The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-08
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SECOND DAYS
 SESSION, ALABAMA STATE n n

Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. in the parlors of the Y. M. c. A., the Alabama State Conference of the Daughters of the American Revolution were assembled in the second days session of their work.
 The program of the day began with in- vocation by the Chaplain. Mrs. Charles A. Stakely, follower by a song, Amer tca." h which all joined.
 Ths minutes of the previous days meet fng were read by the Secretary pro tenn, NiBs Meta Thompson of Mobile, and were approved as read. ..-
 The report of the Committee on Revo- l1klpnary Relics. read by Mrs. A. YP. Mcclellan of Athens. was an interest ing one. She told how we'll cared for are the Relics" in the Smithsonian In- sffkute at Washington, where they are at all times on exhibition. She urged that the members of the Alabama D. A. R. lesTe in their wills their relics in trust tosthe Smithsonian.
 Mrs. stakeiy followed up this report with short but interesting talk on the subject, and urged the members not to weft until they were dead to have their re4lcs sent to the Smithsonian. but to send any and all relics in their posses sion to Mrs. Lindsay of Frankfort Ky. who Is Chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Relics of the National So- ciety of the D. A R.
 There are in the Smithsonian already relics from all the different States.
 The report was adopted.
 The next business was the nomination and election of officers. .'.,
 Miss Mabelle Sloss and Miss Wood were appointed tellers. .s. f. was unanimously reelected to the office of State Regent. She addressed a few happy remarks to the Conference, in which she told of her firm decision be- fore leaving her home not to be can didate for reelection to office, but as it was the unanimous wish of the confer ence that she again fill the office, she would do so and expressed her appreci- alton of the honor conferred upon her and gratitude for the cordiality of the feeling shown her. and the assurance of the love and interest of her co-workers in herself and her work.
 The State Regent then read a letter of greetings" to the Conference from Mrs Nell. formerly of Auburn. but now in vir- ginia. To her letter of greetings Mrs. Nell added a line saying ''the D. A. R. women of Alabama do not know what inc State Regent they have" to which Mrs. Rhett Goode of Mobile. promptly responded. Indeed we do."
 The next officer elected was State Vice. Regent. and Mrs. A. P. Mcclellan of Athens. the present State vice-Regent, was unanimously chosen to succeed her. self.
 Mrs. L. J.. Haley of Birmingham, was reelected State Secretary.
 Mrs. Riddle of Birmingham, was chos- en State Historian. Mrs. Riddle express ed her appreciation of the honor, but laughingiy declared that on account of her club work she would be thankful if, at the end of the year she still had her husband. as she has already accepted an important offlce in the State Federation of Women's Clubs.
 Mrs. Rhett Goode of Mobile was again chosen to i'll the important office of State treasurer. Mrs. Goode gracefully ex- pressed her appreciation of the compli- mant paid her and assured the confer enoe of her devotion to the cause of the D. A. R.
 Inc next matter to come before the conference was the proposed amendments to the constitution, which are sent out by the National Congress, to ..Ie various State organizations for consideration
 The first proposed amendment, for con- alteration. was:
 Article 6 Section 1. paragraph 2 Add before the last sentence of said para 8LuYns FLu0 lWOtQSs~
 But there may be nominated at each Congress. by the majority of the deie- gates from any one State not presenting a candidate. one vice president general to he at large. who shall represent the army and navy"
 An amendment to this amendment was. Article 5. Section 1. Amend the amend ment of Mrs. McWilIiams by adding af. ter the word navy the words:
 Ind the said nominee must be the wife or Laughter of an officer of the army ar navy. the army and navy alternating at each election.
 Trees amendments were discussed and
 Ii the Continental Congress there are twenty vice president generals, ten of whieh are elected each year to serve for two years. and only one vice president general from any State can be nominated at the same Congress.
 Mrs. F. F. Glass was requested by the State regent to speak on this subject as she had been delegate to the National Congress at Washington.
 Mrs. Glass stated that she was present on only one day of the meeting of, the congress and did not hear the discussion on that point.
 The second amendment ror consideration was: '''
 Article 4 Section l. Add at the close Of the Section the following paragraph:
 The organizers of the National So- ciety Of the Daughters or the American Eevoiution, now living viz: Mrs. Mary 5. Lockwood. Miss Mary Desha and Mrs El4en Hardin Walworth are hereby made lie members of the National Board of the Daughters of the American Revolution. with the title of honorary life vice pree- ident general. and are granted full privl leges as members of the National Roard and Continental Congress.
 When called upon for remarks by the regent. Mrs. stakely expressed some very decided opinions on this amendment. She believed in conferring all possible honors