The times., 1898-02-19
THE DAUGHTERS OF '76
Delegates to the Seventh Continen-
tai Congress Arriving.
The Prominent Can didates for the
Presidency and Their Claims.
"A Lively Election Promised.


Delegates are arriving on every ineom-
| ing train for the Seventh Continental
Congress of the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution, which meets at the
Grand Opera House in this city next
week and already the headquarters of the
society in the Loan and Trust building
at the corner of Ninth and F. streets
northwest have been visited by so many
delegates that the coming congress bids
fair To be the largest in the history OF
the association.
Mrs. Estes G. Rathbone, of Ohio, as the
result of her energetic work during the
past year brings the largest delegation
ever brought 10 Daughters convention.
She is well known in Washington and
will be remembered for her charitable
work here when her husband was the
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General.
The Congress promises to be interest
ing and lively, on account of the great
three-cornered contest for the presiden-
cy. which will be decided next Wednes-
day.
The National Womans candidate will
be Mrs Daniel Manning. wife of the
ex-Secretary of the Treasury 1t is be-
lieved that the chances are i'll favor of
Mrs. Manning.
Mrs. Donald Mclean. of New York Is
a strong candidate. Mrs. Mclean
has been presented with silver
crown by her adherentS. 10 be worn in
the event of her election. The crown
was made by Tiffany. and is said TO be
an extremely handsome affair
The third candidate is Mrs. A. G.
Brockett, of this city.
Mrs. Hatch, the present treasurer
general. is a candidate for reelection.
The following committees have been
I announced. in addition to those printed
in The Times last Sunday morning
Administration Committee-Mrs. A. G.
Bracket. chairman f. w. Dfckfns, Mrs.
Warren, Mrs. Stakeley Mrs. X. X. Hen
ry, Miss Virginia. Miller.
National Universal Committee-Mrs. Ell
len Walworth, chairman. New York; Mrs.
Stanford, California; Mrs. Burrows, Dis
trict of Columbia; Mrs. Roberts. Penn
sylvania Miss Amelia Knight, Rhode Is
land
Meadow Green Farm committee: Mrs.
F. w. Dickins. chairman. District of CO.
lumbia Mrs. Forsyth. New York; Miss
Johnston, District of Columbia.
Committee to select founders medals:
Mrs. Lindsay, chairman, Kentucky; Mrs.
X. X. Henry, Mrs. Mary Foote Thomas,
Mrs White and Miss Virginia Miller.
of the American Revolution, etc: Mrs,
Avery, Ohio chairman: Mrs Rathbone,
Ohio; Mrs. Jackson. Maryland Mrs. Hull,
Iowa; Mrs. Alger. Michigan, Mrs Shields,
Missouri: Mrs. Thurston. Nebraska; Mrs.
Boynton District of Columbia: Mrs.
White Maine; Mrs. Brown, Masaachu-
sets.
Committee on prison ship lists: Mrs.
Avery Ohio chairman: Mrs. Hill, Con-
1I~S-
White Brooklyn: Mrs. Newport. Min
nesota: Mrs. SIocum. Colorado; Mrs.
Draper, District of Columbia; Mrs. Fitz-
William. Illinois; Mrs. Foster, Indiana;
Mrs DePew New York.
Committee to prevent dissertation of ma
ticual fiag-Mrs. Walter Kempster, chair
man; Mrs James E. Jenkins. Mrs. Henry
c. Payne. Mrs. John II. Pratt, Mrs.
Ritchie and Mrs. Powell.
Committee to, memorialize Congress
about the census of 17eo-NIrs. Prince.
chairman; Mrs. Warren, Mrs. Burrows.
Mrs. Hull and Mrs Lindsay.
Insignia committee-Mrs Burrows,
chairman; Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood, Miss
Johnston. Mrs. Hatcher and Mrs. Stake
w.
The following congressional commit
tees have been appointed:
Credentials and badge committee-M Mrs.
Hatch, chairman; Mrs. Brockett, Mrs.
Hatcher. Mrs. Taplin. and Miss Johnston.
Program committee-Mrs. Daniel Man
ming, chairman; Mrs. Dickens. Mrs.
Thurston, Mrs. Lindsay. Mrs. Roberts,
Mrs. Kinney. and Mrs. Washington.
Hotel and railroad committee-AIrs.
Henry, chairman; Mrs. Howard, and
Mrs. Hatcher
Music and decoration committee-M Miss
Miller, chairman; Mrs. Stakeley and
Mrs. Seymour.
House -committee-Mrs. Avery. chair
man: Mrs Jewett. Mrs. Thomas. Mrs.
Hatcher. Mrs Fitzwilliams, Mrs. Wash
ington, and Mrs. Taplin.
Press committee-Mrs. Johnston. chair
man. Mrs. Main, Mrs. Darwin, and Mrs.
Hill.
Committee on uniform form of condo
lence-Mrs. F.. w. Dickins. chairman;
Miss Virginia Miller, and Mrs. Albert D.
Brockett.