Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25
Continental Congress Ends
With .'Harmony" Motion
Lost to Sight.
MRS. GUERNSEY WILL
FIGHT ON FOR REFORMS
Under Present System Societys At
fairs Are Run by Eastern
Residents.


rno ,tosa ~ ~ fourth con-
.,, ~ na,.h+ers Of
tihehtal congress oi we - "
the American Revolution YESTERDAY iti'
the national officers and delegates in
x,,;,, NJ. +, roco,t Years
,.ra,,,,,,,s as
the one that closed yesterday Even
WIN 'ht htiP oi
"ofh S'Htohied - Wy "'eN N'H
completed ana all matters S'heduie"
under the heaa oi hiliiiiishea business
ana ne" business was
1hese matters We're leit 4oi 'i'e
ton of the national board as was ."e
proposition Tor the ESTABLISHMENTS ot
national university ana SeSeFai otii'i
important matters
Near the close OF the session
uaS .; "i.ei iIiooI, ~. n9i s;der,t1a .,r1uss.
1,ant h,, n,o,int, tba, this congress go
on record as sanctioning only those
candidates for office who ran strictly
upon their own merits
MIS-. S.orf. 'ne 1eI pIeS's" =, tbe mean
of N-s Sa1,ishury,s motion and
.a1,ar.I daIeeates also asked for an ex-
nIana,ion Ms SauIstrory raised a
rin,Ia Of LAUGHTER when she exclaimed
- ,a,t,a,;c.I1r-
,f,ja,pc President
nd;5atas for ottice in
49, o.; ,,,ia cot ,o,as ~, their
~, ,,arits "a not bv calling atten-
80; -. 49, dar,erits Of their opDo-
ion -. '
heh,s. , &c -. ..b,rmonv..
,ot;a,, nnt'od, seamed 70 know
~
Many Delegates Depart,
MANY of the delegates to the con-
-, -. a;,h. fa .hair hon,.s.
"oo' anu ias' e"
otherS. especially those from the west
and south remained in the city for
sightseeing preyio,ls to trims through
.ha one. while o,bers ora TO m.La
longer OF shorter stays III "dshihs-
ton.
Discussion was rife Yesterday and
,as, NIGHT ,s 70 nrob,ble c,ndia,tos in
'ne eiectlon 10 De heid IN 1916 ana pre-
Gictions were freely made that the next
lection would see the lines rather
sbarnly drawn between the west on
oe si"e' anu 'iie cas- anu sou'" VII tue
other- MIS- george Thacher Guernsey,
state regent of Kansas. who was Mrs
William Cumming Story's unsuccessful
opponent in this years election is be-
leved ito have the best chance to sue
ceed Mrs. Story as affairs stand at this
Una ~ avoWed @ canddate as she yet an'y tba".b
ven dsilheu rutfiors incIude several
candidates for the ne5ce oe - ,ir..idan.
general
Mrs. John Miller Horton of Buffalo,
y 1 :. VINO was candloate TWO years ago
...,o,,er - ne % WI :. 1ueIhse!
nounce her candidacy in a short tirne
Friends of Mrs. Charles B. Bryan of
% in
si .ne rs.e aiio.nes propa o!e candidate'
Maynard Minor IF Cnunecticnt sc
Mrs Bryan and Mrs Minor are count
ed among Mrs. Story's loyal adherents,
ana .ae Lriehds OF each say they may
nrovided Nrs cJor, raI,n III - - - txoll, Ion
to bring about the extension OF her
present term of Office. A provision of
me constitution OF the Daughters Of
eiIe tiiei itan f,e'0lutioh' IL is stated.
president general hnt - u-n. trai':
observed yesterday that il the proposed
constitutional amendment extending
the term of the president general to
three, or even four. wears passes ef>rts
may be made 10 have the amendment
made retroactive. so as TO become opera
tive with the incumbent in office when the
amendment is adopted. Final action on
the proposed amendment cannot be
taken until the congress of 1917
MrS. guernsey to Fight On.
:" 'ssueo si'er the close
OF the congress yesterday afternoon,
Mrs. Guernsey said she intended to
eonfinne ber enor,s 70 br;,o ,hx.,. -
., ss 60.
ieo. iiis III me cohduct OF
the socletys affairs. Notwithstanding
her defeat for president general this
year Among the reforms de-na,d.d
hr ~. r. - .
''seht Is 'he SUD
stltuucn OF quarterly meetings of the
national board for the present system
Of holding such ro.t;n. h .,
p,,a 80. -
~ ii'e az great nls-
tahce from washington, Mrs Guernsey