The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-20
THE REPORTS PRESENTED
Officers and D. A. r. Regents Re
view a Years Work.
The Grand Opera House Thronged
With Delegates Who Mix Politics
With busincss-A Split i'm the
Ranks of the New York Dc!egn-
ton - Mrs. Manning Presiding

lion Mrs. hGnDtnS
The 1900 women in. attendance on the
Tenth Continental Congress OF the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution occupied
themselves yesterday for three long ses-
sions with annual reports from their gen.
eral officers. During the day they consid-
cred and dis. osed of annual statements Of
their finances, membership, publications,
and special interests, and approved mass
OF comment thereon, which alone would
make good-sized octave volume.
There was the difficulty in preserving
order usual in conventions of such size
augmented at the Grand by disturbing con-
versation all through the galleries; Mrs.
Manning continued to rule with firm
ness Speaker Reed might not despise; the
lobby swarmed with visitors all day long;
the campaign between Mrs. Donald Mclean
and Mrs. Fairbanks for the presidency
went on undated. The day was, in short
what the d. A. r. characterized as a
very fair working day.
In the presidential contest the Fair
banks contingent seem TO gain steadily
dersteod Mrs. Roebling is practically out
OF the race. Her absence from the con-
vention and the superlative activity of
the Mclean and Fairbanks forces make
this almost inevitable. When the rumor
that TIE New Jersey candidate was formal
~ Withdrawn started last Saturday II is
said that partisans of Mrs. Mclean hur-
ried to pledge the Roebling Delegates to
the support of the New York woman,
should the earlier pledges be released. In
the event that Mrs Roeblings name
should Lot be presented Thursday, or
being presented, should be withdrawn af-
ter The first ballot ii is suggested
that Mrs. Mclean would poll nearly
all the Roebling vote. 1t was noticeable
also that whenever Mrs. Mclean put In an
appearance her followers manifested their
presence with much enthusiasm, and her
station among the New York delegates
was nearly always surrounded two OF three
deep.
Mrs. Fairbanks is believed to have made
the greater gains, nevertheless. Her hus-
bands undoubted political sagacity is said
to have been brought into play TO convert
score of delegates whose husbands are
also in political life. Several of her fore
most allies are wives of prominent Re
publican statesmen, and the weight Of all
this influence has been cast undoubtedly in
favor of the candidate from Indiana
Moreover the sympathy of Washington
seems decidedly in her favor, fact which
has much weight even in the conventions
OF great political parties
All of the sessions were well attended
but as usual the delegates were late ar
irving and very slow about coming to or
der. Mrs. Daniel Manning, the President
General though somewhat wearied with
the labors of ruling over the morning and
afternoon sessions, raped for order at
the hour appointed for the night session
In declaring the session open Mrs. Man
ming said We will now hear the report
of the editor of the American Monthly
Magazine, Mrs. Elroy NJ. Avery" The
editor of the d. A R. organ said in part:
'As you know. / did not take charge of
the magazine till July. The contracts
were all let for the year. AS usual, we
come with a deficiency, but | also come
without an apology for the past, for /
consider the magazine worth to the organ
iZation all that it has cost in the upbuild-
ing of the society and the dissemination
of patriotic information. One reason why
/ hesitated to take up this work was that
i know that no mortal person. and least
of all I could place the magazine upon a
paying basis in six months, with all the
ground TO cover and the limitations in the
way. Immediately on taking the editor
ship in connection with the efficient bust
= -
" indebted and with whom have worked
in perfect accord we took up the matter
of advertisements.
1T did not take me long to learn what
those before me had already learned-that
that was a matter that we could not han
die 10 any advantage; it needed one train
ed in that business. The uncertainty of
the life Of the magazine does initiate
against us and is one great cause of fail
trrc In Z he tn olaf ri n rafn
son to take charge of the work on a com
mission. Now We have found the COM
petent person, who will take charge of the
whole business on a commission. Another
thing from business standpoint we need
and that is a new cover l do not object
TO a calico dress, but ! do object to one
all 'tattered and torn" Mrs. Avery sub
mitted ideas as to how to reduce the ex-
penses OF publishing the magazine. The
report was adopted as read.
Miss Lillian Lockwood, business manager
of the magazine. then submitted her re-
port, in which she said in Fart:
Some expressed a doubt, at the close
of the last congress. as to our being able
10 successfully carry on the work of the
magazine with the editor living in Cleve-
land, so far from the publication office
and business manager.
We have found that il presents but few
trouble.
THE usual custom has been pursued of
requesting bids on printing the magazine
from different publishers in Washington
ard nearby States The contract was
again awarded to the Harrisburg Publish
ing Company. the lowest bidder.
Each new member admitted TO the So
eiety has received, with her notification of
election a folder calling attention TO the
official organ, and asking for her subscrip-
ton.
"Wo urge each chapter regent TO appoint
one OF her members to act as agent for
the magazine and We allow such agents a
commission Of 20 per cent on new sub
scriptions sent in. In some cases the
commission is turned into the chapter
treasury.
I'VE had several hundred dollars in out
standing accounts in advertising and sub
seriptions. which unfortunately did not
come-in in time TO be included in the re-
oeip;s before the books were closed to be
audited. but which properly belong to the
years business, and would have materially
decreased the expense.
Yea win also see that the congress
sional numbers alone April and May, cost
81 360.6S for printing and mailing. and oe-
cupied $50 pages, equaling almost eight
Plumbers Of the standard size Of ninety-six