Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-18

The administration party Of the Daugh-
tiers OF the American Revolution scored a
victory in the election Of the vice presi-
dents general and the honorary vice pres
idents general announced today. defeat
servatives," led by Mrs. William Cum
mIngs Story OF New York. Mrs. Joseph
8. Wood Of New York. the conservatives
strongest contender, was defeated by only
two votes.
Those elected vice presidents general
and the votes they received were as fol-
lows: Mrs. Charles H. Bond. Massachu-
setts. 573; Mrs. La Verne Noyes, Illinois.
56D; Mrs. George s. Shackelford, Virginia,
$50: Mrs William Libbey. New Jersey,
53s: Mrs. Charles F. Johnson, Maine. 531
Mrs. William Lawson Peel, Georgia, sos:
Mrs. r. NJ Bratton. South Carolina. 496;
Mrs. Chalmers M. Williamson, Mississippi,
464. and Mrs. William II. Crosby. Wis
consin, 49,
The other candidates received the fol-
lowing votes: Mrs. Joseph s. Wood, New
| York. $50; Mrs George M. Minor. Con-
necticut. 436; Mrs. Cunningham, Ken
| lucky, 254; Mrs. D. u. Fletcher. Florida,
go.
elected were Mrs. Charles H. Deere
Illinois. 504, and Mrs. John r. Walker
Missouri, 47s The other candidate, Mrs
Julius c. Burrows. Michigan, received
276 votes.
Miss e. o. Denniston, Pennsylvania,
was elected editor Of the American Mag
azine. receiving 646 votes. She had no
opponent.
| The total number of ballots cast was
$50. making 431 the necessary vote for
q choice.
| 1t was at first thought that Mrs. Wood
had been elected, but a mistake was dis
covered only few minutes before an
nouncing the result of the election. CIV
ing Mrs. Crosby the place.
Chalkley Manuscripts Given Away.
The Chalkley manuscripts, copies of the
| old Augusta county, Virginia. court rec
ords made by Judge Lyman Chalkley,
and purchased by the D. A. r. for $500 in
1905. were finally disposed Of by the So
ciety. BY a unanimous vote the manu-
scripts were made a gift to Mrs. Mary 8.
Lockwood, state regent for the District
Of Columbia, to publish II she sees Mt.
This action came at the end OF long
wrang1e over the papers this morning.
The publication of the manuscripts has
been an issue in the congress for several
years, and when Mrs. Scott, the presi-
them to Mrs Lockwood she said. wav-
ing her gavel:
"The ayes have 1t. and We are rid OF
the Chalkley manuscripts"
The administration has opposed the
publication of the manuscripts by the
society. The conservatives have favored
the publication.
| The vote giving the papers to Mrs.
Lockwood is considered as q compromise
Mrs Lockwood had already raised about
81, TOO toward the publication OF the
records, having been authorized by the
national board of management to take
up the matter.
The only motions before the congress
this morning looked toward turning over
the manuscripts to Mrs. Lockwood or
the District Daughters to publish.
The only question at issue seemed to be
whether Mrs. Lockwood was to pay the
society any Of the money which the
manuscript had cost the society, amount
ing in all to about $500. This was
finally settled by Mrs. Scott's suggestion
that the society make q gift Of the manu-
scripts to Mrs Lockwood, to be published
under her own name, and not the name
of the society.
Reception at White House.
The Daughters were received by Presi-
dent and Mrs. Taft at the White House
this afternoon, the President giving them
a cordial welcome.
Hours Spent in Voting.
After voting all the afternoon and up
until 10 O. o'clock last night for vice presi-