The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-23
TROUBLE OF D. A. R.'S
THE RoBERTs-HUEY coNTRo-
 vERSY AGAIN.
Later is Upheld by the Report of the Judicial Committee, Whose Report is Adopted by
 Convention.

Washington. April 2.-ope of the stormiest sessions in the history of the Daughters of the American Revolution occurred today when the thirteenth Con tinental Congress formally exonerated Miss Harriet Baird Huey of Philadelphia of the charges made against her personal and official character by Mrs. Thomas Roberts. former State Regent of Penn- sylvania, and declared that the charges constituted gross injustice.
 This action was taken by the adoption of a report of the Judicial Committed which was empowered to investigate the charges which have caused wide dissen- sion in the ranks of the Daughters.
 A determined effort was made to put punishment on those who participated in the circulation of the charge. Mrs. Edwin Orton. Jr.. of Columbus. moved vote of censure at the afternoon session, and although 1t was lost on an aye and nay vote the champions of Miss Huey am nounced that they would take up the matter again.
 Mrs. Quarles of Wisconsin was elected q vice-president by 17G votes to III for Mrs. Little of New York.
 Tho report on the Philadelphia case was made by Mrs, Mamie Mccormick Cole man of Chicago. chairman of the com mittee. It said that February 7.. 1901, Mrs. Roberts. as State Regent of Penn sylvania, before the National Board of management. had made statements and had produced documents derogatory to the character of Miss Huey and that Miss Huey had knowledge that the charges were to be made. It Is said the Judicial Committee found that the national board should have secured the documents. which Mrs. Roberts read In connection with her charges, but refused to furnish.
 It declared shat gross injustice had been done Miss Huey and that Mrs. Roberts's charges had not been sustained. The committee made no recommendation save to urge an amendment to statute POP of the society to make more specific requirements as to the admission of state- ments derogatory to members character.
 Mrs. Helen Boynton immediately insist ed that the State Regent from Pennsyl- vania Mrs. Robertsl and the members oi the board of managers who refused tc grant Miss Huey an investigation are yet to be dealt with before justice is subserved. This congress she said, q. the only power to sit in judgment ane justice should be given now.''
 Mrs. Forsythe of New York started tC defend the board of management, but was interrupted by Mrs. Wood of Mon tana' and the Daughters went into secre session where Mrs. orton made this mo ton:
 "Moved that a general order of censur, bes passed by the Thirteenth Continenta Congress on those members of the societ, who were guilty of the gross injustice re ported by the Judicial Committee" There was time of inter-mixed pro tests and applause. a tangle of parlia mentary sparring. The motion was finall, lost and later. when the doors were opened, the committee report was adopt ed.
 Miss c. L. Bowman of Connecticut Mrs. A. E. Henneberger of Virginia, Mrs J. N. Carey of Indiana, Ms. R. E. Parl of Georgia, Mrs. L. H. Clay of Kentucky Mrs. E. c. Williams of Maryland, Mrs G. W. Simpson of Massachusetts, Mrs. A R. Bedel of New Jersey. and Mrs. Henr, E. Burnham of New Hampshire were de clared elected -Presidents-General. There was one other vacancy among thu Vice. -Presidents-General to be filled a this Congress, and for this votes wer, cast for Mrs W. s. Little of New York Mrs. J. V. Quarles of Mississippi, Mis- Virginia Miller. District of Columbia, anC Mrs. Dennis Eagan of Florida. The vot'