Evening star., 1901-02-19

for 1O379 applicants to have signed 1O,379
certificates of membership into the society.
l have written over 5000 letters. During
the three years of my incumbency L have
been absent from but one meeting OF the
board.
at Is my pleasure to report that no
chapter complications or individual differ
enceS have been referred to the national
board for adjustment. but that throughout
the year a spirit of good will and unanim-
fly of action has been indicated on every
side | had the honor to transmit to Pres
ident Mckinley from the ninth continent al
congress a resolution of thanks in the
name of the whole society for his appoint
ment of our president general, Mrs. Daniel
Manning, as the representative of the
United States government and the National
Society of the Daughters of the American
Revolution at the Paris exposition of 1900.
81 have transmitted a resolution Of
thanks to Senator T. G. Platt and to Mr..
Ernest c. Bliss for sending free Of charge
to Caracas the wreath of immortelles do
mated by the ninth continental congress to
mark the grave of Miranda, the Venezue-
Ian patriot and friend Of Washington.
"By official instructions from the nation
al board of management | have issued to
all state regents circulars embodying plans
prepared by committee for facilitating the
workings of the tenth continental congress.
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 D.
A r.
"A committee, consisting of Mrs. Roberts
of Pennsylvania Miss McBair OF the Dis
trict of Columbia and Mrs Estey of Yer
mont. was appointed to draft appropriate
resolutions
This committee recommended that dur
ing the meeting of the tenth continental
congress q portion Of the session on the
ODD day of February be set apart for me-
mortal services to be held in honor of Miss
Washington as formal recognition OF
the debt of gratitude the whole society
owes 20 her memory.
Recommendations Made.
Being now about to retire to my place
In the ranks, l would respectfully submit
the following recommendations;
mo. l. That inasmuch as between the
sessions of congress the national board Of
management only has powers to decide
certain or uncertain questions when mat
ters of Importance to chapters or individual
members are referred for adjustment to
the board, permission be granted TO such
members to appear before the board or
management instead of committees appoint
ed therefrom the beard rescrVing the right
III all instances as to the time limit Oh soch
hearing.
so That whenever advisable, as precau-
ton against litigation, or to insure any
members of the society from arrangements
on another's rights. that the recording sec
retary general be vested with discretionary
authority to submit to such persons any
original forms of contract. motion or pa
pers bearing on the case: Provided, Such
documents he not removed from even her
temporary supervision, and in her presence
restored TO the archives to which they be-
long
'':S That the recording secretary general
be not held ccnuntable for any but writ
ten motions and reports The necessity for
this, especially iii detailed reports, is APP
parent from the fact that much time Is
necessarily engrossed in the proper wording
and shaping of simple motions even in order
to avoid r1sa pprehension How much more
important that this precaution be eXer-
csed in detailed reports.
~. That the recording secretary general
be not held responsible for the minutes of