New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-11
NO TROUBLE AT ALL.
THE TRUEST HARMONY EXISTS IN THE
COLONIAL CHAPTER OF THE DAUGH-
TIERS OF THE REVOLUTION


rumor Of trouble between the members and re-
gent Of tho Colonial Chapter OF tho Daughters Of
the Revolution has been widely circulated during
the last few days. the great distress OF that
body for II a society considered its chief off,
Ger 70 be the right woman in the right place that
society Is tho Colonial Chapter OF the Daughters OF
the Revolution.
IL Is true that the regent. Mrs. Abraham Steers,
actually did tender her resignation to the chapter
at a meeting held Monday afternoon at the homo
Of Mrs C. II Gardiner No. lD West One-hun-
dred but no daughter can
be found who knows OF any iil-feelins connected
with the matter.
II cannot imagine" said Mrs Hans g. Beattie.
Yesterday chow any such story could have been
started, unless Il was the work OF some malicious
person Mrs Steers has contemplated resigning
ever since she went 10 live IN Port Richmond.
Staten Island and the trouble about the dues has
perhaps FASTENED her decision. She is very popu-
lar with her chapter and it has refused to accept
her resignation but think she Will insist upon its
doing go for she il 10 the State orsaniza-
tlon and II was accepted yesterday.
The fact that she walked from the room after
handing In her resignation" continued Mrs. Beat
tie has been made much Of but 1t is difficult 10
see how che could have done anything else She
could not remain in the room while IT was being
read.
'As for the matter Of dues. there was trouble
about that between the chapter and the state and
general organizations. but not between the chapter
and the regent Its connection with her resignation
was that she had grown tired Of the apparently
fruitess endeavor 10 straighten out the cilnculty
THE MATTER OF DUES.
This matter OF dues has been creating dissenson
the ranks OF the daughters ever since last June,
when q change in the constitution compelled the
State organization collect them. The dues are
So a year. and previous TO June the local chapters
collected them, kept 81 for themselves. sent 81 TO
the State and 81 TO the National society Now the
State is compelled by the constitution 10 collect the
g and 10 send 81 the general society but Is not
empowered 10 return any TO the local chapters.
Consequently the chapters have been obliged either
10 Increase their dues to let their treasures be
empty and many members have resigned.
Many others like true daughters OF warke sres.
have rebelled and the Colonial Chapter OF New
York and the Huguenot Chapter OF New-Rochelle
have taken the lead. Meetings were held and petit
tons presented but the general society mas done
nothing until within the last few days during
which time IL has issued a circular over the sig
of its secretary saying that the June enact
ment not intended TO disturb the old distriDu-
ticn OF the dues
The state society therefore intends consider
itself empowered 10 return the dollar TO the chap
ter but to avoid The possibility OF further COM
plicatons Mrs. Beattie who Is secretary and regis
trar OF the Newly York State organization says she
t,aand, 70 urria IN the generai secretarv and try
TO over her signature statement 10 the
effect that that IL what the circular means
When the matter IS settled the State society
will be relieved probably than even the local
chapters, for the provision has put it in an ex-
dollar. and yet was powerless 70 return H. and IL
has done everything in its power to adjust the
CARELESS WORDING.
The whole trouble has come from the careless
wording II the enactment and the general society
is therefore responsible for H. II has been unwil
ing to acknowledge its bunder. however, and has
tried throw the blame on the State societies.