The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-19

Miss Washington as i formal recognition
of the debt Of gratitude the whole Society
owes to her memory.
Being now about to retire and return
quietly 20 my place in the ranks. l would
respectfully submit the following recon-
mendauons;
No. 1. That inasmuch as between The
sessions Of Congress The National Board
of Management only has power to decide
certain or uncertain questions. that when
matters Of Importance to chapters or III
diviGual members are referred for adjust
ment TO the Board, permission be granted
10 such members 10 appear before the
Board of Management. instead Of commit
tees appointed theretrom; the Board re
serving the right, in all Instances, as 70
the time limit of such hearing
Ne > That whenever advisable. as pre-
caution against litigation, or to insure
any members OF the Society from infringe
ments On auothcr's rights that the Re-
cording Secretary General he vested vii
discretionary authority 10 submit 10 such
persons any original forms Of contract,
motion or papers bearing on the case,
provided. such documents be not re
moved from even her temporary suberEis
ion. and in her presence restored to the
archives to which they belong
No 3 That he Recording Secretary
General be not held accountable for any
but written motions and reports.
The necessity for this, especially in de
tailed reports, is apparent. from the fact
that much time is necessarily engrGS5e1
in the proper working and shaping Of sim
pie motions, even in order TO avoid mis-
apprehension How much more important
that this precaution lie exercised in de-
tailed reports
No + That the Recording Secretary
General be not held responsible in the
minutes of the Board meetings after the
same have been submitted to and accepted
by the Beard of Management, whose prop
erty they then become"
4 motion to extend a vote of thanks to
the Beard of Trustees of the Corcoran ART
Gallery for their kindness in offering the
Gallery for the reception last night was
adopted by a rising vote
The report of the Corresponding Secre-
tary General. Mrs Kat,s kearney Henry,
OF Washington, was read and adopted
Mrs Roberts al this jUnctUre moved
that the pages be Instructed net to allow
anyone to enter the ha,' : miie reports
we're being read The motion vas adopted
Tke Registrar GeaerSI's Report.
Miss Susan Riyiere HetzeI, of Washing
ton. the Registrar General submitted her
report, in which she said in part:
During the past year 3,S73 members
have been admitted to this society, OF
whom Il were real daughters; 1S4 ad-
dItIonai applications have been verified;
3G51 certificates have been signed and
delivered, and 1871 badge permits have
been issued.
During the three years that I have
served as Registrar General. u. 759 won-
en- have become Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution. The first paper signed
by ne was national No. % 6O6, the laSL
was national No. 81. G92.
Though l have verified and signed ali
these applications l feel that my WORK
IL -
my clerks the untirlng and faithful Miss
Young, the gifted and enthusiastic Miss
8Ioncure, and the devoted and loving Miss
Wilson, as well as 20 Miss Griggs. the
indexer. who has opened 10 the Daughters
the hidden treasures Of the library. and
has spared the Registrar General many
a weary hunt. and the applicants many
long waiting.
i received last week q letter from the
Philadelphia Chapter IN regard to the still
further revision OF application blanks As
IL arrived too late for action or even con
sideTaticn from the retiring board ard a
retiring officer, I have brought il before
the Congress to be reported upon by the
committee. hoping that il Will receive due
consideration. y blank enclosed as a
model was that OF the Pennsylvania Sons
OF the Revolution The geleaiOgy provides
for the dates Of each birth. marriage. and
death The Philadelphia Chapter is very
Thorough in its work the applications as
received than were models as far as the
paper could be made out. This blank
would ensure perfect historical record,
but whether such requirements would b
possible in distant States. far from al
records l leave 20 the consideration of th
committee and the Congress.
The Treasurer General. Mrs. Charles
Carlyle Darwin. Of this city. submitted her
report. which was in part as follows:
Gross receipts, S5.2412S. including the
permanent fund OF SIC G22.17 in the hands
OF the Treasurer General. s.. 455.I5; net
income S35,134e 90: current assets. S13.-
$3.50: Paris Exposition fund. balance,
S1,01492; Investments, bonds, etc. So
o00''
The report Of the Treasurer creazed
considerable discussion and motions ere
made 10 take up lite consideration during
the afternoons session. II WIS finally
adopted as read
The Lineage Book.
Mrs Mary Jane Seymour. Of Massacnu-
sets. the Historian General. then submit
ted her annual report Her report show
ed that the principal work of her Office
was the compilation Of the Lineage Book.
She eleventh and twelfth volumes OF
which have been published during the past
year
The report stated that the books should
be more widely distributed among the va
rious State chapters If the corrected
Ia LG NdS tli1 luTL45NEQ 10 q large NUMBER
Of State chapters there would doubtless
be an increase Of applications for member
ship IN the Society. IN this manner the
amount derived from initiation fees and
dues would compensate for any loss sus-
tanned by the free distribution of the
work
Continuing the report stated that the
Historian General had evolved from the
archives the names and lineage of the
real Daughters Of the society. The
whole number OF real Daughters who
have Joined the Daughters Of the Ameri-
can Revolution since organization is 479.
Massachusetts has SIS Of these. Connect
cut has 81. and New York 80. The Oldest
member is Miss Elizabeth II Works. of
Mohawk Valley. y 7. who is l05 years
old Miss Mary DCsha- Of The
q the real D.
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