Evening star., 1909-04-17
PATTEN CANNOT LOSE MANY MEMBERS HERE
Pool Has Already Cleared Delegates to Congress of b. A.
$5,000000 in Profits. R. Arriving in Throngs
REAL GRAIN STILL ON HAND lFIVE THOUSAND IN CITY
Million Bushels for May De- Present Board of Management Holds
livery to Be Disposed Of. Final Session
MAY MAKE MONEY ON THAT ENDORSEMENT OF MRS MCLEAN
Manipulators
Special Service in St. Johns
:. nou..a Church
Delegates to Congress of b. A.
R. Arriving in Throngs.
FIVE. THOUSAND IN CITY
Present Board Of Management Holds
Final Session.
ENDORSEMENT OF MRS. MCLEAN
Daughters" Invited to Attend
Special Service in st. Johns
Episcopal Church Tomorrow.

| Daughters of the American Revolution
| are arriving by the hundreds today, and
1t Is estimated that fully 5000 are al
! ready here. The hotels are full. and the
| streets are gay with richly gowned wom-
en- wearing medals and decorations. The
display of spring gowns and millinery is
| gorgeous. The center of attraction this
morning seemed to be D. A. r. head
quarters where delegates to the Cont
mental Congress OF the Daughters we're
busy securing badges and invitations to
| the various social functions next week.
| AS usual these invitations were presented
with the badges when credentials were
| shown
The last session Of the present national
board of management of the D. A. R.
| was convened at 10 o'clock this morning,
Mrs Mclean, president general, pre-
| siding
Only routine business was transacted,
a good deal of the time being occupied by
speeches of congratulation. The presi-
dent general made farewell address.
| The report Of the registrar general, Mrs.
Amos G. Draper, showed 193 new mem.
bers. sum total of ], 200 for the current
| month of April, and total of over q. 1900
since Mrs. Mclean became president gen.
| eral.
Resolutions Indorsing Mrs. Mclean.
| One OF the incidents of the meeting was
the presentation of resolutions indorsing
the administration Of Mrs. Mclean. The
resolutions were presented by Mrs. Perley
of Pennsylvania. and seconded by Mrs.
Francis NJ. Terry of New York. Mrs.
| Mary D. Patton of Pennsylvania and Mrs.
| Emma F. Bates of Massachusetts,. gen.
erdl rising of the members of the board
contributed unanimous second.
| The resolutions set forth that 1.-The
members of the retiring board desire
to be placed upon record as express
| Ing our deep gratitude to the chairman,
our president general. Mrs. Donald Nc
Lean. for her wise. just. deliberate. al
ways parliamentary and constitutional
| rulings.
| For the confidence reposed in us, the
Difference accorded our Qpipipns which
has always resulted IN absolute unan-
unity, while the meetings have been SO
that coming to them has been a pleasure
to look forward to and one always real
/ ized.
THE work accomplished along all lines
during. her administration. her business
methods in bonding Continental Hall,
which has resulted i'm the practical COM
! plet1on of this memorial to stand as the
work of women. We once again heartily
| fndcrse and express our qualification at
having been members also OF the Memo
rial Continental Hall committee
| Madam president general, we beg you
to accept these resolutions as an evil
| dence of our appreciation of your most
arduous duties. so ncbly performed
| Special Church Service.
| The Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion have been invited to a special service
| in st. Johns Episcopal Church at 4:3O
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, when Rev
Roland Cotton Smith will preach spec al
/ sermon to them. The invitation has been
| accepted and the president general will
| attend, accompanied by large delegation
OF the Daughters. for whom seats have
! been reserved in the body of the church
The Illinois delegation about seventy
strong. has arrived. and is quartered at
the Willard The Illinois ladies will give
a reception Tuesday afternoon in the big
| ballroom of the Willard in honor of Mrs
| Scott. their candidate for president gem
era1. the whole congress and friends being
invited 1t is understood that no cards
will be issued.
Meeting Of Hall Board.
| Mrs. Mclean will preside at the meet
ing of the Continental Hall board this
afternoon, and on adjournment will take
a seat in Capt. Walter McLean's car for
a ride along the Potomac Park drive.
! Among the delegates to the D. A. r.
convention to arrive today was Mrs
| Gabrielle Steuart Mulliner of New York
| .ity. She is warm supporter of Mrs
| Story's platform. Mrs, Mulliner is a
awyer. and has represented Mrs Clar-
.nce Mackay's Equal Franchise League
for changes in laws affecting working
| women. She also successfully advocated
the establishment of separate cars for
women In the North river tunnel.
To Meet Mrs. Story.
| Al the tea to be given at the New Will
lard this afternoon by the Vice President
and Mrs. Sherman to meet Mrs William
Cummings Story of New York the chief
topic of conversation. 1t Is said, NAV be
the fierce political struggle In connection
with the campaign for the Office of presi-
dent general Of the D. A. r. Mrs Nc
| Lean and Mrs. Matthew T. Scott declare
| they will not be there.
| The scent of battle is in the air and
the upholders OF the Mclean admins
| tration and the administration candidate e.
Mrs. Scott. discussed with great an;ma-
ton last night the fact that Vice Presi-
dent of the United States had entered D.
A. r. politics, and for the first time in
the history Of the country issued invita-
tions "to meet some one The Vice
ters since the invitations went out but
denies that i was his intention to cause
any strife or to promote the candidacy
of Mrs. Story.
Mrs. Mclean Explains.
| Mrs. Mclean gave out a statement last
night i'm regard to not attending the tea.
as follows:
1.-The president general has to say. with
| reference to the reception to be given to
the Daughters by the Vice President and
Mrs. Sherman. that she will not be able
to attend under the circumstances. not
withstanding her high regard for the Vice
President and Mrs. Sherman. The presi-
dent general is of the opinion that Mr..
| and Mrs. Sherman were not aware of the
situation In d. A. r. circles when the in
vitations were issued"
/ Mrs Scott said that other gayements
| would prevent her from attending the af-
| fair. Last night she had considerable
to say about the apologies which the in
| surgents had made concerning the state
| ment that Mrs. Scott was mentally and
| physically incapable of holding the office
| Of president general" Statements yester-
day were that some irresponsible person
had made the statement and that II in
| no way reflected the views of those op-
posed to Mrs. Scott.
"Vicious and Uncalled for Attack" +"
ut was a vicious and uncalled fer at.
| tack Mrs. Scott declares .They sa ID
was physically and mentally unfit to