Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-21

ooJecteo TO woman against this provision,
the badge as pn and Do not want es to
wear 1t on ribbon at all. In fact, only
those care to wear 1t upon ribbon who
have several revolutionary ancestors. Then
| they display each Of these by name upon a
narrow gold bar across the ribbon. Some
of the ladies wear fifteen Of these gold bars,
| so that the trinket makes an imposing show
| with the wheel and dfstaff for a pendant
| The amendment as finally adopted is as
| follows:
| THE insignia of the society shall consist
| OF badge in the form Of a spinning wheel
and distan. 1t shall be carried on the left
breast. except by members who are or have
been national officers or state regents, who
may wear it suspended from the ribbon
| around the neck"
| This Is mandatory. And there ended the
/ chapter on amendments.
| 1t Is said that there are q dozen amend
ments ready to be submitted at this thir-
teenth continental congress for action In the
| fourteenth congress. Many OF these look
to limiting the congresses In which amend
! ments can be offered.
I'VE waste so much time In this useless
discussion, declared one member last
| night. 1.-The members Of all organizations
| lose sight of the fact that no stated con-
| vention of any society can legislate SO
| hard and tight a constitution or bylaws
| that the same cannot be broken. abrogated
| and rendered null and void by the next
| stated meeting of the society, OF. In otner
words. that the society is superior TO its
laws and by unanimous consent, which is
| supreme law, can legislate all of It's OLD
laws out of existence just when 1t pieases.
| Reports of National Officers.
The reports of the national officers took
| I'D the remainder of the afternoon and
| evening sessions The report of Mrs. MI
| randa Barney Tuloch. vice president gen.
| eral in charge of organization, was made
| first, and was of extreme interest to the
| congress. Mrs. Tulloch reported that she
| found decided inclination to matrimony
| among the D. A. r. as she had notification
| of 400 marriages during the year.
/ Mrs Tulloch says also that there is an
| increase in the business ability with which
| the chapters are organized, and the work
carried on. a more practical use of their
| means and influence, testified in detail by
| the Smithsonian report, and a more gener-
| Gus effort for the Capitalization of interest.
| Mrs. Tulloch believes the spirit of the So
ciety is spreading, and reports new chap
! which, "in spite of distance, in spite OF
| storm and stress. stands today chartered
| chapter, whose representatives we hope to
| welcome among u.s. Mrs. Tulloch officially
| announced the death of efficient and faith
| full co-workers of the organization-Mrs.
| Georgia Stockton Hatcher and Mrs Harriet
Hunt Richards. They will be remembered,
| Mrs. Tulloch safd as chairman of the
| house committee for two and three years,
| respectively. Mrs Tulloch said that they
| were most competent chapter and national
officer and true women.
| Mrs. Tulloch then gave an itemized ac-
| count of the work done during the year, as
| follows: Chapter regents appointed 81;
chapter regents reappointed II; regencies
| expired by limitation, %; chapter regents
commissions issued. 60; chapters authorized
| to organize, 5; chapters declared null and
| void, 3; chapters organized, 6S7; chapters
| unorganized, 81; increase during the year,
| 80; charters issued, "a; charter ressued, 1:
letters received, ], 1876; letters written, COS;
state regents commissions issued, Al.
The report of the vice president in charge
| of organization Of chapters includes also
| that of the card catalogue. OF this Mrs.
| Tulloch said the work of keeping the rec
ord of the society correct is of the utmost
| Importance.
| The card catalogue report from Febru-
| airy. 1903, to April, 1904, included, is as
| follows:
Members cards 4,317: ancestors cards,
Ass: corrections, 1852; marriages, 430:
| designations, $50; deaths, $40; dropped,
| 467; reinstatements, g. Admitted member
| ship, April 6, 1904, LAS. Actual member
ship, April 6, 1904, 40,264. Letters written
| 500.
| Mrs. Tulloch said that 1t gave her pleas
ure to testify to the loyalty and efficiency
| of the clerks in her own and the various
| other offices of the headquarters at 902 f
| street. The exigencies of the organization
| frequently produce pressure of work. she
| said, and at such times the hours of the
| clerks were regulated not by the Office
rules. but by the interests Of the society.
Work Of Secretaries General.
Mrs. Fife Burford Holcombe, recording
| secretary general, reported that the work
of society Al 900 strong could not be COM
| pretended until a member became a part
of the national organization. She said that
| she had cast the ballot for 4,749 new men,
bers: had signed Al state regents commits
| sions. 60 chapter regents commissions, "a
| chapter charters, 4749 original application
| papers, 1000 supplemental papers and 53OS
certificates of membership. She had sent
| out 4,749 notification cards, and has writ
ten 2,249 letters. Among many letters Of
| sympathy written by Mrs Holcombe was
| included that to Gen. Horace Porter, am
bassador to France, on the death of his
wife. who was member of the D. A. r.
| The corresponding secretary general,
Mrs. Francis Ingraham Mann, made q
brief report, less than one page Of note pa
per, but a lot of hard work was represent
| ed She said that in the fourteen months
| or her term of office the record is as fol-
lows:
One thousand three hundred and thirty
| letters received, 1890 letters written.
30 .013 application blanks sent out x 594 con-
situations, 3.211 circulars, How to Become
Member" 2, 533 officers lists, 3,213 minia-
| ture application blanks 3213 explanatory
circulars Lass transfer cards and 1,44O
| amendments.
In conclusion, Mrs. Mann said that It
| had been her custom; as far as practica ble
to answer all mail the same day it is re-
| CSi'eu, anu ORDERS Tor supplies have been
| filled as promptly as possible
| Mrs. Mary s. Lockwood assistant his
| torian general. reported that as the editor
! of the report to the Smithsonian Institution
| for 1908, she was glad to be able to state
| that the NTH volume has been completed
| and reported to Congress. She thanked the
state regents for prompt compliance with
her request for their reports, which en-
| abled her to submit the official report to the
| officers of the Smithsonian Institute in time
to be acted upon by Congress for publica-
| ton.
! Mrs. Lockwood also stated that on appli-
| cation to the Smithsonian Institute for
space for an exhibit at the st. Louis expo
| sition not only was the request granted
but show cases were furnished, and the ex-
Eibit will show much Of the work accom-
| plished by the Daughters of the American
Revolution.
Mrs Lockwood, in closing, took occasion
| to declare that the society may congratu-
| late itself On the unique position it holds
| among social organizations Its patriotic
work. she declared. has won for it place
| in one of the great official departments of
| the United States government, and she, as
editor, desired to emphGsiZ this fact.
| Mrs. Augusta Danforth Geer the regis
| trar general, reported that 4.750 members
have been admitted to the society since