The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09
Notes from the Congress.

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 Notes from the Congress.
 Although I sent each Chapter Regent Washington papers containing the pro- ceedings of the Congress. it will doubt less interest them and other Alabama | Daughters to hear from one who at
 tended every session and heard and saw all that transpired from the. beginning | to the moment when the President-Gen-
 eral sounded the gavel and said, The | Eleventh Continental Congfess, Daugh- l ters of the American Revolution. is ad-
 Journed sine die" It is not necessary
 to give. detailed report, but in order | that our women may be fully informed | on several important matters, I will give i a paragraph to each, in future issues Of | our organ as we have space.
 r Attendance.
 ! More than a thousand delegates were | expected to say nothine of alternates, | and the credentials of this number were | put in the hands of the various State Regents. but very many failed to an swer to roll call and their places were vacant all during the Congress. Ala bama was in bad luck again and drew seats under the gallery. but the Presi-
 dent-General allowed us to move up and take some vacant chairs where we were | in good hearing and seeing distance of all that went on.
 Peace, Harmony.
 The spirit of the Congress was harmo- | nious to highly enjoyable degree. | brought about by the courteous and gra- cious bearing of Mrs. Fairbanks. She | was patient, wise, amiable and just and | do not think an adverse criticism was | made of her during the whole Congress;
 on the other hand every delegate was | her ardent admirer.
 | Business.
 At times we seemed to move slowly. | but there were numerous amendments, 1 the discussing of which consumed much Ia b1f fayg nf hon ua carried. but they were spoken to at
 length and the President-General al I lowed this and arranged 1t so the cham pionS of the affirmative and negative took | their turn in speaking
 Amendments to the Constitution.
 There were two amendments to Article l lV., Section l; the second was lost and
 the first one carried. Article ", Sec
 ute for Section 3. Article ", Sections l 3 and were lost. Article VI, Section l was tabled and Section was with drawn; amendment to Section was ta-
 bled. Article VIII, Section 1 was car
 ried; Section of same article was ta- | bled; Section of same presented by the | State Regent of Illinois and the State delegation was carried. also Article IX., l Section ].
 Amendments to the Bylaws.
 Article XIII. carried; Article XVI. | amended to sixty days and carried as
 amended; Article XIV. was lost. Presum-
 ing the various Regents have copies of
 the proposed amendments. 1 have not
 thought 1t necessary to take up space | with them In this article. Some of them
 were discussed at great length, particu-
 larly those relating to the change of 1 date of holding the Congress; this was | brought up three times, the last time | was little while before the Congress adjourned: 1t required unanimous con
 sent to open the question. but one wo- man. Mrs. Lippitt. State Regent of Rhode | Island, arose and said, Madam Presi- | dent-General. l object!' There was a | strong feeling in favor of the change, | especially from the Northwest and the | South, but it was not strong enough to l carry 1t, and, in spite of the fact that | the weather was the very worst known | ln Washington in years. the Daughters" did not wish to change the date from February to April. Reduction of Representation.
 This subject was very generally dis cussed during the past year and many | believed that the law would be changed l but no plan seemed to suit the delegates 1 as well as the present one, all amend l ments were voted down and We will con unue 10 send our Chapter Regents and one delegate for every fifty members to represent us at the Congress- Reports of National Officers. Reports of the Registrar and Treasurer General claimed the closest attention; the former officer. Miss Mckley, finding the office took too much of her time. was COiupelleu lO FSSlSu ana IL IS said a very competent woman was elected to the place. Miss Mickley will be Gene s-.
 cal Clerk and will receive a saIary , Treasurer'S report caused much t;~-
 from the many questions put to heH ~ tators were convinced that the D. - have an eye to business and desired know what was being done with thaF money There Is strong feeling that the | National Board is not as economical as | IL might be. The members stood up for | themselves and were warmly supported | by the delegates from the District of Co., | lumbia. who claimed they were in a po- l sition to say that the Board is not ex- | traVagant and further that no one could | do better than those self-same officers. |
 l pass over Continental Hall, Revolution l ary Relics and Prison Ship reports, leav- | Ing these for other issues of our paper | There is quite division of sentiment | | concerning the recommendations made by | the Chairman ot Continental Hall Com mttee, Mrs. FairbankS American Monthly. 1 The report of the business manager | SHOWS the magazine to still be very | | expensive luxury, we cannot do without |
 II, and yet no plan can be devised to | put It on paying basis; We must con- l
 tinue to publish il at great cost to the | National Society.
 Lineage Books. | Congress ordered the publication of the | Lineage Books continued and another | l edition of Vol ]. published; when this | | is done. Alabama can secure it without | l cost. l brought home Vols XIII and l | AlV. for the Chapters at Auburn, Mont | gomery. Opelika, Anniston, Talladega, | l Eufaula and Birmingham. Mrs. Clarke 1 | Mrs. Mcclellan and Mrs. Bryce secured | l these volumes for their Chapters
 Insignia.
 The contract which has existed between | | the D. A. k. Society and Caldwell & Co. l | for several years, expired in December, | and the new contract went into force, | | which contract cannot be annulled with | ont years notice. The badge or insig- ] mia which formerly cost $500 can now 1 attachment is $2.50. making the badge | with the pin attachment cost SS. .25; on | this pin is engraved the name of the | ancestor; each additional bar, (no pin), | Is g. A new ancestral bar is now In use l and nothing can be engraved on 1t but | the name of an ancestor. Heretofore |