Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-18
Report of Mrs. Tulloch.


| loch, vice president general in charge of
citation of courteses resolved from her col
leagues, announced the death of Mrs. John
Lane Henry, former state regent of Texas.
Mrs. Henry" she stated. was elected
state regent in 1901 and was reelected
February, 1902, 1903 and 1904, and served
with unuring zeal and enthusiasm.
The following itemZed account of the
work done during the year was given:
Chapter regents appointed, %; chapter re-
gents rcappointed, 10; regencies expired by
limitation, 81 chapter regents commissions
issued, G3; chapters authorized to organize
/; chapters declared null and void g.
chapters organized, 740; chapters morgan
lied, Il; increase during the year, 80; char
tiers issued, %; charters reissued, I; letters
received, 1858; letters written ,3S5; state
regents commissions issued, 10
This report of the vice president general
in charge of organization of chapters in
cludes also that of the card catalogues. Mrs
Tulloch reported each month not only the
increase in membership, with the list of
deaths, designations. reinstatements and
dropped for non-payment of dues; but also
noted all catalogue changes and fixed the
actual status of the organiZa ton
Following is an itemiZed account of the
work on the card catalogues: Members
cards, 4,11S; ancestors cards, ,O99; correc-
tons, 2.144; marriages, 561; designations
Toll deaths, so; dropped for non payment
of dues $40; reinstatements 81; admitted TO
membership April 4, 1905, 81 ,662; actual
membership April 4, 1905, AZ, S04; letters
written, 397
Smithsonian Institution Report.
Mrs. Mary s. Lockwood. editor of tn. re-
port to the Smithsonian Institution, after
introducing her report, referring to the
seventh volume of the official report which
had been submitted to Congress by the
secretary of the Smithsonian institution,
stated:
Whatever else you do to further the
work of this society," she said, this re-
port must be made annually under the
rules of your charter, given TO the society
by the United States Congress- And when
you consider that by the law of that char
ter the regents of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition are authorized to permit this society
to deposit its collections, manuscripts
books, pamphlets and other material for
history, you will understand that by that
regulation the society has in part been
taken under the wing of the United States
government; and by this act you were able
to make your exhibit at the st. Louis eX-
position in the government building under
the auspices of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton.
so be encouraged state regents and cha D.
Ter regents, If the call comes annually for
your report for you are doing a service to
yourselves and the society. 1t is an easy
matter, II any one asks what is your soci-
ETY. doing, to refer him to the Smithsonian
reports, which tell the whole story of the
work of the smallest and the largest chap
tiers throughout the states, work of which
every Daughter may well be proud. 1t also
tells of the work of the national society at
headquarters, and If these reports are read
every Daughter will be in touch with every
detail of work throughout the society"
Mrs. Lockwood gave a number of extracts
from volume 6 of the reports, by way of
comment on the work embraced, and said:
what L have drawn
touches of what is going on here and there
picked at random out of this report.>to show
the advance in the cause of patriotism by
the members of this society, of which rec
ord is made in this report.
ITO those who want to know what the
work of this society is, l recommend the
reading of these reports.
History and Lineage
Mrs. Louise Pearsons Dolliver, historian
general, reported that volumes 10 and -
of the lineage books have-been compile ted.
In these the records of $500 ancestors have
been published, among them being many
patriots whose names up to the year 1897
had been unrecorded in the card catalogue
In my report of last year., said Mrs.
Dolliver, Il stated that 1t my desire
to publish at least a third volume this
year. However. as yet the difficulties have
not lessened, but have rather increased
on account of the numerous new publica-
tons of genealogies and town histories chat
must be consulted for more complete rec
ords. 1t is far better, l believe to have
our standard high and to maintain it than
10 hurriedly publish these volumes The
genealogical work has been greatly aided
by the many valuable contributions to our
library, and Office finds itself deeply
indebted to our present librarian general.
whose unwearying efforts in securing val
liable books have so increased our re-
sources.
AS our organization has now grown to
be so large. there being over $50 chapters,
preference in distribution should l feel,
be given to those chapters not having ac-
cess to these volumes through public IL
traries. Let us each endeavor to unselfish-
ly place them where they may be of the
greatest value to the greatest number.
I'm greeting you today l wish to say that
l shall count these two years in which l
have been associated with the Daughters
of the American Revolution in an official
way as very inspiring ones TO me, for
they have shown me the earnestness and
disinterested patriotism of member
ship. 1t has greatly helped me to know
more Intimately the meaning and purposes
OF our organization. l. have seen wherein
II is now and shall more and more bee anne
patent influence TO make for nobler citi-
zsnship and to increase among the pe2ULe