The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
D.A. R. MUST ORGANIZE
ITS HOLDING COMPANY
THIS SHOULD BE DONE IN ORDER
TO OWN PROPERTY.
Matter to Be Considered at the Annual
Conference Which Will Be Held in
Minneapolis on Friday; What
Should Take Place in Order to
Retain Title to the Sibley Home
at Mendoza.

When the d. A. r. of Minnesota
holds its annual conference Friday at
the Park Congregational church, the
matter of the final disposition of the
Sibley house will be one of the topics
under discussion, says The ST. Paul
Dispatch.
When the house was presented by
Archbishop Ireland to the Daughters,
he made the gift to the st. Paul chap
ter through Mrs. d. w. McCOurt of the
chapter, whose idea it was to obtain
the place as nucleus for historic
museum. AS the house was out of
repair and money was needed to re-
store it and keep it in order, the chap.
ter thought it wise to turn the prop
erty over to the state organization
so that all the members would feel
they had a share in it. A corporation
was formed to own the property at
meeting Of the state board last April
in Minneapolis. At that meeting, at
which Mrs. c.. W. Wells, state regent,
was not present, the articles of in
corporation were read and accepted.
Money Is Still Due.
They provided for state society
within the state organization and apart
from it, a holding company, which
should take over the property. As
Mrs McCourt had been instrumental
in obtaining the property, she was
elected president, and all the work
done on the house and further steps
taken in the matter, were under her
direction. Contracts were let, and re-
pairs made to the extent of $500, of
which $500 has been paid. The amour.
of debt outstanding is about $1,000. 80
Some time in the summer the Off:
GERS of the state association discovered
that the bylaws of the national ID.
A. r., of which the Minnesota d. 4.
r. is part, forbid the holding of
property and That the st. Paul lawyer
who drew up the articles of incorpora
ton was not acquainted With this fact
when he did the work. 1t was thought
necessary to reincorporate in differ
ent manner. This was accomplished by
making separate organization to be
called the Sibley House Association of
the Minnesota ID. A. r., formed of rep
resentatves from each chapter in the
state. These articles are to be pre-
sented at the meeting on Friday.
Deny Stories of Friction.
Stories that there is fight in d.
A. r. ranks, that the society is split
into factions, and that Minneapolis is
disaffected and wants to make trou-
bic, are not true, say the officers.
When the members discovered that
they had not proceeded in perfectly
legal manner, to own the house, they
wisely decided to begin again and put
the matter on sound basis, they ex-
plain. The st. Paul chapter and all the
officers say they realize and appreci-
ate the hard work done by Mrs. Me-
Court, and that they owe it to her
historic spot, and they want it under
stood that the incorporation is no
way reflection on Mrs. McCourt or
the women who aided her in the pre-
liminary work. The ID. A. r. has no
disposition to repudiate the debt now
on the Sibley house, but will take
means to meet it. 1t is their purpose
ultimately to care for the property
as Mount Vernon is preserved, and
steps will be taken to raise fund
sufficient to cover repairs that have
been made and to pay caretaker.