The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-20

read by the official reader. Mrs. James
NJ. Fowler, of Indiana. submitted her re-
port, after which Mrs. Verplanck, of New
York. asked the privilege 10 submit her
report so as to permit the New York
delegation to hold their election, which
was set for O'Clock. The request was
granted by unanimous consent, and Mrs
Verplanck read the report. 1t showed
progress in all branches and a total men,
bership of over 5000 The report Of Kan
sas, which was received by mail, was sub
M tied by the official reader; so was that
from Kentucky, Vermont, and Maine. Dur
ing the reading of the reports of the Safe
regents Mrs. General Sternberg presided
while Mrs. Manning retired.
The report of Louisiana was next sub
mitted by Mrs. Benjamin +. Story, and
that of Maryland by Mrs. J. Pembroke
Thorn, Massachusetts by Miss Sara w.
Daggett. The Massachusetts report was
read by a professional elocutionist, and
it being of such length as to exceed The
allotted time, it was moved to grant ad-
ditional time to finish the reading of the
report, which was granted. The Michigan
report was submitted by Mrs. Will am
FiIzhugh Edwards: was followed by Mrs.
ID. A. Monfort of Minnesota; Miss Alice
Q. Lowell of Mississippi; Mrs. George H.
Shields of Missouri, read by the official
reader; Mrs. harper of Nebraska; Miss
E. Ellen Batcheller OF New Jersey; Mrs.
6. A. Lounsberry of North Dakota; Mrs.
Thomas Roberts of Pennsylvania; Mrs.
Moses Moorhead Granger of Ohio; Mrs.
George NJ. Thornton of Rhode Island;
MIS- James S. Pitcher of Tennessee; Mrs.
Sidney T. Fontaine of Texas; Mrs. Clar-
ence E. Allen of Utah; Mrs. Hugh Ne.son
Page of Virginia; Mrs. George w. Bacon
of Washington; Mrs. James sydney Peck
of Wisconsin; Mrs. Harriet a. II. Rich
ards of Wyoming.
This ended the reading Of the reports
of the State regents, which, taken ALTO
gether, showed an increase in member
ship of the society, growing influence in
every department and state, and fnan-
cial status. It was 5 o'clock when the
motion to adjourn until o'clock was
unanimously carried.
Yesterday mornings session was al
most exclusively devoted to the rezding
and discussing OF the national officers
reports. The first of these submitted vas
that of Eleanor Washington Howard,
Vice President General, in charge of or
ganzation of chapters. 1t was in part as
follows: ---.a--
In London, Paris, Manila, and Brazil
we have Chapter Regents appointed, and
l hope my successor will have the pleas
ure of reporting active chapters in all
these places. Arizona has a chapter ready
to organize and / am SIRE cur State Re
gents from the far West viii testify that
a chapter there represents good work.
Il have striven earnestly to so system
iZe the work of my office that my sue
cessor may find 1t easier even than l have
done. This systemizing has made it pos
sible to do without the services of the
card catalogue clerk. The plan has work
ed well, and has saved in my Office to
the society $40 a month.
THE catalogues of members ancestors
and chapters are kept with great care n
the part of the office, and l earnestly re-
quest the chapters to do their part, for
without their help the chapter and mepl-
bers' catalogues are worth almost moth
ing. ! wish l could get a promise from
each chapter to send, and send promptly
to the Treasurer General notice of every
change of name, resignation, transfer.
and death, and to the Vice Pre- sident Cen
eral in charge of organization OF chap
ters every change of address and of the
chapter officers. With this help on your
part the catalogues could always he kept
correct, and so be of real service to the
work of the society.
THE following is an itemized account
Of the work done in this Office during the
past year Regents appointed. So; Re
gents resigned, 5; Regencies expired by
limitation, 81: chapters at present organ
zed, SCI; chapters at present unorganized,
II; an increase of IS chapters: charters
issued. Al; charters reissued, 3; letters
written. 12S3."
Mrs. Albert Akers, of Tennessee, record
ing secretary general, presented her re-
port next, in which she said in part:
Since my report TO you one year ago it
has been my privilege TO cast the ballot
Tor 2.S24 applicants, and TO have signed
;, 1874 certificates of membership into the
Il have transmitted a resolution of
thanks to Hon. I. g. Plat and to Mr.. En-
nest c. Bliss for sending free of charge to
Caracas the wreath of immortelles donat-
ed by the Ninth Continental Congress to
mark the grave of Miranda, the Venezue-
Ian patriot, the friend OF Washington.
AT the December meeting of the board
formal announcement was made of the
death of Miss Eugenia Washington. one
Of the Founders of the National Society.
Daughters of the American Revolution.
"a committee consisting of Mrs. Rob
erts, of Pennsylvania; Miss McBlair, of
the District Of Columbia. and Mrs. Estey,
Of Vermont, were appointed to draft APP
propriate resolutions.
This committee recommended that dur
ing the meeting of the Tenth Continental
Congress a portion of the session OF the
22d day of February be set apart for ne
mortal services to be held in honor of
Miss Washington as a formal recognition
of the debt OF gratitude the whole Society
owes to her memory"
Mrs Verplanck, of New York. made a
motion to extend vote of thanks to the
board OF trustees of the Corcoran Gallery
of Art for courtesies extended on account
of Monday nights reception. The>motion
was carried.
The corresponding secretary general,
Mrs. Kate Kearney Henry, submitted her
report, which was read and adopted
In her report as registrar general, Miss
Snsan Riviere Hetzel, of Washington,
said in part:
During the past year 1873 members
have been admitted TO this society, of
whom II were real daughters: 1874 ad-
ditional applications have been verified;
3 .0i1 certificates have been signed and
delivered, and 1871 badge permits have
been issued.
During the three years that | have
served as Registrar General. Il. 759 wom-
en- have become Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution. The first paper signed
by me was national No. % sos the last
was national No. 30 ,Q92.
Though / have verified and signed all
these applications l feel that my work
and yours has been greatly indebted to
my clerks the untirjng and faithful Miss
Young. the gifted and enthusiastic Miss
and the devoted and loving Miss
Wilson, as well as to Miss Griggs. the
indexer, who has opened to the Daughters
the hidden treasures OF the library. and
has spared the Registrar General many
a weary hunt, and the applicants many
long waiting"
The report of Mrs. Charles Carlyle Oar
win, of the District of Columbia, treasurer
general showed that during 1900 the net
receipts of the current fund amounted to
$50, 161 SO: net expenditures, s3i ,361.11;
halanra on hand uuiuVested SIl sac -