The times., 1898-02-13
THEIR SEVENTH CONGRESS
Daughters Of the American Rev
Olution to Meet Here.
A SPIRITED CONTEST LIKELY
1t viii He for the Highest Office
in the National Crganizat ION and
Between Mis-. Manning and Mrs.
McIean-The Sessions to Last q
week-The Program.


| Daughters OF the American Revolution.
TO be held in this city during the week
| of February u, promises to be one of
the most interesting in the history of
| the organization
The sessions viii be held in the Grand
Opera House. and there will be three
meetings daily.
The convention will be called to order
at 10 o'clock a IN. February q by the
president general, Mrs Adlai E. Steven
son. Mrs Charles A. Stakely, of this
city. will offer prayer. This will he fol-
lowed by music and the address Of well
come by the president general The re-
sponse will be made by Mrs. j. Harvey
Mathes, the State regent of Tennessee.
The report Of the credential commit
tee will be made at o'clock, after
which the roll caIl OF delegates will be
made The balance of the afternoon
will be devoted to seating them.
The program committee will report at
1:30 O'Clock, after which the various
committees Viii be announced.
The Tuesday morning session will be
devoted 10 the hearing of reports of the
following: Vice president general in
charge of organizations recording sec
retary general corresponding secretary
general, registrars general, historian
general. assistant historian general, and
librarian general uring the afternoon
reports will be made by the committee
on finance, committee on auditing,
committee on printing. and COM
mittee on Revolutionary relics. The Off
cial reception will be held at the Ar
lington Hotel from 8 to II p. m on the
evening of February %.
Probably the most interesting session
viii be that of Wednesday. February
%, as the election of officers will take
place on that day. The election, il is
rumored. viii be a most lively affair.
Mrs. Dolan Mclean, at a special meet
ing OF the New York chapter of which
she is regent, announced her candidacy
for the office of president general. 1t is
not known that Mrs. Mclean has the
entire support of the New York dele
cation. There is a strong opposition tn
this ticket The question of precedent
will have a great deal to do with the
selection of the next president general.
In order ia avoid sectionalism, the
president general has always been some
person of national prominence. The
first wife of President Harrison. Mrs.
Stevenson, wife OF the former Vice
PRESIDENT ana hfS- Joffh w roster
have in this way been chosen. 1t seems
most probable that Mrs Daniel Man
| ming, Vice-president general OF the So
| ciety. and who stands in the direct line
| of advancement. viii be elected to the
office She would receive the support OF
| the local chapters. the Pennsylvania
and Virginia chapters and all the New
| York State and city chapters with few
| exceptions. Mrs. Manning is the widow
| of the late Daniel Manning. who was
| Secretary of the Treasury under the
| first Cleveland Administration. She is
we'll known socially both here and
| throughout the country. Her candidacy
| is in the hands of her friends. while it
| is understood that Mrs. Mclean Will
| conduct her own campaign.
| The report OF the committee appoint
| ed to select medals will be heard We'd
| nesday evening after the election. Mrs.
Mary s. Lockwood, editor and business
manager of the official organ of the
! daughters, Will also report.
| The program for Thursday, February
| "a is as follows: Ten a. m, report of
| the Continental Hall committee and the
| consideration OF amendments: p. m,
report of committee on recommended
tions of national officers. and announce
ment of elections OF State regents: i:30
D. m. presentation of medals and re-
ception to founders
The program for Friday will be re-
ports of the National University Com
mittee committee TO cooperate with
the Sons of the American Revolution,
etc, committee on prison ships, COM
mittee to memorialiZe Congress about
the census of 1880 and the committee
on Meadow Garden Farm. The even
ing session viii be devoted to discus
sion for the good of the society.
The session will be held Saturday
morning for the transaction of unfin-
ished business.
During the sessions none but men,
bers of the congress will be admitted
to the floor Of the house.
The present officers of the society
are:
President general Mrs. Adlai e.
Stevenson, Bloomington. i'll.
First vice president - Mrs. A. G.
Bracket. Washington.
Vice president in charge of the or
ganization of chapters-Mrs. Albert d.
Brockett, Alexandria, Va.
Vice Presidents general-Mrs. Elroy
NJ. Avery. Cleveland. Ohio; Mrs. Rus
sell A. Alger, Washington; Mrs. Daniel
Manning, Albany, \. Y: Mrs. Joseph
E. Washington Washington; Mrs. Levi
p. Morton. New York; Mrs. William
Dickson, Atlanta, Ga; Mrs. F. w.
Dickins, Washington: Mrs. William
Lindsay. Washington; Mrs. ]. n. Jew
EFT, Chicago; Mrs. Thomas Roberts.
Philadelphia; Mrs Eleanor w. How
ard. Alexandria. Va; Mrs. John NJ.
Thurston, Washington; Mrs. Kate
Kearney Henry, Washington; Mrs Eb-
enezer j. Hill, Norwalk, Conn: Mrs.
Mary Sawyer Foote, Washington;
Nine. Anna Won Rydingsvord, Wash
ington; Mrs Mary Harrison Mckee,
Saratoga. N Y; Mrs. Robert S.
ington.
Stakely. Washington.
Recording secretary general = Mrs.
Charlotte Emerson Mair.
Corresponding secretary general -
Mrs. Anderson d. Johnston.
Registrars generai-Mrs. Mary Jane
Seymour, Mrs. Lille Tyson Taplin.
Treasurer general-Mrs Mark Burck-
lie Hatch CSarah H Hatch.
Historian general - Miss Elizabeth
Bryant Johnston.
Assistant historian general - Mrs.
Francis j. Fitzwilliam, Bloomington,
Illinois.
Librarian general - Mrs. Gertrude
Bascom Darwin, Washington.
State regentS-Alabama, Mrs J. Nor
gan Smith; Arkansas. Mrs. Frederick
Hanger: California Mrs V K Mad
dox; Colorado, Mrs. William F. Slo-
cum; Connecticut, Mrs. Sara Thomson
Kinney; Delaware, Mrs. Elizabeth C.
Churchman; District of Columbia, Miss
Virginia Miller: Florida Mrs. d. G.
Amber: Georgia, Mrs Sarah Berrian
C. Morgan; Illinois, Mrs. s. H Ker-
foot; Indiana, Mrs. c. c. Foster: In