Evening star., 1909-06-03
mrs. SCOTT IS UPHELD
Vote of Confidence in Presi.
dent General, D. A. R.
MANAGERS ARE UNANIMOUS
Continued Prosperity and Growth Of
Membership Reported.
ADJOURNMENT UNTIL OCTOBER
Mrs. Mabel. swarmstedt Denies
Rumors Of Wrangling in
Board Meeting.
MANAGERS ARE UNANIMOUS
ADJOURNMENT UNTIL OCTOBER

| The national board Of management.
| Daughters OF the American Revolution.
closed It's regular monthly session at
national headquarters. In the Washing
ton Loan and Trust building. yesterday
afternoon. and took adjournment until
the first wednesday In October.
The October meeting will be held IN
Continental Memorial Hall. into which the
| daughters expect to move September l.
The report Of the registrar general.
Miss Grace Pierce. shows an addition to
the society membership OF 1901.
The president general, Mrs. Matthew T.
Scott. spoke to the members OF the board
| present of the continued prosperity OF the
| national society. She laid before them
| many plans which are to be carried out
| In the summer work.
Vote Of Confidence in Mrs. Scott.
| Efforts to discredit the administratio
of Mrs. Scott have been so persistent. said
! Mrs. Bates OF Massachusetts, in q speech
| before the board. Of which she Is a MEM
| ber. that she felt constrained to ask the
members Of the board in business session
for a vote OF confidence in the president
general which might be sent broadcast
to the world as the opinion Of the board
OF management Her utterances were
applauded
The resolution she presented was unan-
imously adopted. Every member OF the
| board voted.
The resolution IL as follows:
whereas from time to time communi-
cations rejecting upon the good name Of
| the National Society OF the Daughters OF
| the American Revolution are circulated
| through the press by irresponsible parties.
| working great injury to the society and
preventing many women joining 1t who
would otherw wise become members, adding
thereby to its dignity. prestige and re-
| nown:
Resolved. That as our president gen
| eral. Mrs. Matthew +. Scott, has been
| the target OF these willful attacks. we ex-
press our absolute confidence in l.er 10y
| atty to the constitution and her ability
to forward the highest interest Of the or
| ganization."
Wrangling Is Denied.
| The fact that this resolution was unani-
nnously adopted" said Mrs. Mabel SWORN
| stedt. corresponding secretary general.
this morning, showed that the sugges-
tion OF a closh In our board meeting. OF
| wrangling and stormy sessions is abso-
| lutely untrue. We are too busy to spend
| any time in wrangling."
| The insignia OF the society," the "distaf
and wheel" is being used for advertising
purposes without warrant. it was stated
| in the board meeting. The president
/
punish the offenders.
Mrs. Amos G. Draper, who has been
geneaologist OF he national society for
several years, is continued in that posi-
ton. and has an Office in the headquar-
ters.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey. former vice
president general for the District OF Co.
lumbia, was appointed chairman OF the
maya aZine committee.
Mrs. Mussey has been for some years
legal adviser of the president general.
Mrs. Scott desired to keep her in touch
wit the work of the national society.
1t was explained that few on the gen
eral committee which report to the con-
gress have membership on the national
board The committee on supervision.
| OF which Mrs George Emallwood Is chair
man, has been in existence since 1899. No
new committees have been appointed, 1t
was stated.
Press Committee Named.
The sessions OF the national board have
| never been open to the press, but the
| president general and other members
| have been permitted to give out such
news as seemed to be of interest to the
public. It Is stated by the president
general that this custom has been pro-
ductive OF many misstatements.
To prevent any more developments OF
| like character she had appointed an
official publicity committee. This is
comprised of the president general and
| the two secretaries. Miss Mary Wilcox,
recording secretary. and Mrs. Mabel