Evening star., 1932-04-27
DAUGHTERS OF 1872
HOLD ELECTIONS
All Officers of Society Re-
elected Except Third Vice
President.

The National Society United States
Daughters of 1912 held their annual
election of part of the slate of officers
at the fortieth associate council in the
Willard Hotel today.
All officers were reelected except the
third vice president They are: Mrs.
: Roderick j. Cant of Buffalo, N. Y, first
vice president; Mrs. Lisle Terwilliger of
Ohio, third vice president; Mrs. Maurice
j. Blake, New jersey, recording secre-
tary; Miss Hazel Graham GleSsner of
/ Pennsylvania, treasurer, and Mrs John
Weinmann, historian.
Under present rules of the society,
part of the officers are elected each
year to serve two-year terms. Under
new rules adopted at the present council,
however, beginning in 1888 officers are
to be elected for three-year terms.
VIII Adopt Resolutions.
A report of the Credentials Committee,
Mrs. Washington L. Mann, chairman,
showed 203 delegates in attendance at
the council. Adoption of resolutions
was to be another feature of today's
sessions. The fortieth council will close
with a session in the hotel this after
noon, to be marked by the installation
of officers and completion of other
business. The opening meeting was held
Monday night.
Gathered in the Willard at a ban
quet last night, the delegates, attired in
Colonial costumes were addressed by
prominent speakers.
Mrs Edward Everett Gam, sister Of
Vice President Curtis, speaking on The
Principles Which Endured" warned the
delegates to beware of dangers within"
the country. Particular vigilance is
needed, she said, ''in times such as
these"
Dwelling upon an account of the SOL
diers Of 1872, Mrs. Gam declared:
THE American volunteer, then as now,
has proved himself to be the finest in
the world"
Other speakers were Mrs. Henry
Bourne Joy, national president of the
Daughters of Founders and Patriots of
America: Mrs John Laidlaw Buel, ma
tional president of the Daughters of
American Colonists; Mrs. Russell Will
liam Magma, national president of the
Daughters of the American Revolution;
Mrs. John F. Weinmann, national his
torian of the United States Daughters
of 1872 who spoke on The Girl of
1872 and Mrs. Horace M Towner of
Iowa, regent of the Mount Vernon
Ladies Association. Mrs. Towner urged
that Mount Vernon be kept as property
of the association instead of being al
lowed to become Government property.
Mrs. Robert J. Johnston, national
president of the United States Daugh-
ters of 1912, presided.
Marine Band Plays.
Other features of the program in
cluded vocal selections by Emily Roose-
welt; a reading, entitled "Old Virginia
Reel" by Mrs. Augustus Todd, ac-
companied by Miss Anne Mary Bent
ley, and the playing of patiotic airs by
the Marine Band. Mrs. Daniel Web
ster Snyder of West Virginia was chair
man in charge of arrangements for the
banquet.
s Resolutions urging adequate military
preparedness, restriction of immigra-
ton and deportation of aliens were
adopted yesterday The preparedness
resolutions urged adequate strength for
|, the Army, Navy and Air Service
The New York Society of the Ma
tional Society, United States Daugh-
ters of 1912, was awarded a silver cup
at the session yesterday in token of
Mrs. George Tuttle, the State historian,
having submitted the most complete
historical report. The Pennsylvania
Society won the flag for having takeE
in the greatest number of new men,
bers during the year.