The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-21
MRS. MILAN E11 ELECTED Heads [ Aughters of Amer
 E,an Revolution.
 INES OF ENTHUSIASM
Women Scream and Cry in
 Hysteric Emotion.
Mrs. George M. sternberg, District Of Columbia, and Mrs. Charles War rem Lippitt, Rhode Island,
 the Defeated Candidates.

Washington, April 20.-Mrs. Donald Mclean, Regent of New York City Chapter today was elected President General of the National Society. D. A. R.
 The announcement of the election of Mrs Mclean came at the close of ses- sion of unusual interest. It created scene of notable enthusiasm and many of the women of the Congress were nearly hysterical in the demonstration of emotions.
 l The announcement early in the ses- | sion of the result of the ballot taken yesterday which resulted in no election | for President-General, indicated that the contest was extraordinarily close. On the first ballot Mrs Mclean re- ceived 342 votes of total of TIT cast, leaving her just twelve short of an l election Mrs. George Sternberg, Dis trict of Columbia, received 2Ol votes and Mrs. Charles Warren Lippitt of Rhode Island 164 votes.
 Mrs. Lippitt withdrew from the con test and another ballot was ordered. Early in the progress of the second bal lot 1t became evident that Mrs. Nc Lean would receive at least a part of l the vote cast on the first ballot for Mrs. Lippitt and therefore her election was practically assured. The balloting was not completed until 2:45 p. m.
 Then the Congress took an hours l recess for luncheon and until o'clock routine business was transacted while | the delegates were awaiting the report | of the tellers. After some minor amendments to the bylaws had been passed upon, announcement was made | of additional contributions to the Con- tinental Memorial Hall fund. amount I Is-- ft1nNa | ands of dollars.
 1 Mrs. Charles Warren Lippitt. State Regent of Rhode Island, presented con tributions from the chapters of her | State amounting to $2,000. Mrs Lip pitt was given an ovation when she appeared on the stage.
 Mrs. Avery's AmnOunceinent. At o'clock Mrs. Elroy M. Avery, chairman of the tellers, appeared on | the stage with her report. She said 1 the total number of votes cast was 690, six being blank. Of that number Mrs. Mclean received 362 and Mrs Stern berg 322.
 Mrs. Avery got no farther. A wave 1 of enthusiastic applause swept over the auditorium and galleries. Some of the women screamed as a vent to their | emotions Others cried and became hysterical. Every delegate in the hall was on her feet.
 When some measure of order had come the president general recognized | Mrs. Sternberg, who in a graceful man. ner moved that the election of Mrs. Mc- Lean be made unanimous. Mrs Lippitt quite as happily claimed the privilege l of seconding the motion.
 | By this time the enthusiastic friends | of Mrs. Mclean, in response to calls | Mclean" Mclean" which rang through the hall, had escorted Mrs. l | full candidate appeared at the desk of 1 the president-general, Mrs. Fairbanks rose and the two distin guished women | clasped hands cordially. Delegates and spectators cheered themselves hoarse at this demonstration of good l will.
 Mrs. Fairbanks then put to the Con- | gress the motion of Mrs Sternberg. It was carried enthusiastically, but there were a few scattering Noes" The negative votes were received with | misses.
 Sharply rapplng for order President | General Fairbanks said:
 "The chair desires that demonstra- tion to cease. Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution do not hiss. Their | guests must not. l ask the ladies who 1 voted No to join heartily in support | of Mrs. Sternberg's motion" | Mrs. Mclean was then recognized 1 and delivered a speech in which she expressed profound appreciation of the | honor done her. She expressed her 1 grateful thanks to the friends who had supported her so Loyalty; promised to carry forward to the extent of her ability the Memorial Hall project, which had been begun so auspiciously by Mrs. Fairbanks, and hoped that Mrs. Sternberg would continue as the chairman of the Ways and Means Com mittee.
 A recess was taken until s:3O p. m.
 The Previous Voting. No definite result was reached by the Daughters of the American Revo- lution by the ballot taken yesterday for the election of a President General to succeed Mrs. Charles Warren Fair banks.
 The congress was called to order at 0:07 a. m., anxiety being expressed on all sides for an early announce ment of the vote on yesterday. Af- ter the transaction of routine business, | the Chairman of Tellers, Mrs, Elroy NJ. Avery. was called upon for re- port of the ballot taken yesterday. The report showed the total number of votes cast was TIT; blank '.
 Following Is the result of the vote | for President General
 Mrs Donald Mclean, of New York, 342; Mrs. George NJ. Sternberg, Dis trict of Columbia, 2O1; Mrs. Charles Warren Lippitt. Rhode Island. 164. The announcement of the vote of Mrs. Mclean. which was within twelve vote of an election was received with a storm of applause.
 Of the sixteen candidates for Vice president Generals. more than ten, | the number to be elected. received a majority of the votes cast. It was de- cided by the congress that the ten receiving the highest number of votes should be declared elected. This re- suited in the election of the following named as Vicepresiden Generals, the number of votes received by each be- | ing as follows;
 Mrs. John R. Walker, Kansas City, Mo. 51S; Mrs. Mary Wood Swift San Francisco, 515; Mrs. Chas. H. Deere, Moline, Ill. 500; Mrs. D. J. Hodge, ! Cleveland. Al: Mrs. J. J. Lesley. l Bramletboro. Vt. AS; Mrs. Lindsay | Patterson, Winston Salem, N. C.. 43s: Mrs. H. Chamberlain, Chattanooga, Tenn. 43s; Mrs. Jno. Cunningham Haze, ! Manar Nfra can