The Washington herald., 1911-04-21

also. The Delaware people claimed this
was done as a political move to descredit
the State.
When Mrs. Stilson. who was elected
State regent of California at the State
meeting Tuesday evening, nominated
Mrs. Amelia Woodbury. Truesdell for
vice president general from California,
Mrs. Laird, OF California. who is a par
ticipant in the fight which is going on
in the California delegation as to the
election of officers by the State confer
ence or the delegated body to the con-
gress in Washington, made a protest. In
the State conference, neld in California
some time ago. the State regent-elect
was Mrs. w w. Wymore, while the
vice president indorsed by the confer
ence was Mrs John F. Swift
At the meeting in the New Willard on
Tuesday evening the delegates elected
Mrs. Mary f. Stilson State regent and
indorsed Mrs Amelia Truesdell for vice
president general from California. Mrs.
Laird said:
Il protest! protest, I protest"
throwing her hands about in dramatic
manner. Il never heard OF Mrs. Trues-
dell until came to Washington. and the
candidates Indorsed by the conference
were Mrs John F. Swift for vice presi-
dent and Mrs. W. w. Wymore for State
regent"
Mrs. Stilson and Mrs Truesdel are
Story candidates. and the Storyites
shouted that Mrs. Laird was out of
order. and the parliamentarian ruled they
were right.
The report OF the State regents was
given last night, although the majority
OF the Daughters did not attend the ses-
sion. being too busy with social affairs
in the hotels and gossiping on the pos
sible results Of the elections. A short
musical programme was given and the
hall was turned over to the ardent men,
bers who sat around waiting for q tip
as to how the ballots were running.
Excitement was noticeable everywhere
a delegate happened to station herself.
Dozens fingered on the sidewalks ad-
joining the Memorial Hall, while others
ran up and down the steps to the tellers
rooms. and in and out Of the building,
loath TO go to bed until something def
mite was learned.
Had Hardly Begun.
At l o'clock this morning II was an
nounced the counting of the votes had
hardly commenced, and it was expected
to be impossible to finish the task before
o'clock. The tellers are inexperienced
women. and the labor assumes mammoth
proportions for that reason.
Memorial exercises will be held to-day
in memory Of Miss Mary Desha, one OF
the founders Of the society, whose home
was in Washington. and Mrs. Gertrude
Bascom Darwin, a former historian gen.
eral The programme will be in charge
Of Mrs. Thomas X. Noble.
The programme follows:
Music -Cuntralto solo. Lead Kindly Light John
b. Dykes. Mrs Blanche Muir-Dalgleish-
Prayer. Rev William d. Moss. pastor Washington
IIai
Address. Mis-. Mary s. lockwood. honorary rce
president general.
Address. Mrs. Ellen Hardin walwurth honorary
Address. Mrs Della C. smallvood. State regent
of the District
MusiC-Contralto solo. Face to Face" Uohnston), |
Mrs blanche Muir Dalgleish.
Address Mrs Matthew T. Scott president general.
Address. Miss Ella Lorraine Dorsey. charter MEM
her
Address. Mr.. George F. sternbers. vice president
address. Mis-. Frances Ingraham Mann. regent
Dolly Madison Chapter.
Resolutions by Society Of the Children Of the
American Revolution.
Address. Hon. William II. De Lacy, judge Of the |
Juvenile Court.
Music-ContraIto solo. "No Night There DanksJ |
Mrs. Blanche Muir -Dalglcish.
BenediCtiOn. Rev. William ID. Moss, pastor wash |
ington Heights Presbyterian Church.
Children at white House.
The President and Mrs. Taft received
the Children of the American Revolution, |
who are holding their convention during |
the week In the Children of the Ameri-
an Revolution room on the third floor of
Continental Hall at o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
The President and Mrs. Taft and Mrs.
A. B. Cummins. wife of Senator Cum
Minis, and president of the Children of the
American Revolution, received the young
guests. AS the children filed by him, the
President shook them heartily by the
hands and patted many of them on the
head. The President spoke to the young
sters, telling them he believed in their
work as Children of the American Revo-
luton. and said the principles they stood
for would make them better American
citizens. About go children attended the
reception