Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-18
BUSINESS BEFORE
MORNING SESSION
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aad elected on last evening state vice re-
gents who would now he barred by this
amendment. Would IL be necessary to elect
other state vice regents who are actuai
residents OF their states The president
general decided that other state vice re-
gents. who were actual residents, must be
elected.
Then came the Montana" amendment.
No. l was as follows Amend the const-
tuition, article w, section ?, by inserting
after the words no state the following;
Regent state vice regent
Mrs Haskell. regent OF the Silver Bow
Chapter. moved - amend the amendment
by adding the words IAN actual resident
OF the state. She then defined the legal
difference between the legal" and the 'ac-
tuaI' residence OF citizen. Mrs. Haskell
was roundly applauded in her remarks.
Mrs Ellen Spencer hussey supportei
Mrs. Haskelrs contention for actual resi-
dencc Mrs. Lillian Pike Roome of the
District pleaded that the distant states
ought to have representation in Wash
ington. and 1t costs too much TO send rep
resentatlves here. They should be per
mttcd to have representatives in Wash
inston.
Mrs Murphy OF Ohio took. with Mrs
Haskell she said. the legal view of the
matter. 1t was obnoxious to the princi-
pies of the society to be represented by
foreigners
Mrs. Walter Harvey Weed, state vice
regent Of Montana, was recognized to
speak. She began statement about some
resolutions which She held coming from
certain unorganized chapters I'm Montana.
At this juncture the president general in
terrupted with the statement that she
would hear Mrs. Weed on her personal
opinions. bu. not for unorganized chapters,
Mrs. Weed then stated that she was In
hearty sympathy with the amendment as
offered, and had been so recorded for sew
eral years After considerable discussion
the amendment amended by Mrs. Has
keu. requiring actual residence, was
adCgted.
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amendment took immediate effect, which
had the effect Of ruling off the floor all
state vice regents not actual residents OF
the states they represented.
Secretary Generals Report.
When the report of the recording secretary
general was read yesterday somebody moved
that it be received" Immediately some
other delegate asked If the report might not
be- accepted and get through with It. The
president general quickly replied that the
report would be received aud given into the
hands of the committee on the reports or
national officers. which she had just APP
pointed. Whereupon the Congress drew a
long breath and began 10 take notice. 1t
is said that around this report will revolve
most of the discussion in the Congress
The report was in part. as follows:
BY order of the national board of man
agement 1 am instructed to bring before
you the following matter: First. The con-
memorial. Full details of this Will be pre-
scented by the chairman, Mrs. Benz l.. Pur
cell, on Thursday. Second The consider
alton of the publication of the Chalkley
manuscripts Third. For an expression
from this Congress in regard to the de-
struction Of Niagara. Fourth. The board
instructed me to report to you the follow
ing statement relative TO the investigation
ordered by the fourteenth Continental Con-
gress of the credentials Of the state regent
and state vice regent Of Montana. 1t was
ordered by the national board that the re-
coTding secretary general incorporate the
following statements IN the report:
First. We find upon investigation that |
the contest of the legality of the election |
of the Montana state officers was not made |
at the request of any chapter in Montana |
second. that said election at the fourteenth |
Continental Congress was conducted in a |
legal and proper manner; third, that the Of
hcers elected were those who had prior to
the Congress received the Endorsement OF
the majority of the eligible votes of the
Montana state delegation 10 that Congress.
we therefore recommend that the re-
cording secretary general incorporate these
statements in the report to the fifteenth
Continental Congress.
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