Evening star., 1926-04-23
D. A. R. VOTE GOES
TO MRS. BROSSEAU
Col. Scott "ThroWs" Sand
wich "Party' in Wee Hours
of Morning Wait.


Amid the informal sound of some
400 plebeian ham sandwiches pelns
eagerly munched by as many hungry
natriots. the Daughters of the Amerl-
can Revolution were officially told at
o'clock this morning that Mrs. Al
fred 7 Brosseau had been duly elected
their president general, having polleo
$40 of the $50 votes cast
Through the long hours OF the
WIGHT and into the wee ones of the
morning the faithful delegates ana
large number of their guests had
awaited the report of the tellers. once
they sought to adjourn. That was
close to midnight, but When Woro
came that the tellers were almost
through counting the ballots the mo-
ton was abandoned.
Like cons the minutes ticked on.
,nd still no joyous sound hltered
through the wall of the room where
the decision of the ballots was belng
reached. Every person in the WASH
ington Auditorium knew What the
word would be. but some measure OF
! fingered. and the delegates were loath
/ 10 depart to hotels and homes until
, they had heard for themselves.
Sandwiches, Not Ballots.
/ Suddenly the back doors of the
| Auditorium flew open. In marched
! Battalion Chief Tom O'Connor of the
i District Fire Department. clearing
! the way for man in full evening
I hi a
trav of-not tabulated sheets from the
! tellers' chamber-but. far more ac
! ceptable. delicious. fat. we'll butterec
! ham sandwiches.
/ I'm to the sacred percincts of the
president generals platform the pro
cession marched in pompous fashlon
! on the table before Mrs. Anthony
| Wavne Cook rested a vase of glorious
American beauty roses: in her arms
! reposed an old-fashioned bouquet OF
! beautiful flowers. One sight OF the on
/ coming trays and the American
| beauties were swept aside with one
! movement and the bouquet was ols
carded with another.
| 1t was "catch catch can anC
! all rules were forgotten as tht
| scramble for the sandwiches got un
| der wav. When it was all over Mrs
! Cook stood holding plebian ham
| on-wheat," where the Formal boque'
! had been before. and each of the
. national officers was calmly munch-
/ ing one. Just when 1t seemed that
! the delegates and guests in the
! audience would have ~ go hungry
the mysterious waiter appeared with
| a second tray, and a little later with
a third and a fourth.
Col. Scott the "Angel."
The angel of the party was
| Col. Walter Scott. In the archives
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution are listed many deeds OF
| kindness sponsored by Col. Scott
But it is pretty safe to say that
none was ever appreciated more by
the individual daughters than the
| "partv' he threw early this morn
ing. And it was a real party, indeed,
Miss Eliza beth Ellicott Poe was car
ried to the platform from the press
table and made the official cheer leader.
Using her own. sandwich to direct
the cheers she called out:
"All right. one ray, ray for Col
Scott, hip, hip
Ray. ray, ray, U. ). A,
"A-m-e-r-i-c IA
scott, Scott. Scott"
Hail. the Gangs All Here
And the naughty Daughters of the
American Revolution. schoolgirls in
! spirit once more, echoed after her
| Then n ray. ray was given for Mrs
| cook. Finally somebody suggested
| the congress "call it a day with one
more ray, ray for everybody" II
was given with vim. The party was
on in full swing after that, and every
bodv started singing. Everything
| from "Those Impatient Blues" dowr
| to Hail. Hail. the Gangs All Here
was tried at least once.
! When the delegates reassembled In
regular session later this morning
thew were undecided as to whether
they had really sang the full chorus
through. Some said the naughty
word was omitted, but others were
not sure. Anyhow. nobody was kick
ing. Just before the tellers came out
with the report on the election Col
scott went again to the rostrum an6
there presented Miss Poe with huge
apple pie, which she ate before the
envious eyes of the audience.
The tellers reported that 1,704 votes
we're cast yesterday. but only 1886
were legal OF these Mrs. Brossear
and her ticket polled 1910. Mrs
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