New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-31
WORDS, WOMEN AND WAR.
GREAT FRICTION DISCOVERED IN THE
D. r SOCIETY.
OVER THREE HUNDRED MEMBERS HAVE RE-
SIGNED FROM THE NETWORK
STATE ORGANIZATION.

STATE ORGANIZATION.
Ever since the last election Of the General So
c!eiy Of the Daughters Of the Revolution evidences
Of dissatisfaction in the New-York State Society
have continually been coming - light. This win
ter troubles have thickened; changes OF officers
have been so frequent that the State mas been
nicknamed the ''lghtning-chanse State For
long time I; was hoped that matters might yet
he adjusted. but the approaching Biennial election
which takes place on April ). has brought things
10 a crisis and the attempt TO preserve harmony
has been abandoned.
According 70 the constitution OF the society the
Nominating Committee Is named by the regent
and submits IT'S Recommendations for vacancies
n. the meeting at which the election occurs. Ac-
cordingly the ticket prepared by the committee
has not yet been presented TO the society ana us
character cannot be known. But number OF
members appear to have assumed. on general
principles that il cannot be satisfactory ana nave
nominated an opposition one. This ticket has
been sent out 20 the members OF the society Win
the following letter:
New-York, March g, 1888
Daughters OF the Revolution OF the state OF New
As It has been apparent for some time that the
State OF New y ork has not been progressing in
Der of the members have met and selected com
mittee 10 put in nomination officers and hoard Tor
the the 6Snn.a Slecton Apr 1895 the Tuxedo.
Naeisor-aVe and Flfty-ninth-st
The nominations have been carefully and though
fully CONSIDERED ma We TAX Great peas nnossa
c6gndeItlv telling tha, Win such officers
the Daughters OF the Revolution OF the State of
New,YoTk a are a aitrs OF
For this reason We earnestly ask you to sup
P''' '"'' ''- MRS. D PHOENIX LISGRAHAM.
MRS CHARLES " DAYTON,
N MEs M H1N Z o6 &, HEEBERr'
The independent ticket is follows Regent,
Mrs Charles Francis Roe; frs vice-regent' Mrs
Frederic J Swift. second vice-resent. Mrs James
Davis: secretary Mrs William ". Read; treasurer.
Miss Fanny Galway H Casey; registrar Mrs
William II Heller historian. Mrs. Dwight H
MemSre Mrs Robar, Mook: Board Of Manarers
Mrs John Il Washburn Mrs. William Moore
swe Mr. R %Snde ME- NE Fo2dne
Siege, Mrs. THOMAS Smilh Grlmke. MIS-. tIeorge
In consequence il would apPeaT Of the ani mus
ticket nve more designations have been addeG 10
the long list already numbered by the society they
held yesterday morning q, the homo. q Mrs Ed
hersef. Mrs. Hans s Beauue. Mrs Francis = +
Doughty. Miss Doughty and Mrs G. Van Alien SD
were sen [es'sns''0hS @'n a., Which one or more
have not been received
The s' fact q Tie matter is. said one Of the
The best people are getting out Of the society |
think before long here vii. he nothing left but
Massachusetts as # is the only prosperous State
The trouble is all due 70 the interference 81 the
general society in the affairs OF Now orH ottte.
present officers were e.ected. and most Of us feel
that we cannot stand il any longer We nave De-
come a laughng-stock and a bl-Worq, ana our
membership has dwinded from 1--WE hundred 10
two hundred -
But what object can the general society have
IN acting in this way asked the reporter
II is simply jealousy" was the answer. ana
The wish 70 gain control Of New-York state At
the last general election you may renemhsf. tnere
was great fight The opposition tcKet WIS
Triumphant. and an entirely new SCI OF peope'
which had never been at all prominent IN me
society went into Office. There were mere
ofice-seekers and when they FOUND tnat ne eel'r.I
soce,y amounted to little without New York state
rLcv were naturally dissatisfied. This with the
additional circumstance that we were rlEht mere
and il was easier 10 annoy rs than the more dls-
tant branches. has been the cause OF all me
Sptaking OF the opposition ticket this member
1t seems 10 me that comparison Of ne names
on II with those the present OH la4 SIAN oueht
~ ne suffcieut comment on the merits OF the case
AbIan, 'sieers regent. Mrs De volney Eyeritt,
frs, 1jce-regenf Mrs Smith Anderson, second vice
regent Miss Viola Russell recording s-.Ir'a,Ll'
Ms VI II Heller. corresponding 9 eIetarN MIS-.
7 WESLEY French. treasurer. Mrs Flora ADAMS
Darling reristrar Mrs Edgar ketchum, hlsloI!dh'
and managers Mrs. Edward Panlet Steers: MIS-.
Go,+gomerv SCHUYLER Mrs John r. Washbuin.
Mrs Ashbel = Fitch. Mrs. sanford MI mares
brook Mrs. John F Berry, MIS- May, (i-',1lis,
Mrs A Maxwell and Mrs, Towns'na y an
Pelt This board has only been IN once 'h''e
months. 49,, .a.,or ~. tho occoeition
nar.v Vas expressed AZ yesterdays meeting ana
RESOLUTIONS condemnins IL were passed A. me
NEXT regular meeting II Is expected mat MY more
resgnations Will BE- handed IN