Evening star., 1917-04-14
D. A. R. DELEGATES
POURING INTO CITY
Memorial Continental Hall Is
Crowded Today Preparatory
to Session Monday. -.
OFFICE CANDIDATES HERE

Rooms. halls and corridors OF Memo.
rial Continental Hall were crowded to-
day with delegates who have arrived
for the twenty-sixth Continental Con-
gress of the National Society of the
d A. r., which begins its sessions Mon
day morning. Women of revolutionary
lineage are pouring in from every state
of the Union; by tonight it is expected
that 1,50o will have registered
\ steady stream of arrivals flowed
into the building today. Women are eN<
changing greetings. renewing old sc-
quaintances and discussing the contest
for president general and other national
offices. and speculating upon the pros
poets of victory or defeat for favored .
candidates. The registration room, on /.
the third floor, was the busiest place in
the building.
Candidates in Washington.
The four candidates for president gen.
eral are all in Washington, as are also
the greater number of the national Of
ficers all registered. The four candi---
dates are Mrs. J. Hamilton Lewis. wife
of the senator from Illinois, who is the
administrations choice to succeed the
present president general Mrs. William /
Cumming Story; Mrs. George Thacher
Guernsey of Kansas. anti-administra
tion banner bearer. and Mrs. John Mil
Ter Horton of New York and Mrs. George
| G. Squires of Minneapolis, who are in
dependent aspirants for first honor.
| Advocates of Mrs. Guernsey have de-
! clared that she has enough votes
| pledged to elect her on the first ballot.
| This is strenuously denied by the fol-
| lowing of each of the other candidates.
all claiming victory certain for their
respective leader
Mrs. J. Charles Linthicum is out for,
the post of national corresponding gen.
eral. The Maryland Daughters have put
| her name in nomination with a unan-
imous Endorsement given at its recent.
conference. Mrs. Linthicum is the wife
! of Representative Linthicum and an:
/ active member Of the Baltimore chap
| ter
| Mrs. Arthur Lee Bosley, state regent:
| Mrs. Weems Ridout, vice state regent:
Mrs. ]. William Lord, state recording Sec
| retary, and. Mrs. John +. Sippel have
signed a special appeal for votes for Mrs.
Linthicum. They are all members of the
Woman's War Council. recently appointed
by the Governor of Maryland.
Board of Management Meeting.
The national board of management is
holding its monthly meeting in Memorial
| Continental Hall. The Saturday before
| the Congress is always chosen as a
monthly meeting day. and becomes the
most important of the year by reason OF
| the presence of so many of its members.
The board consists of the national Off
| GERS and state regents.
| The usual luncheon was given in honor
| of the president general and other men,
| bers of the board during the midday re-
cess of the meeting. The hostesses were
the Virginia members of the national
D
Mrs. James f. Maupin. vice president
general from Virginia, and Mrs. William
| A. Smoot. organizing secretary general.
| There were about eighty guests, COM
prising the membership of the board.
| A monster American flag was hung
against the wall on the back of the stage
| in the hall this morning. The flag reaches
| the ceiling and falls to the floor. Other
! decorations were put into place, mostly
| flags and bunting and flowers.
Early Liquidation of Debt Indicated.
Incomplete reports presented to the
/ Continental Hall committee. meeting in
Memorial Continental Hall. yesterday,
| indicate that the final ST.. 200 owing on
the hall debt will be liouidated by the
end of next week. and payments on ad-
| joining land continued. There are
three bonds. each of IS, 900. which, it is
anticipated, will be assumed before the
close of the d. A. X. congress. which
| assemblies Monday.
| Mrs. Joseph Z. Randall, treasurer
! general of the National Society. d. A.
! r.. was not present yesterday to make
! report on the hall debt. Great enthu- i.
| siasm. however, was evoked by the-
prospect of final settlement as pre-
sented by other members of the COM,
mittee.
Mrs. William Cumming Story. presi-s
dent general. presided. Mrs. Robert
Lansing, secretary. was also on the
platform. Mrs. Charles b. Bryan OF
| Tennessee was Endorsed by Mrs. Story.
in urging that no obstacles be placed
in the way of sons of the women of thes
D. A. r. who choose to enlist. Mrs. JJE
| Hamilton Lewis. candidate for presi-!'
dent general. denied rumors that shN
has withdrawn from the race.