Evening star., 1948-04-24
DARConc|udes
Meeting, Elects
Last 7 Officers
Fourth BolIotine Held
During Banquet at
MuyfIower Hotel

Inc DaugnJerS OF the American
Revolution ended their 57th Conti-
mental Congress early today, after
electing two officers in fourth bal
loting at the Mayf1ower Hotel.
Elected in voting conducted before
and after the annual banquet were
Mrs. Claude K. Rowland, st. Louis,
as a vice president general, and Mrs.
Howard H. Mccall, Atlanta, an hon.
orary vice president general.
The runof election was completed
at 2:;30 am. and the officers were
Installed by Mrs. Julius Y. Tai
madge, past president general.
AS delegates returned to their
homes, the Board of Management
was to hold it's post-congress meet
ing today. A principal subject of
discussion was expected to be the
100000 building project voted by
the congress Wednesday.
Additional Space Needed.
The project contemplates erection
of three-story building between
Constitution Hall and Memorial
Continental Hall to provide much
needed additional space at national
headquarters. The steel already has
been ordered and Mrs. Rex Hays
Rhoades, chairman of the Buildings
Survey Committee, has indicated
construction will start as soon as
arrangements can be completed.
The election this morning was
necessary because three previous
ballotings in Constitution Hall had
failed to give majorities' to candi-
dates for the two posts.
Five vice presidents general were
elected Thursday. None of the re-
manning seven candidates polled
enough votes to win the sixth Of
fice BY last night. all but Mrs.
Rowland and Mrs Hugh L. Russell
of Ashland, KY, had withdrawn.
An honorary vice president also
was elected Thursday, but two other
candidates failed to pick up the
necessary majority for the second
vacancy. Last night, however, Mrs.
Mccall defeated Mrs. Francis Cush-
man Wilson, Santa Fe, N. Mex.
Vice Presidents Listed.
The vice presidents general elect
ed Thursday are Mrs. Roy Clement
Bowker, AIS Thirty-ninth street
NV; Miss Jeanette Dentler, Port
land, Greg; Miss Marie Lloyd. Lit
tie Rock, Ark; Mrs. Marshall P.
Orr. Anderson, S. c., and Mrs. Ben
janin Williams, Butler, Pa.
Mrs. w. T. Boyd, Denver, Colo,
was elected honorary vice president
general.
The flve-day congress was at
tended by some 1000 delegates and
alternates.
Mrs. Roscoe O'Byrne, president
general. presided at last nights
banquet. which this year had new
twist. Guests we're carried back to
Colonial times in program and
song. Tickets of admission were
printed in Old English type, and
program covers were decorated with
an old print of Washington.
Vying with the many corsages
which adorned the gathering of
more than 400, were the flower ar
rangements of the State tables, for
which prizes were awarded at the
end of the evening. Some of the
flowers had been brought from vari-
Gus States, as for example, sage
brush from Texas and bird-of para
disc from California.
District Flowers Get Prize.
A centerpiece of spring flowers
arranged around a May pole won
third prize for the District. A Co.
lonial centerpiece won West Vir-
ginia first place while the second
award went to Louisiana for its
colorful Mardi Gras take arrange
ment Mrs. r. Winston Holt made
the awards.
Miss Sara Stowe Whitcomb was
chairman of the banquet program,
which included a short talk by News
Commentator H. R. Baukhage. who
entertained guests with anecdotes of
early Washington. A variety of mu-
sical entertainment included piano
selections by Nine. Camille Chau-
temps, song and dance skits by her
daughter Antoinette and violin solos
by Miss Elsa Louise Raner. Choral
numbers by an Interstate OAR |
chorus, led by Mrs. Lee Alexander |
Wheeler, rounded out the program.
The Air Force Band concert Or