The Washington times., 1923-04-08
MRS. VIC. STORY
SEEKING OFFICE
FOR THIRD TIME.
Opposing Her Are Mrs. G.W.W.
Hanger, This City, and Mrs.
A. W. Cook, Cooksburg, Pa.
CONGRESS MEETS APRIL is
States of Candidates Name
Ticket for Ten Administra-
tive Positions to Be Filled

One of the most exciting cleo.
fions in all the long history OF the
National Society, Daughters Of the
American Revolution, is expected
TO take place at the thirty-secono
annual congress of the organlza.
ton. which convenes in Memorial
Continental Hall, here, on the
morning of April 16.
Three women arc in the trien'
NAL race for the office Of presi-
dent general of the society. They
are Mrs. G. Wallace w. Hanger.
Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook, Of Cooks
burg. Pa, and Mrs. William Cum
ming Story, of New York city.
FIRST CONTEST IN YEARS.
1t has been six years now since
there has been real fight for the
office Of president general. The
last by contest, was in 1917, when
Mrs. George Thatcher Gurnsey, OF
Kansas, won out on the first ballot
over Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis,
of Illinois, and Mrs. Miller Horton,
Of New York.
The coming election will be
UNIQUE in that it viii be the first
time that q candidate has sought
q third term in the office of presi-
dent general. This candidate IS
Mrs. William Cumming Story, who
atepped out of the office in 1917
after having served two terms.
Seven vice presidents general are
to be elected by this congress. So
far there are only six Candidates:
Mrs. Henry A. Bach, or lnalana'
Mrs. Charles r. Booth, Of Cali.
fornia; Mrs. Henry D: Fits, OF
New Jersey. Mrs. William McJ .ss
Wilson, of Ohio: Mrs. Gerald Liy-
inpston SCHUYLER, of Colorado, and
Mrs.. Ellet G.. Drake, of Nebraska.
Three honorary vice presidents
general are to be elected for lie.
There are four candidates: Mrs
Richard Jackson Barker, Of Rhode
Island: Mrs. Julius j. Estey, OF
Vermont: Mrs John Franklin Swift,
of California, and Mrs. Wliilam
Butterworth, Of Illinois.
STATES OF CANDIDATES.
Ten administrative offices must
be filled. For these there are
thirty candidates, ten each on the
"tickets" of the three candidates
for president general.
Those on Mrs. Cooks ticket are:
Chaplain general, Mrs. Rhett Goode'
Alabama; recording secretary gen.
eral. Mrs. Frank Herbert Briggs,
Maine, corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Franklin P. Shumway, Massachu'
sets; organizing secretary general
Mrs. William Sherman walker
Washington; treasurer general, Mrs.
Alfred r. Brosseau, Michigan; his
torian general, Mrs. George De
Belt, West Virginia; reporter gen.
eral to the Smithsonian Institution,
Mrs. Alvin H. Connolly, Missouri;
librarian general, Mrs. Larz Ander-
son, Washington, D. c.; curator gen.
eral, Mrs. Charles Seymour Whit
man, New York, and registrar gen.
eral, Mrs. James Howard STAINS
field, Illinois.
The slate Of Mrs. Hangers ticket
Includes: Chaplain general, Mrs.
Thomas A. Edison, New Jersey; re-
oOrding secretary general, Mrs. Hen
~ B. Joy, Michigan; correspond
fng secretary general, Mrs. H. Eu-
gene Chubbuck, Illinois: organizing
secretary general, Mrs. Samuel Ell.
Hott Perkins, Indiana; registrar
general, Mrs. Harriet Perkins Ma.
rine, Maryland; treasurer general.
Mrs. Robert F. Johnston, Iowa; his.
torian general. Mrs. Florence s.
Marcy Crofut, Connecticut; librarian
general. Mrs. Edward Lansing
Harris, Ohio; curator general
Mrs. Will c. Barnes, and reporter
general to the Smithsonian Institu
ton. Mrs. l. B. Mcfarland, Texas
The ten women candidates or
Mrs. Story's ticket are: Chaplain
general, Mrs. Edwin Muller. South
Carolina: recording secretary gen.
eral, Mrs. Robot Gray, Virginia
corresponding secretary general
Mrs. William c. Boyle. Ohio; regis
trar general, Mrs. Thaddeus Par
ker, Georgia: organizing secretary
general. Mrs. Frederick T. Ranney
Michigan; historian general. Mrs
Walter Thomas, Alabama; librarian
general, Mrs. E. w. Carruth, Flor
Ida: curator general, Mrs. Joshua
Il. Brooks, Massachusetts, and re
porter general to Smithsonian Insti
tuition. Mrs. Lou C. Stevens, Con
necticut.
More than two thousand dele
gates and alternates are expected
70 attend the congress. The can
didates will be nominated Wednes
day. The election will take pIac,
the following day.