The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-23
DAUGHTERS OF THE REVOLUTION.

| WASHINGTON, Feb. 22-Representativt
women from every state In the Union par
| ticipated this morning in the opening ses
| sion of the continental congress of the
| Daughters of the American Revolution
Forty-eight chapters Of the society are
| represented. The congress, which will be
| in session for three days, was called to order
| by Mrs. Ad,ai Stevenson, wife of the vice
| president.
Mrs. Ellen Hardin Walworth, the vice
president in Charge Of the organization.
reported that there are now iwenty-six
| state regents, twenty-nine honorary state
regents, and ninety-two organized chap
| ters, showing large increase over last
year. The last chapter was completed
yesterday, when the Caroline Scott Har-
rison chapter was instituted at Indian
apolis,
The report Of Mrs. A. Howard Clarke,
the corresponding secretary general. urged
upon the society the great need of a histor-
ical library, where records and valuable
books of the society could be kept, and she
asked for personal donations.
Mrs. Donald Mclean of New York do
mated to the library several historical
works, and expressed the hope that the
example of the Empire state would be fol-
lowed by other stat IS
The registrars report, read by Mrs.
Rosa Wright Smith. said:
In view of the question at issue in the
present congress. it may be of interest to
the members to learn that of the l, 953 APP
plications for membership approved
during the year, with the exception OF
hfty-fve. the claims are all based on lineal
descent"
The report of Mrs. D. r. Barclay, as
business manager of the American Month
ly Magazine. showed that the paper had
not been rs successful as had been hoped
for, there being decrease In the circuia-
tiou as com pared with last year.
A letter was read from Mrs. Cleveland,
saying that she would receive the dele
gates tomorrow afternoon.
The report of Mrs. Howard Clarke, the
corresponding secretary general. contained
statement that apparently caused some
surprise to the patriotic women pres
ent. She said that during the
year several hundred Of the rosettes of the
society had been ordered. Unfortunately
the man aDufacturers of this country had
been unable to make these rosettes and it
had been necessary to send to France for
them. The result is that the members of
society which stands for all that is
patriotic are wearing rosettes made in an
European country. Mrs. Clarke said that
though this was unavoidable, it seemed to
her that her sister members might feel
some satisfaction in that their custom had
been given to the sister republic which had
stood by us in the days of trial and need.
The difference between the two factions
of the society, the lineals and the ''collater-
ais" will come up for settlement during
the session OF the convention. The society
is now open to all acceptable" defendants
from men who rendered royal aid to the
cause of independence as recognized
patriot, as soldier or sailor, or a civil
officer, or from the mother of such
patriot. The members who are in favor of
the membership to lineal decend-
auts only have submitted an amendment
to the constitution eliminating the words
"or from the mother of such patriot"
This is likely to give rise to lively discus
sion when it comes up for consideration.