Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-26
NATIONAL D. A. R.
Mrs. Fairbanks Re. election as
President General Assured.
important Constitutional Changes to
Be Put Into One Measure.
Will Aid St. Louis Exposition-The
Memorial Building.

| Washington, Feb. 25-Mrs. Donald
Mclean of New York, who has been
prominently mentioned as a candidate
| IL the coming election for president
general of the d. A. r., today formally
announced her withdrawal. This ac-
ton ensures the reelection of Mrs
Fairbanks for another term of two
years, and also means that Mrs. Nc
Lean will be a candidate for president
general two years hence
part of the session was devoted to
the question of embodying in single
substitute amendment all the import
ant features of three proposed amend
ments to the constitution. One by
Mrs. Nanpie M. Coleman of Chicago,
creates a board vested with the judicial
powers of the congress; another by
Mrs. Caroline N. Murphy, state regent
of Ohio, creates committee on APP
peals elective by the congress, to con-
sist of seven members, none of whom
shall be state regent or national Of
ficer to hear on it's merits every case
properly brought before it, to take
evidence and procure legal advice when
necessary and to make definite re-
concentrations to the congress in each
case. The third, offered by Mrs S.
B. C. Morgan, of Georgia, creates
state boards of arbitration to adjudi-
cate all matters concerning the chap
tiers brought up for settlement and to
have the power ito impeach officers of
the state chapter and to reprimand,
suspend or expel" any member of the
chapters.
The board is to report to body of
five members appointed by the con-
gress to constitute court of final ap-
peal
The report of this committee was
made the special order for Friday
morning.
When today's session of the CONT
mental Congress of the Daughters of
the American Revolution was called to
order, every seat was occupied. A
score of vice presidents general We're
grouped about Mrs. President General
Fairbanks on the platform. There was
a long debate over the mode of pro-
cedure in the consideration of pro-
posed amendments. Mrs. Katherine
Pratt Horton, regent of the Buffalo, N.
Y, Chapter and chairman of the ST.
Louis Exposition committee of the D.
A. R., urged the hearty cooperation of
the organization in the st. Louis Elk
position. The Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution from the states in
cluded in the Louisiana purchase, she
announced, expected to appropriately
celebrate Flag day and the anniversary
of the surrender of Yorktown, Oct. 10,
1904
Mrs. James Laurence Blair, ST.
Louis, president of the board of lady
managers of the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition, responded. The Connecti-
cut delegates moved a formal accept
ance of her invitation and Mrs Donald
Mclean of New York, offered an
amendment making the formal accept
ance by Connecticut that of the con-
gress as a body, which was agreed to.
Mrs. Fairbanks announced that news
had just been received of the probable
fatal illness of Mrs. Wells, wife of
Bishop Wells, of Washington state.
The remainder of the morning session
was devoted to discussion of several
amendments, the principal one of which
was that of Mrs. Coleman veSting the ju-
dicial power of the national society in a
board of seven members. consisting of a
tees, appointed by the president general,
with the consent of the continental con
gress. The purport of two other amend
ments was somewhat similar, and the
protracted debate with a maze of parlia-
mentary wrangles bore on the issue as
to consolidating the essential points of
the three in a single amendment.
Suggestions of state sovereignty were
made by delegates from Georgia, Tennes-
see and other states, while the opposition.
among whom were Mrs. Mclean of New
York, contended that such functions as
the expulsion of members, etc, should not
be left to anybody except the entire CON
gress. Finally by an overwhelming vote |
it was decided to refer the question of re- |
placing the three amendments with a sin |
gle comprehensive one to a committee OF
five delegates. with instructions to submit |
a recommendation
A reception in honor of the ID. A. r. |
will be given at the White House, Friday
afternoon.
adopted a resolution thanking both |
Houses of Congress for its action in ex-
empting from taxation all property of the |
d. A. R. within the District of Columbia
A resolution was adopted EXPRESSING |
at the death of Mrs. Mary
Duncan Putnam of Iowa, which occurred |
Feb. 90
A number of committee reports also
were submitted. |
Mrs. VIM. Lee Lyons of Kentucky. one
of the vice presidents-general took the
chair and Mrs Fairbanks made report
on the work OF the committee on the pro-
posed Continental Memorial hall. site
in this city for the hail. she said. had
been purchased for $4,000 She said il was
the sacred duty of Congress to contribute
for the fund for the erection of the hall |
Subscriptions made by the state chan
ters to the Continental hall fund were
announced. the aggregate approximating
$4,000. The $4,000 for the site already
has been paid and approximately az noo
remains on hand 1t is expected that the
building will cost in the neighborhood of
s3O0, coo. %
ChamberIains Sail for Home.