Putnam patriot., 1909-04-30

D. \. K. National Congress.

The National Congress of the paugh. tefs of the American Revelation was opened al Washington on Monday and was attended each day with the same excitement each day tn view of the nearing of the hour for the election of officers which had been the burning question from the first. Each division
 hoping Tor victory, while there was
 uncertainty enough to keep up grow 1 lug excitement that overshadowed all other questions.
 A good deal of business was transact ed m the course Of the day, however. Many reports were heard and ordered printed--one from Mrs. Helen ]. Eos ter, who brought about the unfortunate division in the ranks of the N, C. T. T., and then disappeared from active
 participation in that cause Her re
 port was on child labor, recommend Ing uniform laws on the subject as the only means of "ameliofating of eradi- eating harmful child labor. v
 The annual contributions for Cont.
 mental Hall, fairly swamped the Pres i,ienl Generals desk, and excited great interest. The contributions and piedg- es appfeNimated sao,0oo. Following
 their custom, Judge Hugh Vernon W Washington and his sister, Mrs. l.. w. Rellamy, both of Macon, Ga., children of the first "real" Daughter, attended the tonp rrss, and were invited to the
 platform Judge Washington aroused applause when he said that, as me- mortal to his mother, he aud his sister would give the last si ,,so la be paid on Continental Hall.
 Mrs. sara r Kinney, of Hartford, for fourteen wears state Regent ot tue Connecticut Daughters of the Ameri' can Revolution, read her Naledieiery to the Congress, giving report upon the work of the Connecticut branch oi
 the organization during her Regency
 In concluding Mrs. Kinney said: "l shall take with me into the priNa- ey of sheltered life, the happy mem ory of many sweet and gracious triend- ships with Daughters from Maine to California, and leave 10 valued sue ccssor a united and harmonious con | Stituency whose superb record Tor iatlh- | ful. unseltish. enthusiastic and apilit- | ing efforts for the highest and best in | tercs,s fer heme and country can never he told In words, but whose influence for good will be felt for decades ta come l in the fine old Constitution state.
 Thursday, afternoon all was suspense
 over the election. IL WAS late when the
 balloting hesan, and Il was late In The night helore the tellers had iinishished their prodisious task of conating the 1 votes, It was so late that the an noaneement of the result WAS put oil l to the next day.
 The day was one of intense excite mcnt for the Daughters. Every dele
 gate was In her seat before the session
 opened, and the gallsries were packed Ia overilowing. Again and again the
 bare mention of the names of Mrs. Sio-
 IN and Mrs. Scott. the respective can dldaies for President General ot the op-
 posing parties, threw the gathering in
 b state of pandemoniam- The de lesates and visitors threw aside all
 sernblaaee af restraint and wildly
 eheefei, elapped their hands, waved their handkefchicfs and other ways
 displayed their partisanship.
 The nominating speeches wefe ne-
 plese with osatory and fiery spirit, and gave every evidence that the contest
 was battle royal. There was no sag-
 gesiian og bitterness of feeling, how
 ever, the candidates being put forward entirely on their merits. The naagh- ] ters in united harmony, after the bal