Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-16
Roster of National ofic rs.

The new national officers elected
were: President. Woodrow WILSON,;
vice presidents, William II. Taft and
Robert W. de Forest of New York:
treasurer, John Shelton Williams;
counselor, Alexander King; secretary,
DR.. Stockton Arson. These are re-
elections, with the exception of Mr..
Taft, who fills newly created office
of vice president. Heretofore there
has been but one vice president Mr.
Williams.is controller of the currency
and Mr.. King is solicitor general of
the United States.
Following are members of the CEN
trail committee just appointed by
President Wilson: DR.. Livingston
Farrand, chairman; Willoughby
yelling of Chicago, vice Chairman,
Robert Lansing. Secretary of State,
to represent the Depart of State;
John Shelton Williams. controller of
the currency, to represent the Treas
ury Department; Maj. Gen. Merritte
w. Ireland, surgeon general, L. S. a.,
to represent the War Department;
Rear Admiral William c. BREASTED,
surgeon general, L. s. N, to repre-
sent the Navy Department: Alexander
King, solicitor general to represent
the Department of Justice.
Incorporators Represented.
The board of incorporators elected
these members of the central commit
tee: Miss Mabel T. Boardman. Washing
ton; John Bassett Moore. New York:
Judge w. w. Morrow, San Francisco;
John d. Ryan, Butte. Mont; Mrs.
Frank v. Hammar, St. Louis, Mo-;
Frank v. Hammar. ST. Louis. Mo-;
George E. Scott, Chicago. New mem
bers of the committee thus elected by
the incorporators are Mrs. Hammar
and Mr.. Scott. the last named having
served as general manager Of the Red
Cross and member Of the war council.
These compose the members of the
central committee, who were elected
chapter delegates to the annual meet
ing: Cornelius n. Bliss. jr., New York:
Lane, Secretary OF the Interior. Wash
ington; Eliot Wadsworth. Boston;
Charles D. Norton, New York, and
Henry p. Dawson. New York.
The executive committee. the active
governing body. q subcommittee Of
posed Of DIR. Livingston Farrand,
chairman ex-ofIacio; Surgeon General
Merritte w. Ireland of the Army. Sur
geon General William G. Braisted of
the Navy, FankIin X. Lane. Secretary
of the Interior; Henry p. Dawson of
ton, Cornelius N. Bliss jr., of New
York; George E. Scott of Chicago.
To fiji vacancies in the board of in
corporators due to deaths that board
elected three women of prominence.
They are Mrs Leonard Wood. wife Of
Gen.. Wood, Fort Riley. Kan; Mrs.
Joseph n. CucAhy. Chicago, and Mrs.
August Belmont. New York. Mrs. Bel
mont filed the post Of assistant to
the war council during the latter
period Of the war.
J. Byron Deacon, Philadelphia, as
sistantz director. general during the
war is appointed acting director gen
eral of civilian relief. succeeding Mr..
Walling.
Outstanding Events of Year.
The big outstanding events of the
year Just closed were the first en-
rolIment of members in December,
1917, which enrolled more than a.
0e0. 900. and the second war drive for
500, O00, 900. The annual report shows
that np to January 81 the subscrip-
ton TO that drive amounted to $751;
6Z3,f06.
Among those who attended the an
nual meeting were: Alva A. Adee. sec
Nelson A. Miles. Washington: Dr.
Frank X. Billings, Chicago; Simon
Wolf. Washington: Charles J. Bell.
Washington; Mrs. w. X. Draper, New
York; Mrs. L. n. Hartman, New
York; Senator William A. Smith,
Michigan; John NJ. Glenn, New York;
Mrs. l. w. Littell. Washington; Henry
B. F. mcfarland. Washington.