Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-07
IN RACE TO STAY,
MRS. HORT0NSAYS
Denies She Has Withdrawn
Candidacy for President
General of D. A. R.
DEPENDING ON DELEGATES
AID 81 HAVE THE VOTES"
Donations of Silver, China and Linen
Are Being Made for Cont
mental Hall.

Mrs. John Miller Horton has not and
will not withdraw from the race for
president general of the D. A. r. Mrs.
Horton makes this announcement in a
statement given out by her today.
IN the Washington papers Of this
| morning the statement is made that
have withdrawn from the race for presi-
dent general of the Daughters of the
American Revolution The statement
says. in part:
II do not know from what source the
story emanates. But from whatever
source it may be. / wish to say that it
is utterly untrue. absolutely without
cause or reason and altogether wrong.
II am in the race to stay-by that 1
mean until the last vote is counted And
believe 1 will be elected on the first
ballot. notwithstanding that there are
two other candidates in the field.
Is Depending on Delegates.
Another statement made in the papers
is that I am depending the indorse-
ment Of the administration to elect me.
/ am depending on the votes OF delegates
to elect me and l have the votes. Much
as 1 appreciate the tremendous influence
of the Endorsement OF the administration
and great as my appreciation of that in
votes to elect and / have the votes.
pennsylvania, Missouri and Illinois
gave me unanimous Endorsement at their
state conferences. l have the majority
Of the delegates in New York, Ohio.
Maine, Vermont, North and South Caro-
lima and Oregon; l have half of the
Massachusetts delegates and Louisiana
is coming up solid for me.
ANY past or future statements as to
| my withdrawal are absolutely unfounded.'
/ Silver, China and Linen Given.
The assembling of magnificent sill
yer service and the essential china and
linen for Continental Memorial Hall
will be one Of the most interesting in
| cidents of the coming Congress of the
National Society Daughters Of the
American Revolution, to be held here
April 1919.
| Mrs. Charles Wesley Bassett Of Bal
| timore, Md, is chairman Of the COM
mittee named by the president gen
eral, Mrs. Matthew T. Scott of I'LL
nois, to secure from the membership
| Of the society a truly worthy service
| for the great dining hall Of the shrine
| of the organization.
| To prevent the assembling of het-
| erogenous mass OF nondescript silver,
representing everything and nothing.
the committee. headed by Mrs. Bias
sett selected a design In keeping with
the purposes and marks of the society
and perfected a plan under which the
donors may give such piece or pieces
as they may feel able or willing to
| present to the society. The range is
| from great centerpieces TO a single
spoon
Sole Surviving Founder Expected.
Mrs. Ellen Hardin WalwOrth, the only
survivor of the founders Of the Ma
tional Society. Daughters OF the Ameri-
can Revolution. promises to be the
| center of attraction at the society.
congress Mrs Walworth is descended
from revolutionary stock. and dis
ltinguished alike for her active interes,
In all matters pertaining to patriot.
ism, popular education. authorship, art
music and history. She was born al
Jacksonville. Morgan county. ILL.,. and
Is the eldest child of Col John J
Hardin, who soon after his election te
Congress returned home to assume
command of a regiment OF his com
patriots in the Mexican war, and fell
in the midst of that memorable strug
gle.
Aids Mount Vernon Association.
When the call came in 1876 for funds
to renovate Mount Vernon, the home OF
Washington. and to collect women's work
for the centennial exposition. Mrs. Wal.
worth took up the work for her mother
who had been the first vice president OF
the organization which purchased Mount