Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
OHIOAN AND GEORGIAN
SEEK HIGHEST OFFICE
Mrs. Lowell F. Hobart and Mrs. Julius
Y. Talmadge Are Candidates for
President General.

State treasurer and regent and on sew
eral of the national society's committees.
Mrs. Hobart's candidate for the once
of librarian general is Mrs. Russell
William Magma of Massachusetts,, ma
tional chairman of the Constitution
Hall committee. While experimenting
the collection of nYtslion dollars for
the building of the hall, she paid her
own expenses, including publishing
mailing and the cost of travelling.
Curator General Candidate.
The candidate for the curator gen.
eral Is Mrs. Samuel jackson Kramer
of New York, the retiring State regent
of that State. She has served as
commissioner of the Board OF Education
of New York City and as member OF
the Higher Board Of Education. Under
her administration as regent OF the
Washington Heights Chapter OF the So
ciety the museum OF Colonial and Revo-
lutionary relics was established.
Mrs. William w. Husband, native
of Vermont but resident OF the Capt.
| tai is the candidate for treasurer gen.
eral on MRS. Talmadge's ticket. She
| has served as recording secretary, vice
regent and regent of the Victory Chap
ter in the District and has had con-
siderable experience in financial affairs
| in administration and organization
work. She is serving her third term
as national chairman Of Americanism.
| 1t is felt that Mrs. Husbands residence
| In Washington places her in position
| to give constant attention to the buSi-
ness of the national society.
Mrs. Henry A. Beck Of Indiana,
honorary regent of that State. is a
candidate for organizing secretary gen.
erai. She has been active in the D.
| A. r. for more than 80 years, having
served as chapter and State regent and
a member of several of the national So
ciety's committees. For three years she
was member of the international re-
lations committee Of the American AS
ISOLATION of University Women. She
has been vice president general and
State secretary and registrar for In
diana.
Also Washington Resident.
Mrs. william A. Rodenberg of Illinois
candidate for the Office of correspond
ing secretary general, has been a mem
Der of the national society's house COM
mittee for three years and for two
years member of the committee In
chrage of invitations and boxes. She
also is resident of Washington and
an active member of the Congressional
Club.
Mrs. Newton D. Chapman of New
York. candidate for the Office of record
ing secretary general. is serving her
third year as national chairman of the
better films committee. She is VICE
president of the Staten Island Historical
Society and was State chairman for
New York for the Valley Forge Memo
rial committee from 1922 to 1928, at
which time a $1,000 memorial was
placed in the Washington Memorial
Chapel at Valley Forge.
Mrs. Talmadge and the State Society
Of South Carolina present Mrs. Will
liam B. Burney as a candidate for the
office Of chaplain general. She has been
prominently identified with the organi-
zation since 1901, having served as
chapter secretary, twice ss chapter re-
gent, State registrar and State regent.
She Is national vice chairman of the
society'S loan fund, having supervision
over II States. Mrs. Burney has been
president of the South Carolina Fed
Grafton of Women'S Clubs. During the
World War she was awarded service
medal for outstanding work with the
American Red Cross.
Mrs. Matteson's Record.
Mrs. Frederick w. Matteson of the
District of Columbia is candidate for
the Office or registrar general She has
had wide experience in the work as
registrar of the United Daughters of
1912 for five years ana State registrar
| for the District of Columbia branch
| of that organization. She has been
State recording secretary of her chap
| ter and member of the house and
magazine committees.
Twenty years service in the national
society, in chapter Offices and on ma
tional committees is behind the canoi-
dacy of Mrs. Edwin Erie Sparks of
Pennsylvania for the Office of historian
general. For three years she was ma
tional vice chairman Of patriotic educa-
ton. She has been historian and regis
trar Of the Chicago chapter and Is now
corresponding secretary of the National
Oficers Club Of the D. A. r.
Mrs. Jesse H. Shreve of California,
candidate for the Office of reporter
general to the Smithsonian Institution,
Is graduate of the University of Chi
cago and has been chairman of the
Women'S State Legislative Council for
San Diego County, Calf. She has been
active in State D. A. r. work.
Attendance at every national con-
gress of the society in 81 years is the
record of Mrs. Hoval A. Smith of Ari-
IONA, candidate for the Office of librarian
general on Mrs. Talmadge's ticket. She
was elected unanimously as State regent
for Arizona for three consecutive terms,
and organized the Children of the
American Revolution in her State and
is now serving her sixth year as State
director. Mrs. Smith was one Of unit
that adopted a hospital near Paris dur
ing the World War, supporting it con-
tinuously, for which the French govern
ment awarded her the Croix de Guerre.
Mrs. Lucius Ellis Holland Of Michigan,
candidate for the Office of curator gen.
eral, has served her Saginaw chapter
as recording secretary, treasurer and
State regent. She was State auditor
for six years, a member of the finance
committee for three years and State
regent for three years.