The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-05
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 SOCIETY.

 1 dissimilar an aspect as a pumpkin does ! from a potato. This comparison was
 made at random, but it fits pretty we'll,
 The pumpkin is big and pompous and
 heavy. but the potato, though small. is
 more popular as a steady diet and-it has | lots of eyes.
 Mrs. Frank P. Glass represented the | Peter Forney Chapter of Montgomery | for day or two on the floor, but when | approached on the subject disclaimed any
 impressions whatever. It was not long, | however. before she revealed several of a very decided nature.
 'I was in Washington such short while," said Mrs. Glass. that had time | only to attend the Congress about a day and half.''
 And in that time what did you think of Mrs. Fairbanks?'
 Mrs. Fairbanks" Mrs. Glass replied, was lovely. She is a splendid presiding officer. She Is admirable. and what Is particularly noticeable, she is a fine par hamentarian. The D. A. R.'s, you know, | are very strict when it comes to business, or at least they want to be. Heretofore | they have had a man employed to sit at the elbow of the President to prompt her on parliamentary points. This time the professional parliamentarian was a wo- man, but Mrs. Fairbanks appeared to have little need for her services. Mrs. Fair banks, moreover, is woman of repose. and whatever the excitement keeps her temper, and equanimity. She Is always pleasant and is quick to grasp the sense of speeches which to many of us seemed
 hopelessly uIintelligible
 And what about Mrs. Donald Mo Lean?'t
  | times disagreeably aggressive. She has a strong following, however, and is deter mined t1 become President some day of the National D. A.. R. She would have kept up the fight this time, but even
 mar = Snr own friends were in favor of | a secC.-- t , for Mrs. Fairbanks, ana she realized that discretion would serve best if she would gain her point in the end, so she withdrs sw from the race. But I shall not be surprised if Mrs. Mclean is elected for our next President."S But what impressed me most" contin- ued Mrs. Glass, was the apparent want of system on the part of the women, on the floor. They would gain recognition from the chair and then proceed 10 advo- cat esomething that had been. already passed. or would argue on some question wholly beside the point or would speak on a subject quite irrelevant to the mat ter in hand. Actually they seemed to me at times quite ridiculous. But that may have been due to weariness' as the session progressed. Some one said that they were getting nervous. I could not remain until the close of the Congress, and only speak from the few hours I was able to attend" A Nashville lady who was a delegate from the Cumberland Chapter evidently hnldc thn 0ntnfnr, 0f Moe ho nko as does Mrs. Glass. She is quoted as saying:
 Mrs. Fairbanks is most able pre- siding officer. At the opening of the Con gress she held in her hand a beautiful silver-mounted gavel. artistically tied with ribbons of the society colors, dark blue and white. This dainty gavel, as the Congress progressed, gave way to an iron hammer, and upon her table was placed a piece of cast iron, upon which, at times, she vigorously pounded to such
 an extent that the cast iron was broken | into fragments, sad commentary upon
 the unruly body"
 | A Montgomery man who spent two
 hours at the Congress viewing the Daughters from the house top, as it were, | said that from the gallery where he was | relegated, his only impression was that
 of an abundance of millinery and badges. But" said the man, "on one occasion, when the delegates were required to come to the platform to have their say, it ap-
 peared to me from the moving figures, that it was foot race as to which would get to the platform first"
 Mrs. w. F. Vandiver, who was not a delegate. but who attended the meetings as visitor. spoke eloquently for the so- cial side of the Congress- The various entertainments, the visits to Mount Yer non, and other social affairs, were beau tiful and of great interest. One reception of which Mrs. Vandiver tells, was given by Miss Frances Benjamin Johnston, a celebrated woman photographer of Wash ington, at her studio. Miss Johnston wis., ited Montgomery some three months ago, spending a few hours fin the city. She spoke very admiringly to Mrs. Vandiver of the town, and sent pleasant messages to few whom she had met while here.