The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-20
COUNTING THE BALLOTS CAST Daughters Have Completed
 Their Voting. AN ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY Spirited Campaign Very Much
 in Evidence. Retiring President General, Mrs. Fair banks, Paid Signal Honor by
 the Organization of Pa-
 triotic Women.
AN ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY

ters of the American Revolu ton convened today 1t was expected that the most important work before the body, the election of national of ficers. would be completed before ad- journment. Last night and this morn- ing the campaign for president general proceeded vigorously. Friends of each of the three candidates expressed con- fidence in the victory of their leader. but it was noticeable that on the part of none of them was there the slightest relaxation in the work of vote-getting. Despite expressions of confidence, 1t was evident that none of the candi- dates was assured positively of suc- cess.
 Long before the session was called to order, Memorial Hall was thronged with delegates and interested specta- tors. The very atmosphere of the hall was sur r-charged with excitement and 1t was with difficulty that President General Fairbanks brought about semblance of order It was 1880 when business was begun.
 The following were placed in nomi- nation for vice-president general in addition to those nominated last night:
 Mrs. Franklin F. Brooks, of Colorado; Mrs. John Cunningham Hazen, of New York; Mrs. o. J. Hodge, of Ohio; Mrs. George Nichols, of South Carolina; Mrs. H. F. Chamberlain, Tennessee; Mrs. Charles H. Deere, of Illinois; Mrs. Catharine L. Eagan, Florida; Mrs. Milton H. Everett, Nebraska; Mrs Lindsay Patterson. North Carolina; Mrs. Mary Wood Swift. California;: Mrs. Catherine 8. Mccartney, Pennsyl- vania; Mrs. John Leary, Washington; Mrs. Mary Phelps Montgomery, Oregon, and Mrs. Howard l.. Hodgkins of the District of Columbia.
 Mrs. Fairbanks HonOred.
 Mrs. Sarah T. Kinney, State Regent of Connecticut named Mrs Charles Warden Fairbanks as the honorary president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Mrs. Fair banks evidently was taken by surprise, but, she yielded the chair temporarily to Mrs. Carey of Indiana. The dele gates rose as a body and gave Mrs. Fairbanks an ovation. The nomination was made an election amid enthusiastic
 in resuming the chair, Mrs. Fair banks said:
 This is the last of many honors you have conferred upon your President General and she thanks you from the bottom of a grateful heart.
 Other nominations were made as fol- lows:
 ChaDlaln-GeneTdlp hTB. l' ohdmAIhf of the District of Columbia.
 Recording Secretary General, Miss Mary Desha, of the District of Colum- bia; Mrs. M. B. Prentice, District of Columbia
 Corresponding Secretary General, Miss Virginia, Miller, Mrs. John Rus sell Young, both of the District of Co., lumbia.
 Registrar General, Mrs. George G. Martin. District of Columbia, Mrs. J. s. Jamieson, Virginia.
 Treasurer General. Mrs. M. E. s. Davis, District of Columbia.
 Historian-General, Mrs. Jonathan P. Deliver, Iowa.
 Assistant Historian General, Mrs. Mary s. Lockwood. District of Colum- bia.
 Librarian General, Miss A. G. Solo, mons, District of Columbia.
 Editor of The American Monthly Magazine, Mrs. M. D. Avery. for bus mess manager of the magazine, Miss Lillian Lockwood.
 The rules were suspended and Mrs. Avery and Miss Lockwood were cleo ted.
 After deciding to proceed to the e4sc- ton of officers immediately after re- cess, a recess was taken until 2:30 o'clock.
 At the afternoon session the fol- lowing officers were elected unani- mously:
 Subordinate officers.
 Vice-president general in charge of the organization of chapters, Mrs. Charlotte Emerson Main. District of columbia; Chaplain General, Mrs. T. s. Hamlin, District of Columbia Treas urer- General, Mrs. M. E. s. Davis, Dis trict of Columbia; Historian General, Mrs. Jonathan P. Deliver, Iowa; As sistant Historian General, Mrs. M. A. Lockwood, District of Columbia; Li- brarian General, Miss Aline E. Solo mon, District of Columbia.
 A roll call of States disclosed the presence of 695 delegates entitled to vote. It was announced some State regents that their States were entitled to more votes, which might be cast before the close of the balloting.
 The voting for national officers be- gan at o'clock under the supervision of three inspectors representing the three candidates for president general and was very slow, several hours be- ing required to cast the entire vote of the congress. As the ballot was abso- lutely secret, there was no possibility of ascertaining the result until the votes were counted This duty was
 
 were appointed as representatives of each of the candidates Tor president general.
 Mrs. Fairbanks, the retiring presi- dent general. gave a reception in hon. or of the Daughters at her home on Massachusetts Avenue tonight. She was assisted in receiving by dozen of the prominent members of the organi- zatiop.
 Voting for the candidates for presl- dent general and various vice-presi- dents general closed at 7:30 o'clock. The ballots chen were handed over to the teIlers, who spent the greater por- ton of the night in counting them.
 Announcement of the result will be made tomorrow
 Sons of the Revolution.
 Annapolis. April 19.-The tri-ennial session of the Sons of the Revolution now in session at Washington visited Annapolis in body today and in the afternoon attended the naval academy