Evening Star Newspaper, April 18, 1932, Page 5

SLATE OF OFFICERS | 1S COSMOPOLITAN | £z e Most of U. S. Represented in Unopposed D. A. R. Ad- ministration Ticket. Veterans all in the service of the D. A. R, the administration ticket of 11 candidates for national office in Thursday's _triennial election of the Forty-first Contenental Congress is rep- resentative of all geographic sections except the Northwest | Mrs. Russell William Magna of Holy- oke, Mass., representative of the young- er element in the D. A. R. first unopposed candidate for general since the election of 2g0. In like manner her t net posts meets no oppositicn The unanimity of cupport bzhind Mrs. Magna is a tribut= to her dynamic and fruitful efforts in the nationel| work of the society during nearly a decade. For six years chairman of the Constitution Hall Finance Committee, | Mrs. Magna raised within the D. A. R. membership more than $1,500,000 to- ward the erection of the great assem- bly hall. It was this work that brought her into personal relation with mem- bers in every State. During 1928 and 1930, during the financing and con- struction of the auditorium, she travel- ed in every Stat>, securing the acuve‘ co-operation of the 2,490 local ch:p:ersl of the orgeniza‘ion | Mrs. Mazna has been figure in D. R and at present i ful term as librarian general, Graduated from Sith College, Mrs. Magna has distinguished herself as a, writer and is a member of a number of women's organizations It is an old custom that the candi- date for president general selects the ten officers forming the administration group and in doing so this year Mrs. Magna has chosen from the Nation- wide membership outstanding leaders in the work of the national society. The District claims two of these candidates, Mrs. John M. Beavers, corresponding secretary general, and Mrs. Willlam Louls Dunne, historian general. But Texas also claims Mrs. Dunne, who has been national publicity chairman for the last three years and makes her home between Washington and her na- tive Lone Star State. Chaplain General Candidate. Mrs. Raymond Grant Kimbell of Wil- mette, Ill, candidate for chaplain gen- eral, is a_widely known director of edu- cation. Mrs. Kimbell is a graduate of Chicago Normal College and for four years taught in the public schools. Her most successful D. A. R. work has been in the cause of education, in which lh%ehu long been a national and State T, ‘The candidate for recording secretary general, Mrs. Henry Bourne Joy of De- troit, Mich., is a former State director | of Michigan and ex-vice president gan: eral. She was State chairman for the Constitution Hall Finance Committee. Mrs. Joy has held the office of national president in the Daughters of Found- ers and Patriots of America, vice presi- ! dent of the Barons of Runnemsde and | is & member of a score of patriotic and | musical societies. Mrs. John M. Beavers of Washington s candidate for the office of correspond- ing secretary general. She is a former State regent and ex-vice president gen- eral. Few women in the District have been more active in the affairs of the society than Mrs. Beavers, who has held all important offices within her own | %m. the Dolly Madison, as well as offices. For five years Mrs. Beavers served on the National Board of management and 10 years on the State Advisory Board, is just closing three years as chair- man of the National Buildings and Grounds Committee. She has been on national and State Resolutions Com- mittee and also served as recording secretary and director of the National Officers’” Club. Under her direction, the proper manning incident to the use of Constitution Hall has been carried out. Her last work was the compiling of & guide book to the three buildngs included in the national headquarters. Mrs. Frank Howland Parcells of Brooklyn, N. Y., candidate for organiz- secretary general, is at present State regent of New York. She has long been prominent in patriotic and civic affairs, and prominent also in genealogical re- search. A member of the Women of 76 | Chapter of Brooklyn, her first office | ‘was that of historian in 1914. She is now chairman of better films. The candidate for treasurer general, Mrs. Katherine Arnold Nettleton of New Haven, Conn., is also a State regent. Bhe served six years as State treasurer and is admirably equipped for the of- fice of treasurer general. In addition to other duties, she was treasurer of the Ellsworth Memorial Association for 10 years. In National Society work she has served as chairman of the House Committee, chairman of tellers and as State chairman of Constitution Hall. | ‘Wants Registrar's Post. Mrs. Stanley Forman Reed, who 1s completing a term as Kentucky regent, 18 out for the office of registrar general She is the wife of the general counsel of the Federal Farm Board and recently has made her home in Washington Last year Kentucky indorsed Mrs. Reed for vice president general. She also has been made honorary State regent for life. For more than 20 years Mrs. Reed has been active in women's clubs and charitable organizations in her State. She has served successively as State treasurer, vice regent and t. Mrs. William Louis Dunne of Texas and Washington comes with years of active preparation for the office of his- torian general. With the possible ex- ception of only a few officers, Mrs. Dunne in recent years has done more | to put the D. A. R. on the map than any other leader of the organization For the last three years she has or- a succecs- | ga D. A. R. publicity throughout the country and has published many articles of her own dealing with the work of the society THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1932. D. A. R. PROGRAM. Monday—8:30 O'Clock P.M. Concert from 8 until 8:30 o'clock—United States Marine Band Orchestra, Capt. Taylor Branson, leader. Overture, “To Spring” Selections, “Tne Land of Smiles March, “George Washington Bicentennial” Assembly call. 3 Entrance march, “The Stars and Stripes Forever.” Entrance of t resident generai, naucnzl officers and vice presidents general, escorted by the pages, wih b.at> ilag Forty-firs. Continental Congress called to order by the president gencral— Mrs. Lowell Fietcher mhoba. .. Invocation—Rev. Z. B. Phillips, D. D., Chaplain of the United States Senate. The Salute to the Flag—Mrs. Charles Brand, Natonal chairman, Correct Use of the Flag C-mmittee. The National Anthem—Lavinia Darve, lyric soprano. The American's Creed—Mr. William Tyler Page (author) | | Greetings—Maj. D. A. Davison, | Acting Er r Commissioner, District of Columbia | | Music—Lavinia Da:t soprano: T e . Peatl Ciiran Gerts A at the pian | | Address—The Vice President of the United States. America’s grat H.s Excellency H His Excellen Ambassador of Germany His Excellency Tytus Filipowicz, Ambassador ¢f Poland. His Excellency r Ronald Lindsay, Ambassador of Great Britain H His Excellency Mr. J. H. van Royen, Minister of the Netherlands. Address—Simeon D. Fess, United States Senator from Ohio and vice chair- man, George Washington Bicentennial Commission. Music—James Melton, tencr “In the Silence of the Night .. .Rachmaninoff “Blue Are Her Eyes”.. 5 £ Watts ..La Forge & ador of France, V. von Pritiwitz und Gaffron, Tuesday, Patriots’ Day—9:30 0'Clock A M. st of hcnor—Mrs. Hoover. Organ recital from 9 until 9:30 o'clock—Mrs. James Shera Montgome-y, Member, Livingston Manor Chapter, D. C. Assembly call Entrance of the president general, escorted by the pages, Congress called to order—The president general. Scripture and prayer—The chaplain general. ‘The Salute to the Flag—The assemblage. The Naticnal Anthem—The assemblage, Mrs. Ruby Smith Stahl, leader. Report of the Credentials Committee—Mrs. Henry M. Robert, ir., chairman. Roll call—Mrs. Charles Humphrey Bissell, recording secretary general. Report of the Program Committee—Mrs, Gilbert Grosvenor, chairman. Report of standing rules—Miss Emma L. Crowell, Chairman, Resolutions Committee. Report of national officers— The president general—Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart. chaplain general—Mrs, William Rock Painter The recording secretary general—Mrs. Charles Humphrey Bissell The corresponding secretary general—Miss Margaret B. Barnett. The zing secretary general—Mrs. William A. Becker. The general—Mrs. Josiah A. Van Orsdel The rer general—Mrs. Harriet Vaughn Rigdon. Followed by— Report of Finance Committee—Miss Margaret B. Barnett, chairman Report of Auditing Committee—Mrs. Samuel Jackson Kramer, chairman. The historian general (incorporating report of National Committee on Historical Research)—Dr. Flora Myers Gillentine. ‘The librarian general (h’mol;ml;lflng report of National Committee on D. A. R. Library)—Mrs. Ri 11 William Magna. The curator general (incorporating report of National Committee on Revolutionary Relics for Memorial Continental Hall)—Mrs. Samuel Jackson Kramer. . ‘The reporter general to the Smithsonian Institution— Mrs. Lyman B. Stookey Announcements. Recess. used in the naturalization court. Her work in this connection has taken her to most States. Miss Hazard is a strong supporter of also to promote patriotic education, en- courage the Boy Scout movement and work in the Children of the American Revolution. She has held all the im- portant offices in La Salle Chapter of | By the Associated Press. Corinth and has been promoted through | the grades to regent in the State D. A.R. WASHINGTON MARKER'S scendant of British Colonial Governor. " | terrupted a lecture tour in Indiana and o fomimante which lergery | CHARLES HOFFMAN NEELY | started back to New York. DIES AT 66 IN NEW YOQRK |survived by another sister. Miss Mary national defense and has done much | Betired Insurance Man Was De- NEW YORK, April 18—Charles Hoff- | man Neely, 66, retired insurance execu- | tive, died Saturday at his home in| Bronxville. He was formerly United UNVEILING IS TODAY Kenwood High School Students Do- nate Sign Designating Route of Travels. Special Dispatch to The Btar. BALTIMORE, April 18.—The first of several hundred roadside signs to mark the route of ‘Washington's travels through Maryland will be un- veiled this afternoon, at Golden Ring, on the Philadelphia road. silver shield, surmounted by a gilt statue of Washington on horseback, has been donated by children of the Ken- wood High School, before which the marker stands. On the shield has been inscribed the words: “ e Washington traveled has declared the statue selected for these roadside markers to be the finest equestrian statue in the United Staes, The school children will stage a pageant depicting George Washington's passage through Golden Ring on his ration as President. e e jus VIRGINIA ROAD POLICE GET NEW EQUIPMENT vised Highway System Total $38,000. By the Assoclated Press. RICHMOND, Va., April 18.—The pur- chase of new equipment valued at $38,- 000 for the division of motor vehicles was announced here Saturday. 1t includes 95 new small automobiles and 50 motor cycles. The new fleet is to replace 66 automobiles and 25 used machines traded in on the purchase. The increased number of vehicles was made necessary by increasing the State patrol force with the inauguration of the new county highway system. The new machines were purchased on the basis of competitive bids. Delivery The marker, an iron post carrying a | ‘Georg | this road.” Cyrus Dallin, noted sculptor, trip to New York for his first inaugu- | Purchases Made Necessary by Re-| at the outbreak of the Revolution, Neely was born in Cedar Falls, Iowa. |He was engaged in the cattle business |In Texas for several years and entered the insurance field in Minnesota. AT R Queen Marie in Bulgaria. British Colonial Governor of New York | BUCHAREST, Rumania, April 18| | ). —The dowager Queen Marie left | |for Belgrade yesterday to visit her | deughter, the former Princess Ileana of Rumania, now the wife of the former | Archduke Anton of Hapsburg. D. AR DELEGATES | HEAR BECKS TALK Pennsylvania Represcntative Pays Tribute to Mother of Washington. Representative James M. Beck of Pennsylvania, speaking at the Bicen- tennial service at Washington Cathe- | dral yesterday afternoon, made a stir- ring plea to women to restore the American home to its former status as a sacred institution, and paid a remark- able tribute also to Mary Ball, the mother of George Washington. National officers and State regents of the ®.A. R. were among the hun- dr 0 filled two chapels of the 1 for the special service. history of the world there are rs of men who, above all 15, have dominated human imagi- ation and awakened human affection,” said Mr. Beck. “Each of them, by a curious #hd beautiful coincidence, had a mother whose name was Mary.” Names Three Mary. There was the first Mary of i7azareth, Then there was the English Mary, who, nearly three centuries ago, bore a son | wha was destined to dominate the im- | agination and emotions of man as no other, except the son of Mary of Naza- | reth.” And then there is the Virginia Mary who, 200 years ago, gave to the werld a son who, by sheer force of a tion as few others in record- We know all too little of the mother of Washington, but in this Bicenten- nial year we should not forget one who was so highly favored among all the women of history as to be the mother of George Washington. Home Greatest Asset. ‘This age of “fleeting, idle, moving- picturs brain,” Mr. admonished, | could profitably recall the lesson of these pioneer women, that “the home is the greatest asset of civilization.” He added, “If the home remain, we need never despair of the future of the Republic.” | Mr. Beck praised George Washington | in_the words of Thomas Jefferson. In | 2 letter written late in Jefferson's life, the speaker said, was presented the ‘noblest pen portrait of Washington of which I have any knowledge.” Another national body, the Huguenot Society of America, also held Bicenten- nial services at the Cathedral. = POET’S KIN FOUND DEAD Markham Halts Lecture After Brother-in-Law's Stroke. NEW YORK, April 18 (#)—Daniel M. Murphy, literary agent and brother- |in-law of Edwin Markham, the poet, was found dead in his East Thirty-first street apartment yesterday. Physicians said he had suffered a stroke and had been dead since Saturday Markham, notified of the death, in- Besides Mrs. Markham, Murphy is Murphy, Los Angeles school teacher. News of D. A. R. Full reports of the D. A. R. Convention, April 17 to 24, inclusive: Mail—Postage P r e = { paid U. 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She has been espe- | Representative Burch 8o Far I Without Opposition in the clally active in organizng the children | Il The undercollar is felled by hand. 22. All shrinking and pressing done by hand. of her State and in the work of ra- triotic education, Indian crtizenship and Fifth District. the student loan fund. Mrs. Toms has ! recelved national attention by her work | also in the causz of na:onal defense | and among the foreign born. She lo- cated in California in 1920. joining the Pasadena Chapter. From 1621 to 1930, when she was made State regent, she was vice chairman of patriotic edu- cation. Mrs. Prank Madison Dick of Cam- bridge, Md., is an outstanding authority on Maryland colonial history. She is candidate for librarian general. She was one of the organsers of Dorset Qhapter and is a former regent. For many years Mrs. Dick has been promi- nent in State and national circles. She is serving this vear as chairman Special Dispatch to The Star. | DANVILLE, Va, April 18.—A meet- ing of Democrats of the fifth district has been called by John Carter, chair- man, for April 30, for determining by what means a Democratic candidate for Ccngress from the district shall be named, prior to the November election So far as known, Thomas G. Burch, incumbent, will have no opposition. The meeting to be held at Martinsville will embrace Henry, Pittsylvania, Charlotte, Franklin, Carroll and Grayson Coun- of the President General's Reception | Room ittee and has been vice | chairman of the Constitution Hall Committee in her State. Her war work | for the D. A. R. won her wide recog- nition. Mrs. Dick's extensive travels have given her a broad knowledge of social and political conditions. On a recent trip to Europe she had cleaned and re- lettered the monument to Abraham Lin- coln in Edinburgh, Scotland. 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