The Washington times., 1923-01-07
MRS. COOK TO SEEK
D. A. R. PRESIDENCY
Pennsylvania Woman Throws
Her Hat in Ring for
Highest Honor.
THREE NOW IN CONTEST
She Announces Complete List
of Aspirants for Various
Offices on Her Ticket.

J. With three aVowed candidates in
the race, the fight for the high
office of president general of the
Daughters of the American Revolu
ton promises to be most contested
lin years when the society meets in
Washington in April.
Mrs. w. C. Story, of New York,
was the first to enter the race. Mrs
G. w. w. Hanger, of Washington,
came forward and announced her
candidacy, and now comes Mrs. An
president from Pennsylvania, to
seek for the higher honor.
MRS. COOKS PLATFORM.
Mrs. Cook will stand on the plat.
form incorporated in the first sec
ton of the constitution Of the So
|ciety, which says:
.'In order further to promote and
maintain the obligations which the
administration, National Society
Daughters of the American Revolul
ton purposes to assume will call
for diligent and intelligent COW
ering of the financial and business
part of the organization, an adjust
ment Of economy commensurate
with the work of the society; such
as the publishing and distribution Of
the Manual for Immigrants, caring
for the women and children during
their detention at Ellis Island, the
American Revolution magazine, the
education of the Southern noun
taineers, the conservation of the
American Indian. The reduction of
the debt on the new administra.
ton building we think can, and
should, be made from the current
funds Of the organization without
further or special appeals.
Potent influences are the erect
ing of monuments and the placing
of memorial tablets, institutions of
the Government. of education and
of human welfare. On such work
shall be laid special emphasis"
RECORD OF 90 YEARS.
Mrs. Cook has record of twenty
three years continuous service in
the d. Al. r. She was member
1914; State vice regent, Pennsyl-
vania. 1914-1917; state regent Of
Pennsylvania, 1917-1920; and vice
pIGSlQCAI SCIlCI dA VI LIE 4NdtlOAld4
Society, ID. A. R., 1920-1923.
Members Of her ticket, Mrs. Cook
says, will be the following:
Chaplain general, Mrs. Rhett
Goode, Alabama. who has served as
vice president General, n. 8. d. "A.
r.. State regent. State president
Federated Clubs and for. eighteen
years president Of Woman's Aux
iIiary Presbyterian Church.
Recording secretary general, Mrs.
Frank Herbert Briggs, Maine, Ma
tional No. 6175. Member finance
committee national society, vice
president Congressional Club
Organizing secretary general, Mrs.
William Sherman Walker, Washing
ton, present State regent, univer-
sity woman with broad experience
in many philanthropic and executive
offices.
MICHIGAN WOMAN NAMED.
Treasurer general, Mrs. Alfred j.
Brosseau, Michigan, present chair
man transportation, n. S. d. a. r.,
past State secretary.
Corresponding secretary general,
Mrs. Franklin p. Shumway, Massa-
chusetts. present State regent and
former State vice regent four years.
Registrar general. Mrs. James
Howard Stansfield, Illinois, eight
years registrar general, Daughters
1872, served two years as Judge adj
vocate general National Board Span
ish War Veterans. Charter member
and vice president Connecticut So
ciety Daughters of the American
Colonists.
Reporter general to the Smith
sonian Institution, Mrs. Alvin H.
Connolly, Missouri, State historian,
author of Women of Missouri.
Librarian general, Mrs. Larz An
derson, Washington, librarian Susan
Rivere Hetzel Chapel; author, "The
Spell of Japan" 1.-THE Spell of Bel
GUM, President and Pies" "Odd
Corners" 1.-THE Spell Of Hawaii and
Philippine Islands" Decorated with
the Croix de Guerre.
Curator general, Mrs. Charles Sey-
mour Whitman, New York. vice
president general, N. S. D. A. r.,
| a member Of New York State So
ciety Colonial Danes, decorated with
the Croix de Guerre.