Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-23
Question Agitatsd in Congress
Of the D. A. R.
METHODS OF BUSINESS
TENTH VICE PRESIDENT GEM
ERAL CHOSEN TODAY.
Plans Outlined for Jamestown Pilgrim
age-$15, 900 Contributed This
Session to Hall Fund.

Government by personal privilege" that
Is what Is staring the Daughters of the
American Revolution in the face, and so
deeply was it impressed on the minds of
many members Of the congress this morn
ing that an effort is to be made to break
up this method of getting before the CONT
mental congress, under the head of new
business, business which should not come
In. under the rules, until the end of the
congress.
The morning session was opened promptly
the hall The first real business was the re-
port of the elections committee. Mrs. J. v.
Quarles of Wisconsin was declared elected
tenth vice president general
The report of Mrs. Fowler chairman of
the committee on recommendations of ma
tional officers, shows that although eight
national officers presented reports, but
three, the registrar general, historian gen.
eral and treasurer general, made recon-
mendations. The registrar general recon-
mended that 80 cents be charged for each
set of extra application papers. Where a
candidate for admission to the organiza-
ton has more than one revolutionary an
cestor she must make out a separate ap-
cestor. Mrs. Fowler's committee did not
approve the 80 cent charge. The commit
tee thought 25 cents enough.
The treasurer generals Recommendation
that $4,000 be transferred from the cur
rent fund to the permanent building fund
was approved.
The suggestion Of the librarian general
that each chapter should give one book to
the National D. A. r. Library this year
met the approval Of the committee.
The recommendation of the historian gem
eral Mrs. John P. Dolliver. that "a Daugh-
ter who is no longer member of this So
nia a al hoy har INF r.
considered by the committee to be so ina
portant as to merit more consideration and
thought than the committee was able to
give it.
The Trip to Jamestown.
Mrs Thomas Nelson Page. chairman Of
the committee on the Jamestown pilgrim
age has been indefatigable in her efforts
to give the Daughters an enjoyable trip.
She reported to the congress that the
steamer Washington had been chartered
While in jamestown the Daughters will
be the guests of the city. The boat leaves
the wharf at O'Clock tomorrow afternoon
and returns to Washington at o'clock
Tuesday morning.
Hall Fund Contributions.
1t was announced in the midst of much
applause that the Continental Hall fund
contributions for this congress had reached
the splendid sum of $4,000.
At the last congress the Mary Floyd Tall
madge Chapter Of Litchfeid, Conn., and the
Dolly Madison Chapter. District of Column
bia asked that Congress be petitioned to
reprint public documents Nos. 249. $50 and
25l, being the Report from the Secretary
of War in obedience to resolutions of the
Senate of the 9Th and Both of June. 1884.
and OF the Sd of March, 1885 in relation to
the pension establishment of the United
States together with all additional data
relating to revolutionary pensions which
have been obtained since their publication
in 1885; also a reprint Of the book entitled
"A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary
or Military Services with their names. ages
and places of residence as returned by the
marshals Of the several districts under the
act for the taking of the sixth census. pub
lished by authority of act Of Congress. I'M
der the direction of the Secretary of State.
Washington. Printed by Blair Rives,
1884,
This matter, by order Of the continental
congress this morning, is to be laid before
the United States Congress, and that body
will be petitioned to take action on having
the reprint made. and will also be asked to
give 500 copies of each of the reprinted
appear before Congress is as follows: Mrs.
Charles w. Fairbanks, chairman; Mrs. j.
P Dalline. Mrs. J. V. Quaries. Mrs. Addi-
son G. Foster. Mrs. Henry E. Burnham.
son MAN, Mrs. Elizabeth G. Barney, Mrs
Lydia w. Bales Newcomb and Miss Anna
S. Mallett
In Executive Session.
Behind closed doors!' That is the way
the Daughters of the American Revolution
conducted the business of the continental
congress for few hours yesterday even
ing, but its executive sessions like the ex-
ecutive sessions Of the United States
Senate. were secret only until the doors
were opened and the members could get
out into the corridors and talk. 1t is this
tendency to talk and not do a great deal
of thinking beforehand which. it Is said,
brought about the executive session of last
evening. when the case celebre of the Ma
tional Society of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution-the Miss Baird
Huey Roberts Manning case of Phfladel-
phia, Pa.-was considered.
So far as the national society is con-
cerned, this case Is now wiped off the slate.
Miss Baird-Huey has been indicated. The
general, Mrs. Daniel Manning. were pretty
harshly censured and Mrs. Roberts. the
then state regent of Pennsylvania, Is CEN
sured, for their part in the matter.
The president general Mrs. Fairbanks.
took up the reins Of office just as the
Baird-Huey controversy was at its height.
She determined to throw the doors wide
open for full vindication of all concerned.
and 1t is thought to be due to her tact and
diplomacy that the matter has been
brought to a successful. and most of
the Daughters seem to think, happy term
nation Mrs. Fairbanks appointed a spe-
cial committee to investigate the whole
matter. and Mrs. Mamie Mccormick Cole
man of Chicago was made chairman. The
committee made an exhaustive study Of the
whole case and its findings were laid be-
fore the open congress last night.
Mrs. Coleman recite1 the history of the
case amid the most profound silence The
congress was intensely interested and show
ed this by remaining perfectly quiet. show
ing that when 1t wants to 1t can be quiet
and that business can proceed uninterrupted
by constant whacks of the gavel and warn
ings from the presiding officer to please be
quiet, ladies!
The Committees Findings.
The ladies' listened attentively to the find-
ings Of Mrs. Coleman's committee, which
were as follows:
/. That the state regent Mrs. Roberts,
had right to make the statements at the
time she did because she brought them
before the board supported by documentary
evidence.
2. That the national board erred in fall
ing to secure and hold the papers and doc
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