The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-03-31
EFFORTS ARE MADE
TO TIE UP PAYROLL
Recording Secretary General
of D. A. R. Refuses to
Approve Account.

! 1ncensed by the action Of Miss Mary
| r. Wilcox. recording secretary general
/ of the Daughters OF the American Revo-
! luton, in sending out to the regents Of
various chapters in the District, circu-
/ lar attacking the administrat forces
| for the discharge Of Miss Agnes Gerald,
| clerk at Continental Memorial Hall, the
| supporters Of Mrs. Matthew Scott are
| today circulating letter asking for he
| signatures OF every regent who is loyal
to the president general
The payroll at Continental Memorial
Hall for the month Of April was made
up this morning. and the name of, Miss
Gerald was omitted from IT, Miss Mary
r. Wilcox, the recording secretary gen
eral, viii refuse 10 affix her signature to
the payroll on the ground that il is In
correct with Miss Gerald s name omitted.
This action on Miss Wilcox's part. It is
claimed by the regulars. will tie up the
pay of all the CLERKS at Continental
Memorial Hall.
Salaries Are Promised.
On the other hand Mrs Swor1nstedt,
chairman of the finance committee Of
the organization. has declared her in
ten,ion Of standing by the president
general In the fight. and asserts that the
clerks viii be paid. Mrs. William d.
Hoover, treasurer of the organization
is also loyal supporter Of Mrs. Scott.
and these two, who hold the purse
strings Of the organization, have every
intention Of seeing that Mrs. Wilcox
does not tie up the April salaries of the
clerks - refusing 10 affix her sigma
ture 70 the pay roll.
The organization IS divided Into two
determined factions, and now that open
war has been declared the Daughters
are lining up for the bitterest night of
their lives.
Sent as Reply to Circular.
The circular letter issued today by the
regulars, or those members of the
organization who support Mrs. Scott
acton in dismissing Miss Gerald. is in
answer 10 the circular sent out On
March - by Miss Mary r. Wilcox. in
which Miss Wilcox made charges that
were highly sensational claiming that
three prominent members Of the y. A r
nave Tor TWO years waged relentless
persecution against Miss Gerald: and
that IN her dismissal of the latter on
the ground OF INSTRUMENTATION Mrs Scott
the president general was Influenced and
controlled by Mrs. Amos G. Draper, who
rs preparing TO get control Of the or
ganizauon.' Miss Wilcox also charged
Mrs. Scott with openly violating the con-
stitutiOn Of the organization, and with
being inhumane.
War Openly Declared.
This circular was the signal for an
open declaration Of war between the
supporters OF Mrs. Scott, and the anti
administration forces, and the reply
Of the regulars 10 1t Is the letter drawn
up by Mrs. Bertha NJ. Robbins, regent
of the Judge Lynn Chapter. y. A. R
This Is today being circulated among
the various d. a. r regents Of the
District.
The COMMUNICATION Is as follows:
Whereas a circular has been sent
out by the recording secretary general
OF the National Society of the DaUgh-
tCrs Of the American Revolution, in
which the statement is made: II is
clear in the mind Of the daughters in
Washington. that the Illegal action OF
the president general was prompted by
Mrs. Draper, and il allowed TO stand
VIII only be the beginning;
Loyalty Proclaimed
we, the undersigned chapter regents
in the District of Columbia. and repre-
senting a large number or the Daugh-
ters in Washington. feel it TO be our
duty to inform you
First. That the circular, and state
ment therein. was sent out without our
knowledge or consent;
Second. Thatwe do 70. consider that
there has been any Illegal action of
the president general;
Third That we most earnestly pro-
test against this Unauthorized circular,
believing that the recording secretary
general could only be justified in such
action when il was ordered by the ma
tional board or continental congress"
Mrs. Robbins states that she has re-
Ceived already a large number Of re-
spouses, and that the majority Of re-
gents in the District will undoubtedly
support Mrs. Scott.
The anu-administration forces on the
ether hand, are equally as sure that
they have the majority. Both sides are
frank and fearless in theirstatements |
exchanged between the two factions