The Washington herald., 1911-03-12

A fruitful source Of discussion in the
coming D. A. r. congress will be found
in an amendment to the bylaws to be
known as article 8, proposed by the Janet
Montgomery Chapter. Of Rockville. Nd,
and pushed, it is said, by members of the
Scott party and vigorously opposed by
| the Story element
The proposed amendment brings into
the D. A. r. limelght the old question
of a national society or State organiZa-
ton. According to the constitution. it is
said, the society must retain its national
lines and not attempt to form itself into
State organizations as such. The amend
ment follows, with the names of its
! signers:
| Text of Amendment.
Section /. The several chapters located within anJ
State Territory. or District Of the United State
shall have authority to hold an annual conference, al
such time may be agreed upon
| Sec 2 Each chapter shall be entitled to repre-
scntatiOn in said State cufrnce by its regent and
delegate for each 100 members fraction thereof
Altcrpates shall be elected for each regent and dele
| gate.
| Sec. 5 Said State cmfc-ence shall be presided
ever By the State regent, in her absence by tbs
State vice reEsnt, aud shall have authority to III
| elect State reGrnt and a state Tlce regent. ano
such other officers may be necessary for the trans
action Of its business; q TO make Recommendation.
to the Continental Congress and the rational board
| of management 81 to make such rules as may b
nccatsary for the conduct of its meetings-
Bertha Hall Talhott. Agnes Browne Cru1all, re
gent; Lucy CnCnstnrk Se1Tcomb. Tice regent; Eliza
beth NJ. GetzendAnner. Brenta +. Wallace, Roaalit
| Means Bullard, Emma Moffatt Dickens. Mary NJ
| Weat, Margaret Fields. Gertrude W. Browne, Theo
dora Cunningham. Marie Hyde Tslbutt-
The principal clause objected to is the
| one which gives the State conference the
| right to elect a State regent and a
State vice regent. AS the matter of elect.
ing State regents and State vice regents
stands to-day by the constitution. they
must be elected by the congressional dele
gates Of chapters in Washington at q
meeting held during the week of the
congress Thus the State conferences are
not recognized by the constitution a.
capable of electing State regents anc
State vice regents. Therefore, and STATE
regents and State vice regents elected
by conference delegates Of chapter:
would be Illegal.
Up to National Board.
It well known that a Daughter of th'
American Revolution after her papers fol
admission have been passed on must b.
admitted by the national board of man
agement before she becomes an actua
member OF the society. After that she
may become a member of a chapter
which is the only organization recognized
by the national society in a State.
1 Supporters of the constitution say tht
great prosperity Of the D. a. r. is due
to the fact that 1t is a national organiza
ton. 1t is said the Sons of the American
Revolution advised the charter member
not organize into State organizations, bu
| to be broad and national
| It is claimed the passage of the dis
puted amendment would resolve the or
der into State organizations and fore
shadow the disintegration OF the D. a
R Had the amendment provided tn,
congressional delegates could meet within
| their States and elect their State regents
and State vice regents instead of givinl
this power to conference delegates repre-
senting q State organization contrary t
the purposes and character of the so
ciety, many of the constitutional follow
ers might have accepted the amendment
! Instead, this amendment, like that pro
viding for an all-powereful executive
committee, will be vigorously opposed b!
the Story party.