The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-01-26

The following are additional opinions Of National
Counselor Emma Stark Hampton, rs adopted by
10th National Convention.
OPINION XIV. APRIL az, 1892.
Case.-The following resolution was passed by a
Department Convention:
ResOlred. That we forward q request TO National
Headquarters that this Department be authorized
to place the name of Mrs. - permanently on the
Convention rolls with NIL the honors and privileges
of past Department President.
Opinion.-rhe question Of life embership was,
after a long debate in National Convention in st.
Louis, declared unconstitutional, and then and
there settled, fully and finally. Seeing the error
the Convention took action-as had previously
been done in Portland in regard to honorary MEM
bers-and voted no more life members should be
elected (See Fifth Journal pages 3d. 245 to 253 and
26I).
am Of the opinion that Department Conven-
ton or n National President hns right to author
action would be antagonistic to and violation OF
governing laws. Rules and Regulations dis
tinctly provide who shall be placed upon Conven-
ton rolls and specifies in what and because of
what service. None are permanently" upon the
rolis-only while carrying out certain conditions
Should any fail TO fulfil these conditions their
honors lost, and cur Rules say, to regain lost
honors, they must be earned by actual service"
showing conclusively they cannot be gained by the
vote of any Convention authority of Department
National Presidents. Such action would give to
"a Department unwarranted, unequal and priv
ileged vote-thst is more Past Presidents than IL
had had Conventions, and make an unequal repre-
sentation of States in National Conventions
Should one suc, selection be countenanced, other
Departments would Immediately claim a like
privilege, and confusion and disorder inevitably
follow.
Any attempt 10 create life members under any
conditions would, in my opinion, he serious
mistake, and is in fact and in spirit unauthorized
in laws; and there cannot be any exception to
the Rules and Regulat ons governing membership
I'm Conventions. The Rules made for ALL and
equally binding OH all members and all States
OPINION XIV. MAY Z, 1892.
Case-Two members Of Corps asked for and
received transfer Cords They continue to attend
the meetings. evidently with the intention of dis
turbing them After the Department password
was changed, the Conductor reported " Mrs. A. and
Mrs. b. without the password" The President
to persons not members of her Corps. and declined
to do. They repeatedly refused TO leave the
room
Are members Of the Order TO be given the new
password nfter they have asked for and been
granted their transfer cards? Is a Corps President
required to give passw ord to transferred members?
Can they be admitted and sit In meetings" with
out the proper password What shall be done
with person holding a transfer, who is without
the proper password. and refuses TO leave the room
while the Corps Is III session?
Opinion-The word transfer is defined, removal
from place or person TO another and tile CIV
ing of transfers was established to assist persons
when leaving their own territorial limits. and to
able them 10 locate some where else. Ia asking n
transfer they ask that their connection with tina.
Corps be severed Then although mem bers of the
Order stil they are passive members while they
hold their transfers-that is, belong TO no Corps,
have no President, and pay dues. This asking of
transfer il "A voluntary action, and by such act the
member accepts the status and conditions of trans-
ferred members as found in Rules and Regula-
tons. and places herself beyond The jurisdiction of
her Corps, except for purposes of discipline"
Sixth National Convention voted that Corps
Presidents could not give The password to visit
ing members. Ninth Convention voted that men,
hers must secure the passwords from their own
Corps Presidents and from them only and am
of The opinion that although entitled by ex-
listing laws 10 visit other Corps. or the one
they have voluntarily left, members out on
transfer and attending Corps meetings are visitors,
have no Corps President OF whom to ask aud are
not entitled to- receive new password; nor has a
Corps President the right TO give IT TO any one not
II member OF her Corps; neither " can they be adj
mitted and sit in meetings without the proper pass
word"
II visiting in another Department. they may use
the National password AS long entitled to 1t. II
at home and DESTROYS Of attending meetings, they
should apply for readmission and thus. by shar-
lug the duties of regular membership, secure the
privileges thereto attached.
person holding transfer who is without the
proper password, and refuses to leave the room
while the Corps 10 in session, is subject 10 discip-
line as stated above.
ITO be cOHtiutted