Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-18
TINGED WITH SORROW
Proceedings of the D. A. R. Coh-
gress Today.
SYMPATHY FOR MRS. HAMLIN
Nominations of Officers to Serve the
Ensuing Year.
MRS. MCLEAN HAS OPPOSITION
Mrs. Howard of Alexandria Named by
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ing Not Yet Over.
SYMPATHY FOR MRS. HAMLIN
MRS. MCLEAN HAS OPPOSITION

! that the Daughters of the American RevO-
| luton met this morning. Bereavement had
| come to the home of the chaplain general
| of the national society, Mrs Teunis 8.
| Hamln. in the death of her husband which
| occurred last night In opening the con-
| gress the president general made the an
| nouncement. She was visibly affected as
she asked the sympathy of the congress
| for their distinguished member in her hour
| of deep sorrow. and asked the congress to
| remember the last adjuration of the chap
| lain general In her prayer at the dedication
of the portico pillars. that peace and
harmony might attend all their labors."
Mrs Thomas R. Noble of the District then
offered the Invocation, imploring divine
| guidance and protection for the afflicted
! chaplain general.
| Mrs. NJ A. Ballinger of the District was
| recognized to offer resolutions of sympa thy
! and to ask that the congress draft resolu
! tons. The president appointed on the COM
mittee Mrs NJ. A. Ballinger Of the District.
| Miss Ellen Mecum of New Jersey and Mrs
| Thos. *. Noble of the District.
| Tie music of the morning was one of the
! special features of the day. Prof Percy
| Foster announced that the song Dear Ma
! tive Land composed by Sara Rem
| inston Tayler and dedicated to the D. A. r.,
ard would be sung by Mrs. Bertha Lincoln
Heustis OF Dubuque. Iowa. formerly Miss
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| greeted with prolonged applause she
! came forward. and it was renewed as she
| retired. with the thanks of the president
| general.
| congress had been waiting and working for
| the last year, the election of officers for
! the ensuing term of two years. The hall
was filled to its capacity with nervous
| women who had been wire-puliing for
three days. and the galleries We're packed
with alternates. visiting Daughters and
| guests. "a number OF men being among the
others.
| The president general stepped to the
| front of the platform and said she knew
| the members who had carefully read their
programs We're well aware that this was
| the day when the election of officers was
| to take place.
This caused a great shout of laughter as
delegates were breathessly waiting for
| chance to make the nomina tons. Some had
even taken out Their typewriter speeches
and were giving them last look over.
Appointment of Tellers
The president general then announced
that she would appoint as chairman of
| te!lers, Mrs. Ammon of Pennsylvania If
asreea bic to the congress, which expressed
| its approval of the appointment by pro-
| lonsed applause She stated that to be per
| iectly fair with the appointment of telers
| she would ask each state delegation that
| had candidate for election to send to the
| desk the names of two of that delegation
| for tel1ers. and the presiding officers would
Immediately officially appoint them as
| .ellers, which was done.
! With a smile the president general said
! that nominations We're now in order, and
| she would appoint as presiding officer dur
| ing that period Mrs Robert Park vice
! president general for Georgia Mrs Park
| Immediately took the chair and the presi-
dent general repaired TO her committee
room.
| The next hour of the congress was pretty
| much Kaleidoscope of color and a jumbo
| of sound, for the members were so excited
| they would not keep STILL and very few
| heard anything that was said. All seemed
| however, TO know pretty well what each
! woman was supposed to say. for of the
| iitty or more speeches made from the plat
form not dozen words were heard in
| the rear of the hall. The applause was AL
| WAYS on tap for the right name though
| all that could be seen was a waving Of
nands; a movement of the lips bow in
| one direction and tripping down the
| steps OF the speakers. which showed that
inat part of the show" was ended
Mrs. Mclean Cheered.
Every mention of Mrs Donald McI,eans
| name brought applause. Women climbed
| onto the chairs, pulled off their spring hats
! ana swung them around their heads and
| yelied-Just to be making a noise They
| Jumped up and down in their efforts to ex-
press their delight waved handkerchiefs
and flags. and one woman who had an arm
| full of American beauty roses with stems
yard long, insisted in wildly fourishinp
| them every time anything that was said
| particularly pleased her, much to the dam
age OF frail laces. chiffons and other spring
garb of u light and airy nature which would
| get caught on the great cruel thorns of the
| rose stems. There is one time that the
| Daughters let go of their primness dignity
| and that Is when they are expressing their
political preferences.
| The morning was not to pass without
| friction. which developed in the New York
| delegation, but was effectually put to sleep
| by the statement of Mrs. Terry. ex-state
regent. that she had the majority vote of
| New York. 'signed. sealed and delivered
for Mrs. Donald Mclean.
Named by Maine.
| Mrs. Mclean was nominated for presi-
| dent general by Mrs. Kendall of Maine
She stated that two years ago she had
| been given the distinguished honor and
had at that time promised many things for
| Mrs. Mclean. Everything she had prom
ised, she said. had been fulfilled. and her
| voice was drowned with a thunder of long
continued applause.
| Mrs Mclean has been assaulted by envy.
malice and spite said Mrs. Kendall, yet
| has come through it unscathed, and those
| who know her best love her best" Again
| there was deafening applause.
! Mrs. Kendall gave some of the ancestors
| of Mrs. Mclean and declared that she saw
| In her candidate many Of. the sterling traits
| of those sturdy sons of revolutionary days
| She is a safe and ideal leader declared
Mrs Kendall. "a kind counselor a stanch
friend, unbending exponent of strict
! justice to all and for all.
| Il ask for my candidate Emily Nelson
| Richie Mclean, unanimous nomination."
| she declared in closing.
At the announcement of the name which
| to the closing sentence had not. been men,
| toned the congress went wild. 1t had ap-
plauded all indirect allusion to Mrs Nc
] Lean and Mrs. Kendalrs references to tho
! great things that had been accomplished
| by her. but that was nothing compared to
| the frenzy which possessed the delegates
| when the nomination was fairly before the
| congress.
| For quite two minutes the shouting and
| hand-clapping went on without let or
J hindrance. Then the state regents who
| wanted to second the nominations began to
| pour down the middle aisle Some of the
! regents had speeches written out, and In
| spite of the evident Impotence of the con-
| gress over such a proceeding read them.
| All usually ended with a swing of the
| hands and the announcement that '.the
delegation is unanimous for Mrs Donald
| Mclean
Opposition Nominee.