The evening times., 1899-02-24
PRESIDENT GENERAL
TO Be SENT TO PARIS
To Represent the Daughters
at the Exposition.
Fourth Days Session of the Ma
tional Congress.
Voting Continued on Nominations
for Four Vice Presidents
General.

The Daughters of the American Revolu
tion devoted the morning session of the
fourth day of the National Congress to the
announcement of the result of yesterdays
ballot for national officers and to the read
ing of reports from the following commit
tees: Committee on the insignia, commit
tee on prison ships, committee on desecra
tion of the flag, committee on the uniting
OF the Daughters, committee on the Revo-
luton and the Daughters of the American
Revolution, committee on certificate plate,
committee on markers for graves, and a
report from the Franco-Amercan commit
tee.
The attendance during the day was the
largest of the Congress. The galleries were
crowded. The session was called to order
by Mrs. Jewett, of Chicago, Prayer was
offered by Mrs. Charles Averette Stakely,
Chaplain General. The Congress sang
America led by Mr.. Percy S. Foster.
The minutes of yesterdays session were
read.
Mrs. E. NJ. Avery, of Springfield, Ohio,
chairman of the tellers, announced the
result of yesterdays ballot for national
officers, which showed the election of the
following:
Mrs. Daniel Manning. of Buffalo, n. Y,
President General; Mrs. E. w. Howard,
of Virginia. Vice President General, in
charge Of organizations; vice presidents
generals. two years term, Mrs. L. Rath-
bone, of Ohio; Miss NJ. Forsyth, of New
York; Mrs George NJ Sternberg of
Washington, d. c.; Mrs. William Lind
sey, of Kentucky; Mrs. Senator Fairbanks,
of Indiana; Mrs. George Fuller of Mass
achusetts; Mrs NJ. d. Sperry, of Connecti-
cut and Mrs. +. NJ. Cotton of California.
One year term, Mrs. A. l.. Barber, OF New
York; Mrs. Charles A. Stakely, of Wash
ngtion. ID. c.; Mrs. William +. Frye, of
Maine; Mrs. Cheney, of New Hampshire;
Mrs. Burrows, OF Michigan; Mrs. f. S.
Nash, of Washington, d. C; Miss Anna
NJ. Wheeler. of South Carolina. Chaplain
General Mrs. William a. Smoot; Record
ing Secretary General. Mrs Albert Akers
Corresponding Secretary General. Mrs X.
X. Henry; Register General Miss s. r.
Hetzel; Treasurer General. Mrs. Gertrude
B. Darwin Historian General Miss NJ.
j. Seymour; Assistant Historian General.
Mrs. r. S. Hatcher; Librarian General,
Miss McBlair. and Editor of Magazine.
Mrs. Mary 5. Lockwood
After this announcement Mrs. Jewett
introduced the new President Genera.
! Mrs. Daniel Manning. who was received
! with great applause, the Congress rising.
! Mrs. Manning made a gracious speech in
acknowledgment of the honor ana p edg-
/ ing her devotion to every work OF the o.
( ganization. This was greeted with ap-
plause.
Mrs. Jewett then stated that Mrs. Man
| ming had been selected to represent the
| Daughters at the Paris Exposition in 1902
Voting was then continued on nomina-
tions for Vice Presidents General in the
! place OF the four candidates who failed oi
! election yesterday
The following acted as tellers
Mrs. w. A. Platt Miss Ellenore butcher
Mrs. Mary Palmer, Miss Helen Thornton
/ Mrs. Albert W. Miller Mrs. Frank H
! Smith Mrs. c. c. Folmer, Mrs. Lyman
! Baldwin, Mrs. Maurice Overbach, Sarah
| O'Connor, Anne W. Stockbridge, Martha J
/ Robinson, Mrs. Otis H. Waldo, Miss Ellen
NJ Balluu, Miss Virginia Small Mrs. II
W. Richardson. Julia Van Siclen Clarke
Miss Mary J. Early, Miss Susan E. Clark
Miss f. J. Neale. Miss Edith r. Sander
son, Mrs. Alice H. Batchelder, Miss Myra
| B. Martin.
At tonight's session unfinished business
Will be taken up.