The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-16
RED NETWORK
IS ISSUE IN
ELECTION
Mrs. GiIIentine Raps Attacks
on Character of Officials;
Cummings Speaks
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pointing out that the organization
has managed to keep on the right
side of the ledger and that there
has been consistent gain in new
members throughout the country.
Although the Presidents wife
has emphatically stated she will
have nothing to do with the D. A.
R. triennial election fight, she
was drawn into the scramble for
leadership of the famous women's
patriotic organization and made
one Of the focal points in the
campaign.
Raps Communism
Mrs. Flora Myers Gillentine, Of
Tennessee, liberal candidate Tor
president general of the society, in
an announcement issued to the
newspapers, struck at her oppo-
nent, Mrs. William A. Becker, OF
New Jersey, and the latter's en-
dorsement of THE Red Network, "
. publication naming Mrs. Roose-
welt and several members of the
New Deal as radicals.
Campaign Raped
The election battle was carried
to the platform of the D. A. R.
session today when Mrs. George
Maynard Minor, past president
general of the society, criticized
campaign practices of the two
rival candidates, declaring:
1--WE are not here primarily
just to electioneer for candi-
dates, to see Washington or
attend social functions. We
are here primarily to reconse-
crate our society to vital
patriotism.
Social functions took the spot
light today with both candidates
holding receptions to which all
delegates are invited.
Candidates Entertain
Mrs. Becker will be hostess at a
reception from to 6 at the May
flower Hotel and Mrs. Gillentine
will entertain from to 7 p. m. at
the Willard. Both candidates are
expecting virtually the entire mem
bership to attend.
The annual president-genera's
reception will be given for Mrs.
Russell William Magma, retiring
chief at 9 p. m. in Constitution
Hall. With Mrs. Daniel c. Roper,
wife of the Secretary of Commerce,
as chairman, the Presidents General
has selected both rival candidates
to succeed her as vice-chairman to
assist on the reception committee.
The credential committee re-
ported that at 5 p. m. yesterday
a total of 1858 delegates and Off
GERS had registered for the con-
vention.
Pledging herself to the destruc-
ton of all Communistic propa-
ganda, Mrs. Gillentine declared in
a statement to the press.
Gas to the So-called sub
verSive movements, it is I'M
thinkable that any member of
the Daughters of the American
Revolution, descended from
those men and women who laid
the foundations of this free
government should subscribe to
the tenets of Communism"
! SCORES DEFAMATION"
"By the same token it is un-
thinkable that distinguished
Americans whose service to
their country had been out
standing, and whose loyalty to
their birthright should be un-
questioned, should be dubbed
radicals or reds, by persons
whose service pales into inSig-
nificance by comparison"
Again referring to 1.-THE Red
Network, the jacket of which
carries an endorsement by Mrs.
Becker and which she subse-
quently denied was an endorse
ment, Mrs. Gillentine stated:
again, may 1 say that 1 am
unalterably opposed to all the
spawn of anarchy and COM
munism, but if national de-
tense along this line means the
distribution of literature which
asperses the characters and
loyalty of men and women who
have sworn on their Oaths of
office to uphold the COnstitu-
ton of the United States, I
can only say with our president
general mrs. Russell william
Magma: l am unaIterably OPP
posed to amy literature being
sent out under the name of
the Daughters of the American
Revolution which defameS other
peoples personalities or char
acter.'"
CUMMINGS SPEAKS
The symbolic pomp and cere-
mony of the D. A. r. featured the
opening session last night in Con-
Stitution Hall, when the delegates
and alternateS heard addresses
by Mrs. Magma, the retiring pres
ident general, and Attorney Gen.
eral Homer S. Cummings.
Both speakers urged the enact
ment of laws to stamp out crime
and subversive influences.