Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-01
New York Chapters Choice for Pres
ident General D. A. R.
ANNUAL MEETING Is FEBRUARY q
Her Selection Will Be a Departure
rom Established Custom.
CANDIDATES PERSONALITY


Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
NEW YORK. January 81, 1895.
For nearly year 1t has been known in
social circles in this city that at the next
congress of the Daughters Of the Ameri-
can Revolution, to be held in Washington
| on February e. there would be a depart
ure from: custom in the presentation of
candidates. That this information Is pos
sessed by many Of the Washington mem
bers is evident from reports that filter
| into this city of futters Of excitement AMI
| thrills Of anxiety Of what they consider a
| breach of tho rules Of precedent. It is
well known that the national headquar-
| tiers of the Daughters OF the American
revolution are located in Washington and
| that the president general has always been
selected from Some member of the official
family who possesses the ancestry and
| other attributes of eligibility. The present
president general is Mrs. Adlai Stevenson,
the wife of the former Vice President of
the United States, and her term of Office
VIII expire the latter part of next month
from the incoming reports it is learned
tnat there Is at present no eligible success
or In the official family. In all probability
Mrs. Carrot A. Hobart, the wife of the
vice President possesses the ancestry and
would be a formidable candidate If she
were one of the Daughters" but up to
this writing it is not learned that steps
have been taken to promote her nomina-
ton, and she may be considered as a
dark horse"
The most prominent candidate for the
important office at this time is not of the
official family, but as She appears to have
extremely strong and enthusiastic back
| ing the indications are that a departure
from precedent will be made and she be
| elected.
Mrs. McLenn's Boom Launched.
Mrs. Donald Mclean, regent of the New
York Chapter Of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, launched her boom
! for president general of the society at a
| specially called meeting of the chapter
! held today for the purpose of selecting
delegates and alternates to the continental
congress. The meeting was held at Sher-
rvs, and that aristocratic establishment
was tastefully and appropriately decorat-
ed in honor Of the occasion. Mrs. Mclean
| is always the most prominent figure in
| functions graced by her presence. She
! was by all odds the most prominent lady
III the last continental congress, held III
| Washington last year; is of commanding
| personality, genial and sympathetic tenn
| peraE.ent, with brain as clear as a bell
upon all matters requiring diplomacy and
executive ability, and has so endeared her
| self to the 450 members of the New York
| Chapter during her three years regency
| that its members feel that they are in
| fact, as she affectionately calls them, her
daughters"
With this understanding of the affec-
Tomato feeling pervading the chapter for
their regent 1t is needless to say that the
definite announcement from Mrs. Mclean
| today that her desire led her in the direc-
| ton Of higher position caused a commo-
| ton. The regent made a very pretty lit
| tie speech, in which she said that she was
heart-broken at the prospect of leaving
her daughters" but felt that the general
pressure was SO great that she must re-
spond to it, She then announced her can
6idacv for the office of president general
| and requested that the delegates and al
ternates elected be instructed to cast their
votes for her. In closing her brief address
she said that If she failed of election she
was assured that she could always come
home to her daughters of the New York
Chapter
List of the Delegates.
After some further speaking, in which
| considerable emotion was displayed. the
| following delegates and alternates were
elected:
Delegates-Mrs. James Fairman, Mrs.
R. Ogden Doremus, Mrs. Hall. Mrs. Gobel
Lathrop, Mrs. John Russell Young, Mrs.
Clarence Postley. Mrs. ]. LIE Due Mrs. J.
" c. Hamilton.
Alternates-Mrs. Vernon H. Davis, Mrs.
| Ingraham, Mrs. John Stanton. Mrs. Dom
aghue, Miss Martin, Mrs. Brookfield, Miss
| Springer, Mrs. Gardner, Mrs. w. Cum
| mings Storey, Mrs. Bloom.
| After the delegates and alternates had
been selected the feeling of the chapter
manifested itself in the following resolu-
ton, presented by Mrs. James Fairman,
which was unanimously adopted:
"Our regent is about to become a candi-
date for the highest Office in the National
ORGANIZATION of the Daughters of the
American Revolution-namely, the Office of
| the president general of the National So
ciety. While her accession to this office III
eleoted) would be a severe loss to this
chapter, we are DESTROYS of doing all within
H.
to further her candidacy, for any honor
paid to the regent of the New York city
chapter is paid to the chapter itself. In
recognition Of the work that has been ac-
complished for the chapter during Mrs.
| McLean's regency, it is moved that there
be purchased with an appropriation from
the treasury Of the chapter and presented
to our regent, Mrs. Donald Mclean.
tribute Of our regard for her. 1t Is sug-
gested that this tribute be in silver In the
form of laurel wreath, which can be
| used as a garniture for corsage." In
speaking to her resolution. Mrs. Fairman
said: IT have offered this resolution be-
lieving that the chapter may desire to
present this tribute before Mrs. Mclean
goes to Washington, in order that the rep
resentatives of the society from the coun-
try at large assembled there may recog-
nize the estimation in which the New York
chapter holds its regent And having this
regard for Mrs. Mclean the chapter may
express it by putting its sentiments into
lasting form-whichever way the presiden-
riaf election may result-but with the hope
and reasonable assurance that the laurel
may prove symbolical Of the victorious
outcome
May BE Used as q Crown.
Your correspondent has seen the draw
ing of the proposed tribute. By an in
genious arrangement concealed spring
may be touched and the two branches of
laurel fold at the center, so that the wreath
may be worn upon the head as a crown.
Before adjournment the delegates and al
ternates pledged themselves 10 stand by
their regents candidacy until the last gun
was fired. There was considerable discus
sion, informally. as to possible opponents
Mrs. Hobarts name was mentioned, but 1t
was not considered that she would take
steps to make herself eligible at this late
day. Mrs. Daniel Manning Of Albany one
OF the vice presidents general, was most
prominently mentioned AZ q possible cam
didate. ana her chances of success were
discussed in an informal and gossipy way
To use the expressiOn Of one young lady
who allowed her epthusiasm to lead her
into slang, the consensus Of opinion Wns
that. while Mrs. Manning would undoubt-
edly be q candidate. she wouldn't be In III
with Mr.. Mclean. II svas- asoortad that
besides tbs enthusiastic support Of tho