Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-26
EVENT OF THE PAST
Congress of the Di.'A. R. Comes to a
Close.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Society Magszios Affairs and Move.
ment for MartytsNMonument.
THE OFFICIAL PENNANT

THE OFFICIAL PENNANT
The ninth continental congress Of the
Daughters Of the American Revolution has
been thing of the past since fifteen
minutes before midnight Saturday. For six
days ana the half of each of six nights the
members of that notable body of women
wrestled with the voluminous program of
reports, addresses, society functions and
business distractions, and slipped away one
by one out into the night, till at last the
gavel of the wearied president general fell
for the last time in q hall which echoed
emptiness There was but handful of de-
voted members left.
1t has not been a notable congress, since
not much was accomplished. Two small
amendments were made to the constitution
permitting bylaws for chapters, and relat-
ing to submission Of amendments. The
other fifteen or more amendments were
discussed for days and then voted down.
There was the same old trouble over the
magazine, the official organ, which has
about 1000 subscribers among the 1000
members, and which is hence a drain upon
the resources of the society, and which
the eastern memuers want to abolish. The
western members, however, insist 1t is their
only means of keeping track of what the
national board does. An attempt was made
s ~ nf rnlS Thn MS iet WIN d
i -; " p, 80 !, ~ ei'u, MIS-. Hoch-
W - " iis ~ Spoi = le'iu peil Soiie
them, to the cont 'nuance of the magazine,
and ii then developed that the magazine
committee. which reported little later in
~ ~ eiit'l5' me ,IooiSilneht
w. s"s h i ioi '.liie at leist. iheie
ly'ss c.7N usoiot. oSei this, put NE
recommendation was not adopted. In the
si'ecches MIS- LoGkWooo received much
piaise ioi ti!e eAceileHt auailty OF the mag
anne ana the business manager. NJ SIS LII
nan LOCKWOOD, was mighty commended for
tLe n1niiea III WHICH she h1d conducted It's
ousiiie'' aiiaiis'
/. Editor Chosen.
. ,r, , 49,, ,.,.o,o,. .
eoiis 80 'ien pto.eeisu u nominate
eoltors TOT the organ. Mrs. Mary 5. LOCK-
wood, Mrs. Elroy Avery, Mrs Walworth
and Mrs. Lee were nominated On the 7rst
ballot tb.rs u,as no aloo,ion M A
9''huihs hisnee'' anu mis- Loch"oou Sec
ond Mrs. Walworth only getting forty
three votes. Mrs. Walworth then came to
the front OF the stage, and said she de-
sired to Withdraw her mime. She said she
of tbo rnae,.ins a.3shn Se,io,.od 81 on,,id
do something with IL, but She did not desire
to be voted for again, Mrs. Walworth was
the editor before the congress gave 1t to
Mrs. iors WOW, WHO n.is mao II LUZ several
not in The citv snd har accan+.nne va
obtained by wire -
Miss Lillian Lockwood was unanimously
elected business manager.
The tangle about the election of ten vice
presidents general was unrayeIed finally nv
Mrs Mellon of Georgia wit hdra wing her
name Had she not done so another ballot
would have been taken. to think of which
anpalled the congress
The Illinois deIegation which is ona of
the largest and brst informed in The con-
gress has rather enioyed the funny sit1a-
tiopc nd incider+s o1ro1,-4ng o,,t of The COW
1890 o,,ar tba 7 FL w., abantar np
Monrno,,b b,t bss 80 t;,nc +alrap I-ery
nctivn nart in tho discission rba da,eea,
g. ~ Pc 49, -, ~, $500. t,,aat;r ~
hoard in is decisinns and Mrs. W i and
on IN .s G;,e ai'u n,, y" ne s t .h
S 10 ~. -, or" ,:s ii,ir' y. ~ .e
ueiestttioh' nave oeeii au'te "llilils ~ SUI
mittee at all times.
One of the popular events of the con-
gress was tIIe Young Oh s.,Vo 70 WIS. Cilas
r.r,Tens.tt, fn @ ~ IN , .s
morris last YEAR and tho Year before cover
ing the entire history of the organization
of the society and Of It's work during the
war with Spain
Martyrs Monumcnt
,y t,;,o Ar f,ho,,1o white l.; ra,,o,.
WI . Eliza W. Nhai"ier "iii'e' III iepo,'
ing on behalf of the committee on the
prison ship martyrs monument, said
81 do not believe that can do az fuyl
iustice to the oucstjon in anv other wav as
1u'''ee " 'iie aues''oii III any o'nei way aS
by giving the report OF Mr. Cummings.
from the committee ON the library, which
is summarized showing the following
facts.
Il. More than S1050 cash on hand from
private subscriptions. 'N
so. Appropriations are favorably reported
from the proper committee, giving 500 900
from the Congress of the United States,
So, 900 from the state of New York and
$4,000 authorized by the legislature of New
York to be given by the city of New York
So An organization made under the laws
onshp Martyrs Association of the United