Evening star., 1909-04-18

state. devoted to the uplifting Of women
in every activity Of life. She resided for
many years in Washington, and is well
known here socially.
Promise to Reside Here.
Both Mrs. Scott and Mrs. Story have
stated they will take up residence in this
city if elected president general. Mrs.
Scott was brought forward for president
general by her own chapter. 'Letitia
Green Stevenson of Bloomington. and
then received the unanimous Endorsement
Of the state conference of the D. A. r.
of Illinois. Since then she has been in
dorsed by other chapters.
Mrs. Amos G. Draper and Mrs.
Miranda B. Tulloch are the rival candf-
dates for vice president general in charge
of organization, the Office NOW held by
Mrs. Charlotte Emerson Main. whose
term expires by statute of limitation. Mrs.
tional society. She has been treasurer
general of the society and is the present
registrar general
Mrs. Miranda B. Tuloch has served as
treasurer general of the society and two
terms as vice president general in charge
of organization. the same office 10 which
she is aspiring now.
For vice president general from the
District there are two candidates. Mrs.
Ellen Spencer Mussey and Mrs. George
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state regent of the District D. A. r. two
terms and is serving her first term as
vice president general.
Mrs. Sternberg served two terms ~as
vice president general and on the Conti-
mental Hall committee was chairman of
the ways and means subcommittee of
the, hall. was on the building and site COM
mittee and was member of the war
committee during the Spanish
war and served on several other commit
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of the Army and Navy Chapter Of the
D. A. r.. and has filled other committee
assignments in the society.
Recording Secretary General.
The district candidates for recording
secretary general are Mrs Howard l..
'Hodgkins. the retiring District regent,
and Miss Mary Wilcox. Mrs. Hodgkins
has filled many ,of1ces of trust and has
been chairman of the national press COM
,mfttee for several years Miss Wilcox is
-stenographer and has taken the ma
tional society proceedings for many
years. For the last seven years she has
been. state secretary of the District D.
A. r.
eral are Miss Della Sheldon Jackson.
daughter of DR.. Sheldon Jackson. gen.
eral agent for education in Alaska, and
Mrs. w. D. Hoover. Both have been
prominent in u. A. r. work.
There is only one candidate for corre-
spending secretary general. Mrs NJ.
Thorn of Mount Rainier. For historian
general the two District candidates are
Mrs. Gertrude B. Darwin. former treas
urer general. and Mrs. j. Frye-Briggs,
daughter of Senator Frye of Maine. Mrs.
Darwin is one of the District probation
matrons.
The candidates for librarian general
are Mrs. Woodbury. Pulsifer and Mrs.
S. n Willis Mrs. Willis is native Of
Kentucky and is now regent of the Mary
Floyd Chapter of Litchfeld. Conn.,. her
father having been the late Senator Haw-
ley. She is prominent in Red Cross work,
is a member of the Connecticut Society
of Colonial Danes. of the Order of
Founders and Patriots and is eligible to
the Society of Huguenots.
Other nominees for national Offices are
Mrs George W. Wainwright and Mrs.
Grace Pierce of New York for registrar
general. and Mrs Henry Bowron and
Miss Linkins for assistant secretary gen.