Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16
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expressed their desire to finish UP and fur
nish rooms in the hall, and that of the
president general has been promised to In
diana, as that state has furnished three of
the presidents general-Mrs Caroline Scott
Harrison, Mrs John w. Foster and Mrs.
Charles w. Fairbanks-and is coming to the
front with fourth candidate, Mrs. George
w .Sternberg. Missouri has also expressed
her determination to furnish a room
1t was stated yesterday that in the event
the president generally went to New York,
that state would surprise the Continental
Congress with memorial gift that would
eclipse all the gifts yet made. 1t was New
York Chapter CMrs. Donald Mclean. regeut)
Which presented the oak and silver spade
with which to turn the first shovelful OF
earth for Memorial Continental Hail. and
the spade is preserved among the archives
and relics. The structure will cost about
sfoo'otV to complete as the Daughters desire.
The Ways and Means.
Ihe question of ways and means for this
completion is of paramount interest just
now. Many long and earnest conferences
have been held over the best way to raise
the funds for present work and to go on
with the contracts, but no definite conclu-
sion has been reached. An effort was
made to have the members of the board
or management and the state regents in
the city yesterday to consider the matter
and to vote for or against the proposed
mortgage. but only fifty members of the
board responded. The full national board
or management numbers abo:t seventy-six
and 1T takes a three-fourths vote of the
whole membership to incur a debt The
discussion OF yesterday was favorable to
placing a mortgage upon the hall, and if
fifty voices could have settled it the con-
tracts would have been renewed before
shutdown, but it will take fifty-seven votes,
bare three-fourths majority
1t is said the constitution of the society
q n q nd hot fh.,
zation should finally vote to borrow money
the constitution will have to be altered. 1t
is thought probable that this legal obstacle
can be overcome, but a good many of the
more conservative preferred to wait for
fun legal information. It is known that
Mrs. Fairbanks, president general does
not favor the loan. She desires, and be-
Heves it is possible for the daughters to
raise the money themselves
There is great deal of disappointment
expressed by members of the board who
reside in Washington and on whom the
burden of the work has fallen that the
state regents who are sure to be here could
not have FASTENED their journey little
and thus attended the board meeting
which was considered most essential The
matter Will now go over for a few days
until it can be taken up with some assur-
ance of having the constitutional three
fourths majority present.
Election of President General.
The matter of the election of a president
general is the all-absorbng question But
three candidates are mentioned at this
time, Mrs. George NJ. Sternberg of Indiana.
Mrs. Donald Mclean of New York and
Mrs. Warren Lippftt of Rhode Island. Each
candidate has strong adherents in official
circles and among the rank and file." The
national headquarters at the Washington
Loan and trust building. yesterday resem-