The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-17
OF The D. A. r.
MANY PATRIOTIC wOMEN To MEET
IN WASHINGTON THIS WEEK.
Mrs. C. w. Fairbanks, President Gen.
eraI, Says the Will Be
Large-The Programme.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The Congress
of the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton will be called TO order in this city
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock by the
president general, Mrs. c. W.. Fairbanks,
of Indiana. After the invocation by the
chaplain general and the singing of The
Star-spangled Banner by the congress,
Mrs. Fairbanks will deliver the address
of welcome. After Mrs. Fairbanks has
presented her annual report there will be
an adjournment and the Daughters Will
resume their old acquaintanceships. In
fact, most of the day will be devoted to
friendly intercourse. In the evening of
that day there will be two receptions. One
will be held at the Arlington Hotel from
9 to IL o'clock and the other will be at
the National Museum between 8 and IL
o'clock. over 1000 invitations have been
issued for this function. The receiving
party will consist of the president general
and the national board of organization.
On Tuesday the congress will hear the
report of the committee on representation,
the reports of the national officers and
the presentations of the reports of the
State regents. These have been limited
to three minutes.
Wednesdays sessions will be taken up
with the reports of the committees on
Continental Hall, Franco-American me-
mortal. revolutionary relics, National Uni
versity, prison ships and dissertation of the
flag. The reports of the editor and man
ayers of the American Monthly, the Of
fetal organ of the organization. will also
be heard, as we'll as that of the committee
on harmonizing the constitution and by
laws.
Thursday, Feb. 20, will be taken up by
the announcement of the election of State
regents, the nomination and election of ma
tional officers and the editor and busiess
manager of the official magazine, and the
reports of the committees on recommenda-
tions of national officers, insignia and
consideration of the lineage book. On Fri
day there will be the announcement of the
election and consideration OF unfinished
and new business.
Saturday, the last day of the congress,
will be taken up with the unfinished bust
ness of the convention.
Mrs. Fairbanks will endeaVor to hold
the congress to the work mapped out in
the official programme, which has been
approved by the national officers. She will
be assisted by one of the best parliament
tarians in Washington in keeping the
course OF the convention true.
Several amendments to the constitution
of the organization have been proposed.
One of them declares: And no one shall
be eligible 10 hold office in the national
society until she has been a member of
the national society for two years" There
are three amendments which refer TO the
representation in the continental congress
and about these there promises 10 be the
warmes discussions of the convention. The
present constitutions provision says that
the continental congress shall be composed
of the active officers of the national So
ciety. one State regent from each State
and one delegate for chapters represented
by their regent and one delegate for the
first fifty members. but when one hundred
members shall be attained the chapter
shall still be represented by one delegate.
After the first one hundred members the
ratio shall be one delegate for every subse-
quent one hundred members.
1t is claimed that this provision has re-
suited in the building up of an unwieldy
convention. The body which meets Mon
day next will have nearly four hundred
members and IL is said that IL is impossible
for the speakers 10 make themselves heard
by every one and that those who cannot
hear will net keep still. but engage in con-
versation, and consequently the decorum
OF the congress is greatly interfered with.
One of the amendments proposed provides
that the state delegation shall be made
up of the state regent and four represent
atives, TO be chosen at IN elective confer
ence. Mrs. Hamilton Ward, OF New York,
offers an amendment on this subject which
entities all chapters OF one hundred or less
members to one delegate and larger chap