The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-25

President General by Members OF
the Congre~s-Mrs. Lindsay Fat
tcrson of winston-Saiem Elected
One OF the Ten Vice Presidents
General
Washington, ID. g., April 2o.-Mrs-
Donald Mclean. regent of New York
City Chapter OF the Daughters OF the
American Revolution. today was
elected president general OF the ma
tional society, ID. \. K.
The announcement early in the ses-
sion of the result of the ballot taken
yesterday for national officers, which
resulted in no election for President
General, indicated that the contest was
extraordinarily close. On the first bal
lot Mrs. Mclean received 342 votes OF Il
total of III cast, leaving her just
twelve votes short OF an election. Mrs.
George NJ. Sternberg. District of Co
lumbia. received POI votes, and Mrs.
Charles Warren Lispitt, of Rhode Is
land, 1S4 votes. Mrs. Lippitt withdrew
from the contest.
Inc SbCOHu DdiioL lcSNiiSa- SiaS.
Mclean 362, Mrs. Sternberg, 81,
blank, e: total, $50. AS the vote was
announced a wave of enthusiastic ap-
plause swept over the auditorium and
galleries. Some of the women scream
cd, as Il rent to their emotions. Others
CRIED and became hysterical. Every
delegate i'm the hall was on her feet.
No attempt was made by the President
General to control the demonstration o"
to stay it. When some measure of or
der had come to the assemblage, the
President. General recognized Mrs.
Sternberg, who moved that the election
of Mrs. Mclean be made unanimous.
Mrs. Lippitt claimed the privilege of
seconding the motion. By this time,
the enthusiastic friends of Mrs. Nc
Lean, in response to calls of Mclean,
Mclean which rang through the hall,
had escorted Mrs. Mclean to the stage.
AS the successful candidate appeared
at the desk of the President General.
Mrs. Fairbanks rose and the two wo-
men clasped hands cordially. Delegates
and spectators cheered themselves
hoarse at this demonstration of good
will. Mrs. Fairbanks then put to the
congress the motion of Mrs. Sternberg.
1t waS carried enthusiastically, but
there were a few scattering noes
The negative votes We're received with
misses. Sharply rapping for order.
President general Fairbanks said:
THE chair desires that demonstra-
ton to cease. Daughters of the Ameri-
al Revolution do not hiss. Their
guests must not. l ask the ladies who
voted mo-" to join heartily III support
of Mrs. Sternberg's notion
Mrs. Mclean then was recognized
and delivered a short speech in which
she expressed profound appreciation of
the honor due her, and the hope that
all the daughters would stand with her
i'll support Of the society and its OBJ
jects.
OF the sixteen candidates Off vice
president general, more than ten-the
number to be elected-received a ma
jOrity of the votes cast. 1t was decid-
ct by the congress that the ten receiv-
ing the highest number of votes should
be declared elected. This resulted in
the election of the following:
Mrs. John Walker, Kansas City, Mo-,
SIS.
Mrs. Mary Wood Swift, San Francis
co, Cal, 515.
Mrs. Charles II. Deere MOlino, Ills,
500.
Mrs. 0. J. Hodge, Cleveland, Ohio,
All.
Mrs. J. j. Estey, BattleborO, Wits.
Mrs. Lindsay Patterson, Winston-Sa-
lem, n. c., 43S.
Mrs. H. S. Chamberlain, Chattanoo-
Ga, Tenn, 439.
Mrs. John Cunningham Hazen, Pei
ham Manor, n. Y, 436.
Mrs. George w. Nichols, Spartan
burg, S. c., 400.
Mrs. Franklin E. Brooks, Colorado
Springs, Colo, All.
Other officers were elected as fol-
lows:
Recording Secretary General-Miss
Mary Desha, WashingtOn2 ID. G..
Corresponding Secretary General
Miss Virginia Miller, Washington.
D. G.
Registrar General-Mrs. Stewart
Kamison, Washington, ID. c.
Some lively scenes marked the pre-
liminary to the second ballot. Mrs.
Feele, of Georgia, o to a question OF
privilege. President General Fairbanks
reserved the right to decide whether
it was a question of privilege.
Yesterday, or the day before SAID
Mrs. Peeie. lit was declared no CAM
paign speeches would be heard"
Amid the uproar which followed,
President General Fairbanks replied:
Back to your seat. You have not
kept faith"
Order was restored finally and bal
loting for President General was be-
ouu