Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-07
HARMONIOUS SESSION
Mrs. McLean's View of D. A.
R. Board Meeting.
MRS. WEEDS POSITION
THE VICE REGENT FROM MON
TANA PRESENTS DOCUMENTS.
President General Announces Appoint.
ment Of mmittees-Members
at Gen. Boynton's Funeral.

| The afternoon session of today of the
board of management of the National d.
| A. r. opened at 1:50 o clock. The session
| yesterday morning began at 10 o clock, and,
| with brief intermission for lunch lasted
until 6 o'clock. Mrs. Mclean president
! general, presided throughout the session,
| and, while she insists on obeying the letter
| of the law in the instruction of the ma
| jority of the board not to permit any Of
the business of the session to be dvulged,
she said she thought it her right to say
that the session had been an enjoyable one,
devoid of inharmonious incidents, and con-
Quoted with the most perfect courtesy to
herself.
For myself" she added. II have but
| one desire, and that is 20 do justice and
deal generously with all my Daughters,
| and desire to say that it was a genuine
pleasure to preside over this large body
of intelligent women.
The case of Mrs. Harvey Hill Weed of
Montana was the topic of discuss on in d. A
X. circles last evening, and more than one
Daughter who was present at the board
meeting objected to what was termed the
biased statement given out by q member
of the board of management who is said
to be a personal friend of Mrs. Weed, and
who in her partisan desire to place Mrs.
Weed in the best light possible drew lit
the Interview which she cave out.
Mrs. McLean's Course Approved.
Another member of the board of manage
ment, who will not permit her name to be
used. but who, it may be stated, did not
vote for Mrs. Mclean, says that Mrs. Nc
Lean as a presiding officer yesterday was
eminently fair; that she never at any time
hesitated to put a question; never at any
time failed refused to recognize. any
member who had a right to address the
board, and that when Mrs. Weed after es-
tablishing her right to sit as member re-
signed as state vice regent of Montana,
the president general Immediately rose and
said: Il hope Mrs Weed will withdraw her
resignation" Mrs. Weed replied That is
impossible, and that ended the incident.
This lady adds: The silence was so dense
during the whole episode that you could
feel it,
AS no seal was placed upon the lips OF
the board of management until yesterday,
there has been open comment of what
termed the persistent misstatement con-
corning the action of the president general,
Mrs. Mclean, at the board meeting last
April, when Mrs. Weeds case was set over
until this month.
LAS was stated in The Star at the time Of
he action of the continental congress- de-
clared board member this morning, chat
body did not ratify the election of Mrs
Weed as vice state regent for Montana
and without that action she could not be
utC!ditu tleCteu, anu WOutC nave no right
in the board meeting, no matter what her
delegation had done. when Mon tana was
reached in the alphabetical calling of the
roll for nominations for state regents and
state vice regents in the continental con-
gress Mrs. Amos G.. Draper rose in her
seat in the hall and announced that she
had in her possession letters from prom-
nent members of the D. A. R. in Montana
asking that no election be declared for
Mantana until that state could be heard
from on the subject, and asked that Mon
tana be passed. She studously refrained
from using any names. The congress voted
that the Montana matter should go over for
the board of management to settle.
Demand for Recognition.
THE next incident in the Weed matter
was when Mrs. Weed appeared at the board
meeting following the adjournment of the
congress and demanded recognition. The
recording secretary. Miss Mary Desha stat
ed that Mrs. Weeds name was not upon
the roll handed her, hence she could not
call that Iady's name. Mrs Weed declared
that it should be there, and demanded the
minutes of the congress, saying that it
had declared her elected before Mrs Draper
had made her motion.
ITO this demand the president general
replied that it was impossible to bring
the minutes OF the congress before that
board meeting, as they were in confusion
and the stenographers had declared it i'm
possible to get the minutes transcribed
truth about the April board meeting"
concluded the member referred to-
MRS. Mclean refuses to discusses the
matter for either public or private con-
sumption AS l have already stated"
she said, Il shall always try to be just
and ! shall certainly be generous in all
my dealings
Mrs. Mclean today presented to the
Continental Hall committee of which
she was elected chairman by the congress
last April, $1,000 which she stated last
April was pledged to her by a member of
New York Chapter, also number of
smaller checks which came from Ohio
and Rhode Island, a large check from
Mrs. Clarendon Smith, state vice regent
for Arizona, check for 81 900 from an
art club in New York, no member of
which is d. A. r., but the sum is do
mated as a tribute to Mrs. McLean's patri-
otto qualities Mrs. Mclean also an
nounced the promise of a large number of
relics of various kinds. which will be
turned over to the Continental Hall COM
mittee soon as the hall is in condition
to place them in safety
Committees Announced.
The following committees were announced
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