The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-19
CONTINENTAL HALL
ID. A. II. Discuss Using Dues for
Building Fund.

Washington, Feb. 19.-On motion of Mrs.
Mclean of New York, the Daughters of the
American Revolution to-day, by vote CT
273 to Jas, reconsidered it's vote Of yesterday
laying on the table the amendment to article
VII, with respect to appropriating a GER
tain portion of the dues to be used toward
the erection of a continental hall. A great
deal of parliamentary sparring followed, the
proposition being opposed vigorously.
The annual report Of Gertrude B. Darwin,
treasurer general, showed cash balance in
the bank on July 81 last of $685. beside
large investments in United States govern
ment bonds The total gross receipts were
$68, 295 and gross expenditures $31, 461.
The question being put, the amendment was
declared lost. - = g
The Minnesota delegates have elected Mrs,
Rising Of Winona chapter state regent, to
succeed Mrs. D. A. Monfort of st. Paul.
In the consideration of constitutional
amendments changing the representation in
the Continental congress Of the Daughters Of
the American Revolution, yesterday, all Of
the proposed amendments We're defeated.
: Biennial sessions of the congress instead
Of annual, and the beginning of each session
on the first Monday in May, were proposed
in an amendment offered by Mrs Hamilton
Ward Of New York; but it was defeated, us
was an amendment to change the time of
meeting to the last of April. The conven-
ton did not heed the arguments that Febru-s
airy was a bad month dramatically in Wash
ington and that, it being the Lenten season,
the capitals social attractions were in eclipse.
The question Of amendments dragged along
into an evening session. The proposition
that the chapters be permitted to retain
three-fourths of the annual dues instead Of
one-half as at present, was tabled, but no.
tice was given of motion to call it up for
consideration to-day, when the attendance
would be larger.
Among the amendments adopted was one
by Mrs. Thomas Roberts providing that ar
rangements for the Continental congress are
to be made by a joint committee from the
congress and the national board, to be ap-
pointed by the president general; ALSO pro-
viding that the annual dues of 81 Of the ma
tional society be payable on or before March
%, instead of Feb. %, the object being to SIM
plify the work Of the treasurer general.
Mrs. Fairbanks, the president general, has
appointed the following committee to inves-
tigate and report regarding the Monmouth,
Ill, chapter controversy: Mrs F.S Nash,
South Carolina; Mrs. Frances Ormsbee, Yer
mont; Mrs. Samuel Ammon, Pennsylvania;
Mrs H. G. Foster, Washington, and Mrs
Edward Orion, Ohio. This dreary controver-
sy has been dragged through many annual
conferences without settlement, and it keeps
the Illinois society divided into two hostile
camps. The delegation from Illinois is the
storm center of the congress- for, in addi-
ton to this fight, 1t has going on bitter
struggle for the state regency between Mrs,
Robert Wiles of Chicago, the present regent
and Mrs Charles H. Deere OF Moline The
struggle is principally one between represen-
tatives of Chicago and of the state at large,
but it Is complicated and made particularly
disagreeable and personal from the fact that
the unfortunate anonymous-letter controversy
in the Chicago Woman's club has been car
ried over into the D. A. r.