The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-29

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 tee to search for and bring into meInDep- s ship real Daughters; a committee to ro cate the graves of ReVolutlohGry SoIea a a committee on Continental haA 70 0S wise ways to make money for that pullIa- ing which all realize is great necessl- tv. There may be other objects the Chapters wish to work for. our pea S ls for systematic work, thoroughly Piannieo Ps.n.. o and arranged in which each is gwen speciaI part under the direction or an esrneat. active chairman. Efficient WorK cannot be done without system.
 Hints to Chapter Officers.
 Chapter Treasurer should use printed blanks when remitting money to the Treasurer General; if you nave ,h nohe, I,.',s, Us der ffa, Mrs. 5G, B. Darwin. pne nsna, reports required of the Treasurer snouAo be sent at the proper time. o~
 Order application blanks from the COT responding Secretary General: Tns. rue now Is. each applicant is aHOweU sor snrnGs. mental papers a charge of cents ls made for two. Make out the appIlcatloI first on an ordinary sheet ana atterWaros copy on the blank; member once Mrots s Is She spoiled six blanks in making out her application; they are not costly pu' it is not convenient always to get them
 Chapter Registrars must De 2 Pr99smbP' 9s1b ot of any month. Treasurers should De looK- ing after deIinquents and not wait 1cr the Hast call' in February.
 Rspresenta ton in the Congress.
 The djscussion of the reduction of rep raaentatioT in the "Open Letter Depart ment of the American Monthly IS inter eating the expression Of opinion or olI- ferent members and tnterchanse or views will he helpful to the State Regents when they come together to consider plan te he submitted to the next Congress we do not agree altogether Witn ene nt;o',t vteWs in the August Monthly, expressed In the first resolution except in the paragraph which says i've are ready to consider all other methods based on msMDsrSntS; thS witS; +he second resolution. In the Septemper Monthly is another Open Letter rom a member of the same Chapter ana the views coincide entirely with our own. As many members do not take the Monthly we ask the Regents to have these arti- cles read and discussed at their meetngs' The subject of representation VIII pc one fo he discussed at our State Conference.
 While there has not been full discus sion of this subject in our columns; yet from private letters we have learned the views of some and hope to hear rom every body in Alabama before we meet with other State Regents to adopt re- port to be submitted to the next Con gress. The opinion prevails generally that a reduction is absolutely necessary. One Chapter, the "Gaspee Of Rhode ls- land has adopted and sent abroad some ringing resolutions in which they call on all officers and Chapters to worR tSa tor fha adoption of an amendment 10 the Constitution which shall reduce the rep resentation sufficiently to secure dlgln fled. business-like plan of procedure at our annual Congress, remembering that women's voices cannot fill large audi torium and that every delegate mas the right to hear in order to vote.
 What shall be the ratio? We favor ono delegate for every one hundred members. This would cut Alabama down, but what is fair for Connecticut and New York, with their lage membership would De just to Alabama with her small member ship: in both representation would be in proportion to taxation. Delegates would he elected from the State at large and would not repFessnts this or that Chap ter. We would have the law framed to allow about four hundred representatives,. There are twenty vice presidents gener- al; we would reduce the number to ten and even that number could be dispensed with It is a difficult matter to areally place presidents General. they seem 10 be representatives without ao Gonstit- uency. We would have more standing importancs is often disposed of by what may be termed a chance vote" Instead of annual meetings we would have bien- nial ones-thereby saving great and could be appropriated to Continental Hall. If we can secure law which will give representation not exceeding four hun dred delegates, all told. number of standing committees and have the pro- gram of business so arranged that no meetings of a social nature will be inter spersed, this will be a great improvement on the present plan Let the sessions from 10 a. m. to 1 or D. m. be devoted to work, the afternoons to social affairs and the evenings to such business as mittees: for instance, Continental Aall Committee. Really too little time is al, lowed that subject; one evening should be devoted to 1t, speeches made. by wo- men we'll informed and enthusiastic as well as friends who attend the Congress and are interested in the work of the D. A. R.
 Delegates who bear the heavy expenses of a trip to Washington naturally wish to visit various places of interest in and near the city and time should be allowed for this. If while we work we work, and when we play. we play" both could be done with profit and pleasure. But receptions at the White House and visits to the beautiful homes in Washington should not be arranged as counter attrac- tiOns to the business of the Congress. Let us have a sensible. practical ratio of rep resentatiSn, proper standing committees. a biennial instead, of an annual Congress. kgx.~. TaV