Evening star., 1909-04-25

The eighteenth continental congress Of
ter of history. The expiring gasp Of the
session proclaimed late yesterday after
noon that Mrs. Mabel ". Swormstedt had
been elected corresponding secretary gen.
received exactly that number. Her op-
ponent on the insurgent ticket. Elinor I.
Thorne of Seattle and the District of CO.
lumbia, gave her very hard run, poll
ing 1S1 votes.
The foregoing was the result of the re-
balloting made necessary because both
candidates ran so far behind their tickets
that neither OF them received a majority
vote. With the voters in the congress re-
duced to a comparatively small number
by reason Of the lateness Of the hour, the
casting of the second ballot was rapid
and was quickly counted.
Close Doors Of Marble Home.
The last detail OF the election thus be-
Ing completed. the Daughters closed the
doors OF their marble home. The calm
front of Memo Il Continental Hall bears
no sign OF the contest that was waged
within all of yesterday. nor do the whis-
pering galleries. IL there be any. tell tales
of the turmoil that was caused when a
delegate made suggestion, which was
practically a charge, that the report OF
the tellers had undergone change over
night
The tellers Friday night Informally an
nounced that Mrs. l. B. Swormstedt of
the District OF Columbia, the regular or
administration candidate for correspond
ing secretary general. had come within
one vote Of majority and that, there
fore, there was no election. 1t also was
stated that Miss Mary Wilcox of the Dis
trict OF Columbia, insurgent Candidate
for recording secretary, had beaten her
opponent, Mrs. Hodgkins, also Of the Dis
trict OF Columbia, securing 435 votes, an
exact majority.
Gives Rise to Discussion.
1t was this latter vote that gave rise to
most OF the discussion, which hinged on
whether or not scattering votes had been
included in the grand total, the vote Of
Mrs. Hodgkins being 434 The situation
was becoming so intense that at the sug-
gestion of Mrs. Mclean the telIers retired
and recounted the vote. Mrs. EIroy,
Avery of Ohio. chairman of the tellers
reported that she had made an error by
according Mrs. Hodgkins several more
votes than she deserved The tellers
united In a vote of confidence, and Miss
Wilcox was declared elected, and ballot
ing for a corresponding secretary general
began
During the interval occastoned by the
counting of the votes the delegates took
occasion to thank almose every one from
the janitor up The pages received SOU
venir spoons, one of the policemen was
given $40 and there were many testimoni-
ais to officers. The press was omitted
from mention.
At this iuncture Mrs. Anna Benuing
state regent of Georgia. moved that ap-
ureciation of the courteSies extended I,y
The newspapers be shown by the con-
gress in the adoption of an appropriate q
resolution.
THANK the press? For what For
vhat?" asked Mrs Mclean, sterniy
Mrs Mclean refused vote on the
motion and declined 10 recognize any
one for that purpose.
Wants Justice for Fort McHenry.
Mrs. Adele G. Hubbard, wife Of the
commander of Fort McIIenry. Baltimore
asked the support OF the Daughters in
obtaining for the fort all the honor that
Il deserves She said that there had been
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