Evening Star Newspaper, April 20, 1930, Page 4

D. A R DELEGATES | EAVE FOR HOMES Members Remain for Annual Banquet Following 39th Continental Congress. given by Mrs. Alfred J. Brosseau, honorary presi- dent general, to the president general's office in honor of Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart. ‘The Gifford Battle Chapter of Greensboro, N. C., was represented by Mrs. Zeb Vance Conyers. Mrs. Charles Richard Whitaker is State regent of i North Carolina. Mrs. Emma Bredbenner of Easton, Pa., was a busy page at the congress. i Their work for the coming year re- | g, was accompanied to Washington by dedicated to upholding the principles of Americanism, national defense and the traditional policy of aloofness from entangling European alliances, most of the 4,000 delegates and alternates to the ‘Thirty-ninth Continental Congress of the D. A. R. were heading for far scat- tered homes today. ‘The sessions of the congress passed into history when it was adjourned sine die until April 1, 1831, yesterday after- noon, amid a scene of patriotic and felicitous fervor that was extended far into the night as nearly 1,000 daughters, headed by Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart, president general, remained for the fes- tive annual banquet in the Willard Hotel. Two Members Besign. Even as the congress ended, however, & back-stage ripple came from the resignations of two members of the organiza Mrs. William Thayer Brown of West Orange, N. J., and M. Carroll Miller of Pittsburgh. They gave as their reasons the stand the organiza- tion had taken in resolutions opposing the World Court and the reduction of American Navy. Mrs. Hobart said that the resignaticns would not affect the stand taken by the nization. She characterized them 88 “just snother attempt to use the Daughters of the American Revolution to_spread peace propaganda.” Mrs. Miller, she sald, had been much more active in the Women's Interna- tional League for Peace and Freedom than in the D. A. R. and had attempted, “but without success,” to interest mem- ‘bers of the Pittsburgh D. A. R. in form- In‘;mciha ter of the league for peace. ality was flung aside as the D. A R. enth greeted their national leader and the newly elected vice presidents general who had been received into office earlier in the day. Political differences engendered in the recent elections melted away in the good spirit of the occasion and the achievements that made the congress Just ended & memorable one in D. A. R. snnals were reacclaimed. The “new business” conducted at the session of the congress was marked by a final auctioning off of seats in Constitution Hall, and Mrs. Russell William Magna of Holyoke, Mass., the official “gold digger” for the society, netted an additional sum that imcluded $5864 from Connecticut cmgm-. to increase the total of §1,- 101,532 in actual cash and pledges re- ported by her earlier in the day. to ‘World ices, Mrs. mhfl.{my::'rd;ly smmmr’:m:hn the ac- no wa n % to Prru"ldent ’Hoover.“d e ained. “They no way reflected Brckiient's policcs. but apheld-the tra: 3 u) tra- ditional Nm the D?L R, voiced ‘While the question of American for- relations kept out of the clos- proceedings, at th the birth of 2001 anniversary 5 George Washington, in 1932; approving 21\3 for the establishment of a na- nal park on the battleground of Mountain, North Carolina: in- the House bill for a colonial national monument on the historic sites of Jamestown and Yorktown, in Other resolutions im T capita ‘membership taxes of 1 unup' for R\ - &f ctheun:tlnmlbl(lldcue commE- 3 ent or publication and dis- tribution of the manual for immigrants tldlmhforthewwkof!hem iand committee. Mrs. Fred Grant, chairman of the legislative committee, made a demand on the delegates to start a petition cru- 8ade in the interests of immediate ac- ton on the House bill to make “The Star Spangled Banner” the National Anthem, indorsed by the D. A. R. Congress. If ters _follow her instructions, er Nicholas Longwarth and Chair- Snell of ittee addressed as follows: “Will you please. under suspension of the rules, call up the bill for ‘The Star =:|Hl:€led Banner' at the present ses- Enthusiasm ran riot during the clos- ing hour of the congress yesterday aft- ernocon. Mrs. Hobart, the national offi- cers, and chairmen of all committees, each of whom was called to the plat- form to face the cheering delegates, were showered with felicitations and thousands of dollars’ worth of bouquets. Even the 300 amiable and hard-working pages, Capt. William G. Bfott of the attending police force; Battalion Chief ‘Thomas O'Connor of the Fire Depart- ment and members of the press were included in the congratulatory resolu- tions. Mrs. William Lewis Dunn, the indefatigable chairman of the publicity committee, d Mrs. G. Wallace W. , Who arranged the program of events for the congress, came in for special commendation. Banquet Enthusiastic. Mrs. Hobart made the ning ad- dress at the banquet last ht, which ‘was attended delegates from 21 States. What numbers .as com with last year's it made up in enthusiasm. Mrs. Harold 8. Dickerson, State regent of China, was introduced as the toastmaster. Seated at the speakers' table with Mrs, Hobart were Mrs. George Maynard Minor, honorary president general, and Mrs, Alfred J. Brosseau, Mrs. Hobart's predecessor, and the following retiring vice presidents general: Mrs. Willlam 8herman Walker, Mrs. John P. Mosher, Mrs. Willlam B. Burney, Mrs. Samuel Preston and Mrs. Herbert Backus; the following incoming vice idents general: Mrs. Benjamin Les- ley Hart, Mrs. Martin L. Sigman, Mrs. Prancis Cushman Wilson, Mrs. Charles Herbert Carroll, Mrs. David D. Cald- well, Mrs. Matthew Brewster and Mrs. Ralph E. Bristol. Others at the speakers’ table included Mrs. William R. Painter, chaplain gen- eral; Mrs. Charles Humphrey Bissell, recording secretary general; Mrs. Har- riet Vaughn Rigdon, treasurer general; Miss Margaret B. Barnett, correspond- ing secretary general; Mrs. Josiah A. Van Orsdel, registrar general; Mrs. ‘Willlam A. Becker, organizing secretary neral; Mrs. Flora Myers Gillentine, torian general; Mrs. Lyman B, Btookey, reporter general to the Smith- sonian_ Institution; Mrs. Russell Wil- lam Magna, librarian general; Mrs. BSamuel Jackson Cramer, curator gen- eral; Mrs. Eliza A. Keary, newly elected honorary vice president general; Mrs. Hollis A. Wilbur, State vice regent of Chins, and Miss Dorothy Jenkins, chairman of pages. The ceremonies opened with the sing- of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” by Mrs. James Lathrop Gavin and a_little later the popular notes “Dixie” rocked the hall. After Mrs. Hobart's open! address & parody on “Let Me Call l‘!'lo‘“ Sweet- banquet lacked in! {her daughter, Miss Betty Bredbenner, | who was a delegate to the C. A. | Congress. | China delegates were Mrs. Harold | D.” Dickerson of Hubbardwoods, Iil, State regent; Mrs. Hollls Wilbur, who lives in_Shanghai, China, vice 'State | regent; Mrs. Nettie MacNair of Shang- | hai, Miss Emma Lester, and Miss Eleanor Wilbur, who was the platform page for the delegation. | Plans now are being made by the | Missouri Society, Daughters of the | American Revolution, to celebrate the Tavern at Arrow Rock, Mo, often called “Missouri'’s most historic spot.” The jon will be held in October, act dates to be set later. Howard Bailey of St. Louls, who became State regent yesterday, is in Washington and one of her first an- nouncements will be regarding plans celebrate the Old Tavern’s 100th birth- | day anniversary. At the gruent time the Missouri So- clety of the D. A. R. is raising an en- | dowment fund of $10,000 to maintain | thte historic old inn. Mrs. Eva E. Morgan of Saco, Me. national chairman of committee on | legislation in United States Congress of | the D. A. R., years ago forsook the pro- fession of legal stenographer for the study of law. She was one of the first women in Maine to pass the Maine bar examination under the State board system, and has been admitted to prac- tice in the State, United States Circuit and United States Supreme Courts. She was awarded her bachelor's degree by the Chicago College of Law. As & member of Rebecca Emery Chap- ter since 1910, she has served long in D. A. R. work, and is just beginning her fourth year as parliamentarian of the Maine State conference. Mrs. Morgan is not only a public speaker of wide reputation, but has also found recreation in writing. Mrs. Wilson H. Hamilton of Sigourney. State regent Iowa, stated that while California could claim residence, Towa after all was the place where the first President of the United States from West of the Mississippi was born, so on August 10, last, Pilgrin Chapter at Towa City had placed a tablet to show the world that Herbert Hoover was born there 65 years ago. lowa's membership has been active in educational work. Mrs. James Robert McKee of Green- wich, Conn., has presented to Miami College, at Oxford, Ohio, the life-sized portrait of her grandfather, the iate Rev. Dr. John Witherspoon Scott, paint- ed of him in the White House during the administration of his son-in-law. . The por- its first president general, Scott Harrison, a graduate of Oxford College, of which Dr. Scott was one of the early presidents and from which Mrs. was graduated a short time before her marriage to Benjamin Mrs. Robert H. Woodrow, s delegate from Birmingham, Ale., is a member of the Alabama Officers’ Club and national rlnhnl outgoing vice president ,engnl, and Mrs. Peabody of Boston followed as the incoming vice president ‘There were special toasts also to Mrs. Leary, the honorary vice president gen- eral, and Miss Jenkins, for the work of the pages, each of whom responded. Mrs. Wilbur gave the principal address of the evening. After each toast the daughters joined in the singing of popular songs, and the banquet ended with the familiar refrain, “Blest Be the Tie That Binds." New Officers Sworn. Pomp and ceremony marked the in- stallation of the newly elected national officers, State regents and State vice regents at yesterday afternoon’s ges- slon. ‘Thunderous applause greeted the Daughters as they stood on_ the plat- form to take the oath of office of the soclety. ‘The presentation of the officers and regents was made by Mrs. William A. Becker, organizing secretary general, with the president general, Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart, confirming the elec« tion. The eight new vice ~presidents general are Mrs. Benjamin Leslie Hart, Missouri; Mrs. James Charles Peabody, Louisian: s son, New Mexico; Mrs. Ralph Everist Bristol, Utah: Mrs. David D. Caldwell, District of Columbia; Mrs. Martin L. Sigman, Arkansas, and Mrs. Charles Herbert, Carroll, New Hampshire, The reporter general to the Smithsonian itute, Mrs. Lyman B. Stookey of California, and Mrs. Eliza Ferry Leary, honorary vice president general, also were presented. ‘The State regents and vice State re- gents were sworn in a body. They are: Mrs. Watt Thomas Brown, State regent, and Mrs, Val Taylor, vice regent, of Alabama. PFrom Arizona, Mrs. Thomas ‘T. Moore, regent; Mrs. David Went- worth Russell, vice regent. Arkansas, Mrs. Willlam H. Arnold, regent; Mrs. Charles B. Rendelman, vice regent; California, Mrs. Frank Phelps ms, regent, and Mrs. F. F. Gundrum, vice regent. Connecticut, Miss Katharine Arnold Nettleton, regent; Miss Emeline Amelia Street, vice regent. District of Columbia, Miss Helen Harman, State regent; Mrs. Harry Colfax Grove, vice State regent. Florida, Mrs. John G. Leonardy, regent; Mrs. Withers Allen Halle, vice regent. Georgia, Mrs. Bun Wylie, regent; Mrs. Mell A. Knox, vice regent, Hawali, Mrs. Thomas Burns Linton, regent; Mrs. Walter Eugene ‘Wall, vice regent. Illinois, Mrs. Louis I. Hitchins, vice regent. Iowa, Mrs. James E. Pitzgerald, regent; Mrs. Gustave Ar- thur Chilgren, vice regent. Louisiana, Mrs. Penelope Ardis Mills, regent; Mrs. C. W. Outhwaite, vice regent. Maine, Mrs. Victor L. Warren, regent; Mrs. Edward F. Danforth, vice regent. Mich~ igan, Mrs. Charles F. Bathrick, regent; Mrs. James H. McDonald, vice regent. Minnesota, Miss Minnie M. Dilley, re- gent; Mrs. Richardson Damon Barrett, vice regent. Mississippl, Miss Myra Hazard, regent; Mrs. Robert Crook Gadadis, vice regent. Missouri, Mrs. Howard Bailey, regent; Mrs. John Fall Houx, vice regent. Mon- tana, Mrs. John Martin Keith, regent; Mrs. Charles Sumner Passmore, vice regent. Nevada, Mrs. Carleton Far- num Stevens, regent; Mrs. Frederick H. Sibley, vice regent. New Hampshii Mrs. Herbert L. Flather, regent; Mr Alpha H. Harriman, vice regent. New Mexico, Mrs. David L. Geyer, regent; Mrs. Alvan N. White, vice regent. North Dakota, Mrs. H. L. Lincoln, regent; Mrs. Harley Ellsworth French, vice re- gent. Oklahoma, Mrs. Frank Hamilton Marshall, regent; Mrs. Samuel Weid- man, vice regent. Oregon, Mrs. Wil liam Wallace McCredie, regent; Mrs. John H. Cochran, vice regent. South Carolina, Mrs. John Carroll Coulter, State regent; Mrs. Thomas J. Mauldin, vice regent. South Dakota, Mrs. John W. Raish, regent; Mrs. Charles A. Laf- ferty, vice regent. Tennessee, Mrs, Joseph Hayes Acklen, regent: Mrs. Oscar A. Knox, vice regent. Utah, Mrs. of | Harry David Hines, regent; Mrs. George Rudolph Whnm‘e'yer, vice regent. West V\I{IISI. Mrs. Willlam H. Vaught, re- gent; Mrs. Paul O. Reymann, vice re- heart,” dedicated to the president gen- gent. the | clety of |100th birthday anniversary of the Old | of | Springer, tis, vice THE SUNDAY auditor and State president of the So- Daughters of 1812. She is vice president of & historic association and member of other patriotic societies. Members of the Kansas soclety In- cluded Mrs. Ransom Brown, Mrs. R. C. Campbell, vice president general; Miss Edith Chesny, State secretary; Mrs. J. W. Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Eliza Moody, Mrs. J. D. Zimmerman, Miss Caroline Neill; Mrs. R. G. Merrick of and Mrs. Robert Isreal. A mfio“:‘ was held Thursday of the dele- L 3 Mrs. H. Hersee Bullock, jr., from the Sarah Caswell Angell, chapter, Ann R. | Arbor, Mich, is the great-granddaughter of Gen. Cassius Marcellus Clay, who was Ambassador to Russia during the | administration of President Lineoln, Harry Prancis Cary, entertained a group of Daughters at the annual banquet last night. Mrs. John Brown Heron, chairman of the insignia committee, reported that the patent originally granted by an act of Congress in 1891, for the exclusive use of the D. A. R. insignia, has been renewed for 14 years Mrs. George Maynard Minor, hon- orary president general, entertained at luncheon yesterday at the Willard for ll::r national officers who served under T, ‘The pages of the Congress yesterday presented Miss Dorothy DeG. Jenkins, chairman of the group with a hand- some gold pendant, and Mrs. Jean J. bat, vice chairman, with a gold bracelet. A familiar figure at_the congresses of the D. A. R. is Battalion Chief Thomas O'Connor, head of the fire de- tail at the hall. This was Chief O'Con- nor's twelfth congress. It will be re- membered that Chief O'Connor played a part in the raising of funds for Constitution Hall, when he passed his | hat to receive contributions at one of the sessions. ‘There was a bright light in the press T‘.:Om on the lo?rfl' flooBr of LheAIhu.ll in e personage of Miss Betsy McAllister, daughter of Lieut. Col. and Mrs. J. A. McAllister, Mrs. William Louis Dunne's assistant on the publicity committee. One of the busiest booths at the Con- was_the flower booth, conducted the E. Pluribus Unum Chapter, headed by Mrs. Harry Colfax Grove, State historian. Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker of the Dis- trict asked the privilege of the floor to express thanks for the clock given by Illinois in memory of her mother, Mrs. John A. Logan, widow of the Black Eagle of the Civil War, Gen. John A. Logan. ‘The District room in Memorial Con- tinental Hall was refurnished in_the administration of Mrs. John A. Bea- vers as State regent, now chairman of buildings and grounds. One of the hardest working members was Mrs. Robert J. Johnston, acting chairman of the resolutions committee, who took the place of Miss Emma L. Orowell, chairman, who is ill. Mrs. Julian J. Estey, honorary vice president general of Vermont, has/ served on the credentials committee for 30 Congresses. Mr. R. D. Phillips, superintendent of . A. R. Building, extends every courtesy to the delegates. Through the thoughtfulness of the national officers, luncheon was served for members of the press each day during the Con- gress. regent; Mrs. Edward G. Har- mt. England, Mrs. Adelaide Bragg regent; Mrs. Byron George Clark, vice regent. ~ Gifts Are Received. A pretty ceremony was the present- by the State regents of the various delegations of gifts to be placed in the D. A R. library and museum, Mrs, Russell Willlam Magna, librarian gen- eral, accepted the gifts for the library, and Mrs. Samuel Jackson Kramer, | curator general, those for the museum. After receiving the gifts Mrs. Magna and Mrs. Kramer thanked each donor and assured them the socidty would take good care of the valuable contri- butions. Mrs. Dl.vvl‘f.“i"lzI galdw&fl. DA‘.:;‘:W vice president om the t, pres sented the from the District chap- ters of the society. Two celestial hand- made globes, made of silk by Edith Stockton in 1822, were given by the Dolly Master Chapter: two old alma- nacs the Mary Desha Chapter, a small American glass sandwich dish from Our Flag Chapter. The District also pledged a clock and mirror to be hung in Constitution Hall. Mrs. Stanley Forman Reed of Ken- tucky delivered the shooting glasses used by John Ray in the Revolutionary War. The glasses were sent by Mrs. Eugene Ray. A silver buckle worn by Brig. Gen. William West was given by the Rhode Island Society. Colorado gave a pair of candlesticks and snuffers, made for the use of Gen, Lafayette and used at banquet during his visit to the coun- try after the Revolutionary War. Pennsylvania sent a snuff box and a Masonic apron commemorating the birthday anniversary of George Wash- ington. ‘The Old Bay State Chapter of Massa- chusetts sent a gavel and bowl made from the wood of Old Ironsides. The gavel was used in the opening session of the congress and at the Massa- chusetts State meeting. A plece of rock on which the tea was burned after the a tributed by Massachusetts. Miss Alice Robertson of Oklahoms, first woman to be elected to the House of Representatives, sent a wallet car- ried by her grandfather in the battle of Bennington. Oklahoma sent $10 for the sunshine ventilighter in honor of Miss Robertson. Additional Gifts. Washington State gave 14 volumns of the diary of Capt. George Van Couver, telling of his voyages along the Pacific Coast. New York State presented a fruit dish of 1764, a Lafayette cane, sugar tongs and one of the first pennies. Many valuable records and books were given by New Jersey, Pennsyl- vania, Tllinois, West Virginia, Michigan, New York and Tennessee. ‘When West Virginia was called Mrs. Willlam H. Vaught, State regent, step- ped forward with two gifts for the li- brary of Constitution Hall, a chart from the Borderland Chapter of Fayette County and a copy of the marriage records of Rev. John Alderson, jr., of Rockingham, Va, f{rom 1776-98, a period of 22 years, which numbered 450 couples. ‘The most of these were performed in Greenbrier, W. Va., where he removed in 1777, and so many of the ploneer forefathers are represented here that the records are invaluable, it was ex- For Doors and Windows Made to Your Special Order « + « Estimates . . . Given Layton Woodworking Co. 2103 Ga. Ave. N.W. Pot. 5670 Night Phone, Dec. 2408 A delegate from Oincinnati, Mrs. | STAR, WASHINGTON, \ELABORATE PLANS INS.A.R SCHEDULE District Society to Celebrate 40th Anniversary With Special Program. Addresses, presentation of war serv- | ice medals and “citations of service” at & business session, to be followed by en- tertainment and dancing will be fea- tures of the second event commemorat- ing the fortieth anniversary of the founding of the District of Columbia Society, Sons of the American Revolu- tion, to be held by the soclety in the Mayflower Hotel next Thursday night, beginning at 8 o’clock. The District of Columbia Society, 8. A. R, was founded here April 19, 1890, and last night Willlam Knowles Cooger, its president, delivered an ad- dress over radio station WMAL in which he outlned its history, objects and schievements. The formal celebation of the founding was planned for next Thursday instead of yesterday, the actual anniversary of the founding, due ‘1‘:’ vesterday 'being the day before aste: Five-minute addresses will be de- livered as follows: An address by John Paul Earnest, on “The Founding of the Soclety, Ups and Downs in its History”; an address by Prederick A. Fernald on “The Battle of Lexington-Concord”, and an address on “The Future of Our Society,” by Selden Marvin Ely. Vocal selections will be rendered by Fred East. This will be followed by the installation of 14 new members of the society and a ceremony under the direction of the soclety’s committee of investiture during which members who served in the war will be presented with war service medals. Subsequently, some forty members of the society will be presented with “citations of service” in token of having been members of the society for more than 30 years. Following the ceremonies dancing will begin, preceded by a grand march. General arrangements for the air are in charge of the following com- mittees: 8. 8. Williamson, John Paul Earnest, Selden Maryin Ely, Robert C. Tracy. Howard T. Cole, J. Mitchell Owens and W. Jefferies Chewning, Maj. Overton C. mittee. The reception committee is com- posed of Henry Whitefleld Sampson, chairman; A. H. Bedford, vice chair- man; F. H. Hoffheins, B. E. Hamlin, R. J. C. Dorsey and Frank B. Steele, as- sistant chairmen, aided by 30 other members of the society. The floor com- mittee is composed of Col. Alonzo Gray, chairman; Col. Amasa M. Holcombe, vice chairman; William Young Brady and W. Hill Brown, jr., assistant chair- men, aided by 35 other members of the society. ‘The investiture committee has as its chairman Maj. C. C. Griggs, while the master of ceremonies will be John T. Finley and its director, J. Mitchell Owens. FRIENDS WILL HONOR CHIEF JUSTICE BOOTH Court of Claims Jurist to Be Ten- dered Dinner on Completing 25 Years on Bench. Chief Justice Fenton W. Booth of the United States Court of Claims will be tendered a dinner by friends in the ‘Willard Hotel tomorrow night in rocog- nition of his completing 25 years on the bench. Justice Willis Van Devanter of the United States Supreme Court, Justice Josiah A. Van Orsdel of the Court of Senator Charles 8. Deneen of Illinois and Representative Leonidas C. Dyar of Missouri will speak. Arrangements for the dinner are in charge of a committee of lawyers from the Court of Claims. George A. King, dean of the bar of that court, is com- mittee chairman. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. Pree lecture, United Lodge of Theos- ophists, Hill Building, Seventeenth and T streets, 8:16 p.m. Hike, Red Triangle Outing Club, five or six miles above Great Falls. Meet- ing at Rosslyn, Great ine, 2:15 pm. FUTURE. Dance, Gamma Chapter, Lambda Zeta Gamma Sorority, Hotel Roosevelt, Thursday night. Meeting, Ruth Rebekah Lodge, No. 2, L. O. O. F. Hall, tomorrow night. Dance. Federal Chapter No. 38, O. E. S, Cairo Hotel, Monday, 8 p.m. Luncheon. Civitan Club, Mayflower Hotel, Monday noon. Dance. Gaelic-American Club, Play- house, 1814 N street, Monday, 8 p.m. Meeting and dance. Society of Washington, gold room, Wardman Park Hotel, d ‘Wednesday, 9 to see in the Luxford is chairman of the ticket com- | Appeals of the District of Columbia, | Massachusetts D. C, APRIL 20, 1930—PART ONE. Society Will Hear Represent- ative Elliott Speak at Banquet Friday. Addresses, a program of music and other entertainment will be features of the annual banquet of the Society of Natives of the District of Columbia in the Raleigh Hotel next Friday evening, | beginning at 7:30 o'clock. The occasion will mark the tenth year of the or- ganization’s activities. Between 250 and 300 are expected to attend. Representative Richard N. Elliott of Indiana, ohairman of the House com- mittee on public buildings and grounds, will be the principal speaker. A ‘fea- ture of the banquet will be a_special tribute paid by the society to Theodore ‘W. Noyes for his many years of activity in the interest of the District. Mr. Noyes s president of the Association of Oldest_Inhabitants of the District of Columbia, former president of the Washington Board of Trade and a charter member of the Society of Na- tives. Short addresses also will be delivered by several members, who will describe activities of the society and its relation to the District. The program also will include orchestra music, readings by Mrs. Alice Weaver Newhead and Mrs. Mary Willls, a plano duet by Mrs. Ella C. Robinson and Raymond Rapp, & vo- cal solo by Charles Moore and the presentation of professional talent in an entertainment feature through the courtesy of O. J. Ratto, manager, and Samuel Rubin, publicity director of the Palace and Columbia Theaters. Among special guests who have ac- cepted invitations to attend are District Commissioner Herbert B. Crosby, Charles W. Darr, president of the Washington Chamber of Commerce; George _PIlitt, Prfl‘ld!nt of the Wash- ington Board of Trade; Mark Lansburgh, president of the Merchants' and Manu- facturers’ Association, and Dr. George C. Havenner, president of the Feder- ation of Citizens’ Associations. Fred A. Emery, president of the so- clety and chairman of the dinner com- mitiee, will preside. Miss May E. Hungerford is chairman of the commit- tee on tickets, Irwin L. Rose chairman of the committee on flowers, and Mrs. Ella C. Robinson, chairman of the com- mittee on entertainment. They are ?nelltnl:'l.lded by a general dinner com- — CLUBMAN CHARGES WIFE ILLEGALLY GAINED HOME Reginald Brooks in Counter Suit Claims Agreement Violated as to Florida Property. By the Associated Press. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., April 19. —=8uit for divorce filed here recently by | Mrs. Elizabeth Brooks against Reginald Brooks, prominent New York clubman and Palm Beach winter resident, was in direct violation of an agreememnt between the couple, according to a suit filed here today by Brooks. Mrs. Brooks in her suit for separate maintenance alleged her husband shat- tered her nerves by ringing cowbells in the house at night and declared he at one time placed alarm clocks in drawers throughout the house timed to ring at intervals during the night msln egm to disturb her. rool y charged that Mrs. Brooks fraudulently obtained title to his Palm Beach Winter home. He de- clared in his bill that several months before Mrs. Brooks filed suit for divorce thev had been estranged, but had reached a reconcillation, under the terms of which she agreed to live with him and make a home for him at Palm Beach. Under these terms, he declared, he deeded the property, a valuable resi- dence, to her. He charges that she deeded it to W. G. Ferguson and his wife, Mrs. Ethel Ferguson, who deeded it back to Mrs. Brooks, - Brooks charges that when Mrs. Brooks instituted suit for divorce on ggfll 7 she ordered him out of the use, D. A.R. Is Presented Historical Relics From Fighting Ship By the Associated Press. Historical relics of the war from which it takes its name came into possession yesterday of the Daughters of the American Revolution. A gavel made from Old Tron- sides, a bowl from that battleship and a piece of rock on which tea was sald to have been burned after the Boston Tea Party were resented by Massachusetts chap- ers. Alice Robertson of Oklahoma, first woman member of Congress, gave the organization a wallet carried by her grandfather in the Battle of Bennington. The Oklahoma delegation pre- sented a “sunshine ventilator” in honor of Miss Robertson. It’s an Old Story papers how many loans we make. Yet our steady growth is such a convincing proof of the value of our serv- ice to our citizens. Morris Plan Bank Under Supervision U. S. Treasury A quartet of performers in “A Run for Her Money,” to be given by the Atonement Dramatic Club for the benefit of the Adult Bible Class of St. Paul's M. E. Church South, Thirteenth and Decatur streets, at 8 o’clock Tuesday night. Sitting, left to right: Margaret Shields, ing: Robert Volland. S Argot Nordby and Lula Reuss. Stand- —S8tar Staff Photo. ASSEMBLY OF DAC. 10 OPEN TOMORROW Placing Wreath on Tomb of Unknown Soldier Will Be Program Feature. ‘The Daughters of American Colonists will hold their .annual general assembly tomorrow at the Washington Hotel. Registration began yesterday at 2 o'clock and continued until 6 o'clock last night. Mrs. Livingstone L. Hunter of Penn- sylvania is national president of the organization. At 2:45 o'clock today the delegates will place a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arl- ington, and shortly after the insignia of the soclety will be placed by the Dis- trict of Columbia chapter in the glass case at Arlington containing insignias of other patriotic societies. The delega- tion will be given official escort on their pligrimage to Arlington. A formal reception and supper will o other patriotic societies, Miss Sylvia Myers, harpist, will give a program and Mrs. Nicholas J. Sinnot will sing sev- eral solos. The Daughters of Colonists are or- ganized in 29 States and the member- ship totals above 2,700. CHINESE ACTOR HONORED Mei Lan-Fang Elected Honorary Member of China Society. NEW YORK, April 19 (#)—Mei Lan- Fang, China’s celebrated actor, who has recently been playing in the United States, has been elected an honorary member of the China Society of America, it was announced today. ‘The honorary membership, given to men and women of any nationality or race deemed to have performed dis- tinguished service in the promotion of friendly relations between China and the United States, is one of two the society has extended. The other was bestowed upon Julean Arnold, United | Tartaro, States commercial attache at Peking. RAILWAY MERGERS MAY BE SUSPENDED Proposed Couzens Resolution Change Advocates More Regulation. By the Associated Press. Modification of the Couzens’ resolu- tion calling for suspension of all rail- road consolidations until Congress pro- vides additional legislation to cover them is under consideration. The resolution will be taken under final consideratiori by the Senate inter- state commerce committee this week Chairman Couzens, Republican, Michi: gan, has said he hopes to have it re- ported. favorably to the Senate after it is amended to meet some of the objec- Mfln; voiced in public hearings last week. Joseph B. Eastman of the Interstate Commerce Commission y reported that 10 of the 11 members of the body believe that to indorse suspension of all consolidations would be to express doubt as to its own ability to determine wisely what is the public interest. Couzens has not committed himself regarding this aspect of the resolution. It is understood that he intends to modify the proposal to exempt short- line consolidations, and unifications to which there is no opposition. It is said, however, that he hopes to keep in the measure provisions preventing unifica- tion of long parallel lines, particularly where there is opposition. Chairman McManamy of the: com- mission, who indorsed the present pro- visions of the proposal in their entirety, will testify on Monday. ‘The entire commission is on record in favor of legislation to prevent unauthor- ized unifications of railroads through pooling of holding company stocks. Couzens is expected to maintain in the resolution provisions making these uni- fications illegal. — Plan Portugal-India Hop. LISBON, Portugal, April 19 (#). Two Portuguese military aviators, Capt. {and Armand Tokatyan. OPERA PROMISES CAPITAL TREAT Metropolitan 3-Performance Engagement to Open Wed- nesday Night. Music lovers of the National Capital are in for a rare treat when the Metro- politan Opera Co., with its galaxy of stars, opens for a threc-performance engagement at the Fox Theater on ‘Wednesday night. Beginning with Puccini's “La Bo- heme,” the program will present Lucrezia Bori, Beniamino Gigli and Lawrence Tibbett in the leading roles. The ehgagement of the company is be- ing sponsored by the Washington Opera Association, Inc., of which Mrs. Robert Low Bacon is chairman, Mrs, George Mesta is vice chairman, Mrs. Tracy Dows is treasurer and Andrew Wylie is secretary. The undertaking. under- written by outstanding Washingtonians, is being managed by Mrs. Wilson- Greene. “Andrea Chenier” Thursday, “Andrea Chenier,” by Umberto Gior- dano, represented as never before have ing been heard in Washington, will be heard on Thursday evening. The - cipal roles in this production 1 be sung Ponselle, Giovanni Mar- tinelli and Gluseppe De Luca. The Priday matinee will be devoted to Verdi’s noted “La Traviata,” featur- ing Lucrezia Bori, Lawrence Tibbett Announcement was made last night that there will be no third night performance, either by the opera company or the theater proper, as Priday evening will be required to dismantle the Metropolitan productions and prepare the house for the resump- tion of the regular program on Satur- y. Vincenzo Bellezza will conduct “La Boheme” and “La Traviata,” while Tullio Serafin will conduct the score of “Andrea Chenier.” A 85-plece orchestra, the announcement explained, is being brought to Washington for the oc and the musicians have been chosen trol;n the regular list of the Metro- politan. Sponsors of Event. On the board of trustees of the as- sociation which is sponsoring this event are Mrs. James 8. Parker, Mrs. Charles J. Bell, Mrs. Pranklin H. Ellis, Mrs. Lawrence Townsead and Miss Eliza- beth H. Howry. The triple performance of the Metro- / politan Opera Co. in Washington at this time represents weeks of planning for this major feature of the musical world. This is the first time, it is said, that & motion ure theater of the standing of the has temporarily laid aside its regular schedule to make way for a great musical event of this type. ‘The prices for the tickets are repre- sented as be within the reach of the great mass of music lovers and pro- spective purchasers are reminded in the announcement that the Fox Theater has a capacity of 3,600 seats. HOTTEL QUITS POST. Aide in General Accounting Office Going Back to Farm. Lee Hottel, assistant chief of the pay audit section of the general account- ing office, has resigned his position “to go back to the farm” in the Shenan- doah Valley of Virginia, his former home, it has just been announced. to his departure he was pre- sented with a watch, a suede lumber jacket and other practical gifts by his associates at the office. iectpiimet Mexico's metal production is in- creasing. On and After MONDAY April 21st Southern Railway train leaving Washington at 4:35 P.M. will carry Through Sleeping Cars to Chattanooga, Tenn., Serving Roanoke, Va.; Bristol, Johnson City, Morristown and Knoxville, Tenn. For Infoermation .Cfi Southern Railway Ticket Office, McPherson Square Serglo da Silver and Capt. Fernandes : glln to fly from Portugal to | India in September. 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