Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-18

ISIS: total receipts, SSI,O74.9S, making
a total of s121, 423. IS. from which should
nc deducted the total disbursements. $I3,-
/ 22.96, and the transfers to permanent
| fund. $4,000. leaving a cash balance
/ March 81. 1911. Of $50. 10000.
| Permanent fund-Balance, April l. 1910
| SI3.S17.39: transfers from current fund,
| $1,000: total receipts for the year. SOD,
total disbursements from the permanent
| fund amounted to $91 .424.45 leaving a
| cash balance of the permanent fund on
hand. March 81, 1911. amounting to S6.-
| .:r,.61.
| The total balance on hand in all funds
amounts to $43.135.OS. made up by So
:.o,.67 of the permanent fund balance
So. 1OO.eO of the current fund balance.
| S2.314.S4. the value Of bonds on hand, and
81 $3.50 from other funds.
| Board of Management Report.
| Mrs. Scott submitted the report for the
national board of management, saying in
| part:
| lin accordance with article g. section
4, of the constitution. which gives the
president general authority to call meet
| ings of the national board Of manage
ment at any time she may deem neces-
| sary, regular meetings of the board have
| February and April. Special meetings
have been held every intervening month
solely for the authorization Of new chap
tiers. the appointment Of regents. the ad-
| mission OF new members only and for
| the pensions of real Daughters.
| This departure from monthly and BIZ
| monthly regular meetings Of the board
has been attended with satisfactory re-
every detail has been transacted PROMPT
| ly. with ample time for discussion and
| exchange OF opinion. for the reading OF
| reports of national officers and consid-
4 on nm nf .,,,f<,
from great distances have not been sub
| jected SO frequently to the Inconvenience
and expense Of long journeys and pro-
tracted absence from home. and the spe-
clai meetings held each month have fur
| nished adequate opportunity fo- the con-
sfderation OF interests. as above stated,
pertaining to the admission OF new mem
bcrs.
II have been present and presided at
each OF the four regular meetings and
each OF the four special meetings held
since April last. Contrary to my an
nouncement to you at the last congress,
that would not the coming winter make
the sacrifice of a residence in Washing
ton, away from my home family and in
ferests, a statement which has been ruth
lessiy distorted and promulgated broad
| cast, nave found 1t necessary in the in
ferests OF our society to repeat that ex-
perience and to remain here during the
last eight months. Where 1 shall spend
the coming winter l shall not again an
| something interesting to say on that
question.
Files Carefully Revised.
Mrs. Miranda Barney Tullock, vice
president general in charge OF organiza-
tion. reported upon the work she had
done. Mrs. Tuilock said. in part:
| Besides the routine work of my Office.
the past year has included a thorough re-
vision of the chapter and charter files.
| Many of the records We're found to be in
complete, and seventy-two chapters were
| appealed to for a copy of the charter
| which was recorded in the ledger but
nowhere else; or, where no charter had
been issued. for the list of organizing
| members. Fffty-five of these chapters
have responded. and we hope that the
two records completed.
| In this revision 1t was ascertained
| that no letters in the files antedated 1884,
and large proportion OF those of 1894
and 1888 were sent to the office only re-
Gently from the private effects Of an ex-
officer. This suggests the possibility of
other early records among private pa
pers. and II any Of the older members
| have chapter records previous to that
date they will render valuable service to
the office of the vice president in charge
Of organization IL those papers, or copies
Of them, are turned in for the official
files
: Corresponding Secretary Reports.
The report of the corresponding secre-
tary general, Mrs. L. b. Swormstedt, was
next received.
| For the Continental Hall committee
Mrs. Scott, in her report. said:
| AT this time there falls to me the
! homely but not less gracious duty of
accounting to you for the stewardship OF
this home. palace and temple in one. that
/ in your absence you have confided to
our care. That you are so comfortably
and so beautifully housed, that your
housekeeping has been carried on with
thrift and all possible economy. with
scrupulOus fidelity, with marvellous skill
and untiring devotion to your interests,
are due entirely to the faithful work of
the women composing your supervision
committee.
/ Il am happy to say that during the
last twelve months such harmony has
prevailed. such self-evident satisfa ctory
rcsuits have justified the labors of this
~oinmittee. that every suggestion. every
/ recommendation they have made has
met the unqualified approval of the
board and the continental hall commit
tee, to whom these reports have also
been submitted at it's last two meetings.
1t Is perhaps only just to say that I'm
the absence for several months Of the
chairman. Mrs. Barnes. her place has
been most capably filled by the vice
president general of the National So
ciety and formerly librarian general
and vice president general In charge of
Organization of chapters.
Expense Is Great.
And now. ladies. let me disabuse
your minds of any impression you may
have had that we are saving money by
the removal of the onices into Conti-
mental Hall. This building is the no.
blest expression OF the noblest thought
of the nobiest women on earth-the
Daughters OF the American Revolution.
1t is unique on the planet. In no land.
oriental or occidental. have women
erected building In honor of ances-
tors not only heroes Of the revolution.
who look down upon us from their
marble inches. but In honor of the
women Of the spinning wheel. the men
In homespun behind the guns. And but
for the courage OF my predecessor In
bonding this building our Offices would
still be at 902 street, with scanold-
iuRS marble dust and all the sunSightly