Evening star., 1935-04-18
D. A. R. N0M|NATES
FOR HIGHEST POST
Delegates to Choose Leader
in BaIIoting at Today's
Session..

Of the American Revolution were NOM
mated last night for the balloting
today which is to select leader for
the next three years.
Mrs. William A. Becker of Summit,
N. j., chairman of the Committee on
National Defense Through Patriotic
Mrs. j. William Ward, State regent
of New Jersey. The seconding address
was by Mrs. Elmer H. Whitaker, State
regent of California.
DR.. Flora Myers Gillentine of Chat
tanooga, Tenn, chairman of the Ma
tional Committee or Filing and Lend
ing Historical Papers, including Pa
triotic Lectures and Lantern Slides,
was placed in nomination by her State
regent, Mrs. Allen Harris. The noml-
nation was seconded by Mrs. James
Peabody of Boston, State regent of
Massachusetts,
On Mrs. Becker's ticket were: Mrs.
Henry NJ. Robert, jr., treasurer gen.
eral, Annapolis, Md; Mrs. Julius Y.
Talmadge, recording secretary general,
Athens, Ga; Mrs. Lue r. Spencer.
registrar general, Washington; Mrs.
Charles B. Keesee, corresponding sec
retary general, Martinsville, Va; Mrs.
William H. Pouch, organizing Secre-
tary general, New York City; Mrs.
Julian G. Goodhue, historian general,
Evanston, Ill; Mrs. John Y. Richard
son, reporter general to Smithsonian
Institution. Portland, Ore; Mrs. Luth-
or E. Thom librarian general, Musko-
gee Okla; Mrs. Robert j. Reed, cura-
tor general, Wheeling, w. Va; Mrs. E.
Thomas Boyd, chaplain general, Den
yer, Colo.
Mrs. Gillentines ticket was nomi-
mated as follows: Mrs. Percy Y. Schelly,
chaplain general, Philadelphia, Pa;
Mrs. Philip Caswell, recording secre-
tary general, Newport, R. l.; Mrs. ).
Allison Hardy. corresponding secretary
general, ArteSia, Miss; Mrs. Frederick
Schilplin, treasurer general, st. Cloud,
Mimi; Mrs. Harry c. Grove. registrar
general, Washington; Mrs. Edmund B.
Ball. historian general, Muncie, Ind;
Mrs. Adam McMullen, reporter general
tc Smithsonian Institution, Beatrice,
Nebr.; Mrs. Clyde H. Porter, librarian
general, Monticello, Ill; Mrs. Herbert
F. Gaffney, curator general, Columbus,
Ga. mo candidate for organizing Sec
retary generally
Mrs. Becker's Career Cited.
In nominating Mrs. Becker, Mrs.
Ward said, in part:
Beginning her D. A. r. career as a
page. Mrs. Becker has continued Civ
ing devoted service to the local. State
f0r
wears. She has served her home chap
ter, Nova Caesarea, the largest in the
State, as treasurer, vice regent and
regent; her State organization as treas
urer. State regent and honorary State
regent; her national society as organ
izing secretary general, vice chairman
on legislation, member of Constitution
Hall Finance Committee, Program and
Resolutions Committee, member OF the
Executive Committee, vice chairman
of Buildings and Grounds Committee,
vice chairman of the Reception Com
mittee, and co-chairman of the Fact
Finding Committee.
"She is at the present time national
chairman of the National Defense
Through Patriotic Education.
During her administration as State
regent, which Office makes her men,
Der of the Constitution Hall Finance
Committee, she personally canvassed
the State with the result of chair
for every chapter. a large sum OF
money lover $50,000), several potential
donors and the New Jersey box"
DIR. Gillentine Praised.
tn Nominating DIR. Gillentine. Mrs.
Harris said, in part:
us she an inspiring leader? cite
you to $4,000 American boys and girls
who only four years ago, during her
service as your historian general, sub
mitted essays in the Yorktown Sesqui-
centennial Historical Contest.
rs she an organizer? I cite you to
tens Of thousands of boys and girls in
Tennessee rural schools who today are
beneficiarieS of reforms and of con-
structive planning instituted by this
daughter as member of the school text
book commission and as rural school
supervisor.
Has she public confidence? Go to
Statuary Hall in your National Capitol
and there see the statues of Andrew
Jackson and John Sewer, for which
this daughter raised the funds in her
native State.
Has she personal prestige? Con-
slider this. Judge by success in the
material acquisitions on her chosen
profession"
Eight Nominations Made.
Eight candidates were placed in
nomination for seven posts of vice
president general. These candidates,
their nominators, seconders and tell
erS were:
Nominee, Mrs. Theodore Strawn,
Florida; nominator Mrs. M. M. Ebert,
Florida; seconder, Mrs. Eli Dixson,
Illinois; teller, Mrs. Robert S. Aber-
nethy.
Nominee, Mrs. Charles Kimball
johnson, Vermont; nominator, Mrs.
Katharine w. Kittredge, Vermont;
secorder, Mrs. Frances P. Keyes;
teller, Mrs. Eda w. Stafford.
Nominee, Mrs. Robert Hamilton
Gibbes, New York; nominator, Mrs.
George Duffy, New York; seconder,
Mrs. Bessie c. Higgins, Iowa; teller,
Mrs Clermont c. Covert.
Nominee, Mrs. Zebulon Judd, Ala
bama; nominator, Mrs. Val Taylor,
Alabama; seconder. Mrs. C. Edward
Murray, New Jersey; teller, Mrs.
Charles M Ward.
Nominee, Miss Nancy r. Harris,
Massachusetts; nominator, Mrs. Frank
L. Mason, Massachusetts,; seconder,
Miss Bonnie Farwell, Indiana; teller,
Mrs. Gertrude A. Barnard.
Nominee, Mrs. William Heron
Alexander, Pennsylvania; nominator,
Mrs. Livingston L. Hunter; Seconder,
Mrs. Charles H. Bissell; teller, Mrs
William H. Erwin.
Nominee, Mrs. Charles H. McDon-
aid, Michigan; nominator, Mrs. George
o. Schermerhorn, Michigan; seconder,
Mrs. Maurice c. Turner, Texas; teller,
Mrs. Ralph E. Wisner.
Nominee, Mrs. Asa Clay Messenger,
Ohio; nominator, Mrs. John S.
Heaume, Ohio; seconder, Mrs. Gra-
han Lawrence, Kentucky; teller, Mrs.