Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-01
DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY.

They Refuse to Reduce the Fer C0p1ta lax
and to Change RegaIia for Badge
Officers Installed and Appointed-Other
Business of importance.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 81 Specia, J.
State Councils will not be established by the
National Council of the Daughters Of Lib
erty. The body voted against the measure
to-day almost unanimously, and the dele
gates from Pennsylvania had their say
against the measure, because all States in a
position to take out State Council charter
would not do So A rather shrewd piece Of
work was done just before the adjournment
this evening, by which Past officers will be
deprived in the future OF voice and vote in
the National Council
There was heavy opposition to the
measure and it looked as though it would
be defeated, but the friends of the amend
ment called it up at time when least ex-
pected and rushed it through before its op-
ponents knew what had happened. In
about the same manner a measure was
passed providing that all officers in the Ma
tional Council shall be elected and none ap-
pointed, as now. In was stated on the floor
of the National Council to-day that this
would prevent SO many "plrms" being
passed around by the Board Of Officers year
after year. The report of the Badge Com
mittee, which proposed to change the re-
gala of the order to badge. was voted
down.
The Per Capita Tax Discussed.
The first question debated this morning
was proposition in the form OF resolu-
tion to reduce the per capita tax from 20 to
10 cents per year. There was a long and
fierce contention over this. some Of the
members declaring that the present rate of
20 cents per member was far more than was
necessary for the maintenance of the order.
now that the membership had grown SO
large. and that money was accumuIating in
the treasury. The board of officers, how
ever, stated that they. proposed spending
considerable money this year in extending
the order and in other ways for its improve
ment, and the resolution was finally voted
down.
A resolution for the preparation and
printing of funeral service for the use of
the order was also adopted. Another dis
cussion arose over resolution that here
after no member of the Order of United
American Mechanics or the Junior Order
of United American Mechanics engaged in
the manufacture or sale of intoxicating
liquor, either as proprietor or employe,
shall be eligible to membership in this
order.
The installation of officers took place
just previous to the noon recess, and the GER
emony was a most impressive one. The
officers are:
National Councillor. A. E. Burkitt, of
Waterbury, Conn: National Vice Councillor,
G. E. Kepple, of Pittsburg. Pa; National
Associate Councillor, Mrs L. A. Buddington,
OF New York City; National Associate Vice
Councillor, Miss Sadie Gribben, of Pittsburg,
Pa: National Secretary, W. o. Staples. of
New Haven, Conn: National Treasurer, G.
IL. Burton, OF New York.
Appointive Officers Selected.
These are the elective officers. The other
officers are appointed The representative s
to the National Council of the Order of
United American Mechanics are: g..
George B. Ludium, Jersey City; W. N
Simons, Norfolk, Conn.,, and Charles j. Dit
tess, of this city. The appointive officers
who were named and installed are: National
Associate Secretary, Mrs. NJ. E. Mars, of this
CITY: National Associate Treasurer, Mrs. o.
c. Hoffman, Salem, O.; National Marshal,
Eva B. Bush. New York City: National In
side Protector, Mrs. o. W. Mills, Ohio; Ma
tional Outside Protector, Edward Zacharias,
Pittsburg.
Some time was taken up in the discussion
of the Recommendations made by the Ma
tional Councillor in his annual report The
first of these, providing for the placing of a
paid organizer in the field, was disapproved.
In lieu of it, however, it was decided to
provide tor the payment of a premium of
S15 to the organizer OF all councils having
25 members or more when instituted. It is
expected that this will result in the organi-
zation of at least 200 new councils of the
order in the next year. There was consld-
erable discussion over the recommendation
to change the time of holding the annual
session to the third Tuesday of October
Some of the members favored the change,
but more did not, and it was disagreed in. =