New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
THE R.'SIN WASHINGTON
SIX BUSY DAYS TO BE SPENT AT THE
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
OFFICERS TO BID ELECTED ON wEDNEsDAY-Tw'
POPULAR REGENTS ARE CANDIDATES
FOR PREsIDENT-GBNERA1.


POPULAR REGENTS ARE CANDIDATES
FOR PREsIDENT-GENEFeAL
Tomorrow the delegates Of the National Society
of the Daughters OF the American revolution as
semble In WASHINGTON to open their Continental
Congress OF 1895 A special train will convey MEM
bers of the NewYork chapter 10 the capital.
The congress- which will be in session all the
week. will be he'd at the Grand opera House. meet
Ing three times daily. and will be called TO order oy
the president general Mrs. Adlai F. stevenson After
prayer by the chapain-genera!. Mrs Charles A
stakeey OF Washington and some music. Mrs
Stevenson will deliver address Of welcome. which
will be responded to by Mrs. J. Harvey Mathes.
State Regent OF Tennessee. The remainder OF the
day will be taken up with the rolcal and seating OF
the delegates and in hearing reports from the all
ferent committees.
Tuesday will be devoted TO the reading OF the
ro,nutcs the reports OF the National officers and
o,her routine business In the evening official
reception will be held at the Arlington Hotel, and
each member OF the congress VIII De aHo"eo 10
take one male escort. Invitations VIII also
be issued 10 the president. officers OF the Sons OF
the American Revolution ana oincers OF 'he oons
of the Revolution.
Wednesday will be an exceedingly important day
for the delegates OF the Daughters OF the American
Revolution. as they then elect their National Off
GERS.
Thursday. after the prayer. music and reading Of
Committee will be submitted. In the evening there
will be the presentation OF medals and reception
TO the founders Of the society.
On Friday In addition TO the regular routine Of
business there will be the reports OF the National
university Committee the committee 10 Cooperate
with the Sons OF the American Revolution and the
Committee on Prison Ships. In the afternoon there
will be the report OF the committee TO memorialize
Congress about the census OF $780, and the report OF
the Committee on Meadow Garden Farm.
The Friday exercises will be wound up in the
evening by discussion for the good Of the society.
Saturday the last day OF the congress. VIII be de-
voted to unfinished business
The National Society OF Daughters OF the Aineri-
can Revolution has had most wonderful growth
On October II. 1890. eleven patriotic women organ
lied the society in Washington. ID. c. To-Day
there are twenty-five thousand members. represent
ing every State and Territory in the Union except
four There also chapters OF the Daughters
Of the American Revolution In Paris Naples samoa
and Hawaii. In Honolulu the members are &C.
scendants OF the brave missionaries who carried to
the savage inhabitants OF these Islands not only
the blessed story OF American liberty and inde-
1endence but also the story OF the Cross the
greatest interest Of the convention centres In the
alection OF the president general Mrs Aoiai r.
Stevenson will not be a candidate Tor re-elecuoh' aS
she has served the time limit
The two most prominent candidates are MIS-
Daniel Manning OF Albany. widow OF the secretary
a, the Treasury under President Cleveland and
Mrn Donald Mclean. regent OF the New-forh CI'F
CHAPTER Some OF the delegates are pledged 70 sup
mort either one OF these candidates. whle others
20 untrAmmelied by any promises Mrs. Mclean
when seen by the writer. modes;ly declined 10 as
u,,s. the situation saying that as she was can
6,aa,e II would be unbecoming in her, but after the
congress she would be pleased to give any inforrna-
ton In her power.
The William Eiery Committee. with headquarters
NJ Carnegie Hall was formed last July for the pur-
he n
tuition and the Daughters OF the American Revolu-
ton This committee is TO stand until It's WORK
10 done" 1t is thought by some Of the Daughters
that the accomplishment OF this object Is near al
hand
Mrs. Samuel Bovine Duryea. regent of Fort
Greene Chapter said: II go 10 the congress entirely
unpledged ! would go bound 10 support any
particular candidate. one must necessarily be
euided by circumstances and Developments. We
have i95 members in our chapter. ..rs Is there Is
one delegate TO every nifty members. shall have
four delegates. There will also be Ave alternates
who have the privilege Of voting In the absence Of
she principals That is. II delegate should wsf
10 leave the meeting her alternate takes her sea
and votes for her upon any question that ma,
chance 10 come up during the absence Of the dele
cate
Our delegates" said Mrs Duryea TO the reporter
ARE Mrs g. " White Mrs Z. w. Birdsail. Mrs
Alfred c. Barnes and Mrs Dwish; y. Clapp. Tn
alternates are Mrs. A. Haley. Mrs. Thomas ]
Barbour Miss Sherman. Mrs. S. p. Ferree and Mrs
Howard L. Higgins"
Mrs Samuel Bovine Duryea entered .he societ
through her ancestors. Lieutenant Ebenezer Shep
ard and Jonathan Greedy minute men at the battl
II Lexington.
The first President-General OF the National Societ
OF the Daughters OF the American Revolution wa
the late Mr.. BENJAMIN Harrison. and each sue
cesding president has been a member OF the hes
Washington society. Great interest will be takei
by the Daughters OF the American Revolution Il
the report OF the Continental Hall Committee TIT
project Of building hall for their socieiys head
quarters In Washington is near and dear to tn,
heart OF every Daughter.
Mrs. 8. v. White. q delegate OF Fort Greene