Show DAU DAUGHTERS ASSEMBLE Descendants ls of American Revolutionary Sires in Convention i WASHINGTON Feb The eleventh continental congress of the National Society Society Society So So- of ot the Daughters of the American Revolution convened here today About delegates and others representing chapters In States throughout the country country country coun coun- try were present The congress has ha be before before be- be b- b fore It I many matters maters of ot Importance to the welfare of ot the daughters Tese These In Include Include In- In clude dude th the erection of ot a continental memorial me me- morial moral hall ball hal In this city the adjustment of Int Internal disputes among some of ot the Western chapters which have caused much trouble In the past needed amendments amendments amend amend- ments In the constitution of ot the order and projects for securing pensions ore for forne ne needy dy daughters whose whoso fathers were actual fighters in the colonial struggle with England The congress was called caned to order this morning by the president general Mrs Charles W W. Fairbanks lr wife of t the United I States ra ss Senator ar from Indiana tit After expressing ex cx- i ig pressing al her gratification lo at the numbers num nurn- g bers of f those gri present and wt what t they tiey represented Mrs Fairbanks urged upon every daughter the cultivation In the highest degree of ot reverence t to law der devotion devotion de de- de- de to the flag and preservation of ot the r Interests t si of et the organization o I raton She showed that there were now approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately 6 chapters thirty-four thirty havIng hav hay ing log been added during the past year In Increasing increasing In- In creasing the membership by bY 30 This mak makes s the total membership over 40 The morning session closed with wih a re response response response re- re by Mrs John F. F Swift of ot California Call Cali Cal Cal- fornia to the address of Mrs Fair Fair- banks The congress then took a recess until 2 o'clock this afternoon |