Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-20

trict of Columbia, nominated by Mrs.
Espey.
Named for Vice Presidents.
For vice presidents general-Mrs. Clay
ton r. Truesdell of Ohio. Mrs. Stella
Lorraine Brodhead. Mrs. James Fow-
Ter. Indiana; Mrs. George NJ. Stern
berg, District of Columbia; Mrs.
BENJAMIN lIrs En- F; Gray; cd jr;; Mis-.
Mrs. c. B. Bryan. Tennessee: Mrs. Her.
bert G.. Davidson. Massachusetts; Mrs
E. c. Gregory. North Carolina; Mrs. Ed
mOnston. West Virginia; Mrs. Franklin
ton. Michigan: Mrs. H. l. Lake. Iowa
Mrs. John Campbell. Wyoming: Miss
Sophie NAPLES. Delaware; Mrs. Martha
| Cilly Clark, New Hampshire.
Other administration candidates arc
Miss Florance E. Pierce. chaplain gen.
eral: Mrs. III. L. Hodgkins. recording sec
rotary general; Mrs. w. F. Dennis, cor
responding secretary general: Mrs. G. NJ.
Brunbaugh. registrar general; Mrs. w.
D Hoover, treasurer general; Mrs. c. W.
j Bassett, historian general; Mrs. w. s.
| Thompson, assistant historian general.
and Miss A. Gillett. librarian general
All are from the District Of Columbia
except Mrs. Bassett. Maryland, and Mrs.
Thompson, Massachusetts.
The other opposition candidates are Mrs.
W. E. Calender, South Carolina, chaplain
! general: Mrs. Frank Bond. District OF
Columbia. recording secretary general:
Mrs. w A. smoot. Virginia. CORES
ponding secretary general: Miss G. NJ
Pierce, New York. registrar general: Mrs.
Fl. F. Blount, District Of Columbia, treas
urer general; Mrs. C.. A. Thomas. New
sell. Connecticut, ass. slant historian gen.
eral. and Miss Aline Solomons, District
of Columbia, librarian general
Vote to Retain Manuscript.
The fight over the Chalkley manuscript,
| which is copy of the records Of old
Augusta county made by Judge Chalkley,
was the feature Of the afternoon session
| of the congress yesterday. The national
board of management had voted to give
the manuscript to the Library Of Con-
gress. in opposition to the advice OF Mrs.
Short Adam Willis. librarian general.
who had charge of the manuscript and
believed the society should publish IT,
There was q lively fight for an hour
or two and 1t finally ended In an over
whelming victory for Mrs. Willis and
those who wished the society to retain
the manuscript.
Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood stated that she
and the late Miss Mary Desha purchased
these manuscripts many years ago from
Lyman Chalkley of Virginia.
Mrs. Egbert Jones had just made her
report as chairman Of the publication
committee when the storm broke. She
stated that the Charley manuscript had
been given to the librarian of Congress,
Mr. Putnam. on his promise to publish
the same. Mrs. Jones stated that the
Daughters had had this manuscript "A
long time and could not afford to pub
lish 1t: that it did not seem right to
withhold it from those who might wish
to consult 1t, and SO the national board
had voted to let the librarian OF Congress
take the manuscript to print as a pub
lie document, at the expense OF the gov
eminent.
1t was at this juncture that Mrs. Mary
S. Lockwood came to the front and. amid
applause that seemed fairly deafening,
demanded that the Daughters keep their
valuable documents and print and derive
revenue from them.
Many Jump to Their Feet.
Mrs Jones then said: But. ladies, We
can't publish the documents, and they
are not SO very valuable" But she got
no further. Mrs. Slearl Adam Willis
came to the front and demanded a hear
ing. She then read number OF letters
from genealOgists declaring that such
records are invaluable. and stated that
the manuscript had been voted away by
the national board under strong protest
from her.
A dozen women were on their feet to
handing to know why the national board
of management had given away" valu-
able assets of the D: A.: r. Finally the
president general divided the excited
women into pro" and con. Tor and
Library of Congress, and they were per-
mitted by direction Of the congress to
speak two minutes each.
White House Reception.
The Daughters were much interested in |
the reception At the White House. which |