The Washington herald., 1918-04-19

delegates 10 the tWenty-SeVenth
Continental Congress, National So
ciety Daughters of the American
! Revolution, performed the most i'm
portant business duty OF their entire
session last evening, when they put
in nomination the names of nine of
their foremost members for the Office
Of vice presidents general of the or
ganization, seven of which will be
elected this morning to serve three
years.
The nominees, all of whom were
seated on the platform in Continental
Hall last evening. together with their
sponsors. were as follows:
Mrs. Charles H. Aull, of Nebraska,
nominated by Mrs. Ellet Grant
Drake, of Nebraska; Mrs. Parks Fish
er. of West Virginia. nominated by
Mrs w. d. Brown, of West Virginia; !;
Miss Stella Pickett Hardy of Arkan-
sas, nominated by Mrs. Helen NJ.
Boynton; Mrs. Gaius NJ. Brumbaugh,
Of the District of Columbia, nominat-
ed by Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook, of
Pennsylvania; Mrs. Benjamin Purcell,
Of Virginia, nominated by Mrs. ]. f.
Maupin; Mrs. Frank Hall, of Massa-
chusetts, nominated by Mrs. Frank
Dexter Ellison, of Massachusetts;
Mrs. William H. Reynolds. of North
Carolina, nominated by Mrs. Heath,
of North Carolina; Mrs. William A..
Guthrie. of Indiana, nominated by
Mrs. James NJ. Fowler, of Indiana,
and Mrs. Andrew F. Fox, of Mississ-
ippi. nominated by Mrs. John Morris
Morgan, of Mississippi
F1Te-minute speeches accompanied
the nominations which, for the most
part, were seconded from ten to
twelve times by the regents of the
various States, who obviously were in
hearty accord with the list of nomi-
nees as presented last night.
Chairman of the judges of cleo
tion this morning is Mrs. Charles H.
Bissell. Of Connecticut. The vice.
chairman is Miss katherine A. Net
teton, of the same State.
In placing the name of Mrs.
Fisher in nomination. Mrs. w. D.
Brown created much applause when
she diyulged the fact that her NOM
inee was a sister OF the late Admiral
Schley, of Santiago fame. In NOM
mating Mrs. Purcell, Of Virginia,
Mrs. ]. F.. Maupin took the first
step towards supplying someone to
fill her place, for she is one of the
seven vice-presidents general whose
retirement takes place today.
Only one absentee among the
nominees was recorded last night.
This was Mrs. William H. Reynolds,
of North Carolina, who was de-
tanned at her home through the i'll
ness Of her mother.
After each nominees name had
been presented and seconded, the
candidate was brought to the front
or the stage, where she was intro
duced to the assemblage amid hand
clapping and cheers. General con-
tentment with the roster of candi-
dates seemed manifest last night
among the delegates. Their spon-
sors worked hard in heir speeches
Tor their favorite daughters, and
urged the members to remember
them today.
Voting machines were to have been
used in the election this morning but
their nonappearance caused the an
nouncement last night that voting
would be by ballot. This formaIity
VIII be made as expeditionsly as pos
slble' as there is still a vast amount
OF pressing and important business for
the congress to dispose of before it
terminates its sessions. Usually the
voting has been the most laborious and
time taking feature of these annual
meetings, but precedent in alacrity
In this respect is looked for today.
1t was announced last night that no
ngures Of the liberty loan subscriptions
which started with such vim at the
end OF yesterday mornings session
would be given out until today, when
the appeal for money will be contin-
ued. Already a great number of SUBJ
scrlptions have been made. represent
ing many thousands Of dollars, and
httle apprehension exists among the
members that its goal Of 800. 900 for
tne loan will be realized before ad-
Jourhment tomorrow morning.
trouble more or less conhdently
iooked forward to at yesterday
mornings session of the Daughters.
over one of the three proposed
changes to the constitution which
reIerred 10 a chapters representa-
tion In Congress, was fortunately
aVerted when, after a short discus
SION OF the contemplated changes.
the revision of the constitution
was IeIerred back to the revision
committee for further considera-
tion. The matter was definitely
shelved until next year.
The amendment that caused the
most concern and about which a
nsht was almost sure to settle. was
that requiring that a chapter have
forty members before it was enti-
tied to a vote in congress. II was
generally understood when the
amendment was sent back to com
mittee that the revisionary clause
would be killed.
As reports of committees on the
revision of the constitution were
TO be continued at the afternoon
session the latter was given over
almost entirely to receiving subscrin-
tions to the Liberty Loan, for which
the Congress has pledged 500. 600
In fact, after the revision matter
had been gotten out of the wav