The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-15
THREE WOMEN
ATTLHVG HARD
FOR H|GHH0NOR
Delegates to Annual Congress
Are Pouring Into City for
Opening Session Tomorrow
HOLD ELECTION THURSDAY
Mesdames Hanger, Cook and
Story Divide Convention
Interest With Active Races

With an election battle in pros
pect. the thirty-second annual con-
press of the National Society,
Daughters Of the American Revo-
luton, will convene tomorrow
morning in Memorial Continental
Hall.
MANY DELEGATES HERE.
Delegates to the congress were
pouring into the city all day yes
terday and last night More will
arrive today, and virtually all Of
the $500 women sent to the con-
gress are expected to be on hand
when Mrs. George Maynard Minor,
the outgoing president general
calls tomorrow mornings session
to order.
The election of a new president
general of the society which win
take place at Thursdays session.
transcends in Importance every
thing at this congress. Wherever
Daughters gathered last night the
election was the sole topic Of con-
versatior,
THREE CANDIDATES.
There are three candidates for
the office of president general:
Mrs. q. Wallace w. Hanger, of
this city; Mrs. Anthony Wayne
Cook, Of Pennsylvania; and Mrs.
William Cumming Story. of New
York.
Mrs. story has twice bsen prsai.
dent general Of the society, and
EOS, &srsHs -,
Ii unprecedented in d. A. r.
history.
There are ten national admiilis-
trative offices besides that of presi-
dent general that must be filled at
this congress. For these there are
twenty-nine candidates, ten each
on the tickets of Mrs. Hanger and
Mrs. Cook. and nine on Mrs.
Story's ticket.
TWO WOMEN WITHDRAW. 6
A week ago two of the women
running on Mrs. Story's ticket
withdrew from the race. They were
Mrs. Thaddeus G. Parker of Geor.
gia, candidate for registrar general
and Mrs. Edwin Muller, of South
Carolina. candidate for chaplain
general
Mrs. Story has announced that
the place on the ticket vacated by
Mrs. Parker will be filled by Mrs.
Pleasant Jordan CAN'T, OF Arixan-
sas. The vacancy caused by Mrs.
Muller's withdrawal will not be
filled because Mrs Story fayors
the election of Mrs. Rhett Goode.
OF Alabama, who is running for
ticket.
0TuEpS M mrcrzuu
The remainder of Mrs. Story's
ticket follows: Recording secretary
general, Mrs Robert Gray. Vir.
ginia: corresponding secretary gen
eral, Mrs. William C.. Boyle. Ohio:
organizing secretary general. Mrs
Frederick r. Ranney, Michigan:
historian general. Mrs. Walter
Thomas, Alabama: librarian general.
Mrs. e. w. Carruth. Florida
curator general, Mrs. Joshua L.
Brooks, Massachusetts,, and re-.
porter general to Smithsonian In.
etltution, Mrs. Lou c. Stevens,
Connecticut.
The slate Of Mrs. Hangers ticket
includes: Chaplain general Mrs.
Thomas A. Edison, New Jersey:
recorolng secretary general, Mrs
Henry B. JOY, Michigan. GORE.
spending secretary general Mrs H
Eugene Chabbuck, Illinois: or9ani7.
Ing secretary general. Mrs. Samuel
Elliott Perkins. Indiana: re9istrar
general. Mrs. Harriet Perkins Ma.
rine, Maryland: treasurer general
Mrs. Robert r. johnson. lows
historian general. Mrs. Florence 8
Marcy Crofut, Connecticut; librarian
general, Mrs. Edward lansing
Harris. Ohio: curator general.
Mrs. VIII G. Barnes. and reporter
general to the Smithsonian Instftr.
ton, Mrs. 7. B. Mcfarland, Texas.
MRS. COOKS SLATE.
Those on Mrs. Cooks ticket are.
Chaplain general, Miss Rhett Goode.
Alabama; recording secreatry gen.
eral, Mrs. Frank Herbert Briggs.
Maine: corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Franklin p Shumway. Massachu.
sets; organizing secretary general,
Mrs. William Sherman Walker
Alfred F. Brosseau. Michigan; his
torian general, Mrs George De
Belt. West Virginia; reporter gen
eral to the Smithsonian Institu
ton, Mrs. Alvin H. Connolly. Mis-
souri,: librarian general, Mrs. Lars
Anderson, Washington, D. c.
curator general, Mrs. Charles Sey
mour Whitman, New York, and
registrar general. Mrs. James How
ard Stansfield, Illinois.
Seven vice president generals ar.
TO be elected by this congress. 81
far there are only six candidates
Mrs. Henry A. Bach, of Indiana
Mrs. Charles r. Booth, or Cali
fornia; Mrs. Henry D. Fits. o.
New Jersey; Mrs. William Niece,
Wilson, of Ohio; Mrs. Gerald Itv
lngston Schuyler, OF Colorado. ant
Mrs. Ellet G. Drake. OF Nebraska