Show WOMEN fiA THER FOR FORr r r D JJ n. n A 4 A. A R R. R CONVENTION CON Mrs Donald McLean Seeks ReElection Re- Re ReElection ReElection Election As President- President General SOME FINANCIAL PROBLEMS Investments of Society Funds to Be Threshed Over Overby Overby by Society Washington toll April 1 14 The Tho annual convention of the D D. A A. It H. and ami one of he tIme most mORt Interesting events of or the season sea sea- eafton sun son in Washington ton will viIi meet tomor- tomor row mot with Mrs Donald McLean of New NewYork York president enral In the chair This year rear there theme Is an election und and Mrs McLean I Is standing for ftH re eke lon There has been some som talk to the effect that she will bo he opposed l by hy Mrs Ir J. J r. r B. B Foraker and amid Mrs hs Daniel Dani 1 Man Man- lung of New Ne' York 1011 hut but there have h een no mio opposing tickets put Pitt In the fie field yet Tho general impression lon Is that lint Mrs McLean will ha have haa a fight oh on n her hem hands hut but hat flint Is nothing now mie In hi n these the e conventions convention where here time tho dency ency Is one of so gr great at honor Xo o Cl Charge Chue ma o of I Speculation in t lou It I is learned however ho that flint there Is Iso no o charge that the officers ha have been speculating in stocks As s under under- stood hi now some ome of the tho financial om- om daIs with a view to making a hood good investment In f for Cor r the organization bought certain bonds anti and It IL I is alleged that ml these there have depreciated in value rIme he question of judgment in iii buying th these icso so securities will I be he H. H threshed out it I Is expected o on out Tuesday when tIme till finance com committee I is due to report Mrs Irs E K S. S Davis th the LImo tra treasurer general gen gen- en- en eral iral does doe not charge that there was wa an lay any speculation SIte She mr merely I. I stated that hut thc the 1000 of railroad bonds had hall I been heen bought hou ht and that the sale Ile would not now bring their purchase price It has hns been charged that hint Mrs McLean MeLean Mc Me- Lean knew of tho the purchases The following statement however from Mrs Mis ll's McLean an Is to the point pol lit at Issue I ue As p. p president general of oC the Daughters Daughters Daugh Daugh- of or time the American Amerlean TIc Revolution I have never nver signed Igne an ami any contract or 01 other othel paper that had Hot not lI lit st t been heen Cd by b tho time national board of management management man nian- of ot the Continental Hall Hull compan coni- coni pan lany There have hll been no stock Jl peculation c with society funds Simply Hit ut iii f u l u a o. o c should Pu hao n u against m my lay administration It Is h simply ridiculous ridi excel excellent culous and to demonstrate l lent nt condition of oC tho time organizations organization's the time Continental Hall Hail committee committee com coin at the lie m meeting held this lila atrI after after- noon the treasurer general reported 3 OO In the general fund That dos not nol look 1001 as If tr wo we were much ranch In In debt does It The rue society was never neverin in a n. better financial condition than thun ItIs ItIs it itis is now Tho The society has baa never purchased un any railroad sl stock but hum Its money has been heen Invested In railroad bonds and andery very ery wisely too Co for or I the Income from time the so KO Invested six months ago ngo has made more than twice tho time amount the society hall had when the money mone r re remained 10 on eu deposit with the trust compan com cons pan pany The he address of welcome will be lie delivered de lle livered tomorrow at 1030 a a. a m m. m In Continental Hall The lime friends of or Mrs McLean saylie say th they lie ar are not afraid of oC the time r result o of the time election a as there are ml already a large number of tuf delegates pledged to her hel I |