Evening star., 1902-02-11

It Is stated that soon as the question
of depriving the individual chapters of rep
resentation comes up the old cry OF Tax
alton without representation is heard. Inc
chapters are complaining bitterly OF having
| to pay so much of their small revenue TO
| the national body. and attempts are mace
every wear to remedy this without avail. It
| is thought that if an attempt Is made 10
| take away the chapter vote In the natlohal
| society the chapter representatives In the
| congress will revolt and cut down the ma
| tional revenues before the change In repre-
| sentation becomes an accomplished Iacl;
| So serious has the question become tnat
| at the last congress committee, consis.ins
| of one delegate or regent from each state
and territory in the Union, was appointed
| ito consider reduction in representation at
| the continental congress-. ms commit.ee
| Is to report to the coming congress, put @ ats
| plans are not yet public property. Ihe
| ladies comprising the committee are as 1oi-
lows:
Mrs. Samuel verplanck. chairman. New
Mrs G a. J. ~ n Morgan @ Smith, Alabama; Mrs:
/ Hugh H. Price, Arizona; Mrs. Helen M
Norton, Arkansas: Mrs. John f. Swift, can
! fornia; Mrs. William F. Slocum, Colorado;
Mrs. Elizabeth Clarke Churchman Dela.
ware; Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood. District OF
| Columbia; Mrs Dennis Eagan. Florida;
| Mrs Robert Emory Park, Georgia; Mrs.
Robert Hall Wiles. Illinois; Mrs. James N.
Fowler, Indiana; Mrs. Julian Richards
Iowa; Mrs. Lucy B. Johnston Kansas; Mrs.
William Lee Lyons, Kentucky: Mrs. c.
| Hamilton Tebault, Louisiana; Mrs. w. +.
Maryland: Miss Helen NJ. winslow. Massa-
| chusetts; Mrs. D. A. Monfort, Minnesota;
Miss Alice Quitman Lowell, Mississippi;
Mrs George H. Shields. Missouri; & mrs. Mrs
s. Murkland, New Hampshire; Miss +.
Ellen Batcheller. New Jersey: Mrs c.
Bradford Prince, New Mexico; Miss mary
| Love Stringfield, North Carolina MRS: ..
|
| A. Murphy, Ohio: Mrs. Cassius NJ. Barnes,
| Oklahoma: Mrs J. B. Montgomery. oregon;
| Miss Susan c. Frazer. Pennsylvania; Mrs.
| Charles w. Lippitt. Rhode isiand; MI MIS- q.
drew J. Kellar, South Dakota; Mrs. II. >.
| Chamberlain, Tennessee; Mrs John Lane
Henry, Texas; Mrs. Inez c. H. wallace,
Utah; Mrs. Julius ]. Estey. Vermont; Mrs
Hugh Nelson Page, Virginia; Mrs: George
W. Bacon, Washington; Miss Valley V1r-
| ginia Henshaw, West Virginia: Mrs. James
S. Peck, Wisconsin; Mrs Harriet Richards,
Wyoming.
Disciplinary Measure.
Another clause that many are seeking to
abolish comes under the head Of discipline,
as follows:
"Any member conducting herself, either
at the chapter meetings or elsewhere, In a
way calculated to disturb the harmony OF
the society. or to impair it's good name or
prosperity, or to 1n1ure the reputation Oh
any member thereof, may. after thorough
investigation, be reprimanded. suspended,
or expelled, as the national board of man
agement may decide"
| It is said a great many Of the members
believe this is drastic and altogether un-
becoming for such body of women as the
D. Ar. 1t is also said that one reason for
getting rid of 1t at once Is that member
Of the order who considers herself injured
by another member Is about to inNAke this
clause, which will thus bring an element OF
discord into one Of the largest Of the east
ern states, as both women are said to be
very prominent, one being state regent