The evening times., 1900-02-24
MRS. LOCKWOOD REPORTS
The Editor Of the ID. A. X. Maya
zine Gives Offence.
Her Language Characterized by
Mrs. Mclean as "NOt Fit for This
COngressr-SOme Portions OF the
Document Ordered by Vote 10 DC
EIiminated-The ROutine business.

Daughters of the American Revolution cali
ed this mornings session to order there
were more empty seats in the house than
at any previous meeting. After a delay OF
half an hour the members slowly put in
their appearance. and again the gavel oil
Mrs. Manning descended, but still there
was no quorum and another pause ensued.
| If was nearly IL o'clock when finally sufh-
cient members had arrived to enable the
President General to begin business.
After prayer by the Chaplain General
and the singing of the national anthem by
the whole assembly the business OF the
| day was taken up.
Mary Collins. the official reader OF the
Congress, read the minutes OF yesterdays S
sessions, which, after many corrections,
were adopted.
| Mrs Howard, Chairman Of the Commit
| tee on Credentials, made a statement tnat
alternstes had privilege on the floor OF
| the House and that every State Regent
was responsible for her delegates.
| Mrs Roam, delegate from the District,
moved to reconsider the vote rot to pen
sion such Real Daughters of the society
as are a charge to the society and to the
| town where they live.
An animated debate followed this
proposition in which Mrs. Fowler, Mrs.
! Swift. Mrs. Jones. Mrs Mccarthy. and
many others. took part. The motion was
| put TO a standing vote, and it was decided
! by a large majority not to reconsider the
/ vote.
DR.. Anita Newcomb McGee called for the
order OF the day. and the first business to
come up was the report of the committee
on prison ships, Mrs. Elroy NJ. Avery,
| chairman.
Miss Batcheler. of New Jersey made a
| motion to make the report of the maga-
zine editor a special order OF the day to
be heard at II o'clock. The motion was
carried unanimously.
Mrs Walworth read the report on prison
| ships for Mrs Avery who is suffering with
sore throat. She said that all efforts are
being made by the society to do all honor
| TO the martyrs Of the prison ships and as
sist 10 erect a suitable monument in honor
of their memory. The report was, IL part,
as follows:
within the past month, while excava-
tions were being made at the Navy Yard
| in Brooklyn bones representing twelve
more bodies of these heroes have been IN
| earthed Admiral Philip has them in safe
keeping and the Prison ship Martyrs Mon
/ ument Association is preparing an oaken
chest for their preservation; suitable
tablet will be placed upon it and these re-
mains after the lapse of about 10 years
viii be accorded final resting place III
Fort Greene Park with their comrades,
Suitable military honOrs will be paid them
when the association has completed its ar
! rangements."
General Lindsay brought greetings from
the Society Of the Sons OF the Revolution.
He made a happy speech which was loud
ly applauded.
The special order of the day was called
the report of the magazine editor. Mrs.
Lockwood She reviewed the birth and
growth of the magazine of the society
leaving the financial report TO the bust
ness manager She dwelt On the fact
that the magazine is the medium OF in
formation to those members of the society
who never visit the meetings OF the So
cietv. Mrs Lockwood said that il would
be unwise to make a radical change in the
management of the magazine; she said
she knew that the annual criticism and
sarcasm against the management of the
magazine would again be heard. The re-
port of Mrs. Lockwood was frequently
, interrupted. and Mrs. Mclean. of New
York arose. and protested Iha
, Mrs. Lockwood was disrespectinE
|
and uncalled for representations as tC
the future of the magazine should she be
: obliged to resign from the editorshlp.
Mrs. Lockwood's report did not seem &
r be appreciated by the majority OF the mem
. bers as it was couched in very sarcasti
| language. full of insinuating ailusions t
I many members Of the society.
] 4 motion was made to expunge from tn
/ | report all letters and matters pertaining t
] the business contained in the report Tn
! | motion carried
a Mrs. Mclean expressed her astOnishmen
: at the tone of the report of the editor
j. which she said. was couched in languag
| mot fit for this Congress"
Mrs Harkins. of Massachusetts,. move
A to adopt the report of the editor as read
/ | with the exception of those passages whic
had been ordered eliminated.
Miss Lockwood the business manager {
the magazine. and daughter of the edi
| tor next submitted her report. shown
that a magazine of the nature OF tina
{ which the society is publishing, could Nc
be, profitably published at 10 cents cop!
| She stated that the news companies vi
: not handle the matter unless they can ge
1t at the price of five cents a copy.
does not pay at that rate unless the ed
ton would run up 10 l0G.J00 Sue sail tbS
= the success of the magazine depends
great deal on the cover design. and SON
o attention should be paid to this. The -
d ceipts from the sale of the magazine. e.
II vertisements, and the services. amounte
= to 81. .S23.33. expenditures $6.344.03. TT
" | salary of Mrs. Lockwood as editor OF I'll
magazine is 81 eco. and that of her daugf
II ter as business manager, $500. The :,
: port of the business manager was adoptt
If as read.
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