Evening star., 1926-04-23

George White Nash of New York.
who withdrew in the interest of har-
mony early in the Congress. was given
IS and Mrs. Cook and number of
others were given several as an espe-
clal compliment from faithful ad-
mirers. The vote for the vice presi-
dents general resulted as follows:
Mrs. John b. Heron, Pennsylvania !:
Mrs. Eugene II. Ray of kentucky.
Mrs. Julius Y. Talmadse of Georgia,
Mrs. Read Banks of New Jersey, Mrs.
William Q. Spencer of North Carolina,
Mrs. Lyman Stookey of California
and Mrs. John NJ. Beavers of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Mrs. John Campbell of Colorado
was elected honorary vice president
general.
After the results of yesterdays cleo
''"H had been read again this morn
ing. Mrs. Cook presented the newly
elected national officers TO the dele
gates. Mrs. Brosseau was accorded
a tremendous reception and at it's end
she made brief address, lying:
Feels Very Humble.
II fell very humble. Once before
in my life I have felt my smallness
so acutely; that was when | stood
at the base of great pyram mid in
Egypt. II is going TO be difficult to
follow in the footsteps of one who has
given so much of her energy and her
time and her mind to this orga nizati ion
in the past three years. In accepting
this mantle of office that has fallen
from the shoulders of Mrs. Cook,
realize now how long the mantle is
and how short the wearer is
In their turn the other officers were
introduced as follows: Mrs. Matthew
Brewster. chaplain general; Mrs. Sam
uel w. Earle, recording secretary gen.
eral; Mrs. Lowell F. Hobart, organiz-
Ing secretary general; Mrs. Adam NJ.
Wyant. treasurer general: Mrs. Her
bert NJ. Lord, corresponding secretary
general: Mrs. Eli A. Helmick. regis.
trar general: Miss Alice l.. McDuffee
historian general; Mrs. Gerald l..
Schuyler, reporter general to the
Smithsonian Institution; Mrs. Horace
NJ. Farnham. librarian general. and
Mrs. j. s. Frelinghuysen, curator gen
eral
A brief business session faced the
delegates this morning. The work of
the resolutions committee was the
only thing Of outstanding importance.
and among the resolutions adopted
American Revolution on record as in.
dorsing and requesting the passage of
the bill before the United States Con
Sress for the benefit of policewomen
which is sponsored and supported by
Mrs. Nina Van Winkle head of the
Women's Bureau of the Metropolita n
Police Department.
FavOrs Equal Standing.
In part the resolution which was
passed without dissenting voice, fol.
lows: Whereas the administration Of
criminal justice is one of the funds. .
mental principles of the Constitution
of the United States and by precedent
and practice justice also lies in pre-.
Ventive and protective work on be-
half of women and children, and
Whereas, this service is most ef-
fective where policewomen serve in
a unit as a woman's bureau with a
woman director having rank equal to
that of other officers, in police depart
ments who are Immediately subordi-
nate TO the chief of police or the COM
missioner of public safety, and
Whereas this can be accomplished
by the careful selection of educated
and experienced policewomen. condi-
tions for whose admittance to this
service may not fall below standards
now fixed by the United States civil
service:
Therefore. be it resolved That in
harmony with the patriotic duties OF
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton. we indorse these principles,
and further indorse and request the
passage of legislation now pending in
Congress for the establishment by law
of the women's bureau in the Capital
of this Nation"
At / o'clock the congress recessed
to reconvene again at 1880 o'clock to-
night. This afternoon Mrs. Anthony
Wayne Cook. who remains president
general of the society until noon to-
morrow, and many Of the delegates
will go to Mount Vernon for the usual
exercise Of placing wreath on the
tomb of George and Martha Wash
ington. Special cars have been ar
ranged to take the crowd that usually
attends this ceremonial.