Evening star., 1934-10-21
d. A. R. CANDIDATE
. ANNOUNCES SLATE
Mrs.. W. A. Becker, Running
for President General,
Selects 10.

Firing the opening gun in the forth
coming national elections Of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, Mrs. William A. Becker of Sum-
nit, N. j., so-called administration
candidate for president general to
succeed Mrs. Russell William Magma,
last night announced her national
ticket.
The names of the 10 candidates
running with Mrs. Becker, who is the
retiring national chairman of the i'm
portant National Defense Committee,
were announced in advance of the
October national board meeting of
the national society, which opens here
Tuesday. They will be guests at a
dinner that same evening given by
Mrs. William Henry Pouch of New
York City, at the Hotel MayfloWer.
That dinner meeting, it was expected,
would sound the keynote in the COM
ing campaign which eliminates in
the election of new national officers
at the Continental Congress next
April.
One Other Announcement.
Only one other candidate for presi-
dent general has announced thus far.
She is Mrs. Flora Myers Gillentine of
Tennessee, historian general during
the administration of Mrs. William A.
Hobart. Up to last night, her ticket
had been unannounced.
Representing every section except
New England, Mrs. Becker's ticket
consists of outstanding women prom
lnent for years in D. A. r. activities
and number staunch supporters of
the outgoing administration.
They are Mrs. E. Thomas Boyd of
Denver, Col. candidate for chaplain
general; Mrs. Julius v. Talmadge of
Athens, Ga, for recording secretary
general; Mrs. Charles B. KeeSee of
MartinSville, Va, for corresponding
secretary general; Mrs. William H.
Pouch of New York City, for organ
izing secretary general; Mrs. Henry
M. Robert, jr., of Annapolis, Md, for
treasurer general; Mrs. Lue r.
Spencer of Washington, D. c., for
registrar general; Mrs. Julian C.
Goodhue of Evanston, H., for his
torian general; Mrs. John Y. Rich
ardson of Portland, Greg, for re-
porter general to the Smithsonian
Institution; Mrs. Luther E. Tomm of
Muskogee, Okla, for librarian gen.
eral, and Mrs. Robert j. Reed of
Wheeling, w. Va, for curator gen.
eral.
SchOolmate of Mrs. Magma.
Mrs. Becker was a schoolmate Of
the present president general, Mrs.
Magma. who appointed her chairman
OF national defense upon her own
election as head of the D. A. R. She
was New Jersey State treasurer from
1923-26. State regent from 1926-29
and was organizing secretary general
of the National Society.
Washington's representative on the
national ticket, Mrs Spencer, is an
outstanding genealogist whose train
ing flts her for the Office of registrar
general, which she is seeking.
Georgia's candidate for recording
secretary general. Mrs. Talmadee.
was once a candidate for president
general and has served as chapter
treasurer and regent, as State record
ing secretary, first vice regent and as
State regent. In national circles she
has served as vice president general
and formerly as chairman of the
Magazine Committee of the National
Society.
Mrs. Boyd, running for chaplain
general, is a member of the Denver
Crime Prevention Bureau and has
been active in the Denver Leisure
Time Council. She has served as
State regent and vice president gen.
eral
Mrs. Reese, candidate for cores
pondlng secretary general. is closing
her three-year term as Virginia State
regent. Mrs. Pouch, candidate for or
ganizing secretary general, has served
as vice president general and holds
membership in many New York CN>
organizations.
Mrs. Robert a Lecturer.
Marylands candidate for treasurer
general, Mrs. Robert, is a well known
parliamentarian and lecturer. She
has ser'bd as chapter regent, treas
urer and registrar. She is at pres
ent advisor on approved schools and
is secretary of the National Finance
Committee. She also has been ma
tional chairman of the Committee of
Patriotic Education and the Creden-
tials Committee.
Mrs. Goodhue, for historian gen.
eral, served as the first chairman of
the National Committee of Radio.
She also is former State regent.
Mrs. Tomm, for librarian general,
served four years as chapter recording
secretary in Muskogee, Okla, one year
as State treasurer and two years as
State regent.
The candidate for curator general,
Mrs. Reed, has served the national
society as vice president general, as
national chairman for State and
chapter bylaws, and also has been on
the national committees for patriotic
education, literary reciprocity and
legislation.
Mrs. Richardson, running for re-
porter general to the Smithsonian,
has served as Oregon State regent and
has done important D. A. r. work
among the colleges.