Evening star., 1923-04-20

hung from the ceiling> will keep me
steady.
keep steady'-that is my keynote.
1t i1d is snITging up in my heart d1n nov
thought that will come to me in the
crises. The work we must do Is a
work of honor as we'll as d work Of
fore US, no one officer can success
fully do without the help Of this
whole society.
Benjamin Franklin, in those try
ing days when our forefathers We're
founding this d nation, said to his
fellow patriots: We must all hang
together or we will all hang sepa
rately.' They hung together because
they knew what they wanted And
their daughters today know what
hang together. To thank you for
electing me to this high Office, ! can
not do in words. but l shall try to
do it with deed"
Thanks Mrs. Hanger.
Il wish to acknowledge the good
will and graciousness Of Mrs. G.
Wallace ". Hanger and to say in
conclusion that I accept this honor
with love toward all and malice
toward none
Inc nOuT Indl preceOeQ tHe an
nouncement of the election this
morning was one filled with tense
anxiety and the congress attempted
TO conduct its preliminary business
with one eye on the president general
and the other toward the door
through which they knew the tellerS
would enter.
Results Delayed.
Since 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
when the polls opened, the congress
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution had seethed with expect
ancy. All day the delegates had
stood in d. long, tired line. waiting
. to announce through the ballot box
their choice for the high officers the
j society had to offer. 1t had been
expected that the tellers would an
nounce the result during last nights
session, but when IL o'clock arrived
they sent out word that another three
hours must e1apse before they could
complete the count
When this intelligence was COM
municated TO the convention, it
promptly voted to adjourn and await
the results until this morning. Those
who expected an announcement i'm
mediately after Mrs. Minor had raped
for order at 10 O'Clock this morning.
however. were disappointed. Moments
half-hearted sort of a way. the
delegates tried in vain to listen re-
spectfully to those who were called
upon to address them.
Hush Falls On Crowd.
1t was just exactly twelve minutes
of IL o'clock when the president gen.
eral rose and in her business-like tone
announced: THE tellers will now
come forward"
A hush that could almost be heard
fell upon the crowded auditorium and
Mrs. Charles H. Bissell mounted the
steps to the rostrum. In her hand she
carried the fatal typewriter paper.
Every eye was upon her as she be-
gan:
Madame President General, ] have
the honor to report that your tellers
have found the following results OF
the election: For president general:
PENN
BedIam Breaks Loose.
Bedlam broke loose as the name OF
the keystone states first candidate
for that Office was mentioned. The
congress knew that it meant her cleo
tion. Time and again Mrs Minor
brought down her gavel vigorously.
but the delegates. who heretofore
had been so respectful Of that fatal
hammer. paid no heed to their en-
thusiasm to honor the president gen
eral- elect. Finally the result was an
nounced. and a murmured note of sur
prise ran through the entire audi
torium when 1t became known that
Mrs. Hanger had run so close. Most
of the delegates had expected either
! a landslide to Mrs. Cook or a close
victory for Mrs. Hanger. The action
of Mrs. William Cumming Story.
however, in abruptly swinging her
votes to the Pennsylvania candidate
had done the expected and proved
| more the help to Mrs. Hanger than a
detriment.
Hanger Ticket Totals.
The result of the voting on Mrs
Hangers associated candidates fol-
lows: Mrs. Samuel e. Perkins, In
diana. to be organizing secretary gen.
eral, 100 votes; Mrs. II. Eugene Club
secretary general. 7S9 votes; Miss
Harriet Perkins Marine, Maryland, to
be registrar general, 745 votes; Mrs.
Robert ]. Johnston, Iowa, to be treas
| urer general, 794 votes; Miss Florence
Crofut, Connecticut, to be historian
general, 796 votes; Mrs. Ida B. Mac
Farlsnd, Texas, to be reporter gen.
| 1872 votes: Mrs. Edward L. Harris.
Ohio, to be librarian general, and
Mrs, Wilson Barnes, Arizona, to be
cur ator general. 769 votes. and Mrs
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