The Washington times., 1913-04-15
DARK HORSES IN
D. A. R. CONTEST
Two Loom Up on Horizon When
Presidential Fray Grows Hot
on Eve of BaIIoting.
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conservative and the second the admin
istration party candidate:
President general-Mrs. William Cum
ming Story, and Mrs. John Miller Hor-
ton. both Of New York; vice president
general in charge of organization of
chapters-Mrs. William 4. Smoot, OF
Virginia, and Mrs. Henry L. Mann. Dis
trict of Columbia; registrar general
NJ. Brumbaugh, both of District of Co.
lumbia; chaplain general-Mrs. Mary S.
Lockwood and Miss Elizabeth E. Pierce,
both of District of Columbia; corre-
spending secretary generai-Mrs. Julis
c. Burrows, Michigan, and Mrs. Will
liam F. Dennis, District of Columbia !;
librarian general-Mrs. George NJ. Stern
berg, District of Columbia. and Mrs.
Robert Alexander. Pennsylvania: re-
cording secretary general, Mrs. William
c. Boyle. Ohio, and Mrs. Horace p.
Mcintosh, District of Columbia; his
torian general-Miss Janet Richards.
District Of Columbia and Mrs. Charles
w Basset, MARYLAND: assistant his
Georgia, and Mrs. Edward Orton. jr.
treasurer general-Mrs. Charles E. Kre-
gelo, Indiana, and Mrs. j. E. Ransdell,
Louisiana.
Pinchot Foresees Floods.
day was the address of Clifford Pinchot,
who told the Daughters that the food
damage Of recent time is but hardly the
beginning. Mr.. Pinchot said:
''The dreadful food loss of the present
year was not unforeseen. So far as
we can know anything in advance We
know that disastrous damages from
floods must come. The loss from 1900
to 1908 was a thousand million dollars.
hat mil he tad in ha
ten years. So will the diminishing loss
from unnecessary disease. The differ
ence Is that disease is decreasing be-
cause we are fighting it; and floods are
We fight disease; we merely regret
floods.
There is only one way to control the
how of a river, and that is to control
the whole of it. The place to take &C
ton against the floods of the lower Mis-
sissippi is not in Louisiana and Arkan-
sas, but in Ohio, Indiana, and West vir-
Rinia The way out is the preparation
and working out of great general plan
to control and make use of our rivers
Fight On Chairman.
Early in todsy's session Mrs. Wood, a
Story leader, got the floor and demand
ed TO know IL Mrs Scott was going to
name the chairman of the credentials
committee over the establishing OF
which the Story party won qualified
victory YESTERDAY Mrs. Scott named
Mrs. Fowler and asked the candidates to
name two each as was provided In the
resolution which was passed after
stormy session. Mrs. Bryan named Mrs
]. Morgan Smith, of Alabama, and Mrs.
story named Miss Florence Finch and
Miss Grace NJ. Pierce. Mrs. Horton
was not In the hall at the time. The
story leaders said they hoped Mrs.
Fowler would call a meeting of the COM
mittee this afternoon, but did not feel
certain that Mrs. Fowler will call II.
II 1t should not meet this afternoon,
tomorrow will be TOO late, the electioh
having begun, to consider the charges
which the Story party wishes TO sup
port by introduction of evidence.
Mn. Scott scored signal victory Tor
herself today when as president OF the
board of management she reported on
the bill introduced into Congress grant
ing $500 for an D; A K oIl,ons tbe agrft aaa Of
additional land. The congress OF
Dauehters unanimously indorsed Mrs.
Scott's recommendation. 1t had BEEN
rumored there would be fight on this
matter but no one seemed to feel eel other, %
wise than strongly for the bill when
Mrs. Scott finishd speaking.
National officers then followed with
their reports, the chaplain general,
Miss Elizabeth Pierce. followed MIS-
Henry l.. Mann. vice president general,
in charge of organization. Mrs. Mann
received a tribute as did her corps of
ciergs for their clerical labors.
The reports of the recording and cor
responding secretaries general of the
historian and librarian general came
general. Mrs. William D. Hoover, of
the District. Her report was printed
in pamphlet form. but copies were
jealously guarded in advance: 1t was
ton might use advance copies TO get
information whereby to launch an at
tack.
Mrs. Hoover's report dealt with re-
ceipts and disbursements from the cur
rent fund and various patriotic funds,
and did not touch the questioS Of the
debt on the hall. II was certified to by
the National Audit Company. and no
opening for attack anywhere seemed
possible. 1t was said in the han today
that the report of the finance commit
tee would touch more debatable ques-
tions than Mrs. Hoover's businesslike
Leaders of the administration party
opposition In the credentials committee
matter amounted TO nothing.
"The credentials committee report al
ready had been accepted, II was said
by one Of Mrs. Scott's closest friends,
'.and its work is done. AS there is only
small one. II matters not if new COM
mittee is named to hear contested
cases"
-- View of Story Faction.
On the other hand, the partisans OF
Mira Story said that the new committee
would take I'D consideration Of the way
the former committee had issued Gre
densials and badges and the allegations
that some women had been given two
badges.
Daughters went to Continental Hall
this morning with pleasant memories
evening by Mrs. Mathew T. Scott, the
president general whose farewell II was
in the matter of official receptions.
For two hours the building had been
thronged with 5000 handsomely gowned
women. In the late afternoon another
brilliant social event had taken place
at the New Willard. this being a tea
given By Buffalo chapter in honor II
Mrs John Horton Miller, candidate for
president general. This afternoon Man
haitian chapter will give a similar func-
ton for Mrs. William Cumming Story.
In the afternoon at the d. A r. Hall
the formal addresses of welcome were
delivered by President Wilson, Secre-
tary of State Bryan, Ambassador JUS
serand, and DR.. Randolph McKim, and
@. r. Randolph. The last took the place
Of James Richardson, president general
cf the Sons of the American Revolu-
ton. DR.. McKim spoke for the Sons
of the Revolution.
Continental Hall was even more
jammed than in the morning
and hundreds of women, unable to get |
into the hall, remained outside in the |