Show WOMEN ah daughters of the american revolution in washington washington feb 23 the twelfth continental tin congress of daughters of the american revolution convened in city today many of the leaders of the organization that numbers patriotic women were present approximately 1000 delegates and alter atea from all the states in the union tended the congram hill be in session ion throughout alm week and already bids fair to bo barked by several contests the j principal one ihu office of president general sirs diaries V is a candidate to succeed heibel hei iel r the second time alie already hii served cne term as president and one term before eliat as hicl general and the opponents to her election reelection re claim that her tenure in both operates ai two continuous terms in th meaning of an amendment to the constitution inhibiting the officers from serving more than two continuous terms tho advocates of her election reelection re contend that was not retroactive and that she is eligible mrs daniel manning and mrs donald mclean both cit york city will be conspicuous in tha campaign tor president general the of malaye program ans tho addicks of welcome of present general fail banks alio response of mrs may of oregon and alie of ia iiii on the s aie of alie continental fontin hall the HAS presented the society by alic sons 0 the american of ton mrs fairbanks n her address referred to the of italians inns bolei in greater kew york and said eliat the great cit alon bo to the ing of anny other nationality to the word american she referred to pending amendments to limitations on the length of bervice of officers and to change the date of the annual meeting to cither the week in which april falls or to the first monday in may and recited tho arguments of both sides on the latter question but no recommendation men dation beyond paying that all would regret our failure 10 meet in that week in which birtha birt hd occurs burink the year there were members added to the rolls she said the approach appi of the centennial of the louisiana purchase is absorbing the attention not alone of the daughters of missouri but alic daughters of every chapter in the united states and urged a hearty operation cooperation co of alo women 0 the order in alio st louis exposition dining the long roll call by amatea and chapters mrs fairbanks instructed the chairman of the house committee to take of tho doors and keep the del cantes in until the roll call had been completed |