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DELEGATES ELECTED.
MARY CLAP WOOSTER CHAPTER
APPOINTS TIVES.


To Attend 22nd. Congress of Daughter
ofthe American Revolution I'm Wash
fngtom- Interesting Papers Read by
Miss Goodyear and Mrs. George Bar
num-The Regent Speaks of the Conn
ing Election of President General.
The regular business meeting OF Mary
! Clap Wooster chapter, ID. A. r., was
held in the Governors Foot Guard ar
mory yesterday afternoon with an at
tendance of sixty. Delegates to the
| twenty second congress of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution, to be
held in Washington, D. G., February
, 1925, were elected as follows: Mrs.
Henry Champion, regent of the chapter;
Mrs. Knous and Miss Law. Aternates,
Mrs. Rutherford Trowbridge, MIS-.
| Frank w. Benedict, Miss Goodyear,
Miss Darrow and Mrs. Phillips.
| After the business meeting two papers
| Of great interest were read, the first
| by Miss Goodyear of North Haven on
| Social Life in Revolutionary Days,
and the other by Mrs. George Barnum
on what Our -grsndmothers'
| Read."
During the business meeting Regent
Mrs. Champion spoke with especial en-
phasis of the election of president
general, which will take place at the
i, te.o o,,naotioy1
lead the following frem the Hartford
Courant:
With regard to the election of a presi-
dent general at the next annual nation
al convention of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, the Washington
Post says:
Mrs Charles Warren Fairbanks, wife
of the senior senator from Indiana, is
the choice of a large number of Daugh-
tiers Of the American Revolution to be
presented for nomination at the
tenth annual congress of the National
Society Of Daughters Of the American
Revolution for the office of president
general. The selection is regarded In
every way happy one. Mrs. Fair
banks Joined the society in the third
year Of its organization, and has al
ways been an earnest worker. During
her residence in Washington she has
been a member OF the national board,
serving faithfully upon several exacting
committees. Among these are the com
mittee on the war and on the Continent
tai hall. She is also chairman of the
programme committee of the tenth con-
gress. She is a good presiding officer,
having been connected with several i'm
portant organizations, and has shown
practical knowledge of parliamentary
law. Mrs Fairbanks now holds the po-
sition Of president Of the Womans
League of the National Junior Repub-
lie, and is a director Of the general Fed
GRAFTON of Women's clubs. She is a
woman of courteous dignity, fine pres
ence, charming personality, and i'm
presses all with her strong good purpose
and high sentiments Of Justice
AT a meeting of Daughters of the
American Revolution, held In Washing
ton, D. c.. December 2S, 1900, where diff
ferent parts of the country was repre-
scented by resident members of the So
ciety, and others here temporarily,
they CAME " lIlG 1OltpWlilS CONCLUSIONS.
THAT it is wise 20 adhere to the es-
tablished precedent Of selecting what
has been termed a national woman for
the distinguished honor of president
general of the National Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
Considering this the wisest policy, we
ask the cooperation of members of
the society throughout the union, to
continue in line that has been so I'M
preeedentedly successful a departure
from which might prove to be disas-
trous xperiment-opening the door for
and strife. 1t Is wise, be-
cause 1t illustrates the character and
aims of our glorious society, which are
It Is WISE because such a
choice would be neither sectional, polit-
ical, fractional, nor accidental. A ma
tional woman as Interpreted by this So
ciety is not the woman who asserts her |
own claims, but one who, without re- |
gard to party has borne share of the |
honors OF the country in |
public life, as wife of a United States |
official and it Is such a woman whom |
the society should ask to accept the |
honor it has TO Offer
In accordance with the above princi- |
pies the name of Mrs. Fairbanks was |
and q committee of seven Ia
lies was appointed to wait upon her
and obtain her consent to the use Of her
name. The committee obtained the
response from Mrs. Fair
banks: From the fact that I have re-
'ceived numerous letters bearing upon
his matter, I have already given it
serious thought and consideration
from the statements of your commit
zee and the warmth of assurance by
which you have represented the feeling
If many Daughters of the American
Revolution, from various sections of
he country, | feel inpelled to accede
o your wishes. The promise of your
hearty cooperation in all the stupen-
lous work which would devolve upon
ne were l elected your president, has
Helped me in deciding to allow nv
Ia me to be used.