Evening star., 1902-02-24

nothing could be got past the national
board. Many complained that it was auto
cratic and wanted to be the whole thing,
forgetting that the congress was the high
est power In the light of the Monmouth
CHAPTER decision this can never happen
again.
Continental Hall Site.
Among other decisions Of the congress in
its closing hours was one declaring that
the continental hall site committee could
select and purchase a site for the memo
rial hall when there was a tWo-thrds vote
Of the committee for any one site: and
another settled the dispute over the insig-
MIA pin patented by Miss Cleaner butcher
Key, giving that lady all her rights in the
case and protecting her in the sale Of her
pretty little D. A. r. recognition pin.
One Of the very funny incidents of the
closing hour came about when Utah Wo-
man excitedly pitched a bombshell into the
congress in the shape Of a resolution de-
ciaring that no Mormon and no de-
Scendant of a Mormon or any one
who believed in plural marriages should
ever be admitted into the society.
Miss Mary Desha. who scents from afar
and really enjoys an intellectual bout, was
on her feet in an instant, but Mrs. Julian
Richards of Iowa got ahead of her.
Il think we have troubles enough of our
own without going to Utah to hunt more,
she objected.
MY idea. exactly" interjected Miss De-
Sha. Besides in ruling out descendants OF
polygamiSts We may bar ourselves. Some
of us may be descendants of Abrah ham,.
The Monmouth chapter matter was under
discussion when the report of The Star
closed Saturday. The report Of the com
nlittee sustained the Webster faction,
though the Burns faction. which had been
the aggressor, had been in possession of the
chapter under the ruling of the former ma
tional board. The committee had recon-
mended, however, that the charter of War
I
wiped out and that the two factions form
two chapters and stop their Wrangling. 1t
was quite evident that the majority of the
Congress favored the report Of the commit
tee but the opposition died hard
Miss Mary Desha, who has been the rec
ogniZed legal head Of the Webster faction,
said that she was sure the report of the
committee would be satisfactory to the
Illinois delegation. and Immediately some
one from the delegation said they were
quite willing to accept 1t.
Jurisdiction Unquestioned.
Mrs William Oscar Roome of the Dis
trict said: Il favor this report. There Is
no doubt that congress has Jurisdiction
and can reverse the national board if it
desires. II we do reverse the board, 1t
does rot mean that we criticise it. 1t
means we simply don't agree with it.
Fraud Is found in everything. and so here
it was almost fraudulent for those officers
to disband the Warren Chapter and thus
stultify themselves. But this question
must be settled We must accept the re-
port of the committee that the Warren
Chapter Is in accordance with the consti-
tuition. We must decide only whether both
chapters are to be dsbanded'
Replying to a question Mrs. Nash the
chairman of the committee stated that the
committee had secured legal advice. But"
she added, this was not legal question. 1t
was a constitutional question: and l think
the average daughter is better able to in
terpret our constitution than the best law
yer in the country"
Mrs. H. B. Moorehead Of Ohio moved
the previous question, which prevailed
amid storm Of applause. Mrs. Wiles.
| document which she would like to present
in reply to Mrs. Nash's statements regard
ing the manner In which the committee
made its investigations. The chair told
her. smilingly. to file 1t with the commit
tee, to which Mrs. Wiles replied:
"Oh. the committee has not time to re-
! ceive it," The president general an
nounced that further remarks on the
question were out Of order. and put the
question, which carried by large viva
voce vote, and the Monmouth incident was
closed.
Amendment to Constitution.
This long fought battle which has In
volved two administrations and brought
much discord into one national board in
duced Mrs. s. B. c. Morgan OF Georgia to
present an amendment to the constitution
which. she said, would be offered for con-
sideration next year. 1t provided for the
creation in every state of a judicial board,
to which should be referred all such ques-
tions as those involved in the Warren
Chapter controversy.
The report of the committee on recon-
mendattons of national officers was SUBJ
mitted The report consisted largely OF
| minor and complimentary details. 1t took
occasion to compliment the officers on their
work Of the past year. Most Of the rec
concentrations had already been acted upon
by the congress One recommendation was
that the first clerk of the register general