The evening times., 1897-02-27
STATE REGENTS ANNOUNCED
The Daughters of the Revolution
Closing Up Business.
Adoption of Resolution Permitting
the Treasurer General to APP
point Clerks.

The Congress OF the Daughters of the
American Revolution convenedthis morning
at the Columbia Theater with prayer by
Chaplain General Mrs. ]. j. Bullock. Pres
ide iencral Stevenson was in the chair.
PeuMng the arrival Of delegates Prof
Mayer played several piano selections. Nh
sic was rendered by "A quartet. and then
the congress proceeded 10 the announce
ments of the State regents: Alabama. Mrs.
MorSon Smith: Arkansas. Mrs Frederick
Hanger; California, Mrs. V. K. Maddox;
Colorado. Mrs William F. Slocum; Con
necticut. Mrs. Sarah 7. Kinney; Delaware,
Mrs Elizabeth {. Churchman's; District
of Columbia. Miss Virginia Miller;
Florida, Mrs ID. G. Amber; Georgia, Mrs
Sarah Morgan; Idaho, vacant; Illinois, Mrs.
s. IL. RerfoOt: Indiana, Mrs. c. c. Foster;
Indian Territory, Mrs. Walter A. Duncan;
Iowa, Mrs. Clara A. Cooley; Kansas, Mrs.
Matte A Hand; Kentucky, +. II. Max
well; Louisiana, no report; Maine. Mrs.
Wallace H. White; Maryland, Mrs. j. J
Jackson: Massachusetts, Mrs. T NJ, Brown,
Michigan, Mrs. William I. Fitzhugh Ed
wards; Minnesota, MIS- Z. 81. Newport;
Mississippi, Mrs. William II. Simms; Mis-
souri,, Mrs. George H. Shields; Montana,
Mrs E. A. WassOn; Nebraska, Mrs. Laura
b. Pound: Nevada, vacant; New Hampshire
Mrs JoSiahl Carpenter; New Jersey, Mrs.
c. A Depue; New Mexico, l.. B. Prince;
New York, Mrs Mary j. Forsyth; North
Carolina, Mrs Reeves Sprinkle; North
Dakota, T c. Holley; Ohio, Mrs S. G..
RathI one; oklahoma, Mrs. Cassius N
Barnes; Oregon, Mrs. J. Montgomery: Penn
hrS yttlfa 40 lola nd
Mrs Susan A. Balou; South Carolina,
Mrs. r. c. Bacon; South Dakota, Mrs. Mar
garet Kelar; Tennessee, Mrs. J. Harvey
Mathes: Texas, Mrs James Il. Clark; Utah,
Mrs. Clarence f. Allen; Vermont, Mrs.
Jessie Burdette; Virginia, Mrs. William
W. Henry; Washington, Mrs. Chamcey
". Griggs; West Virginia. Mrs. Charles
Faulkner: WisCo Consin, Ms James s. Peck;
wyoming, Mrs. Helen NJ. Warren.
At tie conclusion Of the reading the an
roInccuentS II 1 he honorary State regents
Were made.
Miss Virginia Miller offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That an expert bookkcepar
he employed as the sole clerk of the treas
urer- general. and that the books he kept
continuously for the year at the rooms OF
the national society, and that a rire-proof
safe be purchased at once. in which to
keep the books and other valuable proper
ties belonging to the society, and that
this congress fix the salary OF said book
keeper. and furthermore that all clerks, OF
persons receiving money for service
rendered TO the society, he required to
sign a payroll, furnished by the office
OF the society
Mrs. Amos G. Draper, the retiring treas
urer-general, took the floor and stated
that there were no officers in the employ
OF the board of management at a stated
salary, although certain officers are al
lowed clerks who work at a salary.
Mrs. E NJ. Maxwell offered an amend
mcnt calling for the appointment Of two
clerks to ASST st the treasuTer-genera raj;
one an expert bookkeeper, and both wo-
men.
amendment was offered to the amend
ment by Miss Temple as follows: That
the treasurer general be allowed to APP
point her own assistants, subject to the
approval of the national board
The orig ginal resoluti on, modified by
the amendment was adopted.
A report was read by Mrs Henry NJ.
Shepard, chairman of the Continental Hall
committee Of last year, to the effect that
the total amount standing to the credit
of memorial hall fund is S25. coo
Mrs A. B. Won Orendorf, of No. 1000 S
street northwest, will receive the d. A .
R. delegates this afternoon.