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eral, was followed by a rising vote Of
| appreciation for Mrs. Frank 8. Hight,
chairman of the banquet committee.
Mrs. Walker responded to toast as the
ranking outgoing vice president general,
and Mrs. Peabody of Boston followed
as the ranking incoming vice president
general.
There were special toasts also to Mrs.
Leary, the honorary vice president gen.
eral, and Miss jenkins, for the work
of the pages, each Of whom responded.
Mrs. Wilbur gave the principal address
of the evening.
After each toast the daughters Joined
in the singing of popular songs, and
the banquet ended with the familiar
refrain, "Blest Be the Tie That Binds. !"
New Officers Sworn.
Pon1p and ceremony marked the IN
| Stallation of the newly elected national
| officers, State regents and State vice
regents at yesterday afternoons ses-
sion. Thunderous applause greeted the
Daughters as they stood on the plat
| form 10 take the oath of office of the
| society.
The presentation of the officers and
| regents was made by Mrs. William A.
| Becker, organizing secretary general,
with the president general Mrs. Lowell
| Fletcher Hobart, confirming the cleo
| ton. The eight new vice presidents
general are Mrs. Benjamin Leslie Hart,
| Missouri; Mrs. James Charles Peabody,
Massachusetts; Mrs. Matthew Brewster,
Louisiana; Mrs. Francis Cushman Will
son, New Mexico; Mrs. Ralph Everist
Bristol, Utah; Mrs. David d. Caldwell
District Of Columbia; Mrs. Martin l.
| Signan, Arkansas, and Mrs. Charles
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reporter general to the Smithsonian
| Institute, Mrs. Lyman B. Stookey OF
| California, and Mrs Eliza Ferry Leary
! honorary vice president general, also
were presented.
The State regents and vice State re-
| gents were sworn in body. They are
Mrs. Watt Thomas Brown, State regent
| and Mrs. Val Taylor, vice regent, Of
Alabama. From Arizona, Mrs. Thomas
T. Moore, regent; Mrs. David Went
worth Russell vice regent. Arkansas
Mrs. William H. Arnold, regent; Mrs
Charles 3. Rendelman, vice regent;
regent, and Mrs. r. F. Gundrum, vict
regent. Connecticut, Miss Katharine
| Arnold Nettleton, regent; Miss Emelint
| Amelia Street, vice regent. District Of
Columbia, Miss Helen Hartman, State
| regent: Mrs. Harry Colfax Grove, v1ct
State regent Florida Mrs. John q
Leonardy, regent: Mrs. Withers Allei
Halle, vice regent. Georgia, Mrs. Bur
Wylie, regent; Mrs. Nell A. Knox. vice
regent. Hawaii, Mrs. Thomas Burni
Linton, regent; Mrs. Walter Eugen,
Hitchins, vice regent. Iowa, Mrs. Jame
E. Fitzgerald, regent; Mrs. Gustave Ar.
thur Chilgren, vice regent. Louisiana
Mrs. Penelope Ards Mills, regent Mrs
C. w. Cultivate, vice regent. Maine
Mrs. Victor L. Warren, regent: Mrs
Edward F. Danforth, vice regent. Mich
igan, Mrs. Charles F. Bathrick, regent
Mrs. James H. Mcdonald, vice regent
Minnesota, Miss Minnie M. Dilley, re-
gent; Mrs. Richardson Damon Barrett
vice regent. Mississippi. Miss Myri
Hazard, regent; Mrs. Robert Crool
GaddiS, vice regent
Missouri, Mrs. Howard Bailey. regent
Mrs. John Fall Houx, vice regent Mon
tana, Mrs. John Martin Keith, regent
Mrs. Charles Sumner Passmore, vic,
regent. Nevada, Mrs. Carleton Far
mum Stevens, regent; Mrs. Frederick II
Sibley, vice regent. New Hampshire
Mrs. Herbert l.. Flather, regent; Mrs
Alpha H. Hartman, vice regent. Ney
Mexico, Mrs. David L. Geyer, regent
Mrs. Alvan N. White, vice regent. Nortl
| bdFOoba, MATS. II. L. LlilCOlu, regent
Mrs. Harley Ellsworth French, vice re
gent. Oklahoma, Mrs. Frank Hamilton
Marshall. regent; Mrs. Samuel Weld
man, vice regent. Oregon, Mrs. VIII
liam Wallace McCredie, regent; Mrs
John H. Cochran, vice regent. Soutl
Carolina, Mrs. John Carroll Coulter
State regent Mrs. Thomas j. Mauldir
vice regent. South Dakota, Mrs. job
w. Rash, regent; Mrs. Charles A. LAT
ferty, vice regent. Tennessee, Mr.,
Joseph Hayes Acklen, regent; MR.
Oscar A. Knox, vice regent. Utah, Mr.
} Harry David Hines, regent; Mrs. Georg
Rudolph Whitmeyer, vice regent. Wes
j Virginia, Mrs. william II. Vaught, re
gent; Mrs. Paul o. Reymann, vice re
gent. Cuba, Miss Mary Elizabet'