Evening star., 1922-04-16

been an officer and member of the
executive board of the Georgia Fed
ration of Women's Clubs and of the
United Daughters Of the Confederacy.
the d. A. r. and was one Of the two
$1-a-year Georgia women serving the
government when she acted as state
Chairman of child welfare in the
Council of National Defense.
Mrs. M0ndell WyominE's Choice.
Mrs. Frank W. Mondell. prominent
in affairs of the Children Of the Amer
lean Revolution, the wife of Repre-
sentative Mondell of Wyoming, is also
a candidate for election to the posi-
tion of vice president general. She
delegation, and is expected to stand
upon her long service in the d. A. r.
as qualification for the post sought
for her by her friends.
Among the other candidates are:
Mrs. S. NJ. Ashenfelter of New Mexico.
terests Of the D. A. r. Is being
brought to the forefront by her sup
porters; Mrs. Willard T. Block Of
Illinois. who was chairman of the
liquidation and endowment fund Of
the organization and who is one of
the foremost candidates: Mrs. Clark
W. Heavier of West Virginia. Mrs.
]. MacCauley Higginson of Virginia,
Mrs. /. B. Mcfarland of Texas and
Miss Annie Wallace of New Hamp-
shire.
Sponsors for Other Aspirants.
Mrs Mcfarland. the Texas candi-
date, is indorsed by Mrs. James
Lowry Smith, vice president general,
and Mrs. Alvin V. Lane. former vice
president general. as well as by Mrs.
A. D. Potts, state vice regent. and
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served efficiently as. organizing and
chapter regent, state registrar. state
recording secretary and state regent,
according to the Texas delegations
announcement. and experienced a
most successful term last year as the
Miss Wallace of New Hampshire
during the past year was chairman of
the national committee on the cor
rect use Of the flag. one of the most
important national committees of the
patriotic organization. She is well
her services In D. A. r. activities, and
has the backing of the entire New
Hampshire delegation.
Mrs Block of Illinois, in serving
as chairman of the liquidation and
endowment fund, according to friends
most difficult committee tasks of the
closing term with remarkable eff
cheney and zeal. The liquidation and
endowment fund, naturally, is recog-
nized as one Of the most vital actixi-
ties of the organization. Her state
work also, where she has been an OFF,
cial of the D. A. r. for number of
terms, also will be advanced by her
supporters in the campaign for vice
president general.
Candidates From the Two vtrginias.
The Virginia delegation will exert
it's utmost efforts to obtain a place
on the list of vice presidents general
for Mrs. Higginson. In the retire.
ment of Miss Alethea Serpell from
the vice presidency general this year.
Virginia will have a vacant place on
the board to fill, and every effort will
be made to have Mrs. Higginson step
into the position. Mrs. Higginson is
well known throughout the Old Do
minion Daughters of the American
Revolution for her state and national
work in years past in the D. A. r.
Mrs. Heavier. the candidate from
West Virginia, will have the support
of the entire delegation from that
state, and it Is believed her candi-
dacy will be among the foremost.
AT the present time West Virginia
has no representative on the list of
vice presidents general, and the state
DELEGATION will place before the con-
gress not only the record OF MRS.
Heavier in D. A. r. work. but also
the request for representation of the
state through her on the national
board of management