The evening times., 1896-02-20
W0mEA's VAR Or WORDS
Babel Of Tongues at the Cont.
mental Congress.
MRs. STEVENSON IS CHOSEN
She VIII BE the President Genera in
Place of Mrs FOster-StOrmy Scene
Preceding and During the Election.
All Kinds OF Rackets Worked by the
RebelliOus Daughters.

The election OF Officers formed the inter
eShhg business OF the Daughters OF the
american Revolution at this mornin & S
session OF their annual con gress. Tue pub
hc ana reporters were admitted 10 the
| meeting.
Ihe audience was large and filled every
seat OF the handsomely decorated balcony.
The faces OF half a dozen men might be
counted, pcering timorously out from the
sea OF great sleeves, tri-coIored badges
and elaborate bonncts.
Mrs. Dr. Bullock Offered prayer At Its
conclusion Mrs. Foster yielded the chair
to Mrs. lockwood.
The order of the day was proceeded with,
and the confusion that broke out spas-
medically thereafter was only 10 be COM
pared. as one delegate said, to that at the
poultry show. just over.
Mrs. Hart, in the rear OF the church. pre-
scented two resolutions relating to the
| election of vice presidents, and both were
| passed before half a score or ladies' arose
to protest that the order of business be-
gan with the election of president.
"ellfirstvOte for president" announced
Mrs. Lockwood. Nominations are now
| in ORDER
Mrs. De B. Randolph Keim, Of Con-
| necticut, was granted the floor, and in a
| snort set speech placed in nomination the
name OF Mrs. Letitia Green Stevenson, wife
OF the Vice President, and second president
OF the organization.
EVERYONE IN HER FAVOR.
The house went into u mild panic in its
desire to second the nomination. Cries
of Madam President, l second the nomi-
| nation came from hundred feminine
| voices, more or less in keeping with the
definition. Hands went up, handkercbiefs
flew into the air, and finally two or three
| ladies' hurried down the aisle to claim
recognition.
Finally MIS-. Morgan, a pretty and charm
| lug Gcorgia lady, was given the first honor
OF a formal second.
While she was speaking Mrs. Donald Nc
Lean, the pride OF the Empire State delcga-
| ton, had assembled the platform to he rec
oGnized next.
BY the time Mrs. Morgan had finished her
remarks Il lady had excitedly stepped from
the rear OF the church down one OF the main
aisles and clamorcd for the next place in
the public eye. 1t was Mrs. Pope of Ken
tucky.
II am a cousin of Mrs. Stevenson" said
she. II spoke first, aud think / should be
recorded as the first sccoud of the notion
Mrs. Mclean remained unperturbed upon
the platform and went on to second Mrs.
Sicvenson's nomination. Mrs Pope then
offered her second.
Ms. Mclean. who had meantime returned
TO the floor, now moved that the nomina-
ton be made unanimous.
Il object" said Miss Mary Desha of this
city. Miss Desha is sister-in-law of
cx-Rcpresentative Breckinrid idge. She is
understood to be vigorously opposed 10
the organizations ex-president general.
Put it TO vote" said Mrs. Mclean.
MISS DESHA'S OBJECTION.
You can't" announced Miss Desha. II
am of the minority, and Roberts Rules
OF Order give the minority, even if there is
only one, the right TO prevent that" The
lady demonstrated that by vigorously wav-
ing a volume Of the rules in her hand above
her head.
Then. Madam President. ! move that
the nomina tons be now closed" said the
pleasing and invincible Mrs. Mclean.
A vote was taken, and. strangely enough,
the motion was unanimously carried. Never
theless, the rules required that the vote must
be aken by ballot, and there was no way
out of 1t. Miss Washington, Mrs. Titti-
man. Mrs. Denison. aud Mrs. Draper were
appointed tellers.
1t was suggested that the roll had not
yet been called, and Mrs. Roberdeau Bu-
chanan, recording secretary-general. began
the onerous duty that consumed over half
an hours time.
1--WE can't hear" came from many parts
of the audience room.
'Shut up and sit down and you caD," an
swered the chair
There were three delegates from the
State OF Washington.
1--WE ought to be proud of that" said
the secretary.
The roll call developed the presence OF
243 delegates, making 122 necessary for
a choice.
FEARED FOR THE BALLOTS.
Thefear that cies might followin
the carrying out of the ballot seemed upper
most in the minds of many. This probably
caused Mrs. witteneyer to suggest that
as additional delegates came to the floor
the State regents announce the fact TO the
secretary.
Mrs. lockwood fairly raped dents in the
table before her in efforts to restore order,
much to the evident amusement of the gal
leries. Everybod talked. untilit t sounded as
IL some tried to sing. The pretty ushers |
began to look as though they had lost their |
last friend and seemed to find 1t hard to keep |
the blush and bloom that marked their faces |
when the convention began three days ago. |
The tellers went out to count the votes. |
and to save time it was decided to 20 on |
with the balloting for other Officers. The |
office of first vice president general was |
created yesterday, and n long discussion |
followed as to whether this officer should |
be elected first or whether they should |
first vote for the vice president in charge
of the organization. 1t was decided to |
choose the latter first.
Mrs. Philip HichbOurn was nominated
for the office by the present vice president
in charge of organization, Mrs. Charles
Sweet johnson. Almost thirty States
showed desire to second the nomination.
Mrs. Gertrude Van Cortland HamiltOn's |
name was presented by Mrs. Mclean.
The presidential vote was here announced. |
There were 1876 ballots cast. as follows:
Mrs. Stevenson. 1872: Mrs. John W. Foster,
the retiring president general. 8: Mrs.
James H. Walker. 1: blanks, 8. Mrs. Ste
venson was declared elected.
The ladies were unwilling that the vote
IS given should go down in the minutes and
a resolution was pa ssed calling the remaining
rotes scattering"
MRS. STEvENsoN's WISH.
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