New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-25
THE D. A. r. CONGRESS-.
RESULT OF THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS
ANNOUNCED.
MRS DANIEL MANNING MADE PRESIDENT
GENERAL FOR ANOTHER TERM-PLAN
FOR UNION WITH THE DAUGH-

TIERS OF THE REVOLUTION.



fny TELEGRAPH TO THE TnTBUNEI
uosb,ngton Fob 24-The result OF yesterdays
election OF officers IN the Congress OF the Daus"-
ters OF the American Revolution was announce
to-day al the morning session. MIS- John ~
presided and Immediately after the readne Oh 'io
minutes the teers were directed 10 DrMB III INV
ballot The ellers looked weary ard their CHAIRMAN
said they had worked from o'clock last e'eh'hs
until o'clock this morning before the counting OF
the votes was completed. Four hundred ana eie'en
ballots were cast or this number MIS- Dahle'
Manning Of New-York, received 3,S ana was "
clared reelected to Office of presldentgeneraL Mrs
Eleanor Washington Howard. OF virginia receiver
$50 votes for vce-presldent-general In char8e
the organization. and was declared elected no
other candidates were put in nomination LOT ei'n''
of these Offices. There were two candidates LOT 'ne
office Of chaplain general. Mrs W. A. Smoot an"
Mrs g. VI. Harbeck both OF Washington M -
smoot was elected. All the acknowledgement pu'
one were reelected. no other candidates ps'hs
nominated They Mrs. Albert Akers' reco'u-
ing secretary. Mrs. Kate Kearney Henry CORE
amending secretary; Miss Susan Rives Hetzel reg
istcr: Mrs c. b. Darwin: treasurer, I'm place Oh
Mrs Mark Hatch Ineligible Mrs. Mary Jane sew
mour historian: Mrs Robert Hatcher. assistant
historian; Miss J. r. McBlair. librarian. ara mrs'
Mary s. Lockwood. e-eected Editor OK the maya
Zinc
q, the twenty ce-presldents-general, sixteen
eight for the one-year term Mrs. william T. Frye
~ Maine; Mrs Charles w. Fairbanks. Of Indiana:
Mrs y D. Sperry. Of Connecticut: Mrs. Ellen NJ
Cotton OF California: Miss Mary Temple. or Ten
nessee and Miss Mary l. Forsyth, OF NeW-forK'
were reelected The elected were Mrs. william
Lindsay, OF Kentucky; Mrs. Charles Stakeley and
Mrs Frances Noah OF Washington; Mrs. Estes
Rathbone. OF Ohio: Mrs. George N. sternberg. wife
of the Surgeon General OF the Army; Mrs George
+. Fuller, Of Massachusetts; Mrs T. C. cheney OF
New Hampshire; Mrs j. c. Burrows, o. Michigan;
Miss Anna Wheeler. Of Alaoama. daughter OF Cen
eral Wheeler and Mrs A. L. Barber, OF Washing
ton The number OF vice presidents-general falling
short Of election by four caused stir In the con-
cress and many suggestions and motions were made
TO obvate the necessity of another election Those
who have the constitution always clear IN their
minds said there must be the regular ballot
In the mean time Mrs. Manning arrived and was
received with great enthusiasm by the congress
The presdent-general responded In few happily
chosen words Then preparations were made for
the election Of the four vice-presdents general and
a firmly enforced ruling by the chair prevented
now nominating speeches. The blanks were dis
trbuted To voters, who were told 10 make their
choice of the remaining names on the list While
this was going on, Mrs. Jewett read resolution
to appoint the president general to represent the
society at the Paris Exposition in 1900. Mrs. Don
aid Mclean also expressed her desire that Mrs
Manning should be the representative at Paris.
a vote was taken and unanimously carried to send
the president-general to Paris.
FOR A RECONCILIATION.
While tho tellers were out counting the ballots
the committee reported on recommendations for
uniting the Daughters Of the Revolution and the
Daughters Of the American Revolution. II will be
recalled that at the second annual congress the
rock on which they split was ancestry, collateral
and lineal. 1t the stormiest congress in the
history Of the organization, and the outcome was
the two societies. the Daughters of the Revolution,
"coaterals" and the Daughters Of the Amer-
can Revolution or "llneals" The former chose
the Continental colors. buzz and blue and the lat
ter silver and blue There are now about twenty
nine hundred in the Daughters Of the Revolution
Society and the Daughters Of the American Revo-
luton Society has nearly twenty-seyen thousand
Thu spirit OF reconciliation has grown during the
last year and the broad-minded women In both
societies desire 10 unite and put all their strength
in one great organization. When the chairman or
the committee. Mrs. William Lindsay read the
report with the ten recommendations to-day the
whole congress showed intense interest Eight OF
the ten Recommendations were received with APP
proval. They were concessions in favor OF the
Daughters OF the American Revolution Society
The other two were the seventh and eighth. when
were concessions In favor Of The Daughters OF the
Revolution Society and they raised breeze or
Seventh-Members OF the Daughters OF the Reyo-
luton Society becoming members OF the Daughters
admission OF chapters of said Daughters of the
Revolution Society. shall be entitled TO continue the
use OF the badge of the Daughters Of the Revolu-
ton Society and have the right TO use The same
the III ' american Revolution Society
Eighth-The c9lors Of the D9ushteTs Of the Reyo,
Daughters Of the American Revolution Society.
Before the chairman could explain why the
had though It best to make this conces-
sion to the Daughters Of the Revolution Society
several members were on their feet with motions
and resolutions against H. The chairs ruling that
they out OF order made little impression one
said. 1--WE will never strike our coiors." Another
declared they should not Sell their brthright for
her estimation 1900 Daughters OF the Revolution
would DE Of no great gain 70 G@o Daughters OF the
American Revolution: When order had been re-
tiers OF the Revolution were the colors OF the Con-
%ere ned a lor bm dSd Blue Would tf
atcepta5e. The Insignia Of the two societies were
the same and the change would be only in the rib
hons-buf and blue instead OF silver and blue.
cession. and finally when the recommendations
were voted on separately it was adopted by good
The money question was much in evidence when
recommendation 10 was submitted for adoption.
II was as follows:
luton Society shall become life members OF the
Daughters OF the American Revolution Society: no
go and G no Charter fees shall be- expected from
chapters admitted from the Daughters of the Rev
olution Society
Many members are willing to trust the Daugh-
ers OF the Revolution members TO do what would
be right. Others spoke IN strong opposition. FL
nally. Mrs Mary S Lockwood went on the plat
form and made speech with telling effect. closing
with these words: Are IA congress OF patriotic
women or are we an organization OF money grab
bers?"
Mrs lockwood was followed by Mrs. Ellen NJ
Cotton, who said In impressive tones: General
Sherman told me once that at the surrender. when
General Lee handed his sword TO General Grant
The latter said: General. put your sword"
The lesson Of magnanmity had It's effect Wise
counsels prevailed. the recommendation was
adopted and the committee sustained.