The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-20
VALUABLE RECORDS
The Registrar General Of D. A. R.
Makes Her Report.
LIMITS OF THE REVOLUTION
Held to Extend From Resistance to
Stamp Act to Treaty of In
- z, dependence.

Washington, Feb 20.-At meeting of the
Minnesota delegation to the D. A. +. con-
yention yesterday Mrs. Robert Stratton pre-
sided in, place of Mrs. D. A. Monfort. state
regent, who is not attending the convention.
Mrs. f. A. Rising of Winona was chosen
state regent and Mrs w. P. Jewett of st.
Paul was Endorsed for reelection as vice
president general, Mrs. ID. A. Monfort. the
retiring state regent, was elected honorary
regent and Mrs. W.. NJ. Liggett OF st. Paul
as vice regent. *2f
Owing to the prolonged debate over a
large number of constitutional amendments
the congress of the Daughters Of the Amer1-
can Revolution is very much behind on It's
business schedule. The most important
amendment passed was one requiring sixty
days notice Of proposed amendments. Sew
eral unsuccessful attempts were made to
change the Gate of the annual congress.
An incident of the amendment debates was
Miss Mary Desha's denunciation Of an as
sistant attorney general of the United
States who, she said, had called the const1-
tuition of the daughters congress patch
work.
Miss Mickey, registrar general, reported
that during the year 1914 members have been
added to the rolls. including 40 actual
daughters Of revolutionary soldiers The So
ciety has obtained the military record OF
thousands of soldiers. There were issued 2, 64s
certificates of membership, 1000 permits fol
the insignia, 70 permits for ancestral bars
More than 500 additional lines Of descent have
been approved and verified (which the society
holds in equal honor the service of a private
soldier, minute man, teamster. officer. com
mtteeman or signer of the Declaration OF
Independence" The society has $3.50 descend
ants of AZ sgners Of the Declaration of hide
pendence and has in preparation a reference
list of their children, as also of the brigadie1
a. fxr J. hr
report says, has grown to such numbers thai
the authen ITCHY of the records has become OF
vital Importance. The report also called at
tention to the proper limit of the revolution
airy period and recommended the adoption OF
resolution that the revolutionary period
shall be held to extend from the resistance
to the stamp act 1885, to the treaty Of indie
pendence in 1885, The report paid tributes tC
the surviving daughters of the revolutionary
patriots and advocated their enrolment as
honorary members Miss Mickey in her re-
port announced her resignation as registrar
general on account of the consideration Of
private interests. .'f'
The report gave rise to much discussion
The question being the actual date of the
beginning of the revolution. The concensus
of opinion was that the revolutionary period
began in 1865 with the opposition to the
stamp act. " -
The election of vice presidents general
which was the regular order for the day, fol
lowed and nominations came thick and fast
The list is a long one and the contest prom
ises to be exceedingly animated. The dele
gates were crowding and pushing each othe
| down the main aisle. anxious to make thei
nominations when Mrs. Fairbanks directed
| them ''to go way back and sit down." Be
| fore balloting for vice presidents Mrs. Mar.
Is. Lockwood, moved that Mrs. Ruth Girls
void Pealer Of the District Of Columbia b.
appointed registrar general, vice Mimi
| Foge1 Mickey, resigned. The question wa
not disposed of when the congress took
recess until 2:30 ., m.