Evening star., 1938-04-21
d. A. r.
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the merit system in choosing civil
servants.
Senate retention of its authority In
the conduct Of foreign affairs.
Changing the insignia worn by the
honorary presidents general Of the
society.
Changing the name Of the society's
magazine to the National Historical
Magazine of the Daughters OF the
American Revolution"
Mr.. Roosevelts arrival is set for 1
pm. in the midst of the first program
ever arranged by the D. A. R. wholly
devoted to youth. Word came from the
White House yesterday Of the decision
Of the President to appear, after he
had declined to speak to the 1000
women Monday at the opening OF the
Continental Congress. Never during
his administration has he addressed
the D. A. R.
The polls opened at am. in Con-
tinental Memorial Hall to elect the II
national officers who will guide the
destinies Of the society for the COM
ing three years, as we'll as eight vice
presidents general and four honorary
vice presidents general.
The heated campaigns OF former
elections have been conspicuously
missing, The delegates knew before
they marked their ballots that the
election of Mrs. Henry NJ Robert, jr.,
OF Annapolis. Md, and the 10 unop-
posed candidates for membership in
her cabinet was foregone conclusion.
Mrs. Robert succeeds Mrs. William A.
Becker of New Jersey.
Competition was restricted to the
honorary vice presidents general, four
OF whom were to be chosen from six
nominees, and to the vice presidents
general, eight Of whom were to be
selected from 10 nominees.
At this afternoons session ats
youngsters, representing the Camp Fire
Girls. the All Clubs. the mountain
school children. the D. A. r. Juniors,
the Children of the American Revolu
ton and the Junior American Citizens.
Will take part in dances, pageantry and
q musical program.
The candidates were nominated at
last nights session of the Conpress
with nomination speeches limited to
Two minutes, except In the case of
the president general, and secondin9
speeches restricted to a single minute,
Mrs. Wilbur B. Blakeslee, q Mary
land delegate. made the minute
speech nominating Mrs. Robert. The
nomination was seconded by Miss
Marion Mullins.
List Of Nominees.
Mrs. John S. Heaume was nomi.
mated for the post Of recording secre-
tary general by Mrs Herbert Backus:
Mrs. Loren E. Rex. for chaplain gen.
eral, by Mrs r. B. Campbell; Mrs,
Frank L. Mason. for registrar general,
by Mrs. Russell W. Magma; Mrs. Vim
ton Earl Sisson. for librarian general
by Mrs j. F. Zimmerman; Mrs. Leland
s DuXbury. for historian general, by
Miss Minnie M. Dilley; Mrs. George
u. Schermerhorn, for organizing sec
retary general. by Mrs. William c.
Geagley; Mrs. William K. Herrin, for
corresponding secretary general. by
Mrs. Percy Quinn; Mrs. Joseph T.
Young, for reporter general to the
smithsonian Institution. by Mrs, El-
mer H. Whitaker; Miss Page Schwarz-
waelder, for treasurer general by Mrs
George Duffy: Mrs. Willard Steele. for
curator general, by Mrs Corbin Wood
ward
In the ranks of honorary vice presi-
dents general, the nomination speech
Tor Mrs. William Smith Shaw was
made by Mrs. Fred c. Morgan, for Mrs.
Ellet Grant Drake by Mrs. Reuben E.
Knight, for Mrs. Charles Beach Boothe
by Mrs. Joseph Taylor Young. for
Mrs. Robert j. Reed by Mrs. William
H. Vaught, for Miss Stella Pickett
Hardy by Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins
and for Mrs. William W. Reynolds BY
Mrs. Robert j. Johnston.
Nominations for vice presidents ren-
eral were made for Mrs. Chester
Samuel McMartin by Mrs. Will c.
Barnes, for Mrs. William Henry Clapp
by Mrs. John P. Mosher. for Mrs. Har-
per Donelson Sheppard by Mrs. Ira r.
Springer, for Mrs. Arthur Rowbotham