Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-22

for president general were
closed. but the seconding speeches con-
tinued.
The main aisle was full of women crowd
ing down to second the nomination of Mrs
Mclean. They were scrambling up the
center steps, when small voice pack IN
the gloom somewhere piped out Madam
President, we want to second Mrs Fair
banks some more" at which there was a
shout of laughter. The Fairbanks women
then tried to get down the main aisle, but
failing to pass the Mclean women. exc |
cuted flank movement and went in back |
of the stage and came down to the front. |
There was dramatic scene as the two !
partisan crowds faced each other and then |
the president general recognized Mrs Kill |
ney of Connecticut, turning away from the !
Mclean women in front of her. Mrs. Es-
tey of Vermont and Mrs. Roberts of Penn !
sylVania well as several others, were
rec ognized from the back of the stage to
second Mrs. Fairbanks nomination.
Suddenly somebody in the body of the
house moved that seconds close. This cut
off the dozen Mclean women who had
been standing patiently waiting, but they
accepted the stua ticn gracefully. and at
o'clock the nominations and seconds for
president general closed. Nominations for
other offices made as follows:
Vice Presidents General.
For vice president general in charge of
organization of chapters-Mrs. Amanda Tul-
lock of the District of Columbia, by Miss
by Miss Lockwood. District of Columbia,
and Mrs. Draper, District of Columbia.
Vice presidents general-Mrs. Wheaton.
nominated by Mrs. Forsyth of New York;
Mrs. Sternberg of the District of Column
bia by Mrs. Nash of the District of Column
bia; Mrs Lindsay of Kentucky, by Miss
Clay of Kentucky: Mrs. Matthew T. Scott,
by Mrs. Law of Illinois, and Mrs. J. NJ
Jewett of Illinois. by Miss McClelland;
Mrs NJ NJ Granger of Ohio, by Mrs.
Murphy of Ohio; Mrs. Addison G. Fos-
ter of Washington, by Mrs. Wells of
Washington: Mrs. Clark Waring OF
South Carolina. by Mrs. Richardson OF
South Carolina; Mrs. Thomas Nesmith of
Massachusetts, by Mrs. Fowler of Massa-
chusetts; Mrs. Elsie D. Troupe of Nebras-
ka Mrs A. A. Kendall of Maine: Mrs. 5. V.
White of New York: Miss E. ); Hill OF CON
necticut: Mrs. j. r. Mellon of Pennsylvania;
Mrs. Kate Kearney Henry Of the District
of Columbia, Mrs. VIM. Oscar Shannon of
North Carolina: Mrs. James Wyncoop OF
New York: Mrs. John r. Walker of MIS-
souri,, Mrs. j. s. Pitcher of Tennessee and
Miss Josephine Anderson of Colorado were
all placed in nomination for vice presidents
general.
The Other officers.
Mrs Lyon of Virginia was nominated by
| Mrs w A. Smoot for the Office of chaplain
| general
The nominees for recording secretary
general We're Mrs. G. c. Bryan of the Dis
| trict of Columbia. by Mrs. Draper of the
District of Columbia; Mrs. E. w. Howard
| of Virginia, by Miss Miller OF the District
| of Columbia
| Corresponding secretary general: Mrs.
George Marsh of the District Of Columbia.
by Mrs. Gist of the District of Columbia;
| Mrs Robert S. Hatcher of Indiana, by Mrs.
| Henry of the District of Columbia; Mrs.
| Amos G.. Draper of the District OF Coium-
bia by Mrs. Thompson of MassachusettS.
Registrar general: Miss Minnie Mickey
| of Pennsylvania, by Miss RlchardS q the
District of Columbia.
Treasurer general: Mrs. G 3. Darwin
of the District of Columbia Mrs. Darwin
nomination was made by acclamatIon-
Historian general: Mrs. Lydia T. New
comb of Connecticut by Mrs Kinney ,,. OF
Connecticut Miss Susan R. Hetzei of Vlr-
ginia. by Mrs Page of Virginia, co.
| Assistant historian general MIS-. bre e
| CLAW Goodloe of Kentucky, by MISS clay
of kentucky; Mrs. Mary Jane Seymour Oh
| Massachusetts. n,;
librarian general: Miss ]. T. McBlalr
by Miss Richards of the District OF Colu''i
bia. ox
All nominations for general offices were
closed at 5:05 pm.
The lists of tellers and inspectors were
sent to the desk of the presiding oH1cer
They follow: ,,
For Mrs. Roebling: Telers-Mrs Thorn
son. Mrs Porter. Miss Thomson, MIS-:
Hooper Miss Benjamin, Mrs steele any
Mrs Gilchrist; inspectors, Mrs. shuioE' M ): :
|
For Mrs. Fairbanks: Tellers, Miss Rich
ards of the District of Columbia, MISS Soio
mon, Mrs. Coleman of Indiana MIS-. W. w
ard Peters Mrs. H. c. Brewster OF Nes
York. Mrs c. Emo of Connecticut ana MIS-
Valentine of Vermont; inspectors. MIS-, per
rell Mrs Gillette and Mrs Underwood
For Mrs. Mclean: Telers: MRS Iarh NJ.
Georgia. Miss Lathrop of New YORK, MIS-
John T. Bates of Kentucky: Mrs samue
Ammon of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Clarke Q
Alabama Mrs Bertha Robbins or Ne'
York, Mrs. John Tweedy OF C 0hia Mr'
Ycrke of Maine and Mrs. F'yfe OF Mlchleaf
Mrs Elroy NJ Avery was nominated 70
the position of editor of the Natlonal Masd
zine by Mrs. Hugh Nelson Page or Elrglnis
, and Miss Lillian Lockwood of the District c
Columbia was named for business manage
by Mrs Draper of the DISTRICT. ~,
Mrs Sherman of New York moved the
, In the case of those offices for which ther
{ was but one candidate the secretary ger
eral be directed to cast the ballot. In
motion prevailed and the secretary genera
cast the ballot for the following: wee pres
| dent in charge of organization of chapter
Mrs Tullock of the District of Columblf
i chaplain general, Mrs. w. A Smoot OF Il
v ginia: registrar general, Miss Minnie Micl
= lev of Pennsylvania; treasurer general MT
G. B. Darwin of the District of Columbi'
: librarian general, Miss j. T. McBlair
the District of Columbia.
Il Balloting Begins.
Ballots were distributed by pages at o.
o'clock and the ballot box was brought
: the front of the stage and placed on taol
d A motion to close the polls at 10 o'clot
: WAS voted down. The tellers and 1nspec
;. ors took up their positions on the stag
9 The tellers were the first to cast the
d votes, the first ballot being deposited
e sos o'clock.
e The voting proceeded slowly and wit
- great elaboration The tellers and Il
# spectors wedged in about the ballot o.
and appeared to give the greatest posslh
=, scrutiny to each woman presenting herse
n near the box and to every piece OF pap
y. presented for deposit. Each ballot W
# stamped by the chief of tellers, but at 8:
-e o'clock the stamp was broken and 1t I
II ouired a little time to find way out
- the difficulty. 1t was finally agreed tn
in the chief teller should use a pen and VIII
-, her initials on each ballot.
"a AS the dinner hour went by pages we
p dispatched for coffee. which was proug
is into the theater in mugs and pots Crac
- ers. cheese sandwiches and fruits we
III added and these were eaten by the ladl
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