New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-09
REVOLUTION DAUGHTERS
LINE Up FOR BATTLE
$500 Members Will Take Part
in Contest for President Gen.
eraI at Washington.
THREE CANDIDATES IN RACE
Eels Horton anG Mrs. Story
Open Campaign-President
Wilson to Address the
Congress on Monday.

D rom ne tribune Bureau
Washington. April S.-Thrty-fivc hun
drcd stronS. the members of the National
Society of the Daughters Of the American
Revolution are gathering i'm the capital
for the battle royal which will open in
National Continental Hall on Monday.
April ~. with the President of the United
States 70 extend the formal greeting
While only a few Of the members are act
Uahy needed before the formal opening
Of the congress desire To whct their
spurs for the coming contest over the
election Of the new president general
and 20 see that their one favorite out OF
the three candidates sets her proper need
Of credit brings them early.
Mrs. John Miller horton. the pictu-
,csque daughter from Buffalo. who has
spent several weeks here. sounded her
first bugle call for help this afternoon.
when at a large luncheon given at the
New Willard for the women of the press
she daukcd herself ON all Sides by the
women who. as officers. are to sustain
her during the coming fight II was a
clever way of announcing her ticket and
at the same time having those press
women whose duty it will be to report the
congress meet them personally
This announcement puts two of the cam
didates with their tickets in the field
Mrs. William Cumming Story. of New
York. and Mrs. John Miller Horton. OF
BuGalo-while Mrs. Charles &. Bryan OF
Tennessee. Is hourly expected on the
scene and. following the example of the
other two candidates. 10 moist her flag in
fl.. f.r. of & l.. lsVsr
ever. is said TO have no slate prepared.
and her only demand ou the congress
Will Doe her own election.
Mrs William Cumming Storys an
bounced ticket IS For president gen
ersl I'm charge OF organization OF chap
tors Mis- William :. Smoot. OF Virginia.
for registrar general. Mrs Charles T..
Brown OF the District OF Columbia FOR
char lain general, Mrs. Mary :. Lockwood.
Of thc District OF Columbia; for CORE
spending secretary general. Mrs. julius
e.. Burrows. of Michigan. for librarian
general. Mrs. George NJ Sternbers, Of the
District OF Columbia; for recording secre-
tary general. Mrs William G Boyle. Of
Ohio: for historian general. Miss Janet
Richards, OF the District Of Columbia;
FOR assistant historian general. Mrs. Ed
gar 4 Ross. of Georgia. and for treas
uI,r goteral. Mrs. Charles Z. Kregel Of
M6iaua. one of the weslthiest women in
'hc society
Ms Horizons ticket carries some strong
women. and ON il are Mrs Henry j..
Iaun. vice-president general az charge
IF organization Of chapters. Miss Eliza
ldh r. Pierce. chaplain general: Ms
Horace T.. Mcintosh. recording secretary
general. Mrs. William F. Dennis. core
spending secretary general, Mr.. CaiuS
". Erumbaugh. registrar general; Mrs.
T. f. Rausden treasurer general: Mrs.
Charles Wesley Bassett historian gen
,ral: Mrs. Edward Orton. jr. assistant
historian general and Miss Amarylis
Gilctt. librarian general.
The administration candidate. Mrs ior-
ton. even goes so far as TO announce on
her ticket candidates for the ten vacar-
cics left by retiring vicc-preSidents gen
cral Her candidates FOR these Offices are
Miss Harriet Lane Iowa; Mrs. Allen +.
Peuey. Pennsylvania: Mrs. y. T. Gray.
jr. Missouri: Mrs. Il. ~. Edmondson,
West Virginia: Mrs Thomas Kite. ONO;
Mrs Rhot Goodc. Alabama: Mrs. Thomas
Dav. Tennessee: Mrs. John l.. Dinwiddie.
Indiana: Mrs John II. Nalandingham.
North Carolina ana Mrs. Richard II.
Cunningham Kentucky.
ln addition 20 announcing their tickets
Mrs story and Ms Horton arc Poth
opening headquarters in the New Willard
and will have of.os running there which
would do credit -o any Of the Rational
political parties Mrs. story will open her
headquarters tomorrow
At "a meeting OF the national board IN
Continental Hall 725 new members were
enrolled from various parts OF the Uniteo
States and several new chapters were ad-
mittod Tentative plans for the conNoh-
ZION were reviewed and though the pro-
srammc for the coming congress mas not
been issued Il is understood that the con-
yentiou will be the most interesting ever
held by the society. Reports sho" that
me membership Of the society now num-
hers 100. 500 and that too az II celebrates
iie twcnty-second birthday