The Washington herald., 1916-04-20

NANSoSc gSAOiC lWtuly-uIIn congress
OF the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton in Memorial Continental Hall last
night.
''Pacihsts," asserted Hudson Haxim,
have ringed the nose or the American
people and are leading them to destruc-
ton Lilliputian 'pacidsts' have been
feeding the United States on the nectar
OF somnolence for the past twenty-five
years. The European war has walked
Uncle Sam up, but when he reached for
MS gun It was gone. We have no right
to honor without guns to assert 1t.
THE United States is in very grave
danger. because It is rich and defense
less, while the other powerful nations of
the world are armed to the teeth.
The writing on the wall spells inva-
sion and devastation. War Is Inevitable
and imminent. Fate has decreed that her
pride shall be humbled, and that we
must shield our homes with blood, Drawn
and iron"
Barrett Lauds Daughters.
The dramatic address of Hudson
Maxim followed the address of John Bar
rett, director general of the psn-Ameri-
can Union, in which Mr.. Barrett paid a
glowing tribute to the Daughters OF the
American Revolution by declaring:
I'm this hour of crisis, this night, when
all the world is pondering on the mes
sage read this afternoon. and when every
thinking man and woman Is wondering
what will come, It is good to have a pow
erful society like the Daughters of the
American Revolution"
The speaker was interrupted at this
point by the announcement that the
tellers were ready to report on the first
ballot cast for the election of ten vice
presidents general, a corresponding sec
retary general, two honorary vice presi-
dents general and an editor OF the D.
A. r. Magazine.
The announcement was read by Mrs
Joseph Dearborn, chairman OF the teIlers.
The following officers were elected on
the first ballot:
Corresponding secretary general, Mrs.
Delos A. Blodgett, Michigan, 1884,
Vice presidents general:
Mrs. George Maynard Minor, Connecti-
cut, 936.
Mrs. James F. Maupin. Virginia, s5
Mrs. George W. Gedney, New Jersey
Ill.
Mrs. Eliza Ferry Leary Washington.
s42.
Mrs. VIM. G. Spencer, Tennessee, so7
Mrs. Joseph Simeon Wood, New York
Mrs. Harold r. Howell, Iowa. 7sS.
Mrs. c. Hamilton Tebault, Louisiana
79.
Mrs. VIM. Butterworth, Illinois, s1
Mrs. Alvin v. Lane, Texas, 762
The vote for editor on the first ballot
resulted in a tie vote-4ss each for Mrs.
Amos G. Draper. District, and Miss Eliza
o. Denniston, Pennsylvania.
For honorary vice president general
Mrs. John Newman Carey, Ind, secured
40 votes, and Mrs. James Ross Melon,
Pennsylvania, 472 1t was an insufficient
majority and new vote was ordered.
The Defeated Candidates.
Defeated candidates nominated for vice
presidents general were Mrs. George T.
smallwood District, $50 votes; Mrs. Will
liam H. Talbot, Maryland, 56S votes,
and Mrs. Charles r. Davis, Minnesota,
5S3 votes. One hundred and fourteen
delegates did not vote. Polls for the sec
ond ballot will be opened at IL o'clock
today.
The report of the tellers' committee
was accepted unanimously.
The evening session was opened with
the singing of Your Flag and Ny Flag"
| by Mrs Bertha Lincoln Heustis.
Miss Katherine EggIeston, of New
York, gave an inspiring reading OF the
Star Spangled Banner" in a version of
The Spirit of Patriotism Asks a Vital
Question" Miss Media Humphrey sang
THE Star spangled Banner" and Mrs.
Harriet Harding-Guthrie rendered a vo-
cal solo.
The first address was made by John
Beaver White. director in America OF
the Belgian Relief Commission. He ex-
planned the working OF the commission
since its inception, and said that more
than 900 already had been donated
by the world. OF this amount the United
States has donated S7,5OO,0OO.
Monroe Doctrine Stronger"
John Barrett asserted that the Mon
roe Doctrine today is more alive than
ever before and that the European war
has done more than anything else to
make the people of the republics OF North
and South America realize 1t. THE
unity of North and South America" he
said, lis the greatest argument we can
present to Europe"
Hudson Maxim told the members that
| the country is face to face with a situa-
ton that may mean war. We are about
as we'll prepared" he said, "as a boy
years old is to fight Jess Willard. Ex-
perts agree with me in the gravity OF the
situation and that we are pitifully un-
prepared. while other nations are ex-
| ceedingly we'll prepared.
They say experience is a hard school,
but fools won't learn at any other. The
OnlIeQ states won llSIen at InlS.
Mr.. Maxim, after remaining "paci-
fists" "Fatuists," declared that the
term Dogs of War" was q libel on a
| good dog. The pacifists," he said
ARE hyenas of fatuism."
Mr.. Maxim brought a roar of laugh
ter when he said, Henry Ford, de-
crying the possibility of invasion,
thinks it is a long way to Detroit, but
Mrs. Maxim and I have placed some
gold in our cellar. so we won't have
to go to the bank, and are going to
take the advice of Horace Greeley
Go West, Young Man."
The speaker closed his address
with a plea for the creation OF an in
lternational police force.
Administration Attacked.
The opening Of the third day of the
congress yesterday was marked by a
sharp clash between Mrs. George T.
SmaIlwood, vice president general for
the District and candidate for .re-elec-
ton, and the president general, Mrs.
William Cumming Story. Statements
made by Mrs. Smallwood. which precipi-
tated the clash, were construed as an at
tack against the administration and as
an allegation Of the use Of a political
steam roller on the part Of candidates.
Mrs. Smallwoods term OF office as
vice president general expires this year
Immediately upon the formal opening