The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
MRS. FAIRBANKS IS
 AGAIN \ CANDIDATE D. A. R.Congress ConVenes With
 1000 Delegates Present WARM CONTEST EXPECTED President General Is Vigorously op- posed for Reelection on Ground of
 utlonallty--AnnuaI
 Journey to Mt. Vernon.
WARM CONTEST EXPECTED

Washington, February 23-The twelfth continental congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution convened in this city today. Many of the leaders of the organization that numbers 10000 patriotic women were present. Approximately 1000 delegates and alternates from all the states in the union attended.
 The congress will be in session through out this week, and already bids fair to be marked by several warm contests, the principal one being over the office of president general.
 Mrs. Charles ". Fairbanks is a candi- date to succeed herself for the second time. She already has served one term as president-general and one term before that as ice-president-ge general and the opponents to her reelection claim that her tenure In both offices operates as two continuous terms in the meaning of an amendment to the constitution inhibiting the officers from serving more than two continuous terms.
 The advocates of her reelection con- tend that the amendment was not retro active and she Is therefore eligible. Mrs. Daniel Manning and Mrs. Donald Mclean both of New York city, will be conspicu- ons in the campaign for president-general The election will occupy Thursday. The official parliamentarian this year is Miss Mary Belle King Sherman of Chicago, a member of the bar of that city.
 The feature of today-s proceedings was the address of welcome of President Gen. eral Fairbanks
 Mrs. Fairbanks in her address referred to the influx of Italians Bohemans Poles and Russians Into Greater New York and said the greatest aspiration should be to eliminate the attaching of any other nationality to the word America.
 During the year there were 3740 members added to the rolls. She said the approach of the centennial of the Louisiana Pur- chase Is absorbing the attention not alone of the Daughters of Missouri but the daughters of every chapter in the United States, and urged a hearty CO., operation of the 40,000 of the women in the order at the St. Louls exposition.
 Afternoon Session.
 The afternoon session was ushered in by lively tilt over the question of seating on the floor of the congress all the state Vice-regents as the 2lternates to the state regents The motion to that effect was made by Mrs. Robert k. Park of Georgia who, with Mrs. Donald Mclean of New York, led the affirmative side of the de- bate, while Mrs. A. G. Draper of this city led the negative. It was finally voted to seat the vice-regents In the ab- sence of the regents themselves
 A resolution was offered by Mrs liar riet Baird Huey, a former regent of Pennsylvania, to appoint a committee of seven members, not including any Penn | sylvania nor any active officers of the national board of managers to inves stigate certain statements made concerning the Independence hall chapter of Pennsylva- mia. The case involves a local chapter and statements made before the national board regarding remarks attributed to Mrs. Huey. After parliamentary wran- gle on motion of Mrs. Wentworth of Mas sachusetts the resolution was tabled by a vote of 355 to 151.
 Flag Is Raised.
 Part of the days exercises was the raising of flag on the site of the pro- posed Continental hall, at the corner of Seventeenth and D streets Northwest The flag was attached to a rope in the hands of Mrs. Fairbanks and was hoist- ed aloft to the tune of the Star Spangled Banner
 Mrs. Fairbanks announced that the house of representatives had today pass ed a bill exempting the property. includ- ing the proposed nall, from taxation, which would result in saving of prob ably s2500 annually to the association. The statement was received with cheers.
 Tonight the members of the society visited the library of congress where Mrs. Fairbanks held a reception for sev- eral hours.
 In perpetuation of the fame of the ''Father of His Country" the children of the revolution, accompanied by their elders of the Daughters and Sons of the American Revolution and about TOGO other pilgrims, made their annual journey to the shrine of Washington at Mount Yer non today to make note of the growth of the tree the society planted six years ago.
 Appropriate exercises similar to those which have been held by the society each 22d of February since the tree was plant ed, were held.