Evening star., 1944-04-20
OAR Congress Elects
Mrs. Haig Of Capital
As Treasurer General
By FRANCES LIDE,
Star Staff Corresnondent


NEW YORK, April 2o.-Mrs.
Charles Carroll Haig of Washing
ton today was declared elected treas
urer general of the National Society,
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, after the tellers' committee
announced an error last night in
its estimate of votes required for
election to all the cabinet posts.
The revised report of the tellers
on balloting for national officers
yesterday at the OAR Continental
Congress meeting here did not
affect results of the presidential
contest. The three candidates and
their states all remained in the race
as the Daughters started second
ballot in an effort to elect IL, Of
f1cers because none of the three
received clear majority required
for election.
The correction in the tellers' re-
port, attributed to their inexperience
in working with voting machines,
did not involve the number of votes
cast and did not affect results of
the contest for six independent vice
presidential posts.
1t was explained that many voters
tried to speed the election by pulling
the mo" lever on the machine by
mistake.
Mrs. Creyke Competes With Five.
Mrs. Geoffrey Creyke, retiring
State regent of the District who
came within two votes of winning
a vice presidential post on the first
ballot, must compete with five can
didates for two vacancies.
The new report, however, elm
mated Mrs. Harry c. Oberfiolser, a
past District regent, from the race
for curator general as Miss Emeline
A. Street of New Haven, Conn, was
declared elected.
A fourth District candidate, DR..
Jean Stephenson, trailed the ticket
for registrar general on the first
ballot.
In the presidential race, Mrs.
Samuel James Campbell of Mount
Carroll, Ill, and Washington held a
slight lead over Mrs Julius Y.
Talmadge of Athens, Ga, on the
first ballot, while Mrs. George D.
Schermerhorn of Reading. Mich
polled only 100 votes. With 964
votes required for election, Mrs
Campbell polled 916 and Mrs. Tai
madge 891.
Also declared elected today were
Mrs. Stanley Thorpe Manlove OF
Newburg, N. Y, recording secretary,
and Mrs. Raymond c. Goodfellow
OF South Orange, N. j., organizing
secretary.
Mrs. Pouch Honored.
OF six posts filled last night, that
of honorary president went to Mrs.
William H. Pouch, retiring president
general. An honorary vice president
general and four vice presidents
general to serve on the national
board also were elected.
Mrs. Kent Hamilton, Toledo, Ohio,
was named honorary vice president
general. The other four candidates
elected we're Mrs Birney Clark
Batcheller of Wellington, VT, Mrs.
Walter s.. williams of Wilmington,
Del; Mrs. William Hardie Lambeth
of Nashville, Tenn, and Mrs. Alex
ander j. Berger of Arkansas City,
Kans.
Reports on the first days ballot
ing in one of the most complicated
elections ever held by the OAR were
announced late last night as dele
gates to the SD Continental Con-
gress here neared the end Of pro-
gram devoted to State regents re-
ports.
This is the first time the Daugh-
ters have had to select officers from
three fill states.
Convention notes: Mrs. William
A. Lesher was among many Dis
trict members who had their first
chance to cast a ballot on a voting
machine in the election yesterday.
Mrs. Lesher, who heads the Chapter
house Corp, has lived in voteless
washington since she was weeks
CT. she said she'd love to have a
chance to vote more often.
With the exception of the Dis
tTict, no State group has more than
Two members as candidates. The
Liltrict has four members seeking
clAce and three additional candi-
dates, including Mrs. Campbell, are
temporary Washington residents.