The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-16

Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, president
general Of the D. A. R., has drop
ped Mrs. H. T. Guss from the Con-
tinental Hall committee as a pun
ishment for breaking up a meet
ing OF the District Daughters at the
Arlington a week ago to prevent
1t from passing a resolution indOrs-
ing the administration.
Mrs. Guss received a formal let
ter from the president general in
forming her that her admission that
she dictated a note to the manager
OF the Arlington Hotel asking the
district conference 10 adjourn at
once, supposedly to block an effort
to have Mrs. Scott indorsed, made
1t necessary she be droped from
the committee.
ANTS BECOME INDIGNANT.
The anti-adminisraton faction held an
Indignation caucus last night, and they
viii carry the matter before the na-
uonaI congress Monday, along with the
case OF Miss Agnes Gerald. who was
dismissed from the D. A r business
offices.
Mrs. Guss did not attend a meeting Of
the Continental Hall committee yester-
day afternoon. and no reference TO the
incident was made. Mrs Scott presided
and routine business Incident 20 the
I opening Of the cons sss was discussed.
With Mrs Donald Mclean here 10 aid
Mrs. Scott in her fight against the in
surgents and Mrs William Cumming
story. the choice Of the ants for presl-
dent general also in washington. both
sides are marshaling their forces for the
struggle next week.
Delegates Coming In.
L
panied by Miss Florence Finch. Mrs.
! William MacAuuin. Mrs. Tod He,muth.
and Mrs. J. F. Yawgers. all Of New
/ York. Mrs. samuel Muns0n. one Of Mrs.
/ Story's stanchest supporters. also ar
! rived, accompanied by Mrs Joseph
Woods. Mrs J. Heron Crossman, Miss
Florence Guernsey. Mrs. Julia a. Moody.
/ d
/ Hubert
! The New Workers all attended the
/ meeting Of conservatives last night. but
little that transpired was allowed 10 get
/ out
/ Mrs Guss. with the support Of all OF
/ the so-caIIed insurgents and many Of the
/ regulars. declares that she had the Dis
| trict Daughters adjourned not as a politi-
/ cal ruse. but because she was chairman Of
/ the hall committee and was responsible
/ to the management of the hotel for get
/ ting the meeting over at the promised
hour. \ resolution indorsing Mrs Scott
and her entire administration had been
placed before the conference and after
/ a stormy debate the Daughters had voted
/ TO consider IT, 4 note was brought in
| from the manager Of the hotel asking
that the hall be vacated. Mrs. Della G. c.
! Smauwood. state regent, who had been
[ trying 10 avoid marring a peaceful meet
/ ing by further discussion. read the note
/ and the conference was adjourned with
out indorsing Mrs. Scott.
Investigation Is Made.
An investigation was held in Mrs. Scotts
[ Iii nd -, IA
ence Of Mrs. Ellen Spencer NIUsSey and
( Mrs Amos c. Draper, one Of the hotel
men admitted he had written the note
against his will.
/ The conservatives rather welcomed the
order of the president general dropping
Mrs. Guss from the Continental Han
committee as a punishment, because they
claim il will make another important
piece Of campaign material 10 use next
| week
They decided last night that il Mrs.
Scott offers her resignation 10 the con-
gress. they will al once try to have Mrs
Story elected TO succeed her, aud drop
both issues-the cases Of Miss Gerald
and Mrs. Guss. otherwise both will be
placed before the congress and fought
to a finish.
Mrs. Guss also received personal let
ter from Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey. one
of those who tried 20 have the District
conference support Mrs. Scott. The let
ter explained that the Arlington affair
resulted directly in the order Of Mrs.
Scott dropping her from the committee
Both sides were reticent last night. The
conservatives would not talk because
they did not want 10 say anything that
would injure their chances for a victory
in the congress, and the administrationists
refused 10 say anything because they
have adopted policy Of silence.
That the latest development In D. A. r.
politics draws the faction lines sharper
land make an open clash more certain is
conceded.
The antis declared that Mrs. Scott had
no right to drop a Daughter from na-
tional committee on account Of something
that happened in a district meeting. even
Pif il had been proven that Mrs. Guss re-
sorted to a trick to adjourn the con-
ference and defeat the resolution