Evening Star Newspaper, April 20, 1931, Page 4

HOOVER CUTS TRIP 0 RAPIDAN SHORT Returned to Capital Yester- ‘'day Because of Develop- | ments in Central America. President Hoover was back at his desk before § o'clock this morning after a pleasant and restful week end at his fishing camp in the Blue Ridge Moun- tai ins. It was the President’s intention when he left the White House early Saturday for his mountain retreat to remain until this morning, but developments in Nicaragua and Hcnduras are understood to have caused him to cut short his stay and return yesterday after noon. Finds Traffic Jam. The ride back was interesting and enjoyable until the presidential party ran into traffic jam on the lower Alexandria road leading into Washing- ton. ‘The President’s cars entered from the Columbia Pike. A short distance farther on the presidential cars, by careful maneuvering were turned back and reached the Highway Bridge by the Military road which skirts the Agri- cultural Experiment Station and Arling- ton Cemetery. When the bridge was reached the President ran flush into another snarl. The principal cause of the bridge con- gestion was the stalled car of an old colored man. Secret Service men pushed the rusty old car for a consider- able distance hoping to make a suf- ficient opening for the President’s party to get through. When they had ac- complished this after much puffing and pushing the motorist discovered that the reason his car would not run was because it was out of gasoline. He reached into the back of the car, where his wife and several small chil- dren were sitting and excitedly offering him suggestions, and produced a gaso- line. can. As he lifted the potato stop- the old motorist bowed to President oover, who was looking on good humoredly from his car close by, and then poured gasoline into the empty tank., g Delayed 25 Minutes. This road tie-up csused about 25 minutes’ delay in the return trip. How- ever, the President reached the White ‘House about 6:30 o'clock. Mrs. Hoover, with Allan Hoover, left the camp ahead of the President, with Allan at the wheel. They came to Washington by a different route and met with no traf- fic difficulties. In the President’s car on the return Journey were Associate Justice Stone of the United States Supreme Court and Mrs. Stone, Assistant Secretary of the ‘Treasury Heath and Assistant Secre- tary of the Navy Jahncke. Few engagements were made for the President today. The understanding is that he is anxious to occupy himself cipally with the present probl Enc;;glfl America, MABEL ROSS, ACTRESS OF OLD SCHOOL, DIES Played With Husband in Produc- tions of Weber and Fields, Lil- lian Russell and Others. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, April 20.—Mabel Fenton Ross, 63, a stage favorite of several decades ago, is dead. She suc- cumbed unexpectedly to heart disease here yesterday. . Mrs. Ross ‘was born in Van Buren , and married Charles ‘With him she made her ‘Two years later the team of Ross and Fenton went to New York and for 10 years played in the productions of Weber and Fields, Lillian Russgll, Louis Mann, Peter Daily, Willlam Collier and other stars of that era. Ross and Fenton went on tour in vaudeville thereafter and until 1918, when Ross died, they brought laughs 'rom audiences with a travesty on “Antony and Cleopatra.” ‘With their earnings, they established the Ross-Fenton Farm of Asbury Park, N. J., & show place of the region. LONG PLEDGES ACADIANS EVANGELINE MEMORIAL Pilgrimage of 150 Persons to Site of Her Traditional Grave Holds Louisiana Statue Rites. By the Associated Press. ST. MARTINVILLE, La. April 20— A statue of Evangeline, sad and lcnel; stood under an ancient live oak besi her traditional grave here today as 150 of her homefclks from Acadia con- tinued their pilgrimage in the romantic bayou-land of their “Cajun” cousins of Louisiana. The statue was dedicated yesterday to the strains of the “Marseillaise and the Canadian national emblem anther with a speech by Gov. and Senator elect Huey P. Long, who himself boasts of Acadian blood, and_greetings from Prench Ambassador Claudel througk the Fiench consul general, de Simonin, of Orleans, Long, in lauding the contribution of the Acadians, or “Cajun as th colloquially called, to Louisiana, ple his offices toward obtaining establish- | ment of an Evangeline Memoral Park STUDENTS PLAN PLAY Comedy Will Be Presented May 15| by Upper Marlboro Senior Clas: Bpecial Dispetch 1o The Star UPPER MARLBORO, Md., April 20. —*A Full House,” a three-act farce, will | be presented Friday evening, May 15, n Trinity Hall here by members of the senior class of Upper Marlboro High School. Miss Josephine Wilson, se sor, is directing rehear includes Ira Measell, Mary Hilda Duley, Hilda Bennett, Robinson, Marg; Tayman, D Duvall, Eugene Radcliffe, George Deck, | Richard Lowe, Howard Ford, Althea | Beall, Ellen Smith and Mary Stewart. for class The Deck, Henry | Philip | cas! Honors Sevier lnh' p ‘The annual address of the president general, Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart, delivered at the opening session of the fortieth Continental Congress of the ‘D. A. R. this morning, reads, in full, as ollows: “‘But now they desire a better coun- try’ is an idealism passed to us through the centuries. What must we possess to have ‘a better country’? Would you not agree that we should have as one of the first attributes—courage? “In the days of Joshua it was said, ‘Wherefore the hearts of the people melted and became as water’ The souls of men and women have had severe testing during this year. No man can check the coming of Spring. Hope is just as eternal in the hearts of men as is Springtime in the realm of nature. “In the Nation's Capital during this very month a speaker announced that ‘forces’ were ready to take advantage of depression in business affairs. It was explained to a group of leaders of dozens of organizations that hunger marches and street rioting were but signs of the taking over of private property by the distressed. It was fur- ther related that Communist leaders would show the people how to bring this about, and then they themselves would be ready to seize the power when the violence had been done. You have 2ll experienced disagreeable events in your separate States, based upon the leadership of Communists who have come to this country to make it another Soviet Russia. Taking advantage of unemployment, they have reaped rich | rewards in membership and in stirring the minds of sympathizers toward hatred of the United States Government and opposition to those who own or manage business. Must Have Cohesion. “Parades, riots, street demonstrations, marches on city halls, visits to State and national legislative bodies are all too common. “If we desire ‘a_better country,’ we must see that we have cohesion. The Soviet Union has it. Under the five- year plan men and women and children are depriving themselves of even the necessities of life in order to unite on a program which is to be accomplished by or before 1933. When the five-year program is ended they are faced with a 10-year and a 15-year program just ahead. The word ‘cohesion’ should be constantly in our realization. America must have a program of its own which will unite the people of this Nation for Americanism. We are soon to observe Flag day. In our hearts we must keep alive the principles for which Old Glory stands. Such organizations as ours keep on year after year in their normal channels. It will take extraordinary effort of men and women to redeem our country from the theories pro- moted by alien agitators. Un-American tendencles are apparent. We must muster every resource and move for- ward as citizens of this vast country are entitled to do. Cohesion—that is it. Unity of purpose. Practical plans. ‘Whole-ht service of every man and woman worthy to be counted an American. Join in Patriotic Moves. ~“The Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution has associated it- self for six years with 46 organizations of women meeting annually in Wash- ington to consider the affairs of the Nation. In like manner, our national soclety has quickly responded by join- ing with others 1n‘nfilny te':firprksfs X(;{ speeding up patriotic attainment. never s%xlxkg. It can be found among the first to grasp the significance of our country’s needs. In fact, it is often in advance in sensing important re- quirements. “Forty years ago our soclety came into being. Through years of vigorous tasks its members were prepared for| service to country in 1898 and in the emergencies of the World War. Its utterances, administration after admin- istration, have proclaimed highest and best allegiance to the Republic. Its service has been spontaneous and far- reaching. It has always believed in making its tasks so alluring that they have won volunteers from every State, from every occupation and {rom every age. We count it worth while to dwell upon the fundamental beliefs of our forebears with regard to maintaining our American institutions. They had broad vision. They demonstrated it by providing us with a form of government which has outlived other systems in many lands. It will take cohesion from now on to preserve that system. There Must Be Justice. “To insure ‘a better country’ there must be justice. In the main, we were a happy, contented people. There came among us men and women intent upon calling attention to so-called faults of the United States Government. Have you not heard men and women finding fau United States? Have you not heard them criticize the Marines? Have you not read protests calling for the with- 1t with the foreign policy of the| drawal of the Marines from various | countries where they have been sta- tioned to bring about not only quiet but harmonious, automatic, independent relations and a better understanding be- tween the natives and our country? “Can you imagine what the scene following the volcano erupticn in Nica- ragua would h: been without the timely aid of the United States Ma- rines stationed there? “Justice! We implore the men and vomen of America to think and speak of their own country. It is possi- ble to hear words of commendation for every other country but our own in some circles, and only complaints, pro- tests and biame heaped upon this ‘land of the free and home of the brave.’ Hits Child Marriages. “Childhood covets justice. Recently the press has quoted a charge that the United States has within its borders ‘child-bride States.’ ' According to the testimony of this visitor to our coun- try, 11 States permit very early mar- riages of girls. This has been con- firmed by figures available at the Fed- eral bureau. Could we not start im- mediately relieving such conditions? | “Local autonomy and States' rights | and a balanced Pederal power give jus- tice. by his local authorities, he is not prone to object because he helped place these local officers in power. The States au- thorities are a little more removed from his immediate locality, but they seem nearer to him perhaps than do the powers of government located in dis- tant Washington. On this account, namely, that the Government at Wash- ington is farther away from the homes of the citizens and visited less fre- quently, the delicate poise between Fed- eral and State and local authority ) ought to be kept in equilibrium, lest abuses of power creep in and disturb domestic tranquility. Washington Urged Balance. “Washington urged a proper balance betwcen State and Federal control. His dignified presence in many gatherings helped turn the tide of thought toward providing checks and balances also be- tween legislative, executive and judicial control. “The approach of the Bicentennial invokes us to heed the drift of the times. In many quarters patriots are disclaimed. Stories without foundation are circulated-to defame their names. Next year is a golden year. Let the world ring with glad acclaim of Wash- ington, ‘first in peace, first in war, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.’ In justice to childhood, we ought to clear the school rooms, the libraries and the home bookshelves of text books and current literature which may, even on misrepresent the heroes of 1f a man is arrested for any cause | | community exhibits of antiques, exposi- THE EVENING STAR WASHiNGTOV D. C., MONDAY. APRIL 20, 1931 Text of D. A. R. President’s Address Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobert Tells Delegates * America Must Have a Program of Its Own Which Will Unite .People of This Nation for Americanism.” tunity of preparing plays. pageants, story-telling hours and many other phases of educational entertainment in which the young people of our country can participate. “Our national soclety has supported the observance of anniversaries and holidays honoring great heroes and set- ting apart in remembrance vital events in our history. It is disturbing to learn that several of these reverent days are now used by Communists and their sympathizers for the purpose of stimu- lating Tevolutionary methods. Their plan is to substitute destructive days for constructive ones. Enlist Services of Young. “To preserve these time-honored an- niversaries it will be expedient to enlist the services of young people, with all their enthusiasm, originality and love of the pictorial. In addition to organ- izing_pageants, writing plays and as- sembling story-telling specialists, it is possible to arrange historical fairs, tions of handicraft and art. Contests, awarding credits to the best writers on patriotic subjects within and without schools, preparation of tableaux, epi- sodes giving a varlety of folk lore and historic background, debates, declama- tion and extemporaneous speaking meets with the emphasis upon patriotism, constitutional oratorical celebrations and community stress on patriotic music, both vocal and instrumental, will help to bring the youth of America into a mood in keeping with their love of | adventure and happy activity. It would seem consistent to ask young people to participate in a nation-wide search for family records which otherwise might be lost. The wrecking of old buildings, housecleaning campaigns, the chang- ing housing conditions, fires and floods tend to diminish the safety of many old records. For this reason it is very desirable for women.to keep on copy- ing family records and community and State historical data and store it in safe places for the sake of posterity. Such work, continued in the same spirit with which it has been done, will net splendid final results. Juniors Must Carry On. “The founders of our society had the vision to lay a foundation upon which could be erected a structure of patriotic usefulness. The objectives they named at the inception of our society are the very same objectives we are attempting | to achieve today. They planned the | early work so carefully it reaches in scope and purpose out to the utmost frontiers of patriotism. The things they set out to do were the practical dreams which have proved to be the most needful Organizing the juniors to follow in our trail as we followed in the footsteps of our predecessors is a sensible forward-looking thing to do. “It is not only in the schools tech- nically approved by our society that we should labor. Inspired by the help we have had from our antecedents, we have arranged in turn for scholarships and student loans to finance the ambi- tions of young men and women who are limited by obstacles not of their own making. 1In every locality youth is needing assistance. With its double load of unemployment, this year offers abundant opportunity to us to help fulfill the dreams of the founders of our society. Boys and girls and young men and women of the rural sections deserve equal generosity. The constant crowding into cities by disappointed and dejected young people seriously compli- cates the problem of congestion already taxing municipal authorities. Com- munists leave no gap untouched by their technique. This necessitates our time activities of the Army and of the Navy. For instance, we cannot have our trade ply the ocean without suffi- clent merchant marine, cruisers, naval bases and other protection in the way of naval vessels. With this in mind, there is every justification for our building up to the London naval treaty requirements. Qualify in Peace. “Both the Army and the Navy have qualified as peace institutions. They have executed a program which would do credit to civilians, supplementing thelr service to country when all ad- juncts for keeping us out of conflict had failed. Our defense forces have many peace-time tasks. Roughly, these can be classified under the heads of ploneering, construction, administra- tlon, relief work and research. “The truth about the Army is ascer- tained in a statement contained in a recent release from governmental sources: “““The Army's part in the opening up of America to civilization 1s seldom realized. It was the Army that built our first roads and raflroads. It was the Army that preceded the westward advance of the settlers, smoothing the way before them and bringing law and order into the savage regions that were their destination. Today, when the op- portunities for physical ploneering are limited within our continental boun- daries, we see the Army still engaged in its old role in Nicaragua, where it is condiicting surveys {or an interoceanic canal, Construction Achievements. “‘Under the head of construction the Army can point out among its achieve- ments such diversified accomplishments as the Panama Canal, the Seattle- Alaska Cable, the enormous amount of work already done and in process of completion in connection with river and harbor improvement and in flood con- trol. Its constructive work is exempli- fied in such edifices as the Washington Monument, the wings of the Capitol and the Library of Congress in Wash- ington. In matters of administration we find the Philippines and the Panama Canal Zone governed through War De- partment agencies. Other major ad- ministrative undertakings are the In- land Waterways Corporation and the Alaska communication system. The Army was intimately connected with the development of the Governmental Weather Bureau and the Lighthouse Service. “*The country at large is accustomed to depend on the Army for timely aid in times of disaster. The establishment of orderly, healthful living conditions where natural calamities have swept away the superstructure of civilization is a task to which the Army, with its experience in field service, is peculiarly adapted. Opportunities of this nature may be expected practically every year. ‘They are not limited to America, where the Mississippi floods and the Florida hurricane are still recent memories; they have even originated in far-off | lands, such as Japan, Venezuela and Martinique. They are met by the Army from its personnel, supplies and funds without reimbursement, usually with scant realization on the part of the ordinary citizens that they are a by- product of national defense. Vast Research Organization. paturially, the Army is by its very ure a vast research organization, the benefits of i B processes contribute extensively to tech- nical progress. There is scarcely a branch of science or industry that the concern for childhood, adolescence and | AT™Y does not employ, and in turn iv youth. U. S. Needs Healthy Work. “But now they desire ‘a better coun- If we really desire a better coun- try, we will work for a better country. The United States needs work—the work which is healthy and brings us to tne end of the day ready for refresh- ing sleep and the promise of tomorrow. Perhaps no other element, not even treaties, nor politics, nor world travel, nor wealth of leisure, have done so much for the people as has work. Men and women are asking for work in this country. One of our fundamental principles of this Nation is ‘the right to work." Everything which we can do we ought to do to generate a public opinion which will hasten the coming of the balm of Gilead. We dare not toss this question aside as unsuitable for discussion before a woman's organ- ization. Women are stockholders. They are managers of large concerns. They must share responsibility so long as a single man or woman desiring to work cannot find work to do. Upon lack of work is built dissatisfaction. With dis- satisfaction comes turmoil and_strife. In the wake of strife comes violence. Violence unseats stable government. The United States needs courage, cohe- sion, justice among its citizens. Must Exhibit Truth. look forward to y,’ we must exhibil many false theories are air for our young people to notice? ‘a better | truth. How loating. in the Is | it not time for us to challenge false- | hood by establishing truth? We main- | tain at Washington departments of | government which furnish accurate fig- | ures revealing the condition of our Army and Navy. Do we not, in con- | trast to such reliable statistics, find that pacificists are eager to arrange details in the form of graphs, tables, charts and releases which too often do not agree with Government findings? Undaunted by heat or cold, privation, | famine, disease, treachery of savages, scarcity of vehicles, fearlessly mothers | and fathers pushed Westward, deter- mined to conquer in the name of God and for the happiness of their chil- | dren’s children, | “What a heritage! We need today to | borrow thelr couragecus spirit, and that for our own safety and that of future generation. Great, questions press t us this year clamoring for atten- tion. These are but a few—enlarge- ment of aid for the illiterate and dis- tressed, protection of childhood, guid- ance of youth, individual responsibility or the maintenance of American prin- ciples, advancement of home building, safeguarding national defense by insur- ing an adequate Army and Navy, pre- venting the overthrow of our system of | These amounted to more than 31:2.” government by proper attention to over- coming fallacious theories. Teach Citizenship. ewcomers have settled in practically all of our communities. little home-makers of the girls from these immigrant homes. The sons and daughters of these foreign-speaking families can be gathered into our so- clety called the Sons and Daughters of the Republic. They can learn more about good citizenship and develop skill in_handling municipal and community affairs by drilling in junior republics and juvenile c exercising their imagination toward leadership. We can make | pointic people should always be homest “Mothers and fathers in the immi- | grant homes appreciate kindly minis- tration, friendly invitations to join in entertainments, exhibits of household | for this country. arts, folk Jore pageantry and the like. Teacts for the benefit of each category. _“‘Space permits of only casual men- tion of the Army’s share in such | achievements as the conquest of yellow fever and of typhoid, the pioneering of aeronautical engineering, the develop- ment of the principle of interchange- able parts in industry, the advancement of the sciences. * * =« “‘In these and in numerous other flelds science and the country are in- debted to the Army for important ad- v.mn.ces in_knowledge and technique. * There must be considered among the dividends obtained from na- tional defense the contributions to the country’s economic welfare that are made in the form of stimuli to patriot- ism, to civic duties and to national solidarity. The existence of the armed forces, with their exacting standings of | honor, duty and patriotism, form a per- manent example and inspiration caunxtry’;t large. T TR “‘It 15 not uncommon to encounter statements which imply that a prepon- derent proportion of our governmental revenues is spent on “past and future wars.” The proportions quoted vary from 72 to 86 per cent, depending on e manner in which the figy e figures are Should Make Cost Comparison. “One might answer, while the ex- penses of national defense and of wars are handled almost entirely by the Federal Government, other great items defrayed by revenue—for example, edu- catlon, sanitation, local governmental projects—are charges upon the several States and communities concerned. Even if we admit the justice of lumping all expenditures connected with war under one head, that sum should be compared with the total governmental costs of the entire Nation, rather than with those which pertain exclusively to Federal administration. Thus in 1928 total taxation is estimated at $9,280,- 000,000, of which total defense exper- diture amounted to $635,000,000, or less than 7 per cent. To do otherwise than to take account of total taxation implies | an economic interpretation which flat- ters neither the individuals who iss such misleading statements nor - persons who are impressed by them. “Justice or truth would not prevail if in considering the cost of defense we did not realize that there is mistakenly counted against the Army the large sums appropriated for civil activities administered by the Secretary of War. These include, in part, the Panama Canal, the inland waterways, rivers and harbors, flood control, the insular pos- sessions, the Alaska cable and tele- graph, the national parks and ceme- teries ‘and numerous other public serv- ices that have no military character. the 000,000 last year. War Is Act of People. “Pacifists never bear in mind that war is an act of the people and of the Government and not of the Army. in calling attention to the fact that the Army brings back peace when it has been lost. The Army is a part of the machinery of Government, and as such is entitled to recognition and whole- some support by all the people for its service “The Navy is broadly representative of the American people. It has always proved its loyalty. It is the keystone to world stability. To mention the Navy's part in conflict tells only a little bit of the truth about all that the Navy does ‘The judgment, accu- rate knowledge and exceeding skill of The enrichment of genuine American | the personnel is well known and should neighborliness may bring such families nearer to a conception of the liberty and security enjoyed in our country. “In my journeys from sea to sea this ear 1 have encountered a craving for formation which is dependable re- garding national defense. The framers of our Constitution were specific in their injunctions concerning ‘common de- fense. National defense is just an- other way of expressing the original idea held by the men and wonien of colonial days who felt the urge to pre- pare for the expansion of the colonies nto @ powerful Nation. National de- be respected. The external trade of the United States is as extensive as that of any other single country on the globe, and our exports are greater than those of any one nation. We are flanked by two oceans. We depend upon the Pan- ama Canal for the rapid shifting of the fleet from one coast to the ather. We have few naval bases and an abridged merchant marine. What of our future? Why should we feel reluctant to con- tinue common defense? Protect Unprotected. us to provide for the JUSEROR its discoveries and | 30 . Street haurhv protect the otherwise unpro- tecte “But now they desire ‘a better coun- try.’ This time we place the emphasis upon the word “now.” Immediately to ‘a better country’ we must have another trait, called conviction. It is on record in the Bible that the of ancient days were unstable the extent that it was said of them in one instance that they turned their backs before their enemies. We cannot af- ford to have cowardice in this country. A running away and showing of fear is not desirable. Steadfast con ns will prevent our turning our backs to run away from duty. -Have you not seen great bodies of men and women swayed by fluent speakers to the extent of voting for new policies utterly out of keeping with time-tested practices? “Let us hold ta our convictions, even at the Tisk of being termed ‘old-fash- joned.’ 1Is it old-fashioned to sing ‘The Star Spangled Banner'? That is, in truth, our national anthem now, made 50 by an act of Congress this very year. Is it old-fashioned to have convictions concerning home life and the friendly relationship around the dinner table, parents with children, and it may be grandparents, included? Have you con- victions concerning the preservation of the home and the school and the church, free from the attacks of alien- inspired doctrines, unbecoming to America? Sensitive to Beauty. “It seems to me that this country to be bettered must be inhabited by a people who are sensitive to beauty. For years our soclety has striven to have beauty observed in the outdoor world. At this time we need more beauty in art, in music, in drama, in language, written and oral; in the furnishing of our homes. Youth admires beauty. Beauty and truth go hand in hand. Goodness and mercy are fitting com- panions. “‘A better country! Are we willing to delve into facts until we are shocked with astonishment? Many are demand- ing today only the pleasant and the entertaining and the winsome. They are afraid to look at reality. All who reach the stage of astonishment at present conditions are at once ready to do something to bring about ‘a better country.’ During this year wherever I have gone I have found that practically all men and women who were alert and at work for home and country were ready to acknowledge that they were astonished at the trend of the times. “By the trend of the times they meant such items as these: “‘The gains atheists are making in their attempts to de-Christianize Christ- mas and Easter, to furnish theological students with atheist literature, and to confuse the mind of the people with their cries, “Abolish belief in God!” Grasp of Communism. “ “The grasp Communism is getting at election booths, in open-air meetings, in front of factories, in book stores, in school rooms, on the streets. “ “The daring of Socialists in organiz- in{z clubs in 158 or more colleges, in allowing their national representatives to ride down the streets in processions in which red flags were used, in cam- paigns against military training in the schools and colleges. “‘The concerted plan of numerous pacifist organizations to wreck the na- tional defense act, to abolish the battle- ship and to abolish all armed forces speedily, notwithstanding the Soviet Unicn i; Bn‘anglngd to have 30,000,000 men and women under military training by the year-1933." “Hosts of organizations are united in a crusade to get the youth of our homes to call for a change in this social sys- tem, which, interpreted, means the overturning of our constitutional form of government. “All these facts are self-evident. Un- less we are astonished that such things can really exist here in our own coun- try, not much can be expected of us in decades to come. It is possible to plck up literature from reading tables bear- ing such titles as these: ““The Right to Advocate Violence.” “‘Call to Action! Help Beat the Pish Committee’s Program.” “‘Mr. God Is Not In.’ ‘Is Monogamy Desirable?” “‘Smash the Boy Scouts—Join the Young Pioneers.” “‘You Do Not Give Us Bread—We ‘Will Take It Ourselves.’ “‘The Very First and Wickedest Moonshiner Is Named Jesus Christ. (Referring to the “marriage feast of Cana of Galilee.) ;/‘Ottc cotr‘nmunm.' ate the Capitalist Country of America—Tt Is Your Worst Enemy.’ Every Committee Has Its Mission. “Continental Congress! You shape the policies of ocur national society. The National Board of Management exists to aid you in putting into opera- tion your ‘desire for a better country.’ “Every committee of our society has its mission to fulfill, for there are no useless committees in our plan of work. Every committee is eliminated or merged with the activity of another as soon as its work is finished. “The administrative committees have conducted the affalrs of our society so that this year is completed to your credit everywhere and to your comfort as you are in congress assembled. “In the coming days each committee will report its own clear story of out- standing successes so that your atten- tion can never flag. Such reports are really dramas of living characters, with stirring action throughout. They are always classics of ministry to the Na- tion's faith and life, “So well is our society established through its decades of quiet victories that men of high rank in every com- munity appear on our platform in silent and vocal support of our practical patriotism. No district is so remote that it does not carry on the same busi- ness-like volunteer service. Then, too, very member is privileged to share some part in the all-around uniform activities. “Strangers and friends come to head- quarters. Some seck assistance; others pass through the building as tourists or as friends with a special message of good cheer. Encouraging to Have Radio. “It is encouraging to have available for our use the radio, with all its magic power. Practically every section now offers time to the chapters where pre- viously such offerings were not so read- ily obtainable. More and more we should adopt the plan of letting the pu know about the work we are doing. Such an understanding will en- able us to have the co-operation of citizens in general communty projects. There is much work waiting to be done. It ought to be the specific aim of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, to enlist legions of young people in patriotic endeavor. They should be enticed into helping us all big mass meetings. ‘Essentials can be sifted from un- essentials. This must be done as we see chaff fanned from wheat. Time presses. The derhands upon every in- dividual are nerve-taxing. Let us cling to the matters of prime importance. If we do 5o, we will count time in terms of our ‘desire for a better country. Enter Constitutional Hall with joy and expectation. Daily this great building directs the attention of the passer-by to that great charter of gov- ernment, the Constitution of the United States. This auditorium has been called by artists ‘the Stradivarius of music halls.” Recently a man who had traveled the world over in his search for excellent auditoriums pronounced this room the most perfect auditorium he had found in his search around the globe. This is your Continental Con- gress. May it be your happlest experi- ence and always an inspiration—an un- dying memory.” BISHOP WILL BE SPEAKER The Right Rev. John M. McNamara, auxiliary bishop of Baltimore, will be principal speaker tonight at the annual meeting of the Christ Child Soclety in the Shoreham Hotel. Mrs. James Dud- le‘ Morgan, vice president, will preside. jpeakers include Miss Mary V. Mer- rick, p of the society; Elwood B N i e C. A. R. in Costume ACKIE MERWIN (left) of the Dorothy Hancock Soclety of the District | Chapter, Mrs. Samuel Shaw Arentz, national president of the Children of the American Revolution, and Soclety of the District Cl tume at the opening of the D. A. R. Congress. Jewel Ann Davis of the Harriett M. | ‘The children appeared in cos- —Star Staff Photos. | hapter. D. A. R. Convention Notes ‘The Kentucky delegates to the con- gress will be entertained at tea tomor- row from 4 to 6 o’'clock by Mrs: William F. Dennis at her home, 1759 R street. The honor guests will be Mrs. Hobart, the national officers and vice presidents | general, Miss Ruth Bradley Sheldon, State re- gent of the Philippine Chapter, is the house guest of Mrs. Clyde B. Aitchison, | wife of the interstate commerce com: missioner. Miss Sheldon has just com- | HoU pleted an extended tour in California and Panama. Miss Claira Donaldson, State treasurer of the Philippine Chap- ter, has also arrived for the congress and is at the Hotel Raleigh. The Georgia delegation has head- quarters at the Willard Hotel, where the Georgia banquet in honor of the state regent, Mrs. Bun Wylie, and| Georgia’s candidate for vice president | general, Mrs. Herbert Fay Gaffney, will | be held Tuesday evening at 6:30. The Georgia State meeting will be held to. morrow afternoon at 2:30 in the na« tional board room at Memorial Con« tinental Hall. ‘The Virginia delegation has head- quarters at the Willard Hotel. The State regent, Mrs. Nathaniel Beaman of Norfolk, will be found in the Virginia room in Memorial Continental Hall, and during the early days of the congress there will be a committee on hand to furnish desired information to the dele- gation. The Virginia luncheon will be held to- mortow at the Willard Hotel, followed by the State meeting. New York State headquarters are at the Willard Hotel, where the State re- gent, Mrs. Frank H. Parcells, and the vice regent, Mrs. Robert Hamilton Gibbes, will preside. New York has a candidate for vice president general, Mrs. William H. Pouch of New York City, and a full representaticn is ex- pected to be present. The New York| State luncheon will be held tomorrow at 1 o'clock in the small ball room at the Willard Hotel. This will be fol- lowed immediately by the State meeting. ‘The State Committee and officers of the clubs of the Sons and Daughters cf the Republic, National Soclety of the Daughters of the American Revolu- | tion, of the District of Columbia, will emtertain in honor of Mrs. Mae Wynne | McFarland, national chairman, and the State chairmen attending the Congress tomorrow afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock at the studio of the League of Amer- ican Pen Women, Stoneleigh Courts. The Ohio delegation has headquar- | ters at Hotel Powhatan. The delega- tion is headed by the State regent, Mrs. ‘Walter L. Tobey, who will preside at the luncheon to be given tomorrow at 12:30 at the Powhatan Hotel in honor of the president general, Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart, who is a member of the Cincinnati Chapter. An outstanding member of the dele- gation from the State of Washington‘ is Mrs. Eliza Ferry Leary, honorary vice president general. Other members | of the delegation. who have made the long trek across the continent to at- tend the Fortieth Continental Con- gress are Mrs. Wesley Du Bois, State regent; Mrs. Martin B. Connelly and her daughter, Miss Martha Connelly, who will be a page; Mrs. Arthur L.| Hawes, Miss Mary Dwight and Mrs. E. S. Prentis. The Washingten State meeting will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 in the Maryland room in Continental Hall. Miss Myra Hazard, State regent for Mississippi, will entertain the Missis- sippl_delegation at luncheon tomorrow at 12:30 at the Colonial Dames Club, 1300 New Hampshire avenue. The State meeting will be held at the same place at 2 o'clock on the same day. A meeting of the State historians and the State chairmen of historical Seeks Office | regent of Oregon, is at the Raleigh research will be held tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock in the Louisiana room, Me- morial Continental Hall. Mrs. William Wallace McCredie, State Hotel. Others in the delegation are Mrs. George C. Sawyer and Mrs. Bertha Taylor Voorhorst. Mrs. Emily M. Randall, State regent- elec;L of Colorado, is at the La Fayette The South Carolina D. A. R. dinner :‘a ;: gwe!:s t&lz:ht:mw evening at the ayflower g arranged by Mrs. Johannes B. Sylvan of columbll’; . C. Mrs. E. E. Woolen of Baltimore is in charge of arrangements for the Mary- land D. A. R. luncheon tomorrow in the garden of the Mayflower Hotel. ‘The Daughters from Minnesota will hold their State luncheon tomorrow in the Pan-American room of the May- flower Hotel, Mrs. Minnie Dilley of {‘l!lml‘;mbeelldt mv‘lng] l:ll'elfl}' arrived ‘lh e hotel to complete arrangements for the affair. Mrs. J. Fithian Tatem, accompanied by her daughter, Miss Antoinette W. Tatem, Miss Emma W. Middleton and Mrs. Clement Remington, arrived yes- terday in Washington from her home, in Haddonfleld, N. J., and is at the Dodge Hotel for a week's stay. They are here attending the D. A. R. Con- gress. . Mason Confesses Hiding Papers in Cathedral Stone Socialist Propaganda of 1904 Was Placed in Liverpool Church. By the Associated Press. LONDON, April 20.—Posterity—prob- ably & very remote posterity—has been robbed of a surprise by the confession of an_elderly stonemason that before King Edward laid the foundation stone | of the Liverpool Cathedral in 1904, he | placed beneath it a sealed metal box ‘containing Socialist newspapers and | propaganda. far less “respectable” than now when it is the avowed creed of his majesty's | ministers and a large section of the nation, and the action of the stone- mason, Fred Bower by name, would have brought a shock of horror had it been known. According to Bower, if, some day, the | cathedral is demolished there will be | found under the corner stone besides | documents and coins laid there officiaily in accordance with tradition some Socialist pamphlets, in one of which are the words: “This church was erected to com- memorate the work of the unemployed carpenter, Jesus Christ, yet within its | shadow there are slums unfit to house pigs. These will pass away in the light of education and you will be living in a better England through 't‘he efforts of Socialism in those days was regarded | - us who are dead and gone lines are flattering to designers R _ENNIS PA’ 0 has CHILDREN HONOR D. A R. PRESIDENT Junior Society Will Open e Convention (Tomorrow. Many Tours Planned. Four-year-old Jewel Davis, of Senator James Davis of - vania, representing the Harriet Lo- throp Society of the Chiidren of the American Revolution, and Master Jack Mervin of the Dorothy Hancock Society, Children of the American Revolution, presented a charming picture this morning at the opening of the fortieth annual convention of the Daughters of the American Revolution, when, dressed in Colonial costume, they presented Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart, president general of the D. A. R., with a bouquet. The thirty-sixth annual convention of the Children of the American Revo= lution will open tomorrow in the audi- torium of the Corcoran Art Gallery, with Mrs. Samuel Shaw Arentz, na- tional ~president general, presiding, Delegates will range in age from 4 to 21 years. Plan Many Pilgrimages. Rumerous plans for sight-seeing ex- peditions have been made for the ;oun' visitors, who have come from every section of the United States. One of g:vimprmf ‘l.}l;\t l.alg;!nmm! will be to the e O e U own Revolutl Soldier at Alexandria. B Mrs. Arentz explained it was consid- ered of great importance that the chil~ dren visit the Nation's historic shrines to acquire inspiration, The nature of their interest has re- cently been evidenced by the contri- bution to Wakefield, the birthplace. of George Washington, a set of antique furniture to equip a room. The furni- ture selected is suitable for a child’s bed room. Will See Byrd’s Ship. ‘The delegates also are looking forward | to a visit to the City of New York, Ad- miral Byrd's flagship to the Antarctic. Tomorrow’s program will include an assembly, music and greetings in the ggmmmxr 3 "‘c“é' ul lm address of wel- rom C. Powel lery o?n:n and L &(‘wfln fim“‘ 3 a m NA dent general. : o presentation of State flags from Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Te; and Oklahoma will be made l?‘th‘m ernoon. At B D. A.R. DELAYS CEREMONY Services Set for Falls Church Will Be Held Later in Week, Special Dispatch to The Star. FALLS CHURCH, Va, April 20— Mrs. C. N. McGroarty, regent of the Falls Church D. A. R., and Mrs. Sam- uel Styles have been informed by Pres- ident General Mrs. Hobart that the cer- emony scheduled to be held Tuesday afternoon at the 300-year-old tulip pop- lar tree in the Episcopal Church yard l‘-nv:kbeen postponed until later in” the No time has as been definitel; set for the hupecflz;tot thl.ldehfll&oflly: tree by the delegates to the national ;::rne%"::ih fhtate lum!ileo’l:nplm! inter- e original fo1 Tuesday en route to MguanVH‘:n;nTmz TWO ARE SHOT Colored Men in Hospital After Craps Game Fight. B a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT HOUSE, Va., April 20.—An argument, said by police to have resulted from a craps game, yesterday resulted in the shooting at Queen City, Arlington County, of McKinley C. Walker, col- ored, 36 years old, ‘The two men were taken to town University Hospital, Wuhlnlwm where Walker was said to be suffering from a gunshot wound in the right side and Erwin from a like injury in the left hip. The condition of the former is said to be serious. As a result of the aflair two men, Wilbert Dockery and Henry Williams, both colored, were arrested by fourth gerec‘x‘:mc u{muce, gl&lfln‘wn. and will rned over Sherif Howard E. Fields today. Painting Stolen From Exhibit. CHICAGO, April 20 (#).—Police had a case of lost art to solve today. Some- body stole “The Watchdog,” a paint- ing by Edna Vognild, Chicago artist, from a permanent art exhibit at a down- town hotel. Double Breasteds Are Smart The wardrobe of the gentleman includes as a matter of course the double-breasted suit, Its many men., Messrs. Stein-Bloch have sent us double breasteds in whose lines are reflected the skill of foremost —in whose superb needlework, the precision of the master craftsman. Stein-Bloch Clothes are sold exclusively in Washington at ELEIGH COURT ONNECTICUT AVENUER .