Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-24
MRS. HARRISON REELECTED.
The Daughters Of the American Revolution
Choose Her Again for Their President.

THE FINAL SESSION OF THE CONGRESS OF RE-
GENTS At THE CHURCH OF OUR YArHER-rHE
OFFICERS ELEcTEp-LAsr NIeHr's SESSION
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION TALK TO THE
DAUGHTERS.
The final day Of the congress OF the
Daughters Of the American Revolution was be-
gun this morning at the Church Of Our Father.
col ner 18th and L streets. Mrs Cabell, the
vice president presiding. called the meeting
TO order, and devotional exercises were
conducted by Mrs. T. s. Hamlin, the chaplain
general Of the society.
The main business Of the morning was the
| election of officers and the announcements Of
the election Of state regents by the delegates
| from the respective states. Before the society
got down to hard work, however, the ladies
had the pleasure Of listening to q
poem by Mr.. Cutter, written in honor of
| the society and expressing the pleasure the
| author had received from an evening spent
with the society. Mr.. Bloodgood II. Cutter
an elderly whi,e-haired gentleman
VINO u known TO fame as the Long
Island farmer poet If the poem read this
| mornins lacked any thing in the way of literary
merit this was more than made up by the
| Iervor and good wishes of the poet poem
written by Rev. DR.. ]. H. Cuthbert of this city
| read.
| On motion of Mrs II. Y. Boynton. seconded
py mrs. NJ. S Lockwood, an error in the con-
a u.on was corrected so that 1t should pro-
yiue Ior the appointment of a committee to aid
W.. ne resis.lar general In her work instead Of for
so ppoiuthent Oh registrars general IS was
done by the constitution in its uncorrected
form.
| SECOND TERM FOR MRS. HARRISON.
| Upon motion Of one of the rnen,bers Il raa
decided to proceed to the election NJ officers
and Mrs. Cabell surrendered the chair TO Mrs
Breckenridge while she placed the name of
Mrs. Harrison in nomination for president
| genera IN lew graceful words Mrs
| Sapei Paia . tribute TO the skill and
t uesou .h. snoMn py MRS. harrison during the
ns ,nas sue mas peen az tne mead OF the society
secretary was instructed 70 cast the vote OK the
soIiey ior Mrs- Harrison.
large amount OF time and words were
spent IN an enort TO hnd out what regents were
emitted 70 vote 6ei0Ie the actual work OF cleo
| tlon was reached. lhe society came very near
sts;.h s. us Al Zig .ha Va Ieuse' ningleo
but at the end Of about a half
hour Gen. Shields, the legal adviser
OF the society, was called upon to straighten
matters out. ~ was nhaIly decided 10 extend
Wig couIVesies "a 'ue congress " .uose Ieeents
W. VINO were present Mi.hGu' 0rsaniIea chaPaers
49,, ..su Si0S =. .;soa ao az
| on noui anu nai am as ns ~ .I ". J.
Of The sc.;.t1 IS NJ Marr;so w 0'' WIG WV
| s ioi 1iie. Aai son.
leW P,eastns Notus nA!s. Do! nson nonii-
na. t M.s; oaoeii ISr tne wee presloent gen
&c, piesiunS auu tuo eiee'loi was ilaue ui Id,
, taiSars ulniu ioua cneeLs anu applause. lne
NJ 6 "PPHoIinNg M W eVnSs So oa Nus 49,
No. ma, ~. az o. wv aon, ws ousa
9isau IaIons on I"'spufs' MTs' ofecAAn'
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THE OTHER OFFICERS CHOSEN.
The officers elected finally were as follows
| Vice nresidents general Mr.. IT n Alexander
| A.. Aa,,;ua,r NJ. ~ A. g w
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Hordjr Wai,rorth .frs ILL., b9 %" ors LIE
dent in charge of ORGANIZATION. Mrs. H. Y.
Boynton; recording secretary, Mrs. Geo. II.
Shields; recording secretary, Mrs. Rosa Wright
nnna treasurer genera, ME- Ms: Matsnan NC
| NJ. Ha ni' tss "asniis .ou
| NJ NJ JaaL,oS. a',, VIZ W;"t
CIar. R,rton. ohsri.i, sson MNa .u.S.
| q L. SN~PA~An seAsI~A' 11S AeunA'
~ A"'A ALL
| LAST NIGHTS SESSION.
| At the session OF the congress last night the
exercises for the most mart were in the hand,
oy oentlomon renrnsen.a,; tvs % tho Co.. 80 A..
| " 'Ao So' ". 'As
revolution and the Sons OF the American Rev,
E.uuon A ne aiin nsru was sauoneo
| =. 80 49, wa
OF the evening rendered number OF appropri
ave selections zen. ueorge u. SnieIos' nrs
asslslan. attorney genera, preslueo. ne intro
auceI MISE Stakeiy, VINO sang the SnacoW
song, anu 'nen gave Annie.Laurle IN re,
spohse 70 tne entnusiasIc applause tnst greeteo
neI
beiore introducing the speakers OF the even
ing zen. snields made lew remarks, In the
course OF Wnlcn ne coneraIuiated tue iadle.
upon INC suesessiai ihaug urauon OF tneir mrs.
congress ana SAID ne was most heartily In ac'
eora WIN an tney naa oone ana proposed TO DC
IN the way OF perpe.1aIlng lne love and value
VI true Americah iaeas anu .ne memory OF
'nose WIZ i1Inui@'eo "no "aoe " possible to
| ADDRESSES AND PAPERS.
The first speaker Of the evening was Dr.
Persifor Frazer Of Philadelphia, who took for
his subject THE Sons of the Revolution" He
recounted much interesting revolutionary
history and declared that the cause would have
lat hef1i ana ogeI written t GOWN IN history as
made bv the ma;as and mat-ous " e t,a. ,;
The .:Star Snancled Ranner" w -. ,ba, unu
NV Mr. Francis Rayter the snd;snc. in;n;, sung e
the cborns '''N'Ns ~
| Gen' W Greeler n, tbe Con. =, n. Ava;
can Revolnton reaG a tr;hute tn o. VIZ Sna;s
| ~ Tho -avo,n,,on w WIG nefoiues
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