The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-04

WILL k6I TGply. INcfitCHlpCT, hOWCNStt the State Regent is ready and glad to and help.
 Synopsis of June Meeting of Ma
 tional Board.
 A special meeting of the Board was held June 5th. A good attendance of national officers but only nine State Regents. The report of the Recording Secretary General showed her work. as usual, had been well done. Difficulty in settling the matter as to who is the proper custodian of certain Revo- lutionary relics-pho otographs and let ters of Real Daughters, etc, now in the hands of Mrs. Seymour, former Historian General, caused much discus sion. Since she is no longer an of- ficer and as these articles. although sent to her, were never intended as per- sonal gifts, it is very plain they should be given to the chairman of the Revo- iutionary Relics Committee. The secretary reported she had written Mrs. Seymour according to instructions. but had received no reply.
 Registrar General reported applica- tions presented. 4s6.
 Applications verified, but awaiting duies. ss; applications not verified, 14S; resignations from the Society, 29; deaths, 33; dropped, 15.
 Treasurer reported May 1,-31:
 On hand last report. .......... $20.910 79 Income for month. ...... 1,6OO.s Total expenditures. .. ........ 2.90S. 51
 Showing the expenses to be more than the income by s1, 307 62. The out lay was unusually large. One item of expense was $2s7 .26. work on the direc- tory. Attention was called to the fact that the cost of publishing the minutes of Congress April and May was $l, 12S .S2. This number contained three times as many pages as any ordinary one. The report or the Magazine Committee shows the members have been thinking and planning to give the Society a better magazine and they are succeeding;. it is now admirably edited and well conducted in every way, and should have the encourage ment and patronage of every Daughter.
 Chairman of the Directory Commit tee reported the work moving on as rapidly as possible. She had received 327 chapter lists. and 203 were needed to complete the work; three of the largest chapters had not responded, New York City, Philadelphia and Chi caEo. Two months ago all the Alaba- ma chapters (except one) had sent lists. We judge all are in now. To re- duce the expenses of the directory it was suggested that advertisements be inserted these to be secured by an agent from whom a letter was read. In a recent letter from the chairman of Sub-DirectorY Committee she asks that we send some advertisements from AlaAama. from publishing houses. steamship and railroad lines and ed ucational institutions, etc. We cannot see how we can respond to the call.
 Following the report of this commit tee was request from Mrs. Lockwood that Mrs. Boynton and Miss Desha be allowed the privilege of coming before the board as they wished to clear up some matters concerning the early rec ords of the society, there being a dis crepancy in what was given the board and that published in the Smithsonian report. After hearing the ladies and after much discussion the concensus of opinion was that the historical rec ord as presented should be printed as a preface to the first Smithsonian re- port. The board adjourned to meet first Wednesday in October. ob