The San Francisco call., 1910-11-26
SWORDS DRAWN BY
DAUGHTERSOF War
Spirit of 70 Flashes Bright
When Women Quarrel Over
Bills for SO

BERKELEY, No. 25.-The breach in
the ranks of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution. caused by the
election at Washington, d. c.. few
months ago of Mrs. W w Stilson as
state regent. although Mrs. FrederleK X
Jewel Laird of this city had been
named for the office by majority or
the delegates prior TO the eastern
meeting, has been widening by the al
legged action of Mrs Stilson IN Gaining
meeting of the executive board IN the
Carlton hotel last week. As result
of the meeting. which for a time It IS
claimed, had no quorum but transacted
business nevertheless. the state councll
has ordered Mrs F. x. Fernald. state
treasurer to pssy no bills until the
matter is settled by the state coluacll
within the next two months. Inc
charges were made by Mrs ternald
a meeting held at the st. Francis hotei
last Tuesday.
In spite of the fact that but four
members of the board were present
and five are necessary for the transac-
tfon of business-Nrs. Fernald de-
clared that Mrs Stilson attempted 10
have several bills passed upon by IN
vited guests and not members OF the
committee Mrs. Fernald said that ttle
board had no right to act IN the an
sence of a quorum
Il asked Mrs. Stilson at the meeuhs
and afterward" said Mrs Fernald 10
night. who had contracted the biils.
I received no answer The bills We're
contracted by either Mrs. Stilson or the
state secretary, and in either case they
can not under the rules of the oroer.
be paid out of the state funds whlch 1
hold for the conference meeting eN-
penses only. Mrs StilSon endeaNoreu
to have these unauthorized bills passed
and paid out of funds which l hold. all
of which is entirely irregular and con
trary TO the bylaws of the orSaniza-
ton
AT the meeting visitors not members
of the board took part in the DELHI
erations and voted against my pro-
tests I refused to act under the IN
structions of the board and called
meeting of the state council for last
TUESDAY morning The council upheld
me in every particular and gave me in
structions not to pay out money which
/ hold as state treasurer until the state
council composed of the state regents,
chairmen of committees and the execU-
tive board, considers the merits OF
the case. This meeting viii be held
some time before the conference IN
February"
Ihe -FOUR DllIS, dccOTOlHS 10 lIS. el
nald, amounted to S29. One bill was
authorized and should have been paid
under the conference laws. She fur
Their declares that for meetings of the
executive board there should be little
or no expense and that the presenta-
tion of bills by Mrs. Stilson therefore
was irregular.
Mrs. Frederick Jewel Laird of this
city, who was defeated as state regent
by Mrs. Stilson, said that she was not a
member of the executive board and
could not speak upon the recent meet
ing held here. She said, however, that
Mrs. Fernald had thorough under
standing of the rules of the board and
that she would safeguard the interests
of the Daughters of the American Rev
olution in every particular
You may be sure that Mrs. Fernald
is right" is the way that Mrs. Laird
summed up the controversy.