Evening star., 1895-02-22
DRAWING TO A CLOSE
The Big Convention Of Daughters Of
American Revolution.
MRS. FOSTER ASSUMES COMMAND
Reports Made by the Various State
Regents.
YESTERDAYS BUSHES S

The mornings session of the convention
Of the D. A. r. opened in the usual man.
ner, with prayer and singing of one verse
of the Star Spangled Banner and the hymn
| Our Western Land. dedicated to the
| Daughters of the American Revolution by
| it's author, Miss Caroline Hazard Of Rhode
| Island.
| The presiding officer of yesterday. Mrs
| A. G. Bracket was reelected, and held
the gavel with as firm a hand as on the
| day before.
| The tellers in charge of the vice presiden-
| tial nominations We're hopelessly involved
| in ballots and it Is not probable that de-
| csion cah be reached today. In fact, the
| thing is SO mixed that new ballot may
| have to be taken, as no one person seems
| to have enough votes to elect.
| Mrs Daniel Lothrop-Margaret Sidney
| was recognized to speak on question or
| patriotism. Mrs. Lothrop said that the
| duty devolved on the mothers of the land
! to give their children an insight into the
! American rights and principles for which
| their ancestors fought and died.
AS Mrs. Lothrop left the platform, Mrs
| Wilbour of Rhode Island appeared with
| the newly elected president general, Mrs
| Foster, on her arm The convention rose
| to it's feet and wildly cheered as the la
| dies advanced to the platform and We're
|
| her to the congress.
Mrs. Foster gracefully acknowledged the
| handsome greeting.
| Reports from state regents We're pre-
| seEted this morning by Maine, Oklahoma,
| Oregon Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South
| Carolina Iowa, South Dakota. Tennessee.
| Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, WashinS-
ton, West Virginia, Wisconsin and "yom-
| ing.
The president general. Mrs. Mary Nc
| Pherson Foster, and Miss Temple of Ten
| nessee carried the greetings OF the ID. "A.
| r. to the Council of Women.
| Mrs. Fosters Election.
The afternoon session of the D. A. r..
was convened yesterday precisely at the
hour of ., and the ladies found seats with
out delay for all We're anxious to hear the
result of the vote for president general Of
| the d. A. r.
Just before the vote was announced Mrs.
| Wilbour of Rhode Island came forward
| bearing in her arms a load of long-stem-
med lilies, which she presented in most beau
| tful language to Mrs. Roger A. Pryor. AS
| she announced for whom she intended the
| beautiful blossoms, the congress rose to
! its feet and cheered most deligEtediv
After quiet was restored the vote Ter
/ president general was announced. Mrs.
| Mary Mcpherson Foster had 40 votes,
Mrs. Hogg of Pennsylvania 81 votes: 2.'6
| votes being cast. Mrs. HoSg immedia tely
| rose, and in words whose earneStnesS could
| not be doubted, congratulated Mrs. Foster
| on her election, and declared that she
| should have the answering allegiance of
| Pennsylvania. She was applauded TO the
echo. Mrs Foster was not in the hall, SO
| the president appointed as committee to
| wait upon and inform her of her election
to the honorable office of the president
| general of the ID. A. r. Mrs. Wilbour of
| Rhode Island, Mrs. Schuyler Hamilton of
| New York, Mrs. keim of Connecticut Mrs.
| Avery of Ohio, Mrs. Hogg of Pennsylvania,
| Mrs. Roger Pryor of New York and Mrs.
| Kate kearney Henry.
The ne4et=tflifE in order was the election
| of vice presidents general When this
! matter came up there was a regular
| storm. Madam chairman ran over the
| house like Wildfre, and about fifty names
| We're presented to FL the twenty places.
| Nominating speeches We're cut down to Il
| nominate so-and-so," for the main effort
was to get on that bulletin board. Only
| one vice president could be nominated from
a state, and there seemed to pe six candi-
| dates from each of the forty-four states
| that are organized and have regents. There
was much confusion existing in the minds
| of many concerning the meaning of the
| clause in the constitution relating to vice
presidents general. Article of the consu-
! tuition says that there shall be eight vice
presidents general and the second clause
| says that this number may be increased
| from time to time to twenty, at the will of
| two-thirds of the board of management.
The congress couldn't endure Tor minute
| the thought of letting twelve offices set
|
| ment
| Vice Presidents.
| Hence the following resolution was Of
| fered by Mrs Avery of Ohio: Whereas, 1t
| is necessary to know the number of vice
| presidents general for whom We are entitled
to vote, and,
Whereas The continental congress Is the
| final interpreter of the constitution.
Therefore, Be it resolved That this con-
gress decides that the matter in article
of the constitution relating to vice presi-
| dents general be Interpreted to mean that
| the national board alone had power to in
| crease the number of vice presidents gen
| eral to twenty; but having decided that
| twenty is necessary for the proper tranSitc-
| ton of business, their power ends, and the
| right to elect the twenty rests III the con-
tinental congress alone
| Resolved, That proceed to the election
! of twenty vice presidents general!
A1d they proceeded to do It. nat ume
| they I'D have of it. The great tall easel,
| which requires high stepiadder to reach
| its top was brought in with the brown
| paper stretched over it. man, though Il
| yolng one to be sure, mounted the step
ladder with a pot of black paint In his
! hand and proceeded to business.
| He put the first names presented for wee
| pre- esidental honors in big letters that
| reached across the easel, ana he worked
| nainstakingly to get those letters SYM
| metrical and plumb. Soon the names
pC,,red in on him by half dozens. He began
| to lcok grave and asked for assistance. A
| lady came to his aid, and held the nominat-
| ing blanks as they came III. Pretty soon
| the names came by dozens. The man
| paused and shook his head. He knew in
| his heart he never would get half those
| names on that bulletin board. unless he cut
| down the fine proportions of his lettering.
Furthermore, the paint was about to give
| out In about ar hour he had the easel
full-tfty-four names in all-and the ladies
were tired. Their ears, with the din of the
presidents gavel, and their tongues, with
talking at the top of their voices. Some
what out of order and unprecedented, Mrs.
Mel .ain of New York moved the election
| ty acclamation for one vice president gen.
| oral Mrs. DoremouS of New York, an inde
| fatigable worker for the d. A. r. The
congress followed the lead of Mrs McLain
| and elected Mrs. Doremous that way. The
following names were sifted from the sur
| plusage, sent up, and put on the bulletin
| heard: Mrs Randolph keim. Connecticut;
Mrs. L. +. Bullock, District of Columbia; ;
Mrs Hatcher Indiana; Mrs. Adams, Min
| nesota; Mrs. Blackburn, Kentucky: Mrs.
Miller, District of Columbia; Mrs. Wash
| il gton, Tennessee; Miss Wright, Rhode Is
| land; Mrs. Mcmillan, Michigan; Mrs. Shep-
| ard. Illinois; Mrs. Penn, Virginia; Mrs.
Hall, Iowa; Mrs. Nash, South Carolina
Mrs. Shippin, New Jersey; Mrs. Hill.
| Georgia: Miss Blunt Maryland Mrs. Girls
comb, Pennsylvania: Mrs. Clark New