Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-24
ONLY llNEAL DESCENDANTS
Restricting Membership Among Daugh-
ters of the Revolution.
Stormy Meeting Last Night Ends I'm
the out of the collateral"
Faction.

Another stormy meeting of the Society of
the Daughters of the American Revolution
was held last evening at the Church of Our
Father. Even before the meeting began it
was evident that the atmosphere was sur
charged with electricity and that there
might be trouble on the least provocation.
1t Is glorious fight-this fight between the
'nneals' and the "colla terals''-and at the
session OF the congress last evening the
faction which Is in favor of limiting MEM
pership to the direct descendants of heroes
ana patriots was victorious, as the amend
ment to the constitution providing for such
limitation was carried by a large majority
All yesterday afternoon the delegates to
the congress had plenty to talk about in
the lively events that had transpired at the
morning session. They were busy laying
out plan OF campaign for the battle which
every one knew would be continued in the
evening, and this brief cessation of bostili-
ties gave each side an opportunity to con-
slider their chances of ultimate success and
or further perfecting their methods
Al the evening session the contest over
the admission of three delegates-at-large
from, the mefnbsrs of the national society
In the IlstTict was settled in the form of a
report from Mrs T. H. Alexander from the
committee that was appointed in the morn
Ing to pass upon the merits Of the case
Her report recommended that only one of
II. l.
mously Endorsed the elimination from the
constitution which gave rise to all the trou-
BILE
ihe congress die not adjourn until after
III O'Clock and then the adjournment came
in the midst of a deal of confusion. AS
the motion to adjourn was made Miss
Woods OF Tennessee arose to ask whether
the question of Mrs Boynton's rights tn
be recognized as vice president general
of the society in charge Of organization
could not be taken up at the session this
morning. Mrs. Cabell. who was the leader
OF the forces that We're fighting for the
deposed official, endeavored to secure the
floor on question Of privilege to speak
upon this much debated matter. This was
reopening of the that had been
waged so fiercely in the morning and many
of the ladies We're on their feet at the
same time to talk on one side or the other
but at any rate to talk. By this time the
motion to adjourn had been carried. but
this fact was apparently overlooked for
the moment. 1t WAS an unusual scene and
was settled eventually by q remark from
the presiding officer that il was too bad
but that 1t could not be helped. Mrs
Cabell saw the futiity of any effort TO oh
tain a hearing amid such confession end
she gave up in despair and the delegates
all went home
The Evening Session.
The evening session began at g o'clock
with Mrs. Gov. Peck OF Wisconsin in the
chair. She had to rap vigorously with her
garel for some time to bring the congress
to anything like order. and then she an
nounced that Mrs. Steven son would be TN
able to preside. The calling OF the roll of
delegates from the states by Miss Euyenia
Washington occupied more than twenty
minutes. during which the general cn:iver-
sation that has marked these sessions was
Kept up with unabated vigor 1t was STOP
ped long enough to give a coraet band an
opportunity to be heard, and the delegates
all Joined in singing The Star Sl,amgied
Banner number of congratulatory
kilograms were read, one from Mrs. Nc
kee, expressing her qualification at TIE
glowing tribute paid to ner mother, the
late Mrs. Harrison, the preceding evening.
The reports Of the state regents were
then taken up at the point where they
had been left OFF in the r'ornins. Mrs.
Burdette reported for Vermont. Mrs. J. Z.
Baker for South Carolina, Mrs. stephen
PUtney for Virginia and Mrs Peck for
Wisconsin. The report for Virginia, PIE
pared by Mrs. Henry, state regent, said
that the old dominion stood firmly Wy the
action of the board of October =. lS.rs
when II ruled that Mrs. ten. Boyntons
term Of Office had expired ana elected Mrs.
Walworth. a strong 'Iineal," 70 fill the
vacancy. This report gave great salts
faction to the "lineai'' element of the con-
gress ana equal dissatisfacti m to the OBJ
posing element Mrs. Shields of the st.
Paul Chapter said that the whole of The re-
port of that chapter had not been read.
and she asked as a favor that IL be read
in its entirety. Mrs. Richards replied that
she had only omitted q sentence or two
and the appendix, which had not been
handed to her. This was an excellent
opening for more saarring, out it was lost
In a motion that the report as a whole he
read at this mornings session.
Amendments Adopted.
The consideration of the amendment of
the constitution was then taken up. 1t was
read as follows:
Resolved, T. nat section l, article ;, of the
constitution be changed to read as follows:
Section 1. Any womGn HAY De eiIslole
for membership who is OF the age OF eish-
teen yeas AL waD Is aescanIei Iroli L
man or woman who, VITA uniai.lnS ioy AIty.
renuered material ala 10 the Cause " Nae
pendcnce, from reScbiIiLSd palrIot, a SOL
uIer or sailor or q ci>n oiiCer IN ole oI l.ie
several cuiUn.es or states oi the united IcI-
onies or states of the unItcL coiolies Or
states, prom .ea that the appiicant De Accept
able to the society.
Inc only change I'm the substance of the
amendment Is the str1kIlS Out vi ne NOR IS
or from the mother "a sacn parrot, the
consultation admitting daughters VI colidt-
eral descent, While the amendment pro-
posed to allow only those il direct line irUm
a male ancestor.
Speeches on one side or the other of This
troublesome amen 1ulent were made, ana at
was voted to limit the discussion 10 three
quarters of an hour and TO nNe minutes ior
each speech, no enc being allowed 20 speak
twice. Mrs. Nathaniel u. Roag, state re-
gent of Pennsy wanna. the original proposer
of the amendment and the cnief wlrri or IN
favor of it, opened the discussion. Sac urged
the vote to strike out the collateral clause
because it was a matter Of honor to their
ancestors and justice to themselves that
their names might mean something, and
that these might be in very deed daughters
of the revolution.
Miss Janet T.. II. Richards, Mrs Hill of
Connecticut and Miss Desna, the originator
of the collateral clause in the constitu-
ton. were among those who spoke. 1t was
decided that there were lJ3 delegates and
alternateS who were entitled to vote and
that a constituted a majority. The final
vote for the amendment was 13S for the
amendment and ID against it. This means
that no more "collaterals'' shall be adj
mitted, but that those already in shall be
allowed to remain.
On motion of Mrs. Charles Burbans of
New York resolution of thanks was
passed to Mrs. Hogg as the originator of
the amendment and as the pilot who had
guided it safely through the storm OF oppo-
sition and the reefs of contest. This was
rather rubbing it in on the "collaterals"
and Mrs. Hogg was further presented with
a beautiful bunch of roses on behalf of her
admirers. Mrs. Burbans, Miss Washing
ton and Mrs. Hill were appointed a COM
mittee to draw up a resolution of thanks
to Mrs. Hogg. After the passing Of an
amendment to the constitution of minor i'm
portance and the report of the committee
on District delegates, and the fruitless eff
forts Of Mrs. Cabell to secure a hearing.
already referred to, the congress adjourned