The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-29
PATRIOTIC WOMEN AT WAR.
.,orn1E IN THE SOCIETY OF THE
n,rourERs OF THE REvoLU7IoM

o.. morn Adams Darling Removed from
om,. OF yice.Presidenti In Charge OF
Al. Organization of Ch"Pter'-sne ne
c,s,d to Recognize the Authority OF tho
HAZARD OF Managers and Insisted thss
rh.v wero Subject to Her Orders.
w,su,ycroy, July 2s.-The removal OF Mrs.
r,or, Adams Darling, vice-rresdent OF the
No,iona a, Society OF tho Daughters oil the Amer
ia, povolution, has caused great commo-
,,on In Warrington and elsewhere. Inc so
clotv was organized here early III june anu
IN, canital Was selected Ms It's heauu"nr'ers:
Tho fact TINT there was trouble IN tho boaru
=. N.,,,oment has been kept very duiet, out
a.. ri,,ornu. action in Mrs Darling's case has
-, n,blic tho details OF tho family row.
H., r.movnl was accomplished By tho ndop-
t,on ~ tho following resolution NJ recent
meeting OF tho Doard:
U,ev or Mrs Flora Adams PAIRING 'ice.fres'ueh' IN
.h,ry. OF the Organization OF chapters OF 'ho
-, ~. American Revelation has refused to recognize
A., .n,ho,itv OF the National Hoard OF Management
,.nort her action to the same. and has forSiaien
m. use OF hor name. and threatens mo hoata w'h
i,sal proceedings and ha, declared IN "tns 'ha' hoe
,.,.,iops with tho Board arc ended ana nav repre-
s.ned the board as being her afpo'h'ee s aa w
he, direction and has charged members OF 'ho hoa'u
vim bslru engaged In conspirng nrain't her ana has
p.,s,,.uty attempted to dscrrdit the authotHy Vi inc
Board with the members ut tho society," .
Now therefore III. Sat!onA Board OF Management,
,.,y,na ma. tho beat Of tho society demand
,,r ,.morn from o,lcc. do declare that hra flora
,,.,,, mailing ia hereby removed from the ONCE OF
ybspresucn, IN charge OF tho ORGANIZATION OF CHAP.
,.,s NJ the Daughters tho Revolution anu that SAID
ONCE /. hereby declared vacant
,.a,r.a That III further direction OF the Board the
.rncrvsion Of ORGANIZATION OF chapters Is committed
=. committee of three members OF the Board. to 10
no,n,.d by the Vii resident presiding. who shall
W.. ,u,hori,y 10 carry On tho said work under tho
,uperusion Of the BoarL
This resolution Is signed NJ. V. F. Cabell
Vice. President. presiding. and Mary L. Shields
Recording Secretary General. The reasons
for this action has been sent in circular form
as was ordered.
Mrs. Darling" they say. "was elected by
the National Society OF the Daughters OF the
American Revolution at its organizing meet
ing on Oct. IL. $780, as ce:President in
the the work In New York. differences arose be-
tween her and the Board about the construc-
ISL. it soon became apparent thai. the
constitution must be made more explicit and
he d ss 1e Ts
proposed BY the Board to, the national society
in strictly legal way. and met With the vio-
municution during the tme the am ndments
10 tho constitution were being considered
other things =; sas saa felt that
porary Board should attempt. to. change.
amend. ami force a new constitution upon
they fully approved Again She says, THE
society In Washington. Ike the Board, E, pro;
and eohesre tRoS in
dicia'e terms Tor. the national society Again
IN accord With me Of 'thi. point so vital to The
sm f beIne @ BY
acy that makes It q duty for me to assert my
rights, Again: assume my prerogatives by
right OF creating ana no one can rod me OF
:" After the constitution was amended BY the
Srence TO her and others abandoned amend.
ments as to the initiation foe and the wives Of
snnointsd officer, OF cha se5s; Which ttnGnGhdi
With the amendments, but thought they should
have been postponed until eb ~. 1892. Alter
ns H.
10 report fully her official action in relation
the scei giving tue bn Of ss
seiyed and dis6ursed BY her on account OF the
until such relort was nude the Board would
not confirm her future official actions. Tho
sad % The
cation OF New York chapters. she seemed 70
take new offence. and in m official Latter OF
81 for bid my name to le used In any way or
manner. excepting as authorized by lower
nsms rssts snsS,sa sGa at.
sps shs 20 ssssis and his RS
tion can be secured
reports to make 10 the society," and asain.
out 81! relations with tho present Board ale
enHsd;'
the meeting Of June q. sne said: l have other
letters IN my possession TO confirm the Nc.
made by me under authority q the constitu.
ton. an last; but not least. that new consi-
tuition would b. Incorporated without my name
inet quietly followed by a series OF resoIntions
i i1,9rning me my appointments would BIO
Again she says: The regents are with mo
spd have decided TO proceed under the first
CONSTITUTION which has the founders endorse
ment and seal accepted. also the adams Maya
Again: After, the occurrence marking our
possible for me TO know the members Of the
ssy 1r and s ba SnI Ss saf
wait uoti the society meets in congress belore
nnyiurther action on my part. shall instruct
+" Those extracts are but 3 sample Of the Ian.
gnace which the Board nal borne in silence
ciHce fbtly 10 march, 1871. Father than bring
discoid into the society. hoping that matters
would right themselves: but they only grew
worse. 1t IS evident that there can be no har-
mopy between the Loard and Mrs. Darling:
ana as rho has not seen proper to resign
sssro was but one course. and that 10
cant. under the power conferred on the
Dnhri under the constitution. Sho has
constantly repi esenled the Board as being
her appolntees and 81 beet to her control. The
Hoari. under the old constitution (which size
S ciSims to have written Is composed Of the
several regents. whom Mira. Darling designates
members. who are confirmed BY the Board.
uhese NATIONAL officers are II large majority OF
sue board. and they were mostly elected by the
Eatlouai society a. its organizing meeting.
When Mrs Darling herself wns elected. ar d
that she does
!he old constitution. Article W.. gives tho
na.u power to prescri be the duties OF the
Pht,ona officers. and by Article NJ. OF tho old
Ss,iaws y has power 10 suporintend the inter-
NE o. the society. and by Article II. OF the
Sa bylaws the general officers are required 10
Ep3it at such other times az may by the
sSwer OF c,ntrol under the. old constitution.
snxs'i as the new. rests In tho Board elected
~ sae National Society. to Rether witt the add
M and In he very nature OF tho cas- Q
40 Must TO SO. Differences are made to he old