The Washington times., 1913-04-14
SCOTT FACTIONS
d ROLLER At WORK
President General of D. A. R..
With Aid Of Mrs. Lewis,
Wins First Round.
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tnent first. but on suggestion from Mrs.
lewis put the original motion great
Gnorus of ayes greeted it and there were
only few noes.
instantly the Story leaders were on
'neir feet asserting that many had
voted mistakenly and that others had
not voted at all. Mrs. Scott ruled them
out OF order. and. despite loud and in
Gignant protests. ordered the regular
BUSINESS, which was the formal roll call
stWo District women led in the floor
HSsnt Tor Mrs. Story. They were Mrs
". Draper. Mrs. Draper, with great
Indignation in her voice, called Mrs.
SCOUTS attention to the fact that
Rooerts Rules of Order, under which
are proceeding. calls for the voting
hrst on an amendment
Mrs. w. h. Augsburg, State regent of
New York, another Story leader, ioined
IN the indignant protest the Story side
was making, and Mrs. Smith of Ala
oama added her protest TO the chorus
No Use To Protest.
Protest did not avail Mrs. Scott CAV
eled them down after a time and the
regular order of business went on. This
AFTERNOON there is peace at Continental
Memorial Hall, for addresses of well
come are being made by the President,
by Secretary Of State Bryan and by
Dr. Randolph McKim and James Rich
aroson on behalf of the Sons of the
heVoiution and the Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution Further conflict is
postponed until tomorrow
A1- scott mad triumphal entry in
me hall a little after IL this morning
Before this there had been a tremend-
Gus press OF women in the front of the
Dull0fnR. dQlA0a caalinc 70
quarters OF the credentials committee
IN the basement. In the crush three
women tainted.
The crowd grew SO great at this time
mat Inc froEt doors were closed, and
delegates kept out in the rain and cold
grew indignant. The credentials COM
Jnttee, meantime, was working with
might and main to register all the wom-
en- who appeared.
Makes Entrance.
When Mrs. Scott, followed by the ll0
noor pages and her personal pages had
made her entrance, there was reading
OF Scripture by the chaplain general
Miss Elizabeth Pierce Then followed
Mrs. Scott's annual address of welcome.
In this she asked for peace during the
congress. Immediately afterward came
the report Of the credentials committee,
by its chairman. Mrs. Henry l. Mann,
and then the fight began.
Mrs. John Miller Horton and Mrs. |
William Cumming Story entered the
hall at nearly the same time and took
seats In the balcony. They are allotted
seats near each other, On either side OF
the center aisle in the front row. A |
clock on the railing is between them.
Mrs. Mann reported that the voting |
strength Of the congress is 1,s9e. She |
IN the last year from 9s,032 members |
to 100,946.
For a minute 1t looked as IL a motion |
offered to adopt the report would go
through unchallenged. but then the
voice Of Mrs Smith was heard She
moved that the report be accepted so
Tar as II related to uncontested dele
gates. but that with respect to contests
a new credentials committee be ap-
pointed, which would include a chair
man to be named by the president gen.
eral and two members TO be named by
each Of the avowed candidates for
president general. 1t was this sub
stttute. or amendment for the motion to
mittee, on which the contest came
Not only on the stage and in the l
boxes was the general assembly room
of Continental Memorial Hall impress
sive today. Fifteen hundred delegates
sat In the floor and balconies One nun
ored and ten girls and young matrpns.
wearing white silk sash badges stood
In various parts OF the hall, ready 40
carry messages and perform other serv-
ices for the daughters. These pages
had followed the president general down
the center aisle to the stage when the
grand entry took place, just prior to
the opening Of the congress.
Flags Everywhere.
Throughout the hall the American
nag was everywhere in evidence, and
the flags and wealth of flowers made
the interior Of the building far brighter
than the dreary aspect of out-of-doors
today. Cleaning decorations and in
sigma were pinned on the breast IF
many daughters. All wore their d. 4
r. insignia and a comparatively few
proudly displayed the emblem OF the
Colonial Danes. The insignia of The
Founders and Patriots. OF the Daugh-
ters of 1872, of the Holland Danes aud
Of other patriotic societies were also - ]
be seen.
The final trumpet calls TO action by
the leaders Of the two large parties
in the ID. A. r, sounded loudly before |
the congress convened. The last pre-
liminary battle cries had to do with |
the matter of the conduct of the cleo
tion, which is to come Wednesday, ,
and with the demands of the con-
servatfves for fairer treatment than |
they conceive they have been accord ,
I'd by the administration" which ,
controls the entire machinery )
Mrs. Story's friends signed a state ,,
ment which was pointed. Mrs. Mat
thew T. Scott replied in vitriolic | ,
terms. Mrs. Story's leaders, including ,
twelve members of the executive com !
nittee OF the conservative party, af-
a. tn lie Il.