Evening star., 1902-02-20
gavel brought order out OF threatened
chaos.
Result Of the Balloting

| gavel brought order out OF threatened
Result Of the Balloting.
| The amendment when finally brought to
| a vote was defeated on q very close count
| 253 to 217. The next amendment offered by
| the Illinois delegation, provided for the re-
! instatement Of delinquent members-at.la
and chapter members by the payment Of
| back Dues the reinstatement to be APP
proved by the national board Of manage
ment The section 1t was proposed to
| amend made provision for reinstate-
ment. 1t has been the custom for members
! who were in arrears and desired to remain
| In the society to allow their membership to
| lapse and then rejoin. Mrs. Wiles. state
| regent for Illinois. explained the amend
ment. A brief discussion followed, after
which motion to lay the amendment on
! the table was lost. The amendment was
then adopted.
An amendment providing a change In the
manner in which amendments to the con-
stitution may be presented was next con-
sidered. 1t provided that any twelve men,
bers of any organized chapter may present
amendments. The object of the amend
ment. as stated by Mrs Wiles, in behalf OF
| the Illinois delegation, which offered it. was
| to cut of the Offering of amendments by
| large number of ladies every year. 1t was
| stated that much valuable time is con-
sumed in this way at every congress
After a long discussion this also went to
| limbo.
| Other proposed amendments all went the
! same way. That looking to change in the
| date of the meeting of the congress. which
went on the table by an overwhelming vote
| Tuesday night was called up by Mrs. III. c.
! III. Weed of Montana, who wanted 1t recon-
| sidered. She failed, however. as the con-
| nearly o'clock when this protracted ses-
| sion was brought to a close.
The Evening Session Yesterday.
| The early part of the evening session was
| devoted to unfinished business. Amend
ments to three articles Of the bylaws were
| to be voted upon. The first provided for a
correction OF q typographical error. The
/ second amended article xvi, section I. to
permit the bylaws to be amended or al
tered at any meeting Of the continental
congress. the proposed amendments to be
sent to the various chapters at least sixty
| days before the meeting at which they
| shall be voted on. The old provision was
that the article should be amended by the
board of managers. The amendment was
adopted. An additional section, providing
| that the amendments shall become effec-
| tive at the conclusion of the congress in
| which they are adopted, was also passed.
The third amendment was for the repeal of
| article XIV. which read as follows:
ANY member conducting herself, either
| at the chapter meetings or elsewhere, In q
way calculated to disturb the harmony Of
| the society. or to impair its good name or
prosperity. or to injure the reputation Of
any member thereof. may. after thorough
| expelled as the national board of manage
ment may decide
Obnoxious Clause.
The last clause is particularly obnoxious
| to members OF the congress. Mrs. Lillian
Pihe-Roome Of the District of Columbia
said. in addressing herself to the question:
Ladies. I think 1t is a pretty good
thing to repeal this bylaw. 1t says any
member who conducts herself in such a
way as TO disturb the harmony of the
| meeting may be reprimandcd. 1t seems to
me that if the authority granted under
tie bylaw were exercised. would all get
a scoiding." The amendment finally
| lost.
The president general announced as q
committee on nominations of national Of
ficerS: Mrs. j. j. Estey Of Vermont, Mrs
| John A. Murphy Of Ohio, Mrs. Robert EN-
| ory Park of Georgia, Mrs. James NJ. Fowler
| of Indiana. and Miss E. Ellen Batcheller OF
New Jersey.
Secretary Generals Report.
! Mrs Eleanor 8. Washington Howard Of
Virginia the recording secretary general
submitted her annual report. in which she
said:
During the past year Ii has been my
privilege to cast the ballot for $3.50 appli-
cants and to sign 2,713 certificates. There
were 1910 application papers received, be-
sides commissions to twentynine national
| officers, forty-seven state regents and sew
enty-two chapter regents. Charters num-
| bered forty and letters written 1923
1.-The work has gone on steadily. and
when the magnitude Of tho, society is
taken into consideration 1t Is with thank
fulness that l have to report so far as
has come to my official knowledge won
derful degree Of harmony and a steady.
healthy growth In vast majority of the
states. Since the national board of man
agement was made purely an administra-
tive body the settlement of chapter diff
culties has been outside its jurisdiction.
las ordered by the tenth continental con-
gress. contracts were entered into to fur
nish recognition pin and to furnish the
official insignia of the society, the official
bar-pin and ancestral bar, and also rOsettes
and souvenir spoons.
1.-The resolutions of sympathy offered by
the national board of management at its
first meeting aI.er that terrible tragedy
which shook our whole land to its founda-
tions were handsomely engrossed and
sent to Mrs. Mckinley"
Financial Exhibit.
The report Of the treasurer general. Mrs.
Darwin showed a cash balance in the bank
on January 81 last Of $36.S34. besides large
investments in United States government
bends. The report makes the following
showing: Total gross receipts. SOS 296 In
cluding account OF current fund. $44.O50
and account of permanent or continental
hall fund. $24.191. Gross expenditures. $S1.-
461 In addition there are investments at
face value. $6S.000: at cost price. &74.0S1
The receipts from annual dues. less 1854
refunded. amounted to $28.4SS. The tnttia-
tion fees aggregated $3.50. The actnal
current income for the year amounteds to
So SCI. and the total. current fund. &10 081.
The detailed fi9uresashow init the last abn-
tinental congress inyelEsd net cost OF
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