Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-18
DAUGHTERS OF
SOUTH DEFEAT
NORTH FACTION
DEMAND FOR FAIR DIVISION
SECURED
ADVISORY BOARD LEGlsLATED
OUT OF OFFICE
Mrs. w. w. stlson to Be Named Be-
fore Continental Congress as
Nominee for the office Of
State Regent


Southern California members Of the
California Daughters of the American
Revolution threw down the gage of
battle to the northern members of tho
society at the Ebell club house yester-
day and won Hereafter the northern
sisters will not have all the plums. The
sisters from the south have come in
with big and strenuous demand for
a fair cut of the D. A. r. melon-and
won.
This is what happened yesterday
after a struggle that lasted most or
the day and we'll on toward what is
called evening, even in polite circles
where dinner never is served before ,
O'Clock. 1t was the work of the South
ern California members that did II,
too.
The advisory board was legislated out
of existence and the executive board
authorized to transact all such busi-
ness as the state conference shall dele
gate.
South Gains Recognition
The state conference will meet in
the north only on alternate years. the
meeting to be held in the south every
other year.
Against open opposition, the south
ern members forced the adoption of
resolution to take the name of Mrs.
w. w. Stilson before the continental
congress as a nominee of the south
ern delegates for the office of state
regent.
Mrs. Frederick Jewell Laird, state
regent, presided. The meeting was
called nearly an hour late and it was
L. i Iii 9 Iacfr1 irrfuf
before the gavel sounded for adjourn
ment.
The meeting was opened by the sing
ing of America: the salute to the
flag; prayer by Rev. DR.. William
Horace Day; words of welcome by
Mrs. James w. johnson, regent of
Eschscholtzia chapter. and responses
by Mrs. c. w. Moore, regent of Sc
quota chapter; Mrs. William Francis
Kilt, regent of Oakland chapter, and
Mrs. Abbie F. Woodsum, regent of
Sierra chapter.
Triumph for South
Important legislation was embodied
in section g. article III, which was
made to read: 1.-The state regent and
state vice regent shall be nominated
from the floor of the state conference
at its annual meeting the third Thurs
Gay III feDTudIyt anu olldAl bS III
dorsed by ballot"
This was a distinct triumph for the
southern chapters and will do away
with any future complications such as
have nearly wrecked the good feeling
this year between the two sections Of
the state.
When the amendments to the bylaws
came up for discussion the southern
section of the state scored triumph
antly in several counts.
Ten of the delegates appointed to Sc
lect a nominee for state regent and re-
port the same to the continental con-
gress at Washington went into session
at the noon hour, and deCided-eight to
two-to place Mrs. Stilson's name be-
fore the eastern tribunal.
Mrs Laird refused to recognize the
meeting as official, claiming that the
only official meeting was the one called
in san Francisco, February 10. The
situation was forced, however, and the
committee secured the Endorsement of
Mrs Stilson's candidacy by the con-
ference.
State Officers Elected
State officers elected for the first time
under the new ruling from the floor Of
the conference are: State recording sec
retary, Mrs. y G. Strong, Long Beach;
state treasurer, Mrs Fernal of Fresno;
state historian, Miss Louise Seamour,
Santa Paula; auditors, Mrs. R. e.
Beach of Oakland Mrs. Walter Z. Den
nison of Alameda.
Following are the delegates elected
to the continental congress, which
will meet in Washington, D. c., in
April:
ESCHSCHOLTZTA- - Mrs. James w
Johnson, Mrs. S. A. Rendell, delegates;
Mrs. Goucher. alternate.
OAKLAND-Mrs. David Gage, Mrs.
Evelina Hill.
PAsADENA-Mrs c. R. Alden, Mrs.
NJ. F. Thayer
Ell ToYoN-Mrs. c. L. Tx, Mrs. o.
II. Barrette, Mrs. L. r. Thomas, Ann
Clark.
FRESNO-Mrs. Mary Louise Wiley,
delegate; Mrs. Edwin K. Fernald.
6IERRA-Mrs. Woodsum, Mrs. Tin
ker.
PUERTO DEL ORA-Mrs. John Nc
Cav. delegate; Mrs. w. w. Wymore
COPA DE ORO-Mrs. L. L. w. Gill
loghy, Mrs. Walter E. Dennison.
SANTA MONICA-Mrs. G. Wiley
Wells, Mrs. G. H. Dudley.
AURANTIA-Mrs w. H. Robinson,
Mrs. Humason Shearman.
ENCINITAS (Monrovia)-Mrs c. H.
Reed, Mrs. Browning.
SANTA PAULA-Golden West, Mrs.
]. C. Strong, Mrs. Dorg Todd.
GAVIOTA Nong Beach)-Mrs. Gra-
ham, Mrs. E. G.. Strong.
Ell TOYON-Mrs. c. L. Dix, Mrs. c.
H. Barrette, Mrs. I. r. Thomas, al
ternates.
SEQUOIA-Mrs. Charles w. Moores,
Mrs. Cephas Twiner.
TAMALPAIS-AIis Florence NJ. Nut
ting, Mrs. Helen Perkins.
The credentials committee reported
the following delegates and alternates
in attendance at the convention:
El Toyon, Stockton, Mrs +. r.
Thomas; Sequoia, San Francisco, Mrs.
Charles w. Moores and Mrs. Cephas
Turner; Golden West, Santa Paula
Mrs. J. c. Strong and Mrs. Dora Todd;
Gaviota Long Beach. Mrs. Elizabeth
II. Iredell, Mrs. T.. r. Graham, Mrs
e. Fl. Wedell, Mrs. Emma Townsend
and Mrs. Gertrude B. Howe; Santa
Monica, Mrs. Dudley, Mrs. Jamison
and Mrs. Boeck; Copra de Oro Ala
media, Mrs. w. z. Dennison; Pasadena,
Mrs. Maynard F. Thayer, Mrs. c. II.
Alden, Mrs. F. G.. Martin and Mrs. B.
It. Huntington; Oakland, Mrs. Eva
lima Hills; Sierra, Mrs. Woodsum;
Aurentia. Riverside. Mrs. w. H Rob-
inson, Mrs. Perrin White; Encinitas,
Monrovia, Mrs. G. Fl. Reed, Mrs. James
Petrie, Mrs. C. c. Browning, Mrs. w.
J. Dawson; Eschscholitzia, Los An
geles, Mrs. ]. w. Johnson, Mrs. Will
liam Martin, Mrs. John Garner. Mrs.
Peckham Santa Paula Mrs. j. c.
Strong; Oakland, Mrs William Kit,
Mrs. Grimes; Santa Ysabel, San Jose.
Mrs Gates.
A bit of harmonious legislation was
the Endorsement by the conference Of