The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-22
HRS. FAIRBANKS ELECTED
She Wins in the Race for PreSi-
dent General Of the D. 4. r.
Result of the RaIIOtfnG Yesterday
Not Announced Until This Morning.
The New Head of the Society
Thanks Supporters-Mrs- McLean'=
Remarks Declared Out of Order.

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Revolution has been announced and the
name Of Mrs. Charles ". Fairbanks. Of IN
diana. heads the list as President General.
She received 3S3 votes. Mrs. Donald Nc
Lean. of New York. 20S. and Mrs W A.
RoebIing, OF New Jersey, 4.
Never before IL its history has SO much
interest been taken by the society in an
election. The campaign has been a long
one and the parlisans of the three candi-
dates have been active in the advocacy Of
the claims Of their fayorites. It was 2
O'Clock this morning when the ballots
were all counted and the result known to
he tellers. The verdict of the delegates
0 the Continental Congress. however,
as guarded with the greatest secrecy
Al not until the official announcement
as made at the Grand Opera House at
ais mornings session vas the result
.novn. The other officers elected we're as
follows:
Vice President General in charge Of or
galizatioa Of chapters, Mrs. TuIlock. of the
District of Columbia
Vice Presidents General: Mrs Frank
Wheaton. Mrs. George NJ Sternberg of
the District OF Columbia. Mrs William
Lindsay OF Kentucky, drs. N T. Scott
Of Illinois, Mrs J. N. Jewett OF Illinois,
Mrs. NJ NJ Granger Of Ohio, Mrs. A G.
| Foster OF Washington, Mrs. c. Waring OF
South Carolina. Mrs. a a. Kendall OF
Maine. and Mrs. J. r. Mellon of PennsyI-
yania
Chaplain General: Mrs ". a. smoot Of
Virginia
Recording Secretary General: Mrs. E
". Howard Of Virginia
Corresponding Secretary General: Mrs
| Amos G. Drayer OF the District Of Column
bia
Registrar General: Miss Minnie Nick
ley OF Pennsylvania
Treasurer General Mrs G. B. Darwin,
| Of the District Of Columbia
Historian General Mrs S. Hetzel, Of
| Virginia.
Assistant Historian General, Mrs G. C.
! GGoGlce. Of Kentucky.
| Librarian General Miss J. 7. MeBlair,
| Of the District of Columbia.
/ Only nine e the several candidates who
we're voted for received a majority Of the
| ballots cast Mrs Thomas II Jewett. OF
Illinois, was tie tenth on the list, receIv-
ing 27S votes.
/ 4 motion was then made that she be de-
eIared elected as the tenth Vice President
General The motion was carried, al
though not UNANIMOUSLY.
| The result Of the balloting shows ac-
cOrdiHg TO the politicians of the conven-
ticn that all of the Wee Presidents Gener-
a. elected are meHbers of the Manning
faction with the exception OF Mrs. \. A.
| Kendall, OF Maine, who is a partisan OF
Mrs Mclean. Mrs Kendall received the
third highest number Of votes cast
Tie delegates we're slow in arriving
this morning, and Mrs Manning was com
pelled as usual to cal for order five or six
| times, until finally silence vas sufficiently
restored 10 enable the Congress 10 pro-
coed with business.
Mrs Manning. Introducing Bishop Sat
terlee, said: The Bishop OF Washington
viii now lead rs in prayer After prayer
The Star Spangled Banner was sung.
the delegates rising to their feet
| Mrs Manning then asked that a motion
be made to set aside the order OF the day.
and that Bishop Satterlse be requested to
read the Declaration Of independence.
The motion was made and carried
! The delegates paid close attention to the
| Bishop while he read in an impressive
manner the immortal document.
| Percy s Foster introduced Miss Gather
| inc E. Colweu. Of New York. who sang
The Sword CT Bunker Hiu,'' and vas
| loudly applauded- Mrs. Manning announc-
ed then the next business in order would
be the reading Of the minutes which was
done Mrs. Manning retired at this june
| ture and requested Mrs Burrows TO tenn
pordTily preside. Before the reading of
| the minutes was finished Mrs. Manning
| again returned to the chair. A page came
| forward with large bunch of roses tied
with a band of red ribbon and deposited
| them On the table in front of Mrs. Man
! ming After reading the card attached 10
| the flowers Mrs. Manning said i desire
! to thank my chapter. the Mohawk Chapter
! Of Buffalo for these beautiful flowers. -
| 4 number of corrections to the minutes
were made and on motion they we're
adopted as corrected During the discus
| sion OF the minutes Mrs Park Of Georgia.
! and Miss Janet Richards. Of the District z
Of Columbia, brought in the ballot box and
placed 1t on the stage.
| the next order OF business IS the an
| EOunCement Of elections Mrs Manning
| said Mrs. Park, Of Georgia. the chair
| man Of the tellers. viii announce the re-
! suit OF the election
A hush Of expectancy fell upon the
| hOUze, and Mrs Park announced IL loud
| voice the result OF the election saying:
| There has been cast a total CT 5S5 votes;
| 2g3 votes are necessary TO elect Mrs.
| Fairbanks received 333 votes
| Further than this Mrs. Park could not
| proceed. storm Of applause broke forth
/ and swept over the house Delegates rose
| TO their feet. vociferOusly cheering. sons
| waving handkerchiefs and others applaud
| Ing. Mrs. Fairbanks, who was seated on
| the stage, smilingly bowed and tooS seat
beside Mrs Manning After the applause
| had somewhat subsidized, MIS- PARK pro
| ceeding with the announcement Of the
| election, said: Mrs Mclean received POS
votes
| The same scene as accompanied the an
| nouncenent Of Mrs. Fairbanks vote was
enacted again
Mrs. Roehling received = votes and l
| ballot was rejected said Mrs Park. Mrs
| Park then announced the vote for the 9th
| er officers.
| delegate moved that the election Of
all persons who received the highest num-
| Der of votes be made una nimous-
| Miss Richards said that the election
| could not be made unanimous while there
was a single vote of objection.
| Mrs John NJ Jewett moved TO extend
| 10 the teIlers vote Of thanks for the
| faithful performance Of their duties The
| motion was carried.
| Mrs Donald Mclean arose, and being
| granted the privilege of the floor. ad-
vanced TO the stage amid loud applause
: She bowed 10 Mrs. Manning and Mrs. Fair
| banks. saying
/ Madam Chairman: I have cen II
| ested in this society for a numb
years. and I am going to ask fr
| favor. I viii ask you that yOT
| me ten minutes OF your time
| wish to say in acknow'
| election OF your President
! my relations with your j"
] have always be@~
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