Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-25

ciety of the D. r. and the Society of the
ID. a. r. under the name, charter and con-
stitution of the National Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
THE two national societies to agree that
the national organization and the state
ganizatons of the d. r. Society shall be
merged into the national organization of
the D. A. r. Society.
ITO that end each chapter of the D. r.
Society shall become a chapter of the d.
A. r. Society and all certificates of men,
berShip issued and all records of such
chapters made While chapters of the D. A.
K. Society. shall be treated as conclusive
evidence of the facts and transactions they
respectively certify, and no other addi-
tional evidences of the rights and privi-
leges of the individual members of such
chapters or of the regularity of the or
ganization of such chapters shall be de-
manded and changes or notifications
of such organizations shall be required
except such, II any, as may be necessary
10 conform to the constitution and bylaws
Of the National Society of the ID. \. r.
New members Of the chapters so admit
ted into the National Society of the D. A
r shall be received in accordance with its
constitution and bylaws
THE chapters admitted from the D. r.
Society shall be entitled to equal rights
and to like representation in the congress
OF the d. A. r. Society with the chapters
originally organized as chapters of said
society.
Disposition of Records
IAN the records, national and state of
the ID. r. Society shall be deposited with
and become part and parcel of the records
OF the national society of the d. A r., and
shall be sacredly held and preserved in the
condition in which they may be delivered
and received. and shall be treated as con-
elusive evidence of the facts they certify
Moneys IN the treasures of or belonging,
to the national and state organizations Of
the ID. r Society shall be disposed of as
the sald organizations may direct. the ma
uonal society OF the D. A. r. having no
claim thereto.
THE members of the d. r. Society be-
coming members of the d. A. r. Society
through the admission of the chapters OF
said ID. r. Society shall be entitled to con-
tlnue the use of the badge of the D. R. So
ciety and have the right to use the same in
connection with the badge of the d. A. r.
Society.
The colors of the D. r. Society shah be
ciety.
The national and state officers of the
ID. r. Society shall retain their titles and
shall have the privileges of the floor of
the congress of the d. 4. r. Society. the
same as honorary officers. until the close
of the session next following the conslIm-
nation of this agreement.
Life members of the d. r. Society shall
become life members of the d. r. Society
No annual dues required until February i
1900. No charter fees shall be exacted from
become NE members OF the OAR. Society.
ciety.
1.-THE constitution Of the National Society
Of the d. A. r. shall be SO far amended as
may be necessary to ratify, confirm and
fully carry out this agreement or plan"
The report was signed by Mary Desha,
Annette III. Aiger, Eleanor Washington
Howard, Eleanor Holmes Lindsay Harriet
NJ Lothrop. Sara T. Kinney, Della A. De-
pue, G. +. Shipper. Jessie Van lille Belden
Elizabeth A. Wynkoop. Helen NJ Boynton
Catherine G.. Thorn, Hattie Nourse Brock
EFT.
Difference Over Badges.
The sections were adopted seriatum with
little objection till the subject of badges
was preached in the seventh section: then
storm seemed imminent. Mrs. Madison
Bailinger thought members of the D. A. r.
should not sanction the use of any other
| insignia than their own. Mrs. Donald Nc
| Lean also objected tmphatically Mrs FL
| len Hardin Walworth. one of the founders
of the ID. A. r., in deepest mourning for
| her beautiful young daughter, who sacri-
| feed her life in the hospitals during the
| Spanish-America war, in a voice broken
| with emotion, begged the congress to do all
possible for harmony.
| While the excitement was at it's height
! Mrs Cotton of California came to the front
/ of the stage, and, in clear, penetrating
| tones. said
| Gen Sherman told me that when the
| Gen. Grant to give up the struggle at APP
/ pomattox he offered his sword to Gen.
| Grant. That magnanimous commander
! said to Gen. Lee, put on Your sword"
| Mrs Cotton paused amidst breatahIess
| silence. 1t took the congress a whole min
| ute to comprehend the full force of her
| quiet utterance, and then IL broke forth in
one mighty round of enthusiastic applause.
! The tenseness of the situation was re-
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