New-York tribune., 1908-06-16
SOME D. A. R. HAPPY
Others DisapwoUe of Mclean
S2OO,OO0 Loan.
Mclean

The officers Of the National Society OF the
Daughters of the American Revolution have lost no
time IN svailins themselves Of the permission 10
bond the society for the completion OF Menorlai
Continental Hall which was granted at a stormy
session of the Continental Congress IN WASH
inefon The president general. Mrs Donald MclIean'
has negotiated Of $4,000 from the Washins-
ton banks and is busy signing contracts Inc
work of finishing the building will be begun I'M
rnediafely and il expected that II Will De COM
ple1ed by the time Mrs. Mclean retires from oice'
next Arrfl At this date her second term expires
and she cannot be elected successfully, for thiro
on this fact is said to turn all the olnefehce Oh
opinion-to put it mildly-about borrowing money
10 finish Continental Hall. The object, say the
enemy, is not finish the hail. but TO shed glory
on the Mclean administration. And the cause OF
the opposifion. say the Mclean supporters. is not
fear of going in debt unwillingness TO let Mrs
Mclean have the credit of bringing the work TO
completion
The New York City Chapter. OF which Mrs. Nc
Lean was regent before she became president gen.
eral Of national society. is supporting her en-
r71,siasrica y and at its last meeting of the sea-
son. held few days ago, adopted a resolution
congratulatl=s Mrs. Mclean the successful ter
rnination of her efforts 10 secure the loan ana
referring 10 the expected completion of the hall
as brilliant achievement and lone of the
greatest Of the permanent benefits that she will
have conferred on the National Society Of the
Daughters of the American Revolution during the
administration of her high Office.
which will amount TO $500 year. and the prin-
cipal may be paid off in amounts of $4,000 or
more at thirty days notice The society has
$4,000 on hand, and has already spent SSOo,oOo
on the building and site. This will make the
building cost when finished more than half a million
dollars
Mrs N. George Ryttenberg. who is a member OF
the Continental Hall committee and also of the
New York City Chapter. said yesterday that the
national society fully equal TO the obligations
il had assumed.
Our income" she said lis nearly $4,000 year,
and is rapidly growing. Only since the Continental
CONGRESS we have taken in a thousand new mem
hers and that means increase of $1,000 year
In our income. as 81 OF each members annual dues
goes 10 the national society. Last year we paid
over 81 coo from the current fund TO the Cont
mental Hall fund. Besides that. the chapters
throughout the country are constantly raising
money for this purpose New York City chapter
alone raised $4,000. So 1 don't see why there
should be any question of our being able TO meet
payments.
I'VE shall save $4,000 year in rent as soon as
e can move our offices into the hall, and as large
contracts are more advantageous than small ones
il seems 10 me il would be very unbusinessEke TO
60 On irving TO finish the building by piecemeaI.
Besides, want TO see it finished In our h1euine-
This all seems reasonable and buslnesshke 10
ne THAI can't conceive why any one should op-
pose the plan. and don't think the opposluoh
amounts to anything numerically
The resolution approving the plan was unani-
r,ousy adopted by the Continental Hall commit
tee al a meeting where every state was represent
cd and almost every chapter regent present IL
was finally introduced into the congress by Mrs
Lockwood member Of the old party which op-
r,osAd +he election of Mrs. Mclean. That doesnt
look as if the thing were party affair think
the opposition is mostly confined TO New Aork
and has its origin in local politics.
Continental Hall was begun during the ADMIN
istratfon of Mrs Charles Warren Fairbanks. four
wears ago. but the work had TO be stopped for want
of money The walls are up and the building
is covered by a temporary roof but most OF the
interior work has still be done.