Evening star., 1941-04-20
New York Youth
Chosen T.. A. R. Head
In Stormy Election
Delegates Will Tour
Alexandria and Visit
Mount Vernon Today

Mount Vernon loduy
Delegates to the Children OF the
American Revolution convention
last night elected William Berner,
19-year -old messenger at the Ma
tional City Bank of New York,
Junior president after last-minute
election fight which split the weary
ranks of the junior patriotic Or
ganization.
A peaceful sightseeing tour, in
cluding Alexandria, Mount Vernon,
Gadsby's Tavern and Washington
Cathedral, was scheduled today for
the delegates, and tomorrow they will
face an energetic program of re-
modelling their national organization
into an educational body to teach
American youth the workings of
their own and other governments.
This plan of action, along with re-
organization of the national board
into an authoritative body, will be
proposed by the newly elected
junior president.
Young Berner is the son of Maj
and Mrs. Walter C. Berner and lives
in East Orange, N. j. He is a
graduate Of the East Orange High
School. His father is on duty with
the 113th Infantry at Fort Dix, N. j.
TOO Much Talk" He Says.
my program will be patriotic
education" Mr.. Berner said.
Declaring that all future C. A. r.
action would be more definite" and
concretely concerned with teaching
young Americans to understand the
workings of both democratic and
totalitarian governments, Mr.. Ber-
ner exclaimed after his election yes
terday, There has been too much
talk"
Activities today begin with a me-
mortal service at 12:45 o'clock at
Christ Church, Alexandria, Va. The
newly elected national president of
the c. A. R., Mrs. Louis Moseley
Heaton, will place flowers in honor
OF the late Mrs. Eleanor Washing
ton Howard and the retiring ma
tional president, Mrs. John Morri-
son Kerr, will honor Mrs. Daniel
Lothrop, founder of the organiza-
ton.
Tributes will also be paid by Mrs.
Thaddeus M. Jones, retiring national
treasurer; Mrs. Hubert Patterson
North Carolina State president; Mrs.
William Henry Belk, retiring ma
tlonal chaplain, and the Rev. Ed
ward Randolph Welles.
Following additional exercises at
the Old Presbyterian Meeting House
Churchyard, the delegates will
motor to Mount Vernon to place
wreaths on the tombs of George
and Martha Washington. On the
way back they will view Gadsby's
Tavern.
To Join Cathedral Service.
Today's official activities will CON-
clude with carrying the c. A. r.
colors in the clergymen's process
sion at the 4 o'clock evensong serv-
Ice at the Washington Cathedral
IN honor Of the work of the c. A. r.
The group was especially invited
to attend by Bishop James E. Free
man. who will preach.
Yesterdays election upset came at
the end OF long day of colorful
ceremony, reports from 48 State
charmen and awarding of various
contest prizes. Earlier in the day
delegates had for the first time
marched in mass formation into
the auditorium at Constitution Hall
to see the installation of the new
president general of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, Mrs.
William H. Pouch.
The group had received two visits
from Mrs. Pouch, one an un-
scheduled talk to plead for their
cooperation, and the second a
formal visit with members of her
cabinet. She assured the delegates
that they would be invited to a ses-
sion of the D. A. r. every year
Less Than 900 to Vote.
AS election time neared nomina-
tions for members of both Junior
and the senior advisory board had
been expected to go through un-
contested as in the D. A. r. With
the dinner dance held last night
at the Mayf1ower Hotel scheduled
to begin In an hour, less than a
hundred Of the 800 delegates were
left to vote on the officers pro-
posed by the nominating committee.
A nomination of Mr.. Berner from
the floor was met with charges of
personal ambition" by Mrs. Harold
Brooks Gardner, national music
chairman and mother of H. Brooks
Gardner, the presidential nominee
Of the committee.
Delegates rose overwhelmingly in
favor of Mr.. Berner. however, after
blocking attempts of the Nominat-
ing Committee to campaign for
their candidate after the nomina-
tions had been closed.
Among the other junior officers
chosen in uncontested voting were
Miss Alice Waldon, 1441 Spring road
NV, and Jerome Addison Lee, jr.,
1904 Kanawha street NV, both ma
tional vice presidents.
Other Junior Officers.
Other Junior officers chosen were
Lyons Mills Rowland, Michigan, re-
tiring national president, who vas
made honorary president; Dorothy
Dunklee, Vermont, recording secre-
tary; Carroll Appleman. Pennsyl-
Vania, organizing secretary; Gene
We've Gilman, Minnesota, corre-
spending secretary; Donald K.
Becker. West Virginia, treasurer:
Rachel Graham, Mississippi, regis
trar; Jean Peck, Kansas, historian;
Betty Kerr, Michigan, librarian
curator: Mary Arnold, Rhode Island,
chaplain. and, as vice presidents,
Paul Haygood, Hawaii; Lindsey
Henderson, Georgia: Wayne Van
Orsdale, Colorado; Joseph Kreuter,
California; Carl Stark, Virginia;
Delphia Hall, Wisconsin; Sally Par
dee, North Carolina, and John C.
Martin, jr., Ohio.
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