Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-24
Continental Congress Designates Can
didates for Its Offices.
THE STENOGRAPHER'S EXPERIENCE
The Delegates All Strive at Once
for Recognition.
TIL OSE ON TIL E STAT E

1t was nearly 3 o CLOCK before the AFTER
noon session of the continental congress
was called to order yesterday, and the
nominations of officers proceeded with.
coming over as unfinished from the MORN
ing session. The president general, Mrs.
Manning, was in the chair, but she might
almost as well have been out on the side
walk, for all the impression her voice made
on the congress- The women were nearly
wild with excitement. Every one with a
vote had candidate, and was determined
that she would give that candidates name
to the congress, no matter if half a Gozen
others had already named her. She wanted
to be recorded in the minutes as having
nominated Mrs. So and So.
There are three stenographers, one of
them mana great big, joly-looking man
at that. This is his second or third term in
continental congress of the d. A. R., but
they nearly ratified HIM yesterday. In very
desperation he got up While fifty women
We're shouting for recognition, and rush.
ing down the stage, planted himself with a
determined air on the top step of the stair
way leading up the front of the stage.
Il can't keep the run of this thing back
there, he said, as roar of laughter went
up from those who appreciated the situa-
ton.
The delegates, in their desperation to be
recognized, began rushing UP those steps
and storming the very citadel of the pres
d IL,
rapher, who had made desk of his knee,
got his pencil tangled in lace fiounces, his
notes flung to the floor and was himself en-
VelOped in folds sWiShing skirts and he
nearly got lost.
Finally the president general ordered two
of the pages, Miss Mason and Miss Hedden,
to stand at the foot of the teps to the
stage with crossed and clasped hands to
keep the excited women back One of them
said she would have to do her arms up in
splints and linament. they ached so after
it was all over.
Orderly Once More.
AT last state bordering on order was
restored and nominations were concluded
The great bulletin board bore upon it the
following names:
For president general-Mrs Daniel Man
ming.
For vice president general lin charge of
organiZation)-Mrs. E. W. Howard
For vice presidents general Cfor two years.
Mrs. Deeve of Illinois: Mrs. Rathbone,
Ohio; Miss FOrsythe. New York Mrs Tenn
pie, Tennessee; Mrs. Sternberg. army; Miss
Miller. District of Columbia; Mrs Lindsay
Kentucky; Ms. J. H. Crossman New York;
Mrs. Griscom, Pennsylvania; Mrs W. p
Frye, Maine; Mrs. Depue, New Jersey;
Mrs. Mark B. Hatch. District of Columbia;
Mrs. Emerson Illinois; Mrs. Fairbanks, In
diana; Mrs O'Neil, navy: Mrs. Newman
Nebraska; Mrs. George F. Fuller Massa-
chusetts; Miss Bennings, Georgia: Mrs.
Sperry. Connecticut; Mrs. Taplin. Vermont:
Mrs. Stakely. District Of Columbia; Mrs
Goodloe, District of Columbia; Mrs. Tilt
man, Michigan; Mrs Cameron, Wisconsin;
Mrs Cotton. California.
Vice presidents general (for one year,
Mrs. ]. G. Penn. Virginia: Mrs. E. B. John
ston, District of Columbia: Mrs. Nell, Ala
bama: Mrs. A. ]. Chapman, District of Co.
iumbia: Mrs. P. c. Cheney. New Hamp-
shire: Mrs Frank Warren, Massachusetts;
Mrs. Roebiing. New Jersey; Mrs. S. D. Oil
plant, New Jersey; Mrs. w. Thaw, Penn
sylVan1a; Mrs. j. c. Burrows, Michigan;
Mrs Shipper. New Jersey; Mrs. Nash,
South Carolina; Miss Annie NJ. Wheeler
Chaplain general-Mrs. W. A Smoot Vir-
GINA and Mrs. S. NJ. Hartsock, District of
Columbia
Recording secretary general-Mrs. Albert
Akers.
Corresponding secretary generai-Mrs. K.
K. Henry.
Treasurer generaLMrs. G. B. Darwin.
Registrar general-Miss S. r. HetzeI
Historian general-Mrs. Mary j. SEYMOUR
Assistant historian general-Mrs r. S.
Hatcher
Librarian general-Mlss j. II. McBlair.
Editor Of the magazine-Mrs. Mary 8.
Lockwood.
Great Unanfmity.
Many of the nominal tons were greeted
with great applause. and most of the ladies
had served the national body so well in
their official capacities during the past year
| that the congress fairly tumbled over itself
to make their reelection unanimous. Espe-
cially was this true of the president general
Mrs. Manning, whose devotion to the work OF
the society has been unfiagsing Then
there was Mrs Hatcher, assistant historian
general, who fits in everywhere; Mrs Kate
kearney Henry, who is a whole regiment
beside being the dean in official capacity:
Mrs. Mary J. Seymour the historian gem
eral, who is a veritable jewel in that Office
and Miss HetZel, who is an ideal registrar
general.
The election of Mrs Mary S. Lockwood
was a roregone conclusion, as it is quite
settled that she has not superior and few