Evening star., 1909-04-18

fixtures have been put in. But for
mishap to carload of marble carvings
and cornice the main corridor would
alsa have been completed. The Marine
Band is to be in attendance at the OPEN
ing session. feature of great interest
to the Daughters will be the escort of
the president general, Mrs. Henry Boyn-
ton, who has been chairman of a COM
mittee to locate the charter members
of the National Society. has found sew
eral hundred of them. and those in the
District are to form an escort for Mrs.
Mclean as she ascends the platform to
open the last congress over which she
will preside
Vice President Sherman will make an
address. following the address of well
come by the president general. Am
basssadOr NJ. JuSserand of France and
Judge Henry Stockbridge will also speak.
and the musical features will include
Maryland. My Maryland, with new
words. sung by Mrs. Noble Newport
Potts. and "Old Glory by Lydia II.
Tilton the national song CT the D. A. r.
The session will be open to the public.
Election Next Thursday.
l. While ten vice presidents general and
half score Of other officers are to be
elected next Thursday. the battle really
centers about the choice of the head OF
the organization of patriotic women-the
president general. Under the rules of the
national society president general can
serve only two terms conSecutiyely. Mrs
Donald Mclean has served two terms of
two years each, and now retires by stat
ute OF Limitation.
In>the early years of the society it was
the custom to select as head of the or
ganization woman who was In high
official position because of her husbands S
connection with the administration. This
was done for about thirteen years. Mrs
Caroline Scott Harrison. wife of the then
President of the United States; Mrs.
Letitia Green Stevenson, wife of the then
Vice President OF the United States; Mrs
Charles w. Foster, wife of the former
Secretary OF State; Mrs. Daniel Manning.
wife Of the former Secretary of the
Treasury. and Mrs. Charles w. Fair
banks, wife of the then United States
senator from Indiana, each served the
organization for term or two Mrs. Nc
Lean of New York, like the present New
York candidate. had never held an office
In the gift of the national society until
she was elected to the head of the or
ganiZation. She had been for ten. years
regent of New York Chapter, which
was at the time of her election to the
national office almost as large as the
Continental Congress of the Daughters
Mrs. Mclean is considered as having
been elected from the floor" and as
having broken the precedent of electing
president general because of her hus-
bands official position.
Considered "Floor" Members.
Thus 1t is that the two ladies mem
toned most prominently for the head
of this organization may be considered
floor members though one. Mrs. Mat
thew,T. Scott, has held several national
Offices in the society. Mrs. William Cum
mings Story of New York has been
much ,honored in New York. She en-
tered the national society d year or
two after its organiza ion and became
a member of New York City Chapter A
few years later she transferred her
membership to Manhattan Chapter and
for three or four years was regent. A
year ago Mrs Story was elected state
regent Of New York. and her work has
been marked by en- -husiasm and earnest
ness in the execution of plans to mark
the graves of revolutionary heroes, the
compilation of unwritten history and the
education of the foreigners who throng
New York needing instruction in every
thing that makes for good citizenship
Mrs. Story is also a club woman. and
was president for two terms of the New
York City Federation of Clubs. She is
Of pleasing personality. slender and
graceful, with winning manners. 1t is
stated that she is good parliamenta-
rian, a ready speaker, with a pretty wiz
and eminently fitted for the high office
in question.
Mrs Story was brought forward as
candidate for the Office of president gem
eral by committee known as the con
servatives.'' the leaders being Mrs. Kin
ney of Connecticut, state regent for many
years. and Miss Mary Desha one of the
founders of the national society. New
York delegates had indorsed Mrs. Story
for state regent again. but she declined
the state office to accept the nationa!
nomination.
Candidate of Liberal Party"
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, the candidate
wife of former Vice Pre- sident Stevenson,
and a charter member of the national
society. She has held many national of
fees. among them being that of chair
man OF the national committee for pres
ervat.on of historic spots. member of the
continental hall committee committee TO
select a hall site. building committee
committee on architecture maya zine com
mittee and legislative committee. Mrs
Scott has served as vice president GEN
eral of the society for two terms of four
years. She is member of the Colonial
Danes and of the Mary Washington So
ciety.
Mrs. Scott is a woman of wealth. and
Is regarded as broad minded Her ener-
the completion of the hall, which the
Daughters have been building in memory
of the women of revolutionary days
Mrs. Scott Is native Kentuckian and
in memory of her husband planned and
carried into execution THE Matthew T.
Scott. jr.. Collegiate Institute" of Louis
Vile, and after its completion placed Il
in trust in the hands of the synod Of
Kentucky for the Christian education of
young men and women. Mrs. Scott has
been for many years the leader of the
home mission work of the Presbyterian
Church of Illinois and the president of
the Womans Club of Bloomington one
OF the largest clubs of women in the