The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-21
Only Nine D. A. R. Mem
bers Chosen Vice Presi-
dents General.
HONORARY OFFICE
REMAINS UNTITLED
Distribution Among Numerous
Candidates Causes Lack
Of Majority.
By sELENE ARMSTRONG.

By SELENE ARMSTRONG.
Because only nine candidates for the
Office OF vice president general OF the
Daughters Of t,1e American Revolution
received the majority vote necessary 70
elect and because also not one Of the
ident general received q majority vote.
the daughters VII find Il necessary>fo
hold q third election before the ticket
is complete for this year.
Two candidates were tied this morn-
ing. though neither OF them received a
majority vote Each pOHed "a votes
These candidates were Miss A. c. Ben
ming, OF Georgia, and MIS- Q H
AIasury. OF Massachusetts,
The candidates elected and the votes
they received were
Mrs. Egbert Jones, Of Mississippi z45.
Mrs Virginia Randolph SchakelfOrd-
Of Virginia, 4f3-
Mrs. La Verne. Of Illinois, 80
Miss Ellen BecUm. OF New Jersey 81
Mrs William T. Stanley, OF Kansas
81
Mrs. Edward Rabdau- OF Texas. sss-
Mrs J T EterIinE- Of Connecticut 81
Mrs. Emily s Moore, Of Vermont, A.
Mrs. Andrew h GauIt- Of Nebraska.
20
for honorary vice president general,
none OF whom received a majority
vote
Mrs Charles H Deere, Of Illinois,
Mrs Sarah T kinney OF CONNECTICUT
Ms Althea Randolph Dedle, Of New
jersey
me eIeotloa OF to- IS regarded in
the fiEht OF another ViCtG-F 3cr the 81
.1en elected are recogn 5zsd zs stanch b
supporters OF President General Sco-I-
while two of the candidates may be
sasl rot 10 have tsjaen sides IN the con
test between psEClars and Insurgents
and only one OF those elected Is Sald
TO be a strong observation-disclosures
The regulars also attach significance %
the fact that Mrs. Samuel Lyman Nun
son Of New York. an ardent -SIOryiIe-
was defeated
Another vrauEle ensued today before
the minutes Of yesterday were adopted
The sEirnish arose over the motion
made yesterday by MIS- u a Baiilnge--
g District Daughter and '-iuSurSent-
that the vote OF cenSure passed by The
congress against Recording Secretary
General Wilcox be stricken from the
minutes
Question Of Second.
The minutes as read today BY Miss
Wilcox showed that Mrs BaIIinger
motion had received a second when
offered President General Scott said
that she desired a correction The mo
tIon. she asserted, was not seconded.
or Il would have been entertained d.
the chair At this Mrs BalIiugeT and
Ms. Davis, another District DauSntes-.
arose and gaining recognition. said
This Madam President General. -
the woman who seconded my motlcr-
pointing u lITs- Davis Another woman
arose on the opposite side OF the han
and declared thai she too had seconded
Mrs. BaiIiugerS motion
Mrs scott courteOusly replied THAI
neither the chair nor any OF those r-
the platform had heard the SECONDS,
and the motion was nOJ entertained Tor
Much Of the morning was given o.
& the reading CT EuuuL-Eceil EMS rcldttlt-
10 The business and pleasure OF the dele
gates aTtenC 1S iiie congress anus
uent was caused when the official read
er whose >teurDrlan tones can De neaIA
{ in the remUrest parts of the house
was accused by some Of the delegates ln
the rear Of not having announced the
hour and place OF q certain reception
+ TO be given by Ms Ames OF Illinois
Reader RetOTts.
: Madame President General thuu-
dered the reader, turning 70 Mrs Scott.
/ your official reader Il parrotIiE1e IN his
( futeru~etatious- ] omitted the time and
+ place of holding the reception because
I the hostess or whoever wrote the no
( tice- herself forgot 10 include them
II was then announced amid much
3 applause and laughter that the recep-
{ ton would take place tomorrow aLler-
/ noon IN the red room Of the NeW
1 In the report OF Mrs. Peel on the
( Real DAUGHTERS II was recommended
/ that a oust OF MIS- Mary dsLnl.Lo' 1,--
I Washington be made and placed IN Con
/ riuentaI Han in cOmmemOTatiOu Of the
/ first Real Daughter OF the Revolution
| This recommendation was seconded BY
| Mrs. Donald Mclean. who paid a high
I tribute TO the memory Of Mrs W6Sn-
/ ingtou She told Of the results Ms
| Washington had accomplished during
/ her connection with the organization
! The recommendation was unanimously
sdOpted-
Minutes Must Be Signed
4 motion vas carried directing that
no minutes shall be printed in the Of
fetal magazine without first having the
signature Of the president general
! Mrs Ceo-re NJ SteruberE- chairman
Of the Franco-AECe-ican committee read
= report on the work or the committee
during the last year She urged the
DaughterS to pay tribute 20 the memory
Il OF General lafayette and recommended
i that patriotic exercises be held Oh the
anniversary OF his birth
AT this point President General Scott
z suggested that the daughters proceed
with the election Of the vice president
general and the honorary vice president
/ general
Mrs. Orton. Of Ohio. moved that the
election of these two officers be set for
. a special order Of business Friday morn
ing Immediately following the readinE z
Of the minutes There vas question
raised as 70 the coustitutionaiity Cf
eIectinz the additional unemebrs. SeV-
erz1 Of the u1ebers. took the 7csitt1u fhzf 2
. the tan csaetasfeE aH ne SYST hzltz9 re-
; rsfrfHE fHe ffEhsst uHanhsf 81 Fates
should be declared EtsSsSa- Ala A[&asz,