New-York tribune., 1909-04-21
APPLAUD MRS. STORY
ID. H. r. Demonstration for Ne50
York Regent Reports ReceiUed.

Washington April eo-with the political clouds
almost ready TO break into storm, the Daughters
of the American Revolution held to-day me sec
md dsv's session OF their eighteenth OoilIleFlaA
Congress Another big attendance, although II was
known that the major portion Of the day would
Te taken I'D with the calling Of the long roll ana
with renorts testified TO the interest felt IN the
APPROACHING election OF a president general ana
other officers
The first open manifestation Of any partisanshlP
regarding +be presidency general came when Mrs
William Cumming Story, the 'anti-adlnlnls1ratlo
candidate, received remarkable outoursI Oh aP-
;.ause when as regent Of the New York oTsalli%A
ton she announced THAI her delegation Woulu cds'
rs VOTES Mrs Matthew T. Scctt, the admins
sration" candidate, sat in one Of the upper ooAes
and observed the demonstration
The -er,orts of officers showed the organization 10
he 81 gourishing condition, and that the interest
sn il was undininshed. In the words OF MtS- DoIi-
sid Mclean the president general the last year
has been one Of ''unexampled success prosPeit'S,
peace and harmony" Because OF the ui-ilhlsiieU
state of the building many English spaTro"s nav
found their way into the auditorium ana uNIii9
to-day's session they kept up a constaht CHI -l7'
a. times disturbing the proceedings
Before proceeding with the regular business ''Ie
congress unanimously adopted resolution OF sym
rathy for Vice-Presdent General Charlolle T,i7I
son Main this city, because Of the deliln oI eI
husband In her absence her report as cIalIIlLaN
OF the credentials committee was fe4o pS ~
Janet Richards. Of Washington This sho"eu 't-'
he
"a were not entitled TO vote, IS were mol letl
scented and g had not reported The actual IleH-
fership was given 5Se24, and the coIlmlllee ie
ported that the OF this congress was -'41I-
Mrs Mclean the president general, during 'iie
rollcan created CONSERVATION by compelling tiioss
standing in e rear of the auditorium 70 retire INTO
the lobby When New York was called Mrs VIII
lam Cumming Story, the state regent aiiu ~
delegation arose, amid great applause ana manu-
ciapping In a clear voice the candicate 1or pr @
rod GG1P
rresent She was congratulated by Mrs Mclean
on the size of the representation
Reports OF the chaplain general Mrs f-si-'eL
Frothnshan Noble; the recording secrelaTE gen
e-ai Mrs Elizabeth F. Pierce; the librarian gen
eral Mrs. II. Y. B0ynton: the historian general
Mrs J Aiken Gradsby; the corresponding secretary
general. Mrs. John PAU Earnest, and other OIL
GERS were read
Particular interest attached TO the report Of the
register general Mrs. Amos G. Draper, which
showed that during the year six thousand
new members were enrolled, including nineteen
s.resl" Daughters In the year 57e members died
~ whom 3 were real" Daughters. OF the eSi
s'real" Daughters enrolled since the organization
was established % are still living
AS chairman Of the national board of manage
rnent" SAID Mrs Mclean. I report a year OF IN
exsmplec success. prosperity, peace and harmony!
Much Of her report, she said had beer covered N
her remarks Of yesterday, wherein she called At
fenrion 70 the progress toward completion OF Con
tinental Hall. During the last year. she adGeo,
every record for applications for ADMISSION ia"
been broken. Meetings of the board had been helo
regularly and every action taken was after due oe
liberation and strictly in accordance win lhsuuc-
tons Her remarks literally applauded
The frs: discordant note Of the congress was
heard when Mrs Vi. a. Ballinger, OF tins city Nlo-
1entlv assailed the report of the register general
She argued that neither the constitution nor the by
laws authorized the register general to keep bank
account of funds received by her separate from
the treasurer generals account by whose aU-
1hc~itv was this done?'' she demanded
BY order OF the national board Of management
was Mrs. Draper's retort
oil was thrown upon the troubled waters by AdIS-
Mclean who explained that the board OF man
sgernent had authorized Mrs Draper 10 keep sucN
.n account IN order 10 expedite action upon aIp!l-
cations but that no check could be drawn without
the signature Of the treasurer general This eA-
planation seemed 10 satisfy Mrs Ballinger ana me
report was accepted.
The report Of the treasurer general Mrs. Aaoel
G. Swarnstedt Of this city, showed that on March
g. 1893 there was balance Of S54lSL TIE recelIis
for the last year were S6S, 49, making a total OF
sla2sss The expenditures were $685. leaving a
balance March 81, 1853 Of $3.50
The night session devoted TO music ana the
reception of reports Of state regents.