The Washington times., 1910-04-19

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she desired 20 read defending her action
u sending 'ut an open letter charging
Mrs SCOTT wEE a violation &C The con-
sJILution il dismissi1g Miss Gerald
Mrs Scott, the president general, hand
ed the gaTel 10 Mrs Theodore Bates, Of
AlasSaclt lsettS- who took the chair At
This point Ars- Thompson OF Massa-
chuSettS. was recognized among the
babble Of voices demanding 20 De heard
Mrs Thompson made a point or order
lnat MISS wilcox could not be aIIoNed
70 read her paper while the Ames reso-
luton was pending before the house
Storm Of Protest
This brought a storm Of prot est from
the observation-disclosures Mrs. Joseph
Wood. rising 10 her feet said:
Miss Wilcox has the right to be
heard--
This remark was greeted by voclferous
applause The insurgents could be heard
declaring that even a criminal was al
ways given a hearing When the con-
fusion was at its height Mrs Donald
Mclean swept suddenly forward 10 the
front of the platform Her eyes flashed
fire and il was evident to all present
that the old fighting blood was up
1T is I, Mrs Donald Mclean regent
O fthe New York chapter, who asks TO
be heard" she said In a voice OF com
mand- She was recognized by the chair
Miss Mclean then uoFed the pre-
viOus question That is. whether OF
not the AmeS resolution should be
adopted. This aroused such Tur0re
that IL was necessary for Mrs FOX.
the parIiamentarzsn 90 the Congress,
TO take the platform
Mrs. Mary lockwood. one Of the
aged founders of the Daughters OF the
Revolution, walked down the aisle and
raised her hand 20 en5oin silence upon
BE lust to this girl" she exclaimed.
talking 10 Miss wilcox. on whom al
ewes were turned. This. Of course.
brought Wild applause from the in
LuH In The Storm
Mrs. Fox gained the floor. and ex-
planned that Mrs AIcLean's calling Of
the question did not necessarily close
The debate or preclude the possibility
Of Miss Wilcox defending herself
She explained carefully the parliament
tary law which met the conditions, and
for few moments there vas lull
in the storm
During tho early part Of the morn
ing Airs. Scott had supplemented her an
nraT report with the report Of the
American Audit Association. in which
Il was declared that the constitution and
bylaws of the Daughters Of the Ameri-
can Revolution are framed. 80 as 10
afford insufficient protection 10 the
chief executive of the body The report
also recommended that certain amend
meuts be added 10 the constitution
which would afford This protection ana
would prevent other eNiEencies similar
10 that Of the Gerald case
Although the regulars are JuhilaIit
over their victory TIE foIlSeIE olilEg S1
or SO-called Insurgents declare that the
matter viii YET be rITCSICL out before
the national congress They are deter
mined not ONLY that Miss WllcOEs de-
Tense OF her action in sending out the
open letter should be- heard but JnaJ the
president generals dismissal of Miss
Gerald shah be threshed out
RaIIying for Fight.
Although not half the reports had been
heard. when the Aues resolution was
adopted, hundreds Of women immediate
" left the auditorium and formed eXcIt-
ed groups in the corridors Of Continental
Hall B0rl regulars and Insurgents dis
Cussed eXciredly the proceedings Of the
morning. the insurgents declaring that
the matter would not be allowed 10
end here
Meetings VIII be heId this afternoon
and TINS evening by the iusurEent fac
ton BY tomorrow morning II IS e1-
pac-ed that a definite line Of action VIII
be mapped out, and that Wntu second
clash comes the wits Of some OF the
most able women In the organization
viii oppose the administration forces
Had Busy Evening
Although the afternoon session OF the
congress closed yesterday at $50 o'clock
the evening was a busy one for each
delegation TO the congress State eau
cuses were held. dinners were given By
q number OF the leaders Of both fac
tons, and no incOnsiderable amount OF
eIectioneer- = was done.
The interest Of the District Daughters
Of the Revolution centered IN the cleo
ton Of the state and vice regent, which
was held al the Arlington Hotel Mrs
Della CTraRule- small wood was reelected
State regent and this was considered
2 victory by the insUrgent faction
Mrs SmallwOOd has never declared
herself an inSuTgenL but Il Is q well
known fact that she vas unanimously
regulars had set their hearts upon elect
ing Mrs Mary E T. Brown
UnwTitten Law
Had Mrs. SmaUvood been defeated
the case would have been extraordinary
a. she has served one term as State
regent, and Il IS an uuwritten law thz'
each STATE regent shall have a second
term Mrs woodbury. Pulsifer was
elected vice regent
Among the State delegations which
held meetings, and which declared their
intention OF supporting the adninlsLra-
ton Of Mrs Scott were those Of Illinois,
Ohio, Nebraska Wisconsin, tennessee
Arizona. North Carolina. Mississippi
Michigan. Alabama and Kansas
The New York delegation, the largest
and most influential in the congress
held its meeting at the New Willard
and declared their allegiance TO Mrs
William Cuumins Story Mrs JoseKh
Wood. Of At Vernon, was elected State
regent
Mrs story. on behalf Of the Manhat-
tan Chapter, Of New York. presented
the State regents with a Eavel carved
from the wood OF the cypress tree pre-
scented by the khedive Of Egypt uc
Napoleon, and afterWaTd brought 20
the banks Of the Hudson
Mrs Patton Hostess.
MIS-. Alexander Patton entertained Al
a magnificent dinner at the New VIII
lard ia honor Of Mrs Scott, and the oC-
CaSIOl took on the nature Of a fete
and hearty Endorsement Of the ad-
nIuiStration.
The Pennsylvania delegation, one OF
the largest and most influential attend
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