The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-17
President General Breaks
Persistent Silence Regard
ing Clerks Dismissal.
SUPPORTS POSITION
OF ADMINISTRATION
In Constitutional Discussion, A. S.
Worthington Points Out Clsnss
Said to Confer Authority.

! Mrs. Matthew 7. Scott. president
general OF the Daughters Of the
I American Revolution, has at last
broken the persistent silence main
tanned By her IN regard to her dis
missai Of Miss Agnes Gerald from the
position OF clerk az Continental Ne
mortal Hall
I Ars- Scott. since the dismissal OF
/ Miss Gerald occurred. has been under
steady IRE from the antt-adninisrra-
tlOnists. but has refused 70 discuss
the matter either with personal
/ friends or with any representatives
I Of the press
/ Today she makes public q letter
written her b. hsr attorney. A. :
{ WOrthingJOn. II which ne explains
what he considers the constitutional
rlEnt OF the president general 20 DIS
miss q clerk without the sanction OF
/ tHe national board Of the Daughters
OF the Revolution
UPholdiag Constitution.
/ On the other hand. I. Cabeu VII
/ hanson, attorney for Miss Gerald. as
sures his client that she has the ad-
vantage Of being on the right side Of
the law The antt-adnInistratfoufs
claim that It is not Mrs scott whom
they oppose, but the unconstit tuticnal-
Ity OF her act in dismIssing Miss
Gerald
The matter, Notwithstanding the
tact that On yesterday the national
board sustained the action OF the
I president general IN dfsufssfrz Miss
Gerald, and censured an open letter
against the administration policies
written BY Miss Mary r Wilcox re-
cording secretary general. win be the
drilling issue OF the national con
Eress OF tie Daughters. which meets
tomorrow morning AT Continental Ne
mortal E-aII-
II the congress sUstai1s the action
OF the president general fl disnnfssinz
Miss Gerald, L CabeU Williamson,
attorney for the latter. viii take the
case into the civil courts.
Letter to Mrs Scott.
The letter written BY AIr. gvorthInz-
ton to Mrs SOFT is as follows;
Mrs Matthew T Scott. president cen
eraL y ; d A r
Dear Madam In reply 10 your in
duiry 1oT my opinion as TO whether YOU.
as president general, had The -ezaI zu-
thority on February Il 1910. 10 dismiss
I Miss Agnes GeralC from her position
I as clerk employed IN C0yI1E Coutiueu-
/ tai Hall reCo-c / submit the follow
ing
+ You have handed me a printed COPY
Ct the constitution and bylaws Of the
/ orSaulzation Of which you are the head.
70 Wnicn iS appended a copy OF the act
Z of Congress Of February - 1895. in
cooperating the National Society Of th-s
I Daughters OF the American Revolution
J have also received from you a report
7 from the official st@n1Craphar 10 the
national board giving tie result OF an
examination by her uf the official min
UteS OF the national board subsequent
~ ~
/ elt statute book
/ When you drSt consulted ne about
this matter you showed me letter
from l. CabeN Williamson 20 vOu sS
president general. il which ne. as at
ttOrney fer Miss Ceral6. claimed thar
she could be dismissed only bv the
mental coUeress, and referred IN support
/ Of MS opinion 10 article l.. OF TIE by
( laws Of The organization
williamson Replies.
( shorty after you consulted me on
/ this subject 7 wrote to M Williamson
/ inQuiring whether fa the advice which
/ he had given his client he had relied
upon anything except this article XVI.
( IN his reply, dated March 8 1910. he
/ says that in addition to that article he
was relying on all the laws OF the or
/ ganizarion and especially on the fact
/ that under those laws the president
/ general has no power 10 appoint clerks
4 and place them on the permanent pay
rOH'
Recently 7 have received a copy OF
| a printed circular dated March Is, 1910.
( eigped Mary r Wilcox recording sec
/ retar, general N = d A r. in which
| the writer claims that you as president
/ general. had no right TO dismiss Miss
| Gerald end refers IA support OF LnaL
! confer Ton 20 the Declaration OF IDde-
1 Constitution
\ United States articles III and XVI or
/ the national society, d A K. and
verse X Of chapter II n the BOOK OF
/ Zachariah OF the Holy Bible
! After giving careful examination and
/ due consideration TO the Declaration OF
/ Independence Of the United states ana
/ the whole Of chapter Ia OF Ils, ne 5ooa % q
/ Zachariah. I have been uIaoie % mo
| In them anything which in my Judgment
! throws any light upon the quesuon
/ ~ hether voIl. as president general OF the
1 mower TO remove a clerk employed BY
/ the society Neither DO 1 md anything
/ directly bearing upon that question IN
! The chaTte Of your organization. Article
/ WI Of vOA-r bylaws upon which MI
/ Williamson and Miss Wilcox both lay
/ so much stress. plainly refers only TO
/ members as such and not to employees
Reaches Conclusion.
/ .I 6rd nothing in the constitution OF
bv-layzs or ir the proceedings OF the
! national board since January, 1872. as
shown by the examination thereof made
bv the official stenographer. which d.
rectly bears upon this question. I do
/ ind, however. in the constitution and
/ bylaws pal graphs which indirectly
! throw L ZnI on this subjeCt.and sufficient
| light, II nv opinion. % enable a salts
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