The Washington times., 1913-04-19
D. A. R. SESSION IS
ADJOURNED |N:PEAcE.
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All Factions Pledge Support to
Mrs. Story, New Head Of
National Society. =

With Mrs William Cumming Story
welding, the gavcl as president gen.
eral the twenty-second annual Conti-
mental Congress of the daughters of the
American Revolution adjourned its ses-
sions this afternoon following final
meeting i'm which peace and war al
tcrnated, with peace finally dominant.
The dove. of peace. frightened up to
the ceiling several times nestled back
on the sostrum of the president general
when Mrs. Matthew 4. Scott as the
last act but one of this congress; turn-
ed over the chair to Mrs. Story. Mrs.
Story received, and put the motion to
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- Ask Mt. Vernon Reform. - =
Urging the Daughters to appeal to the
regents of Mount Vernon. The home and
tomb Of Washington. to have the home
and grounds remain open on Sunday,
Miss Janet Richards, OF Washington.
introduced resolution TO this effect
this afternoon, which was adopted prac-
ticsHy unanimously. Miss Richards de-
in Washington. especially among the
working classes, who never have seen
Mount Vernon, because on Sundays.
their only regular resting day, that
pace Is CiOSeQ-
"The tomb o: Napoleon, Frederick
the rGeat. and of similar great per-
sonages." Miss Richards continued,
are accessible on the sabbath There
should not be- But little opposition
was shown to the passage OF. the -es-
ofution, and when a vote was taken,
nracticany the entire membership,
sErorted Ii.
fhe resolution introduced by Mrs.
Boorman. of New York, recommend
ing thatrGeneral Woods recommends
tnns- regarding the re-esta blishnent
temperance" was adopted by the
daughters, Only few scattering
noes greeted the resolution when "A
vate was called, for. -
The fighting today was over three
things The attempt to Mrs. Nellis Rich,
Of Syracuse, y. y. to get the congress
to consider her differences with 'onon-
dasa Chapter of the ID. A. R.; the name
fortunate misunderstanding in which
Mrs. William Libby. of Princeton, Mrs.
Story, and Mrs. Scott played the prin-
cipal roles.
Confusion Of Speeches.
Mrs. Libbey is chairman of the COM
mittee on Revolutionary relics. and she
had the floor to present cane made
from the ship Alliance. one of John Paul
Jones feet She concluded by saying
that Mrs. Story, who had a seat on the
platform, would explain the significance
OF the gift and tell OF its history. Mrs.
Scott, evidently. did not hear the last
w'trds of Mrs. Libbey. and started to
weak of a subject dear to her own
heart, the acquisition of the land next
to ID. A. r. Hall.
Mrs Libbey tuGsed at Mrs Scotts
elbow and explained that Mrs. Story
was to speak. Mrs. Scott thought that
Mrs Story was just interrupting her,
and she said so: i
.'If the president general-elect wishes
to interrupt me, will yield her the
floor" said Mrs. Scott acidly.
The Story supporters in the hall
greeted this with most audible protest.
Mrs. Story said she would waive the
right, to speak. and said she had not In
terrupted ''' s'
But. when both women finally under
stood that a misunderstanding had
taken place, sweetness came in with
Hight. and a, little later Mrs. Scott
asked Mrs Story to preside while she
left the room. The incident closed
happily enough.
Mrs. Rich's Case Tabled.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey was again
deprived Of an opportunity to speak
n behalf of her client, Mrs. NeIlis
Rich. NJ Syracuse, by motion to table
the whole matter.
Mrs. Aussey said, with much feeling.
that women who had led in the tabling
Of the question were women for whom
] have myself worked hard in past
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Tue magazine question. which was
supposed. TO haze been settled WREN the
rame ID. \. r. Magazine" vas adopted
on recommendation Of Mrs. Lyman B.
Swormstedt. was again discussed at
much length and mary varieties of
opinion aired. r-.-s ..-e 3 o..
No, until noon today did most Dsugh-
ters know that Mrs. Story's majority
oTer MIs, John Miller Horton in the
third ballot was IBl. instead of Isl. II
was announced last evening from the
stage that the oficial~count was: Mrs
Story 600: Mrs. Horton. i43 Today IL
developed that an error had been made
IN reading II, and that Mrs. Horton had
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Cold Comfort for Loser
The Horton following got some cold
crumbs Of comfort out of this Mrs.
Horton was not prcseut last evening
when tue result was announced, ha.-