Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-02-19
d. A, K.

The Daughters Of the American Rev
olution plunged into the consideration
OF proposed constitutional amend
ments yesterday. The first amend
msnt taken up proposed adding to the
representation from each State, now
consisting of one regent, -four sddi'
tioual represeL tstives to be elected OF
an elective conference to be called by
The State regent aud to be composed oil
the chapter regeus, vice regent and one
delegate from each chapter In the
State, the conference to be at some des.
ignstsd place before February oil
each year."
Miss Janet Richards. who framed the
proposed amendment, submitted 40
amendment to her amendment, which
brought on lively discussion. A mo-
ton finally was adopted posIponing the
amendments submitted on this sCb-
ject.
The report OF the committee on re-
duotioD OF representation 10 the Con-
eress OF the Daughters was presented
by the chairman. Mrs. Katharine r.
w. Verplanok. Without making rec
concentrations the committee announc-
cd that a majority oil 20 state Segents
favor chapter representation aGd q
minority favor tle ratio represep alton
Of one delegate 10 every $50 members.
The voting, according to the report re.
suited: For representation by one del.
egate TO the congress TO every $50 10
the State, eight regents. Representa-
ton 10 the congress of each and every
chapter by iIs regent or alternats, ire.
spective Of the SIZE OF the chapter, 26
regents.
Miss Richards amendments were then
taken up. Tbs debate occupied two
nours, when Mics Richards announced
chat she recognized that those whostoo
with her for the amendment were 10 q
hopeless minority. and che would ac-
cept defeat gracefully. The chair was
shout TO declare q recess when Mrs.
Donald Mclean, of New YORK, made
vigorous attack on the parliament
procedure OF the president general, and
thrice insisted that the vote on the
amendment was next in order. Mrs.
Fairbanks i1sisted on the recess, against
puL,bsr Of protests.
The Richards amendments we're over
whelmingly defeated. An amendment
offered JyMrs. Hamilton Ward. OF New
York, giving each chapter OF 100 mem
bers or less representation in the
Continental Congress OF one delegate or
alternate, and all chapters Of over 100
members two delegates, wss taken up
next.
Mrs. Robert Emory Park offered 40
amendment providing that every chap
ter OF over 100 members one delegt t.
Tor each 100 members. Both amend
ments were defested. Mrs.. NJ. NJ. Nash
moved a reconsideration OF Mondays
vote on the amendment TO prevent
officers serving more than two sue
cessive terms. Tnis mot on was based
ou fear OF Mrs. Fairbanks that IL
would legislste her out Of office, she
already having served t8o terms ss vice
president general. Mrs. w. II. Nc.
CaItaey, however, presented an opinion
OF judge OF the District Supreme Court
that Mrs. Fairbanks position is secure,
and the motion was tabled.
An amendment offered By Mrs. Fran.
ces P. Burrows, reducing the represen-
t alton by according one delegsts or
alternate for each chapter and one de-
legsts or alternate for every 100 men,
bers, was lost-121 to 2l4. Biennial
sesivns of the congress instead OF an.
nusl, and tue beginning OF each session
on the fret Monday in May, were pro
posed 10 sn amendment offered By Mis-.
Hamilton Ward, but we're defeated, az
was an amendment ID change the time
OF meeting to the last Of April.