Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-21

ordeal was over everybody laughed. The
photographer could not nave been salts
fed with the result. for the congress had
| to be taken second time. Instead OF
| the promised twenty-five seconds. it was
nearly twice that long When the pho
| tOgraphic ordeal was over Mrs. Mclean
| said DO You know what l was think
| ing: ! was wishing l had a camera or d
| gavel
| Miss Janet Richards. Mary Washington
Chapter. and official reader for the con-
| tinental congress, post which she has
held nine years. read the minutes. and.
| this over. the president general announced
| the committees on the recommendation
OF national officers
Reports Presented.
| 4 leading feature of tOday's session was
the presentation OF reports by the national
| officers of the society. The president gen.
erals statement embodied in brief. her
| work throughout the year.
| The president general. Mrs. Mclean.
who is the despair OF reporters because
! she never writes anything down. was
mercifui this morning. In a few bilet
sentences she stated tina; the year mad
been the most prosperous and peaceful
! in the history OF the organization. She
stated that she had attended every meet
| ing Of the Continental Memorial Hall
boa rd and every meeting OF the national
board OF management. When she stated
that 300 members had been added during
| thu year the enthusiasm was perhaps I'M
precedented III a continental congress. The
SAM. enthusiasm greeted the statement
concerning the splendid condition of the
finances Of the national society.
The report was accepted unanimously
Mrs. Charlotte Emerson Main. vice presi-
| dent general in charge of orSanzat ion
| OF chapters. reported as follows:
THE increase since the last congress i'll
the number of chapters throughout tie
country has been unpreC ctented. she
stated in beginning the report. New
| York is still the banner state and has
enrolled eight. Massachusetts, and Iowa
| follow with five: and indiana. the Dis
| trict Pennsylvania and South Carolina
are close competitors.
| The itcmizad report of gains. transfers
| and other changes in the d. \ r. during
| the past year. presented by the vice
president general. is as follows: Chapter
| regents appointed. 121; chapter regents
reapponted. 10; reSencies expired by Inn
| itation. -; chapter regents commissions
| issued. III chapters authorized to organ
| ize y; chapters declared null and void. A.;
chapters organized. 1871: chapters unor-
| ganized. 81: increase during the year. 81:
| charters issued, A.: letters received. 1.2Ol ::
letters written, 1.257; state regents COM
| missions issued. Is; state regents re-
election notifications, %; chapters reor-
| ganiZed, >
The card catalogue reports; Members
cards. 4.:H7; corrections. 1927; marriages.
-,
ped :s3l; reinstatements. IS.
Admitted membership April. 1897, GO. 69s;
| April 1908 66A3G; actual membership
| April. 1907, 1851: April. 1908. 53, 1S4.
She urged the necessity for the officers
| of chapters to report transfers and
changes to headquarters promptly. and
| for State regents In making appoint
ments, to make sure OF the elisibilty OF
the appointees.
Report of Chaplain General.
Mrs Mains report received recognition
| from the congress- and the president gen.
erai then introduced Mrs. Esther Forth
fngl,am Noble. chaplain general. whose
report in substance was as follows:
&, II took I'D the duties of the chaplain
general. as YOU will remember. during the
| Las. congress-. When:ny predecessor. Mrs.
Hamlin was obliged To lay them down
| on account of her sad and sudden be-
| reayement Since that time ] have per
! formed the duties OF my office in the
congress and at the board meetings to
| the best Of my ability.
i "But / can make no report on the real
| work of the chaplain general for il is
Z, the work of chaplain OF any orsaniza-
| rion to lift those to whom she ministers
/ ND to- the very. throne of God. Flow we'll
| have dcne s-yhethe / have done il
at ALL cannot tell You know better
! then do. and God knows. and the re.
, port is Written in His book.
/ II must improve this opportunity to
| your, reyerential attitude dur pg the de-
eotionai exercises. and the hearty way
| in which you have sunited--I will not say
! in repeat ing-1but In offering the Lord s
T Pr1 yer.ss;Sss - - -<3.y
III has seemed to me like great cloud