New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-18
WARM FIGHT IN D. A. R.
Trouble Over Dismissal of Head
quarters Clerk.
SUIT FOR REINSTATEMENT
Women to Have Recourse to the
Courts 10 Settle Their
Differences.
TFrom The Tribune Bureau

Washington. April Eff any of the
Daughters Of the American Revolution
came 10 Washington for the annual CONT
mental congress. which opens tomorrow in
Continental Hall their national headquar-
tiers with the idea that peace was still pos
sible between its warning factions, they
have now abandoned il. Having found IT
impossible 10 settle their own difficulties,
the Daughters are now going into court
Lawyers are being engaged on both sides.
and as soon as the continental congress ad-
journs, Miss Agnes Gerald, the headquar-
tiers clerk whose case has been made a
party issue. viii bring suit TO compel her
reinstatement. Meanwhile, by advice Of
counsel. she win continue 10 report for duty
every day. as she has been doing ever
since her dismissal
Miss Gerald rests her case on the conten-
ton that the president general has not the
right to dismiss an empoye without the
sanction OF the executive board. Mrs.
SCOTS supporters say that even If the
courts take this view OF the matter it will
not affect the present case. for though the
president general dismissed Miss Gerald on
her own responsibility, the board has now
Endorsed her action.
This was done al a stormy meeting on
raigned the opposition as "disloyal and OBJ
structive" and at the same time Mrs Mary
Wilcox. recording secretary general. was
censured for refusing TO remove Miss Ger
AIDS name from the payroll The vote
stood "a for Mrs. Scott and "a against. while
eight refrained from voting. The Gerald
supporters quote legal authority for the
contention that not only all those who voted
to uphold Mrs. Scott but those who re-
| Trained from voting are liable Cor the &C
ton against the dismissed employe Miss
Gerald has placed her case in the hands OF
/. Cabell Williamson.
The Scott party has been endeavoring 20
test the strength OF the opposition by call
! ing for votes OF Endorsement at q number
Of preliminary meetings. The Continental
Hall committee as well as the executive
board gave the administration a vote Of
confidence. but the District OF Columbia
committee failed 10 DO so, because, II is
said. OF an interruption by Mrs. A. Guss,
which caused the adjournment OF the meet
ing before the motion could be made. Mrs.
| Scott promptly retaliated by dismissinC
| Mrs Guss from the committees on which
she had been serving. Mrs. Cess, who for
merly supported the administration party.
has now gone over 20 the insurgents. She
had been serving 10 add 10 the peace and
harmony Of the occasion.
The New York state society IL also TAX
/ ing legal advice. There Is a contest as 90
the legality Of the election of the Vice
regent Mrs. Joseph King, and the regent.
Mrs. Joseph Ward. has announced that she
will cut of all discussion and insist on an
other election. Mrs. Nellis Rich was elected
Nice-regent, but, being led 20 believe that
she could not hold this Office and that of a
chapter regent at The same time, she re
tired, and threw her votes 20 Mrs. King.
/ Finding later that she had acted under q
apprehension, she declared herself
1 legally elected.
Mrs. Theodore Bates, Of Massachusetts,
gave a dinner this evening for Mrs Scott.
Mrs. Donald Mclean being one OF the
] guests.