The Washington herald., 1911-04-07
STORY SUPPORTERS
ISSUE CIRCULAR
Aim Is to Show Strength of
Candidacy.
20 STATES ARE REPRESENTED
Paper to BE Sent Broadcast Calls
Attention to the Fitness of Mrs.
General of the Daughters of
the American Revolution.

In an effort to show the support Mrs.
William Cumming Story, of New York.
will have In her candidacy for president
general Of the D. A. R., the conserva-
tive party has issued a printed circular
indorsing Mrs. Story's candidacy, which
is signed by ninety-five prominent men,
bers of the society from twenty nine
States. The statement follows.
Believing that her fitness for the
highest office in the gift of Daughters
of the American Revolution has been
adequately demonstrated by her execu-
tive ability and wide experience in lead
ership, the undersigned desire, person
ally, to express their interest in the
movement for her election, and to add
their cordial Endorsement of the candi-
dacy of Mrs. William Cumming Story
for the Office of president general of the
national society, D. A. r.
Feature of Circular.
A significant feature of the circular is
found in the fact that the fourteen States
claimed as unanimous by the Scott party
contribute names of Endorsement to the
Story circular, which. of course, vitiates
the Scott claim of carrying those States
entire
The fourteen alleged Scott States with
the Story indorsers are:
Illinois-Mrs. Lewis X Torbet, regent
Chicago Chapter: Mrs. Charles Z. kre-
gels, Gen. James Cox Chapter.
Missouri-Mrs. Belle Tracy Smith, reg
istrar Cornelia Green Chapter; Mrs. Hor-
ace Carpenter, same chapter: Mrs. P. H.
Skipwith. same chapter; Miss Emma
Webster Powell, same chapter.
former vice president general; Mrs.
George w. Ross, Mrs. B. F. Keesling.
Mrs. Quincy A. Meyers. Mrs. n. A.
Gladding. Mrs. John W. Barnes, and
Mrs. Nellie Ballard, all prominent in the
Indiana Daughters.
Texas-Mrs Alvin v. Lane, State regent:
Mrs Edward Randall, vice president
general from Texas
Pennsylvania-Miss Minnie F. Mickey.
ex-registrar general; Mrs de B. Ran
dolph keim. honorary vice president
general
Delaware-Mrs. Elizabeth Clarke Church.
man, ex-State regent; Miss Syrena ].
Hall. regent John Pettigrew Chapter.
and Mrs. George H. Hall, registrar of the
same chapter.
Maryland-Mrs ]. Pembroke Thorn.
State regent: Mrs. James D. Iglehart,
regent Francis Scott Key Chapter; Mrs.
Morris L. Croxell. regent Janet Mont
gomery Chapter; Miss Sarah Custis. re-
gent Washington Gusts Chapter.
F1orida-Mrs. Cora C. Amber. ex-State
regent, Virginia: Mrs. Eleanor Washing
ton Howard, Mrs. A. D. Brockett and
Mrs Hugh Nelson Page. ex-State re-
gents
Georgia-Mrs Richard Spencer. State
treasurer; Mrs. John NJ. Birdsey, Mrs.
Walter ]. Grace, and Mrs. Edgar A
Ross.
Arkansas-Mrs- Samuel S. Wassell, re-
gent Little Rock Chapter.
Mississippi-Miss Alice Quitman Low
ell, ex-State regent
kentucky-Mrs. William C. Cooder.
Iowa-Miss May Rogers, Mrs. Bertha
Lincoln Heustis and Mrs. S. d. Ryan.
All of these daughters are prominent
in their several States. and represent, it
is said, an important following.
Represent the District.
The District is well represented on the
circular. The delegation is headed by
Mrs Mary S. Lockwood, founder and
honorary vice president general; Mrs.
George T. Smallwood. State regent of
the District; Mrs. Augusta D. Geer, Mrs.
Madison A. Ballinger, regent Manor
House Chapter: Miss Julia Ten Eyck
McBlair. former librarian general; Mrs.
NJ. E. Davis. former treasurer general;
Miss Virginia Miller. regent Mary Wash
ington Chapter, and Mrs. Lillian Pike
Roome. regent Thirteen Colonies Chap
ter.
Among the State regents who signed
the circular. besides those already men
toned, are:
Mrs. Frank Wheaton. State regent OF
Colorado: Mrs Charles C. Abbott State
regent of New Hampshire; Mrs. Clay
ton Nelson North, State regent Vermont;
Mrs. John l. Buel. State regent Connec-
ticut: Mrs. c. w. Wells, State regent
and Mrs. Sarah T. Kinney,
honorary State regent Connecticut