The age-herald., 1902-02-14

the National Society shall be composed of all the active officers to the National Society. one state regent from each state. and the regents and delegates of each organized chapter in the United States
 Section 3. Each chapter shall be en- titled to be represented at the continental congress by it's regent or her alternate.
 ",rhe chapters shall be entitled to be represented by their regent and one dele gate for the first fifty members; when one hundred members are attained, to still be represented by but one delegate. This to apply to all chapters.
 After the first hundred the representa- ton shall be in the ratio of one delegate to every subsequent one hundred.
 An alternate shall be elected for each chapter regent and delegate
 The congress of the D. A. R. is now composed of about 300 voting members and as many alternates It is said that in another year there will not be an au- dience chamber in Washington that will l hold them. The body is so big that no l ordinary voice can reach all, and conse- l quently the outer rim of delegates is consequently complaining of being una hle to hear. Those who cannot hear will not keep quiet, consequently the congress is noisy body Three of the amend ments have reference to the restriction of the representation.
 Miss Janet Richards of the District of Columbia would amend the section as fol- i lows:
 Sec 9 Amend by adding after the words "one state regent from each state' the words and four additional represen- tatives, these representatives to be elect ed at an elective conference to be called by the state regent, and to be composed | of the chapter regent, vice regent and one delegate from each chapter in the state said conference to be called by the state regent at some place designated by her before the 1st of February of each year.
 Sec. 3. The election of four representa- tives to the continental congress and six alternatives shall be the only business of the elective conference.
 MT. Hamilton Ward of New York offers the following amendment:
 Each chapteri of 100 members or less shall be entitled to be represented at the continental congress by one delegate or alternate. All chapters having over 10o members shall be entitled to be represent ed at the continental congress by two delegates or alternates.
 Mrs. Frances P. Burrows of Michigan offers the following:
 Each chapter shall be entitled to be represented at the continental congress by it's regent or her alternate and one delegate or her alternate. for every 100 members"
 It Is stated that as soon as the question of depriving the individual chapters of representation comes up the old cry oi taxation without representa- tion' is heard. The chapters are complaining bitterly of having to pay so much of their small revenue to the national body. and attempts are made every year to remedy this without avail. It is thought that if an attempt is made to take away the chapter vote in the national society the chapter representatives. in the con- gress will revolt and cut down the na- tional revenues before the change in rep. resentation becomes an accomplished fact
 So serious has the question become that at the last congress committee, consist ing of one delegate or regent from each state and territory in the union. was ap- pointed "to consider reduction in repre- sentatipn at the continental congress- This committee is to report to the coming congress, but its plans are not yet public property"
 Mrs. J. Morgan Smith, Alabama's re- gent, is member of this committee.
 These amendments, were proposed In writing and submitted at the last con gress to be discussed for year. Definite action will be taken upon each amend ment by the approaching congress.
 Another clause that many are seeking to abolish comes under the head of dis cipline, as follows:
 Any member conducting herself either at the chapter meetings or elsewhere. fn a way calculated to disturb the harmony of the society, or to impair it's good name or prosperity or to injure the repu- tation of any member thereof. may. after thorough investigation. be reprimanded suspended or expelled as the national board of management. may decide
 IL is said great many of the members