Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-18
Truman Offers Pass
To Fort Knox So OAR
Can Check on Gold
Washington, D. C.
FRIDAY, APRIL I8, 1882

tVIVII NItVA ~ VAN
Can Check on Gold
President Truman has offered
to sanction a tour of Fort Knox's
gold stock by a representative
group of the Daughters of the
American Revolution.
The Presidents offer came after
the Daughters yesterday declared
the people have a right to de-
mand written statement on the
amount stored at Fort Knox"
President Truman, smiling, said
he would recognize a committee
from the OAR and give them a
pass to go through Fort Knox and
see for themselves.
Monetary Report Quoted.
At an afternoon session yeSter-
day, the delegates to the 61St Con-
tinental Congress called for an
inspection of the gold stored at
Fort Knox, after declaring, in
resolution, that the director of
the International Monetary Fund,
in 1850, said the United States
had been losing gold at the rate
of 81 billion a year.
Today, Mrs. James B. Patton.
OAR president general, expressed
appreciation of the Presidents
suggestion, but pointed out that
the Daughters had not requested
that a committee of their own go
to Fort Knox.
She expressed hope that the re-
quest in the OAR resolution for
a joint Congressional committee
to inspect the gold would be
granted.
National Officers Elected.
Last night, the Daughters elect
ed seven vice presidents general
and one honorary vice president
general who will serve for life.
Winner of the latter office was
Mrs. c. E. Murray of Trenton,
N. j., who won out over Mrs.
Arthur RoWbotham of Salem, Va.
Mrs. Murray received 984 votes
and Mrs. Rowbotham 767.
Winners in the race for three
year terms as vice presidents gen.
eral and their total number of
votes are:
Mrs. Frank C. Trau of Sher-
man, Tex, 1874; Mrs. George S.
Musgrave of Laurel, Md, 1875;
Mrs. Walter c. Pomeroy of Ann
Arbor, Mich, 1,183; Mrs. Patrick
H. Odom of Jacksonville, Fla.
1,127; Mrs. Robert K. Wise of
Columbia, S. c., 1,101; Mrs. Fred
erick A. Groves of Cape Girar-
deau, Miss, 1,087, and Mrs. Smith
G.. Fallaw of Birmingham. Ala,
e97.
Losers in the race for the seven
Offices of vice presidents general
are: Mrs. Harry F. ASpinwall of
Albuquerque. N. Mex, who missed
winning a place by 109 votes; Mrs.
James D. Skinner, favorite daugh-
ter of the District society. who
polled a losing number of 1868
votes; Mrs. Edgar A. Fuller of
Santa Monica, Calf, 827 votes;
Mrs. William j. Sweeney of Rock
Island, ILL.,. who polled 1863; Mrs.
James G.. Walker, jr., of Seaview :.
Wash, 753 votes, and Mrs. Law
renee c. Tinsley of Custer, S. OAK,
who came in last with 642 votes.
Recorded One by One.
The Daughters served notice to-
day they are being recorded one
by one and through resolutions
as opposing various agencies
to the United Nations.
In question and answer seS-
sion conducted by official readers,
this query was read:
How can the delegates to this
Congress be declared in favor of
withdrawal from the U. N when
they have not been asked to vote
on the subject?"
The answer:
THE objective of the U. NJ
as told to us was to bring about
peace, and we are still for it, so
far as the original form goes. We
are against the agencies of the.
U. N. as set up now and what
they are doing.
so many agencies have been
added now that we are being re-
corded one by one and through
resolution as being against the
agencies and what they are do
ing.
These has been no resolution
this year on the U. N. as
to Withdrawing.
In resolutions passed yesterday
the Daughters opposed compulsory
health insurance and urged eau
ton in supplying tax money and
personnel to United Nations Or