Evening star., 1897-02-27
CLOSING SESSIONS
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton Finishing Their Work.
DEBATE OVER l. BG0KKEEPER
Some Lively Remarks as to the
Emp|oyments.of Clerks,
NOTES OF INTEREST

The last days work of the Sixth Conti-
mental Congress, D. A. R., opened on time
this morning. with the president general in
the chair. The delegates to the congress
were sparsely scattered through the hall,
and about half of them had gone home and
the other half is tired out and wishes itself
at home too. Only few were in the bal
cony and half a dozen were IN the gallery.
The State Regents.
The first thing before the congress was
the reading Of the names of state regents.
who have been elected by their delegations
in attendance on the congress. They are
as follows: Alabama, Mrs. Smith: Ar
kansas. Mrs. Hanger; California Mrs Mad
dox; Connecticut, Mrs Kinney: Colorado,
Mrs Sloc )mb: Delaware. Mrs. Churchman;
District of Columbia. Miss Miller; Georgia,
Mrs. Morgan: Illinois, Mrs. Kerfoot Indi-
ana. Mrs Foster; Indian territory, Mrs.
Duncan: Iowa, Mrs. Cooley; Kansas, Mrs.
Hand: Kentucky, Mrs. Maxwell: Maine,
Mrs. White: Maryland. Mrs. Jackson; Mas
sachusetts. Mrs. Brown; Michigan. Mrs.
Edwards: Minnesota, Mrs. Newport: Mis-
sissippi. Mrs. Sims; Missouri, Mrs Shields;
Montana. Ms. Wasson: Nebraska Mrs.
Pound; NewHampshire,M Mrs. Carpenter: New
Jersey, Mrs. DepUe; New Mexico, Mrs.
Prince; New York. Mrs. Forsyth; North
Carolina. Mrs. Sprinkle: North Dakota,
Mrs. Holley: Ohio. Mrs. Rathbone: Okla
horll. Mrs. Barnes: Oregon, Mrs. Mont
gomery; Pennsylvania, Mrs. Hogg: South
Carolina, Mrs. Bacon: South Dakota, Mrs.
Keller: Tennessee, Mrs. Mathes: Texas,
Mrs. Clarke; Utah. Mrs. Allen; Vermont,
Mrs. Burdette Virginia Mrs Henry; Wash
Faulkner: Wisconsin, Mrs. Peck; Wyoming
Mrs. Warren.
a Question Of Clerks.
Several honorary regents of state were
elected. and then a resolution was intro
duoed which brought on a great deal of dis
cussion. 1t was as follows:
Res olved, That an expert bnokkeeper be
employed the sole clerk of the treasurer
general. and that the books be kept con-
tinLously for the year at the rooms of the
natiChal society. and that fre-proof safe
be purchased at once, in which to keep the
books and other valuable properties be-
loi gir & to the society, and that this con-
gress fix the salary of said bookkeeper: and
furthermore. all clerks or persons receiv
ing money for service rendered to the So
cety be required to sign a pay roll fur
nished by the office of the society 1t was
presented by Virginia Miller. It was
treasurer general have two clerks. and
again, TO permit the treasurer general 10
appoint her own clerks. In this shape the
resolution passed. .t ,r
Mrs. Mary +. Hartseek, wife of Rev. S.
M. Harisock. pastor ,e,of Ryland M. L.
Church, is delegate to the, congress from
Columbia Chapter. She is descendant from
ancestors of military 7fames during Crom-
wells time. One of her. great-grandfathers
on her fathers side, was Capt. John Rush,
commander of a troop of horse in Crom-
wells army. with marks of honor from the
preoeptor. He was the grandfather of DR..
Declaration Of Indep pendence On her
mothers side, one of her great-grandfa-
thers was brigadier genera1' in Cromwelrs
army and came to Connecticut in 1863, her
grandmother coming over in the May1ow-
er. The subsequent children Of her direct
lineage have quite a history in the colonial
and revolutionary wars - 81
Mrs. Stevenson's statement
When this resolution was offered Mrs
Stevenson left the chair and Mrs Bracket
took the gavel while the president general
made statement. She said that the treas
urer general should have an expert book
keeper as her assistant. She thought that
the work was too heavy for one woman to
do. and she told them also that they could
not get an expert without paying well for
his services. She thought the congress
should provide for the clerks. one of whom
should be an expert accountant. She want
ed the congress to take action so that the
bookkeeper, or whoever was appoin ted
should be under contract and amenable to
the board.
Mrs. Miller. who offered the resolution.
thought 1t ought to be a woman. Just as
bright women accountants as men, in her
opinion Mrs. Dickins said that the board
should manage the whole business and
that the bookkeeper should be made amen
able to tne board. and the board authorize
the appointment Of clerk for the treas
urer general Somebody put in an oar and
said that all the clerks should be made to
sign the pay roll, or draw no money for
services.
Mrs. Diapers Ideas.
Mrs. Draper, the retiring treasurer gen.
eral, made a very clear statement Of her
Ideas on the subject. She said that in the
two years that she had served as treasurer
general there had not been a paid officer Of
the board. If there had been she would
have known 1t, as all the money had to
pass through her hands. This was brought
out by the suggestion that had been made.
that the bookkeeper, If appointed by the
board Of managers, should be member of
the board to which there was decided OBJ
lection. Mrs. Draper went on to state that
she did not like the expression sole" clerk
OF the treasurer general. as the resolution
| read. for the work would have to suffer. as
one clerk couldn't possibly do the work
that had to be done.
She told OF the many letters that had to
be written at length in answer to inquiry,
OF the thousands of times that she had to
sign her name, which was task in itself
to be dreaded. She said that in many in
stances the treasurer general was called
upon to settle disputes Of contested seats,
and angry delegates who said thai things
were thus and SO. but when the treasurer
general had shown that all dues were laid
and explained things the ladies had gone
away satisfied, whereas there would have
been trouble in the congress If they had not
come to her. She wanted the word SOLE
stricken out. She said that the treasurer
general ought to be permitted to boss her
own clerks, instead of having the board
appoint oome one Of its favorites. who
might be incompetent, yet the treasurer
general would have to put up with rer,
and yet she was herself personally respon-
s.ble under her bond for all errors, and had
to refund money from her lpwn pocket in
one instance for the careIesspess of a clerk.
Mrs. Draper said that she had given item
lied accounts OF all money expended by
herself. even to a bottle OF ink. Her state
ments were all received by the congress
with such manifest expressions of pleasure
that some lady objected tos SO much ap-
plause, and said 1t hindered the work of
the body.
The Auding Chairman.
DR.. Harrison. chairnRA of the committee
on auditing the accounts ofethe treasurer,
said that che had looked over the vouchers
and had seen no account ORA salaried Of
fcer Of the congress. All she knew about
the clerks was that instead Of names, rec
ord clerk, so much" appeared instead of
onvy H. L.