The Washington times., 1913-04-19

ing been detainsI. it is stated, at a, tea.
Today Mrs. Horton, was al Mt. Yer
non to lay wreaths on 1he tomb, OF
Washington. in behalf of the Children
OF the Revolution. Promise to do this
was given some time ago. Mrs. Story
was accorded Tremendous ovation this
control to her.
Mrs. Scott said:
AS i retire to the ranks. i promise
TO do my utmost for the Daughters of
the American Revolution and to help the
new administration
Great applause greeted this statement.
Mrs. Scott also expressed her apprecia-
tion Of the support given her by the
Daughters Is tha,r chief executive.
Mrs. Story introduced.
Mrs. Story was presented TO the con-
.sress by Mrs. Scott at the END Of the
vote last evening. The newly elected
president general made. an address in
which she pledged herself not to con-
tnue as the leader of a party. but to
be the, president general of the whole
BRYAN to take the platform Mrs. Bryan
pledged the new administration her
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Meetings of the board of management
Of the Daughters will be lively for the
next year or t~o for the conservative
party has not swept into full control as
did the other party four wears ago.
The old administration on Wednes-
day srcceeded IN eiecting five out OF
nine nine of It's candidates below the pres.
candidates for vice president-general
went in.
Mrs. Horizons Statement.
20 the effect that she would have been
elected il a third candidate had not
been in the field At the present time
more feeling exists between, the fol-
lowers OF Mrs. Bran and Mrs. Horton
than between the Horton followers ard
the women who fought for Mrs. Story.
Mrs. Bryan and her friends believe she
ought TO have had the support of the
administration from the start and ir-
innate that. pledges were made to this
effect.
on the other hand the Horton lead
ers are angry at Mrs. Bryan saying
she made Mrs. sStory's election possible: !:
that Ms. BrYah. who always had been
a McLean-Scott partisan: ought to have
supported Mrs. Scott's choice. ~.-
Honor Retiring Head.
Mrs Scott was accorded unanimously
the title of honorary president-general
of the Daughters the motion being
made by Mrs. Charles Linthicum. of
Maryland. wife of the Congressman.
Immediately after this, the pages, head
ed by their handsome chief. Mrs. Ed
win c. Gregory. daughter of Senator
Overman. presented Mrs. Scott with
silver vase. and Miss Mamie Randolph
Heth gave Mrs. Scott a piece of Wash
ington china.
An effort to make unanimous the cleo
ton of new officers failed. \ prominent
Story leader. Miss Janet Richards. of
Washington. moved that the election of
Mrs. Charles Wesley Bassett. Miss
Richards successful opponent for his
torian general. be made unanimous.
Protest was heard from various parts
of the hall and the effort had TO be
dropped.
District Womea Prominent.
District women have played leading
roles during the week. Among the
active leaders Of. the Story party were
Mrs. Amos G. Draper, Mrs. George T.
SmaIlwuod, Mrs. Short Adams Willis.
Miss Janet Richards. and Mrs. Mary s.
Lockwood. For Mrs. Horton. District
women taking an active part were Mrs.
Henry l.. Mann. " no was reelected vice
president general In charge Of nreaniza-
ton OF chapters: Mrs. William -.
Hoover. the, retiring treasurer general:
Mrs. Lyman p. Swormstsdt, Mrs. Gaius
81. Brumbaugh.-- and Miss Elizabeth
T.. Pierce whom Mrs. Lockwood defeat
ed for chaplain general.
No i'll feeling exists between Mrs.
Lockwood and Miss Pierce at all events.
as the two women had their arms
evening.