The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-05
Chapter Directory.


 General Sumter. Bormingham; Re- gent. Mrs. A. G. Smith.
 Peter Forney. Montgomery; Re- gent, Mrs. F. P. Glass.
 Andrew Jackson. Talladega; Regent Mrs. J. D. McNeel
 Light Horse Harry Lee. Auburn: Re- gent, Mrs George W. Duncan.
 Martha Wayles Jefferson, Opelika; Regent, Mrs. A. l.. Dowdell.
 John Wade Reyes. Athens: Regent Mrs. J R. Hoffman.
 Tuskaloosa. Tuscaloosa: Regent, Mrs. Ellen Peter Bryce.
 Lewis. Eufaula; Regent. Miss Mary Clayton.
 Mobile. Mobile: Regent. Mrs R. H Clarke.
 Stephens. New Decatur: Regent. Mrs. c. Kyle.
 Frederick William Gray. Anniston: Regent, Mrs. Hiram Donald Barr.
 Francis Marion. Montgomery; Regent. Mrs Halls Janney.
 Bienville. Anniston Regent. Mrs. A. s. Tyler.
 Katherine Steel. Oxford: Regent. Mrs. James R. Draper.
 A report made to each of the Chapters in Alabama by Mrs. J. Morgan Smith. who attended the Congress as State Regent:
  convened on April 15. and Memorial Continental Hall was full to overflow ing with delegates. alternates. visiting Daughters and admiring and interested spectators.
 The President General, Mrs. Mo- Lean. opened the Congress in an address of welcome: she spoke seemingly en- tire1y extempore and gave full and edifying report of her work for the year which showed she had been vigil ant of the Society's interests in every | department Among the distinguished | persons surrounding her was Captain | Richmond P. Hobson. who came as an | envoy from the Peace Congre and had l also been deputed by Admiral Dewey to l represent him at the D. A. R. Con- | gress The morning was devoted to ad- | dresses of welcome and responses. and | the afternoon to reports of Credentiai l Committee, roll call and seating of del- | egates.
 Seven hundred and ninety nine chap | ters were represented, and the creden- | tial list showed that 1,202 delegates were entitled to vote. The musicaal at the New Willard, Mon l day evening, was brilliant and finan- cial success, and a very large sum was realized for Continental Hall. Tuesday morning. after the minutes were read the President General an-
 
 ations of national officers. of which Mrs. Park of Georgia. was Chairman. and | Mrs Massey of the District: Mrs. Mo Lane of New Hampshire; Mrs. Ammon of Pennsylvania. and Mrs. J.. Morgan Smith of Alabama. were members. This is considered the most import | ant special committed of the Congress- if was predicted there would be trouble | for the committee because of a cer- 1 tain recommendation the Treasurer 1 General would incor2orate .n her an- nual report.
 Membership. Chapter Regents appointed during | year ..... ........ 70 1 Chapters organized ...., ...-... 19f | Chapters unorganized ....N. .... 99 Increase during the year ..... 4S
 From April, 1908, to April. 1907, | there have been 3,593 corrections made l in lineage papers. Designations 536. Deaths. AT. Dropped. S76 Re-instat- | ments b4 Admitted to membership up to April. 1907. 60.69S.
 Actual membership. April, l9O7' 49.553- | Increase for the year. 4.647. | The renort of Vice-Pres. in charge of Organjzation contained a recOmmen- | dalton that an amendment to the con stItutfon be made which shall provide for our organizing members In foreign countries and that Miss Snead be au- | thOrlZpd work in Mexico. This recommendation was approved by the committee and an | amendment was offered at the 18th ! Conpress to be acted on at the l7th l Congress, and no doubt will be adopt cd and we will he allowed to organ | ize chapters fin all foreign countries l Miss Snead was at the Congress and | by special courtesy was permitted to l address the house; her remarks were | aod interest and | attention. She is a member or was a member of the John Wade Reyes Chap | ter of Athens, but after going to Mex leo City resigned chapter membership and became an at-large member that she might organize chapter In her new home The Benjamin Franklin was organized and is a very active and prosperous chapter.
 The renorts of National officers did not produce special interest or excite ment till that of the Treas. Gen. was reached She arose and said T have no report to make, I could not get 1t from the printer and will make It this | afternoon" As one of the papers ex- messed lt, soon then there were all sorts of motions flying through the air One member asked If such a thing as a Treasurer General not hay ing her report ready had ever occur red before; another member moved that the Treasurer General "be ordered to report this afternoon; another that hereafter "all National officers be re- ouired to keep duplicate copies of their reports"
 If this was a plan of the Treasurer | General to delay her report ttlI that of | the Finance Committee was made it was unfortunate and recoiled on her own head This episode and all that related to it was the unfortunate ev- | ent of the Congress.
 The story which had gone abroad was that the Finance Committee had made an III advised purchase of rail | road bonds; this was shown by the Finance Committee to be false and thai no investments had been made without | the advice of the best business men oi ] Washington, and further it was showr \ that these funds had been lying al most idly In bank earning a very scant