The Washington herald., 1917-04-12
ANTI-SUFFS ACCUSED
OF MEDDLING ind. AR.
Five Candidates for President General
In Lively Contest.

Hundreds Of the thousand and more
delegates to the twenty-sixth annual
congress of the National Society, Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution, which
opens in Continental Hall, Monday, April
l6, are now in washington. The society
has now a membership of about 5000.
and will play no inconspicuous part In
the patriotic work to be done by the
women of this country in the present
war -,.... q.
Because OF the high cost Of living here.
the less important eating places are be-
ing regaled with splendidly dressed
Daughters who. even In their best after
noon costumes. do not scorn to sit on
high stools or dine at tables bereft of fine
linen. .E
Just as though ID. A. r. politics were
not sufficiently lively with the congress
less than a week of and a big election
on hand, anti-suffragists have mixed up
in the politics of the patriots. and, II is
claimed. have sent letters broadcast
through the South warning Daughters
against one OF the candidates for presi-
dent general. who comes from a suffrage
State. and declaring that she is likely to
involve the society in the suffrage move
ment.
II happens that not only the Kansas
candidate. Mrs. George Thacher Guern-
sey, but each OF the other four csndi-
dates for the Office of president general
are in favor of suffrage. as is the out
going president general. Mrs. William
Cumming Story. Mrs. Guernsey's friends
claim that as Kansas is a suffrage State,
she would really have less cause to work
for suffrage in the organization than
would any of the other candidates, and
that there is not the least fear of the
lucky candidate trying to introduce the
subject in the patriotic society.
Mrs Guernsey takes suffrage as a mat
ter of course. Mrs. George C. Squires.
of st. Paul. another candidate. belongs
to the Welfare League. suffrage So
ciety. Mrs. J. Hamilton Lewis. the adj
ministration candidate who was thrust
into the campaign rather late, worked
ardently with the suffragists in the re-
cent Illinois campaign. and Mrs. John
Miller Horton. of Buffalo, has long been
known to sympathize with the move
ment.
Neither politics nor religion have ever
been made an issue with the ID. A r.
society, and 1t is not likely to have much
weight In the present issue.
Mrs Lewis. the last to come into the
ring. will return from a Southern cam
paign trip tomorrow. She found the
South rather solidly pledged to the Kan
sas candidate. and it Is thought she will
take the advice of friends and withdraw
The nrst large meeting OF an Official
nature preliminary to the Congress will
be the Continental Hall committee meet
ing called for tomorrow evening in Me-
mortal Continental Hall This committee
is the largest and most important one in
the national society. II is composed OF
the national officers, State regents, vice
presidents general. representatives of the
various States. and about 800 other wom-
en- appointed by the president general.
Mrs. William Cumming Story is chair
man. and will preside. The other Of
ficers OF the committee are Mrs Charles
B. Bryan, vice chairman: Mrs. Robert
Lansing, secretary. and Mrs. Delos A.
Blodgett. resident secretary.