to think seriously on the policies initiated on the floor of the congress and to sup- rt the administration was made by rs. Brosseau, honorary president gen- eral, in her address today. A warning that malignant forces are at work in the schools of the country was given to the Daughters by Mrs. Percy Quin, national president of the Children of the American Revolution. She called upon the women of the country to stand together in protecting the youth from efforts to destroy their ideals and beliefs in America. _“The hoge of the Nation rests with n of must rn?l: that they must have responsi- bility as well as a great Strong Plea for Defense of U. S, Is Made in Praising Poli Shackle Our Forces and Yield Sea Lane d| erated an incredibly swifter tempo in and assembled, guarded and redeemed | go) “Shall We Scrap Our Ships, She Asks. processional of visitors move through our headquarters. The museum, radiant as sunset, allures youth and maturity, The library ‘welcomes alike the tourist caller and the studious reader. “Through the congenial division of labor in all desnnmenu of our work and by the skill and infinite diligence of the staff and administrators more things are wrought in the name of the Daughters of the American Revolution than the world dreams of. “The passing of the years has gen- all lines of activity. Handling the financial and business interests of our society is a gigantic enterprise in itself. “The assurance we have of growth is manifest. Do you not hear ‘the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry tr;e;. that then thou shall bestir thy- “A constant succession of distin- guished men and daring women have brought this Nation thus far. But- tressed by their fdelity, the United States has become powerful. What do we propose to do with the results of their labors? “Shall We Forfeit Defense?” “If they built ships, do we intend to scrap and sink them? “If they provided for common defense, shall we shackle our defense forces? “If they, through a long, toilsome effort, developed commerce, shall we wreck our merchant marine, give up our | ¢ lanes and forfeit our foreign kets? f they carved farms out of impen- etrable forests and lived close to na- ture's bounty, shall we ruin forever our agricultural prospects. pillage, fail to cultivate or desert those farms? “If they selected the Stars and Stripes | as the flag that should wave over Amer- ican #oil, shall we allow the red flag to be cheered as it is beginning to flaunt its crimson folds in some parts of our Nation? “If they set up a constitutional form of government in our country, are we willing to abandon this stable Govern- ment as & preliminary to the adoption of impractical theories of communism and socialism? “If they counseled ‘no entangling alliances’ can they depend upon you to heed that word of advice, based upon their accurate knowledge of ancient and cotemporary government? Plea for State Rights. “If they favored an equitable system of checks and balances, are you going to sanction the erection of skyscrapers of bureaucracy here in Washington tending to nullify local autonomy and State rights? “If they were not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, are you going to deny your faith when you hear the outcries, ‘Abolish belief In God'? “If they held in respect national honor and the responsibilities of eiti- zenship, are you, through igrorance of the ramifications of anti-American pro- paganda, going to bow in submission to the edicts of conspirators and sell your birthright for a mess of pottage? “If they encouraged law and order. do you discourage it by minimizing the dangers of growing disrespect for mili- tary and civil authority? “If they founded schools and churches for the betterment of the Nation, are you helping to keep these institutions from being impregnated with un-Ameri- can principles? “Is the patriotic blood of our blood to disappear? “Couriers of hope carry messages from such a gathering as ‘this back into every part of our Nation. What will our message be that you take back ome to your associates? Always Emergencies Ahead. “Spring displays its miracles in tiny grass blades and on towering mountain heights. So, in accordance with our gifts, are we expected to help in the spiritual investments for the future. “There will alw be emergencies ahead, as thete have been difficulties behind. In decorative art blue is called the great connector. We surround our- with blue as a symbol of unity— national unity, unity in our own society. Just as blue is a primary color, unity 18 a primary necessity, aitogether desir- | able. “Color depends upon light to bring out its harmonies. Our upon its intelligent eitizenry light for indirect illumination. “Do_you ever feel that women are temporizing with national issues? Are they obsessed with the idea of ‘wanting something different’? “It happens that woman's deeds are heralded far and near in this period of her familiarizing herself with great, newly acquired responsibility. Would it not be expedient for humbleness to be exalted> Men and women hold common citizenship in this Republic. Should there’ be any competition among women to outwit men in a contest for seizure of political reward? 1Is it not finer for ation relies | o furnish | subordination through inferiority of conduct or intent. Story of Washington Is Told. “It is related that Gen. George Washington was seated with other gen- tlemen at a hunt supper. His chair was directly before the in which was a roaring fire. He politely endured the heat until supper had been dispatched and the pipes were put on the table. Then he explained his situa- tion and rose to change his Iccation. rentlm:n. ‘Nt lied Wi o ‘No,' rep] ‘asHington, ‘and it doesn't become him to tike fi ¢ from behind.’ “Is there today the stalwart indi- vidual thought and action which made George Washington and his 80 {llustrious? characteristic simplicity, said of Was! ington, ‘In solemn awe pronounce the name, and in its naked, deathless splen- dor leave it shining on.’ “Help prevent our being submerged by overpowering influences which are attempting to get us to act without in- dividual thought and conscientious de- cision! “‘George Washington in a letter to his nephew, Bushrod, wrote: at representatives ought to be the mouth of their constituents I do not deny; nor do I mean to call in question the right of the latter to instruct them. It is to the embarrassment into which they | may be led in national matters by these instructions that my objections lie. Now, a county, a district, or even a State, might decide on a measure which, though apparently for the benefit of it in its unconnected condition, may be repugnant to the interests of the Na- fon and eventually to the Btate itself as & part of the confederation. In local matters which concern the district or things which respect the internal policy of the Btate there may be nothing amiss | in instructions. In national matters also, the sense, but not the law, of the district may be giyen, leaving the dele- gates to judge from the nature of the! case and the evidence before them.’ Plea It Called Refreshing. “This plea for individuality is re- h’!lhlns. Are you famil with the tremendous pressure that is being brought to bear upon men in public life today and upon women of high | office to yield to clamoring voices which purport to represent the majority when in reality in most instances they repre- sent only & minority, and that minority is too often constituted of paid propa- gandists and revolutionary agitators? “If you are an American citizen, why | not refuse to indorse will of the wisp| doctrines promulgated to lure you into: the morass of doubt of your country's| past, present and future? It is sensibly! prudent to be informed upon public| questions. | “An awakened public opinion is| requisite, and immediately so. An in- formed citizenship is the bulwark (] | our institutions. We have grown accus- | tomed to trust every one. As a Nation we are actuated by a desire to help humanity in general. This has been pointed out by shrewd radical | anlysts. Their high-powered psych | ogists and agitation propaganda lead: ship recognize that the American | ple are not swift in detecting the falsity | of doctrines from the legitimate teach- ing. They draft their program with the idea of getting individuals to pre- sent a respectable front. They assemble ‘lheh’ ideas in plausible form to make ntimental appeal to soft-hearted indi- viduals and power-loving organizations. Deplores Lack of Thought. i ‘“The tendency is for great numbers of people to respond to fallacious doc- trines en masse without hesitation or| | without waiting to weigh the cons quences. It is fashionable to pose as an_ advanced thinker. Women are lashed into more advanced position with regard to their thinking by unscrup- ulous organizational leadership which uses sarcasm, ridicule and iron dis- ’ctpllne to force women to go along with the crowd, rather than stand firm for | the prineiples established by the found- ers of our Government. “Constitution Hall is dedicated to the fundamental {deals of the Nation, Since this is true, our society publicly announces its course of action. The Constitution of the United States is worthy our utmost adoration. “Ye who bear the names of patriots and inherit the courage of the pioneers, /T invoke you to defend the Republic. Defend it in your thinking, in your con- versation, in your writing. in your daily living. Never has America faced the situation that exists today. Across the sea is a land comprising one-sixth of the world’s surface, and that land has sworn deflance to God. has completely disorganized customary principles of family relations, has brought about an upheaval in industrial conditions. America needs Americans.” Soviet's “Greatest Poet” Suicide. MOSCOW, April 14 (). —Vladimir Mayakovsky, regarded by mary as Boviet Russia's greatest poet, commit- ted suicide today. Mayakovsky visited the United States in December, 1925, and on his return to Russia pictured ‘women to accept the privileges awarded D. A. R. PROGRAM Monday, the United States as money mad. 8:15 P.M. From 7:45 until 8:15 o'clock, the United States Marine Band Orchestra, Capt. Taylor Branson, leader. Assembly call. Entrance march, “Stars and Stripes Marine Band Orchestra. Entrance of the pages with State flags. Invocation, Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington. Greetings, Secretary ot War Hurley. Music, Ele: ‘Address, “Traditions of Our Counti Jahncke. Music, “Ye That Have Faith” (set member Maryland Washington baritone, accompanied by the U Address, the President of the United States. Music, Eleanor Eaton, soprano; Viola Peters at the ‘Address, “The Constitution of the United States, ‘The retiring of the colors. Exit march, “Hail to the Spirit of Marine Band Orchestra. Tuesday, Assembly call. Entrance of the president general escorted by the pages. Congress called to order, the president general. Scripture and prayer, the chaplain “The Sawute to the Flag,” the assem Music, “The Star Bplnrlefl Banner, Gavin, vice president general, Abernethy, jr., member Richard lina, at the o Reading of Report of the resolutions committee, Report of buildings and grounds chairman. Report of Constitution Hall building chairman. Report of Constitution Hall finance committee, Mrs. Russell William Magna, chairman. Announcements. The retiring of the colors. Exit march, Mrs. Charles L. Abernethy, jr., at the organ. Recess. Tuesday, 12:30 Until 3 P.M. Reserved for meetings of State delegations and national committees. Tuesday, 3 P.M. Mount Vernon by mermbers of the congress for the purpose P Sacing Mrs, Tiiza chairman; wreaths in memory Ferry ‘hairman . ‘West, vice chaiiman, in 3 of Mrs, Richard Jackson Barker, Mrs. Howard L. Pepper, Miss Jessica Smith, Mrs. Automobiles will leave from Constitution Hall at 3 o'clock for Mount Vernon. Tuesday Evening, 9 O'Clock. Concert, the United States Army Band, William J. Stannard, leader: March, M 3 “Sons of Uncle Sam’ . Medley of American songs. . Fantasia, “Gems of Stephen 4. “The Evolution of Dixie”. 5. March, “National Emblem” The president general, vice presidents anor Eaton, soprano; Viola Peters at the piano. mrlnle. n. the mkrnfl-uc, the recording secretary general. Leary, honorary cl Nn{gnnul Beaman, Forever” (Sousa), the United States ry,” Acting Secretary of the Navy to music by Bertha Curtis Johnson, Chapter, D. C.), Herman Fackler, mited States Marine Band Orchestra. e piano. Senator Fess of Ohio. Liberty” (Sousa), the United States 9:30 AM. neral. the assemblage; Mrs. James Lathrop Indiana, leader; Mrs. Charles L. Dobbs Spaight Chapter, North Caro- ‘Miss Emma L. Crowell, chairman. committee, Mrs. John M. Beavers, committee, Mrs. Alfred J. Brosseau, f George and Martha Washington: hairman; Mrs, D. Mauchlin Niven, vice chairman; Mrs. Eleanor of ins, Mrs. s. J. Morgan Smith, Mrs. Cabot Stevens, Arr. by Laurendeau Arr. by Tobani ..Lake Bagley assisted Foster’ general and national officers, the State regents, will receive in Constitution Hall the members of the National - to attend o lard Hotel on Tuesday night, April jety, Daughters of the American Revolution. national board of man ent extend an' invi- in their honor at the Wil-. ball 10 o'clock. e 1 Durl An interior of Constitution Hall as the Congress of the National Society of \ C Daughters of American Revolution opened this morning. Below: Mrs. Lowell F. president general, with her aides, Mrs. Mills Judy !le_'sl Hobart, Taylor. Sidelights on D;A' R. Effective Work of Mrs. David D. Caldwell Wins District’s Acting Regent Many Laurels—Many Local Women on Arrangements Committee. Mrs. David D. Caldwell, the retirmll State regent of the District of Columhh\ and candidate from the District for vice ’;:resldem general, has won many laurels by her effective work as State officer and committee chairman. Mrs. Caldwell is known to many patriotic | groups through her work when she was chairman of the Americanism commit- tee of the District soclety and repre- sented the D. A. R. at the graduating exercises of the Americanization schools and gave each new citizen an American flag and a copy of the Constitution of | the United States. During her regime | as State regent Mrs, Caldwell has main- | tained her active interests in Ameri ism work. The D. A. R. pays the sal of several Americanization teachers, who g0 to the homes of foreign-born women in Washington who cannot leave their children and household tasks to attend the Americanization schools. Miss Helen Harman, the State regent- elect, is also particularly active in pa- triotic education and Americanism work of the society. The important post of chairman of buildings and grounds, in charge of the three handsome D. A. R. structures, is filled by the former State | regent and former vice president gen- eral, Mrs. John M. Beavers. On the congressional committees in charge of making arrangements for the congress and in _carrying on the routine work are many Washington women. The District delegation, including ternates, consists of more than members of local chapters. In the del- egation are: Mrs. G. Wallace Hanger, chairman of the program committee: Mrs. Charles H. Lefevre, chairman of the house committee; Mrs, David D. al- 1 Caldwell, chairman of the pages’ ball | En committee; Mrs. William Louis Dunne, ch-irman of the press committee; Mrs. PFrank S. Hight, chairman of the ban- quet committee; Miss Roberta Belle Galloway, Mrs. Newcomb C. Barney, Mrs. William D. West, Mrs. John L. Barr, Mrs. . C. Oberholser, Mrs. Charles L. Dasher, Mrs. S. Bingham Martin, Mrs. Ralph Barnard, Mrs. Liz- zie E. Dulaney Clements, Miss Harriet P. Lander, Mrs. Joseph H. Wheat, Mrs. C. W. Fitts, Mrs. Frederick W. Matte- son, Miss Jennie H. Dwight, Miss Janet E. H. Richards, Mrs. Amy F. Ham- mond, Mrs. William B. Douglass, Mrs. John C. Weedon, Mrs. Geoffrey Creyke. Mrs. Edgar Allen, Mrs. R. M. Wortley, Mrs. Maude T. Capo, Miss Frances D. Shirley, Mrs, George Middleton, Mrs. McDonald Stewart, Mrs. Tonnis J. Holz- berg, Mrs. Harry Feehan, Mrs. Francis A. 8t. Clair, Mrs. Warren E. Emley, Mrs. Charles 8. Schermerhorn, Miss Virginia E. Campbell, Mrs. W. L. Wood- ward, Miss C. Byrd Nilligan, Mrs. A. S. Gardner, Mrs. G. W. Eastment, Mrs. Daniel C. Walser, Mrs. C. H. May, Mrs. Thomas M. Roberts, Mrs. Mallette Roach Spengler, Mrs. J. Edwin Ryan, Mrs. Lisle . Lipscomb, Mrs. G. A. Mar- tin, Mrs. Samuel S. Koones, Miss Sarah Johnston, Mrs. James H. Stansfleld, Mrs. Robert H. McNeill, Miss Helen E. Stout, Mrs. Constance Goodman, Mrs. E. L. Morrison, Mrs. L. W. Eugster, Mrs. Harvey M. Friend, Mrs. Royal Shuman, Mrs, Henry Churchill Cook, Mrs. A: W. ham, Mrs. Clarence A. Weaver, Miss Mary F. Bickford, Miss Helen Wolfe, Mrs. M. De Clare Berry, . A, Eu- e Barr, Mrs. F. B. Linton, Mrs. bert W. Morse, Mrs. A. E. T. Hans- mann, Mrs. Charles T. Watson, Miss Laura Ruff. Mrs. Frank Foster Greena- walt, Mrs. Rose d Mulcare, Mrs. Albion Tuck, Mrs. Joseph Stewart, Mrs. T. H. Paris, Mrs, Willlam MacKellar, Miss Sophie Pearce Casey, Mrs. Herbert E. Merwin, Mrs. Ada Mills Payne, Mrs, Adele Brand, Mrs. R. A. Porterfield, Mrs. James Peterson, Dr. Ella R. Fales, i S Ve e . Helen 'S. g 3 Oharles 1 o. ©, Huig, M. Ida J. K. Kinsell, Mrs. Alonson D. Mrs. L. H. Waring, Mrs. | pages are Misses Emilie Ferry Ab- || Juliette I. Allen, Morjorie Allen, Pene- | lope van Dyke Allen, Martha Andrews, | { Ora R. S. Armstrong, Hester B. Baden, ) and Miss Lucy tar Staff Photos. | D. A. R. Page l MISS NANCY BROWN of Cincinnati, Ohio. Albert N. Baggs, Miss Mary Lee God- dard, Mrs. Redwood Vandegrift, Mi Amos G. Draper, Mrs. Albert M. Wal- ker, Mrs. J. F. Little, Mrs. Lee R. Pen- nington, Mrs. Fred W. Mills, Mrs. Wil- liam Clerk and Miss Jessie W. Mc- ery. The pages, representing practically every State in the Union, in their spot- less white costumes, with blue ribbon insignia over one shoulder, present an effective contrast to the colorful gowns worn by the delegates. Miss Dorothy De G. Jenkins is chairman of the pages and Mrs. Jean J. Labot is vice chairman. The president general’s personal pages are Misses Bonnie Bell Guernsey, | Jessie Elizabeth Guernsey, Martha | Anne Cooper Judy and Lucy Gordon | Taylor. Miss Bertha Coontz is page to the chaplain general, Miss Katharine Matthies to the recording _secretary general, Miss Margaret B. Boyd, the corresponding secretary general; Miss Clara Ward Hussa, organizing secretary general; Miss Frances Rigdon_ Abbott, | Francis, | Florrie ' Prederick, Willle Jane Frost News of D. A. R. Full reports of the D. A. R. Convention April 13 to 20, inclusive. pai Canada Leave orders with Star representative in the Lounge at the Constitution Hall or The Evening Star Office, 11th St. and Pa. Ave. N.W. —_—_——— bott, Helene Abbott, Sallie Abernethy, Helen Elizabeth Abney, Beatrice Altchi- son, Virginia Alexander, Dorothy Allen, Elmerdine Bailey, Vivian E. Barnes, Elizabeth A. Barr, Dorothy H. Bassett, Hester Walker Beall, Ella Grace Beard, Marie Helen Beard, Josephine Bedell, Josephine Billings, Ella Lomas Bock- oven. Elizabeth Bottomley, Mildred M. Brashears, Emma C. Bredbenner, Paul- CONVIGTS DUCHESS Sentence May Be Passed Saturday on Former May Etheridge. By the Associated Press. LONDON, April 14.—The Duchess of Leinster, the former May Etheridge, British musical comedy star, was found guilty in court here today of an at- tempt to commit suicide in an apart- ment she rented recently as “Mrs. Wil- llams " The duchess was remanded in custody until Saturday for a medical report, when sentence probably will be passed During the hearing testimony was given to the effect that she had heen living with a youthful chef named Stanley Willilams with whom she quar- reled. Williams said he left the flat and when he returned found her on the kitchen floor with the gas turned on. An attempt to frighten Williams after their quarrel was the reason given by the duchess for her being found with the gas jets open. Williams admitted that he had been living on the duchess' money for stx | months. | _ The 38-year-old duchess whose mar- | riage into the nobility created a great stir in England in 1913, has been separated from her husband for some time, Since the present case, the duke, through counael, gave notice in court that he was planning a divorce suit. | BREACH PLOT CHARGED | Communist Paper Says Break With France Is Sought. MOBCOW. April 14 (#.—The Com- munist newspaper Pravda today as- serted that reactionary circles were at- tempting to break diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and France, The paper represents France s “headquarters of & new series of inter- national intrigues and plans for war against the Soviet Union.” AGITATOR DISCLAIMED LIMA, Peru, April 14 (.—The Co- lombian legation has issued a letter here denying that Mario Santa Crus, who is alleged to have been barred from Mexico because of newspaper a ticles against high officials of the Mex- ican government. is a member of the Colombian legation in Mexico City, as had been reported. Frances Sherman, Edna Bliss Silva, Harriet Simeral, Blanche 8kinner, Carolyn Frances Smith, Dorothy B. Smith, Kathryn D. Spackman, Florence 8. Sparfeld. Cathe- Lucinda Shriner, ine Lindsay Breeden, Mathilda H. S. Brewster, Isabel Brooks, Nancy Brown, Marian Yerger Burwell, Anne Cahill, Ida Cason Calloway, Naomi Campbell, Mary L. Carl, Alice Cary, Sarah Cass. Carol Chamberlain, Nancy Chamber- lain, Marian. W. Childs, Cora March Christenson, Julia Clark, Viola B. Clouse, Portia Rae Coborn, Katherine Coleman, Wilhelmina B. Conklin, Corinne B. Connolly, Hazel M. Cornish, Cornelia Cotton, Melen Hunt Covey, Josephine ovington, Marjorie Crockett, Margaret Crosby, Grace C. Cummings, Ariel B. Cutler, Lois Dewey, Mignon S. De Lano, Alice 'May Dellinger, Louise Dickey, Mary L. Dixson, Sue Dreutzer, Cather- ine Shively Drury, Elizabeth E. Duncan, Laura Belle Duncan, Hattie Mae Dun- lap, Ann K. Durling, Mary Bruce Eagle, Blanche A. Ehrhart, Louise Elmer, Odessa Patchin Erhard, Nyce Feldmeyer, Helen Feuling. Maymie Goodwin Fine, Dorothea H. W. Fitzhugh, Alda C. Flinn, | | Nannie D. P. Folk, Estelle Foote, Kathryn McC. Foster, Elizabeth Fox, Grace H. Frampton, Katherine M Virginia Gretchen Francis. Olga Fulton, Blanche E. Gaffn Morgie Garrett, Dorothy Gatchell, Vir- ginia L. Gibbs, Frankie Ellen Giroux, Leona Glass, Mary Glover, Mary Gold- thwaite, Genevieve G. Goodrich, Grace McDowell Gorman, Kathryn Gosline, Helen O. G. Gray, Blanche N. Griffith, Lutie Grifith, Charlie Johanna Groff, Margaret Haglin, Er- nestine Haile, Eleanor F. Hall, Susan W. Handy, Nancy Jane Hargis, Elsie Harman, Annette V. Hart, Leoti R. Hartenbower, Grace M. Harvey, Sarah R. Harvey, Hazel J. Haven, Lucille Hendricks, TLois E. Hicks, Elizabeth Hudson Hill, Laura Hill, Genevieve D. Hogen, Miriam Holderman, Helen L. Hoppin, Nellie M. Horton, Frances How- ard, Laura E. Howell, Elizabeth Frances Hull, Susan C. Hurlbut, Noelle Hurst, Claudine Hutter, Mary Miller Jack, Emma F. Jamison, Della Jeffress, Evelyn N. Jenkins, Marian H. Jerolman, Emma Wintler Johnson,, Helen Johnson, Mary Johnson, Mary” 'S. Johnson, Mary Prances Joyce, Catherine K. Kerr, Edna L. Ketterer, Helen King, Glendeane Kirkpatrick, Louise Mosher Koke, Eliza- beth Kuhns, Harriet Perkins La Page, Charlotte C. La Pierre, Sarah M. Leech, Helen Perry Linthicum, Lillian Littell, Janice Loker, Christine B. Lorenz, Martha Ragland_ Lucas, Elizabeth Stauffer Ludgate, Florence C. McCann, Amizetta N. McFaddin, Paulina P. Mc- Intire, Margaret McKee, Margaret V. McKeever, Mildred McMurty, Miriam Orr McNaughton, Edith Magruder, Elizabeth M. Masor, Mildred Masters, Mabel C. Mead, Marjorie 8. Mead, Mary Janet Cutler Mead, Dorothy Megown, Rith D. Merriam, Audrey chel, Katherine P. Mills, Mary Elizabeth Mills, Marjorie Montgomery, Inez H. Moorshead, Adele Eugenia Morris, Mar- garet Letitia Morrow, Unice Morse, Aldine D. Mudd, Mary Frances Mullins, Jennie Frances Murray, Audrey V. Musser, Helen Clyde Myer, Alice E. Nelson, Barbara E. Newell, Dorothy E. Nichols, Helen H. Nicholson, Mary Elizabeth Nolan, Marian E. Ogden, Frances Owens, Ruth Ann Parker, Winifred Olson Petch, Clarissa Ster- ling Peterson, Gertrude Peterson, Barbara I. 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