Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-21

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MRS. EDWIN c. GREGORY,
One of the candidates for vice presi-
dent general.
Illinois, insisted that the minutes should
show that Illinois had unanimously in
dorsed Mrs. Scott.
She made no reference by name to Mrs
Louis Torbet. regent of Chicago Chapter.
who yesterday nominated Mrs. Story for
the Office of president general; but her
intent was obvious and Mrs. Torbet was
ready instantly with the reply that the
minutes also should show her answer OF
yesterday. which was to the effect that
she intended to obey the instruction or
her chapter and vote for Mrs. Scott, al
though she had expressed her personal
preference in nominating Mrs. Story.
The congress again took up the con-
sideration of the report of the magazine
committee. Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey,
chairman Of the committee. had prepared
a report supplemental to the one present
ed at the meeting Wednesday.
Copies of this additional report were
distributed to all delegates in the hall
and Mrs. Mussey again explained the
differences between the cost OF publish
ing the magazine by contract under the
new system adopted last year and the
cost of the publication of the magazine
by the society.
Items Are Questioned.
Mrs. G. r. Smallwood, regent Of the
District Of Columbia, raised several ques-
tons concerning the meaning of various
items in the detailed report, and tenn
pest in miniature grew out OF the inter-
probation Of Mrs. Mussey's answers to
Mrs. Smallwood's queries.
A resolution authorizing the magazine
committee to enter into a contract with a
New York publisher to issue the official
organ for two years was adopted.
The report of the committee to prevent
Dissertation Of the flag was presented by
Mrs. j. NJ. Dickinson, the chairman, in
part as follows:
Anxious for Law.
Almost with apology 1 come before
you with a brief report, which seemingly
is but a repetition of the one given you
last year. for our hopes Of the final pass
age of the muct-needed law to prevent
Dissertation of the flag seemed SO near to
fruition that its failure can but be dis
couraging.
Greatly as We may flatter ourselves
that women have influence upon the law
makers, We must sadly acknowledge our
inability to hurry the making of this law,
the effect of which has been one of the
highest aims Of our organization.
But we have real cause for self-grat-
ulation in this plan SO dear to our hearts
in the evidences of the wide and con-
stantly widening interest which is perme-
atng our large body. 1t is great source
of pride, and must be taken as encour-
agement, too, that wellngh each state
has a law of it's own making Dissertation
Of the flag punishable. in many instances
severely.
1.-The widespread and systematic earn
estnesS with which reverence for the flag
and love for it are being taught in our
public schools, even among the foreign
born, Is the surest and most enduring
foundation upon which we can build our
hopes for ultimate success of the prayer
full effort we are making, and will con-
tinue to make. for the passage Of ma
tional law on this subject.
Il am proud to be able to state that the
young representative, Joseph w. Byrns.
from my native district in Tennessee
Old Hickory's distr:ct-pledges his heart
and soul to our aid, and when the legisla-
ton shall have passed the House-about
which we are confident-our hOnored
senior senator from Tennessee, who gave
us such beautiful address, rich in his
tory and announcement Senator Robert
L. Taylor. promises to take care of it in
the Senate
Appointment of Tellers.
Excitement. which reigned supreme dur
ing the morning and early afternoon ses-
sions Of the congress yesterday, while
candidates were being placed in norqina-
ton for the various offices, eliminated
late in the afternoon over the question
of the selection Of tellers, to whom the
task of counting the ballots should be in
trusted. Even before the nominations
were completed motion had been offered
that the New York and Illinois delega-
tons be empowered to use special vail
dating stamps on the ballots, SO that they
might be in a position to protect the in
terests Of their respective candidates, and
this resolution. with It's imputation OF
possible chicanery in the conduct OF the
election. raised q veritable howl of pro-
test. 1t was voted down by an over
whelming majority of mays" from the
members Of the Scott faction.
When the question of the selection Of
tellers was preached there was another
stormy scene. precipitated when Miss
Janet Richards of the District Of Column
bia offered resolution that Mrs. Scott
and Mrs. Story be instructed to name fif-
teen tellers each. Miss Richards plan
some minutes. while Mrs. Story consulted
with her chief lieutenants, the rival can
didates stood together on the platform
and the tellers were named as follows:
BY Mrs. scott-Chairman. Mrs; Guern,
sey Of Kansas: inspectors. Mrs. Bushnell
Of Iowa and Mrs. A. X. Gault of Ne
braska; telers, Mrs. Bradley of New
York Mrs. Green of Alabama, Mrs.
Porcher Of Missouri, Mrs. r. L. Stark of
Missouri, Mrs. r. Drake of Georgia, Mrs.
Graham of Georgia, Mrs A. Richards of
Mix higan, Mrs. l.. McElwain and Mrs.
W. NJ Sivey of West Virginia, Mrs. Leh
man Of West Virginia, Mrs. Hobart of