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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1907
Page
9
Dr. Charles W. Needham commends women for sacrifices to home and country and notes contributions to continental efforts. He highlights generous donations as public support continues and reports on the election of officers set for today.
A grand dedicatory ceremony honors the Continental Hall portico as Daughters of the American Revolution gather under Mrs Donald McLean. Dr Needham lauds patriotism, urging unity and peace while delegates announce Continental Hall fund contributions totaling over 522,000 with diverse state gifts and notable supporters, followed by festive receptions and election chatter.
Brilliancy marked the reception last evening by Librarian Herbert Putnam for the Daughters of the American Revolution. The event impressed with beautiful gowns, jewels, and the building’s marble stairways and mosaics. The description notes the refined scene as guests moved through the second floor galleries.
Purses opened for the Real Daughters at a congress honoring Mrs William Lawson Peel chairing committees. Daughters pledged one dollar for each of the Joseph Havers Chapter sisters and supporters from chapters nationwide. Contributions flowed from Illinois California and Allentown to support Continental Hall founding fund.
A handwritten piece was presented yesterday to Mrs McLean by the Molly Fitcher Chapter at its hall in the District of Columbia. The item accompanies the library of the hall as part of the chapter’s activities.
Campaign results show Mrs. Donald McLean of New York nearly certain to be reelected president general of the D A R for the next two years. Only minor opposition from Mrs. Walter Harvey Weed and Charles Lippett is expected to vanish after the first ballot, with McLean likely to win by acclimation. The rest of the national officers face multiple candidates, with voting to proceed in the forenoon and results announced at the evening session.
The national society held events in Jamestown with delegates from North Dakota and Montana visiting. Virginia plans a reception on October 11 while discussions cover governance, historic bells, and a Mount Vernon excursion. Members wear period costumes and mention of Pocahontas bell casting heightens the Tercentennial year.
In New York April 17 detectives scour foreign quarters under Police Commissioner Bingham to seize armed men. General Sessions Judge Rosalaky sentences John Keath to three years at Sing Sing for carrying weapons. District Attorney Jeneme prepares fifty weapon carriage cases for grand jury. 213 men detained. Magistrates and judges unite for drastic measures against armed carriers as police keep night searches.
In Cedar Falls Iowa on April 17 Miss Katherine Merrill niece of Congressman J W Babcock of Wisconsin and Judge Thomas Munesr of Lincoln Nebraska eloped and were secretly married aboard a speeding tram headed toward the Golden State. The ceremony was performed by Herbert A Howland of New London Connecticut. The couple had planned a June wedding but slipped away this afternoon.
A Washington weather bulletin reports a moving high pressure area from the Missouri Valley bringing cooler than normal temperatures across the central U S. Snow or rain is possible in the Dakotas and Nebraska with rain in Missouri and the Middle Mississippi Valley. Precipitation expected to shift eastward into the Ohio Valley and western Middle Atlantic states by Friday. Winds vary across regions with fresh to strong conditions on the Atlantic coast and Gulf coast. Local readings list midnight temperatures around 46 degrees, highs near 48, and humidity around 40 to 90 percent.
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