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

The Daughters of the American Revo-
ltion got right back to old form this
morning and for while things were
Pretty lively. Then the president gem
tral. Mrs. Matthew T. Scott. carried the
day fer peace and quiet and the storm
lew over.
The program for the day included the
reading of reports by the general Of
fcers of the congress. The report of the
presiding general as chairman of the
general board of management was a lit
tie breezy. with slap or two for I'M
named recalcitrants. but after a few
questions it went through without
change.
The reports of the other officers were
read and accepted in quick succession,
r. Hoover. came to the front and said
she would ask THE man. to read her re-
port fer her. The man has been in
evidence Toy some time as a reader, but
has not had much chance. For about an
hour he read long lists of figures presen-
tatons, disbursements. and that sort OF
thinS, While every member of the con-
STess held in her hand a printed COPY
o. the report and read as the man.
read
THE man. has name but i'm the con-
gross of the Daughters that does not
count. When he got through the storm
broke
A lady from Rhode Island wanted to
KNOW That state had given some bronze
doors or something. and the treasurer
general had not put word about it i'm
the report The treasurer general replied
that the lady's state had not sent the
money through the treasurer generals
department, and as :he had not handled
the fund. naturally she could not give an
account of it
The Rhode Island lady could not m
derstand, or would not. and was sure
that something was wrong"
Many More Ask Questions.
Then some lady in the back part of
the house wanted to know exactly the
same thing about her state which had
sent something and the IT. c." had
failed to note it. Same reply Half a
dozen more women were on their feet,
eXcitedly demanding to know the same
thing. Finally the treasurer general
declared that she was unable to make
the ladies understand that she could
not account for funds never put into
her hands, nor could she check out a
fund that was never in her possession
Just about as the congress had smoothed
It's ruftSd silks and satins and the re-
port O inc treasurer general was about
TO be adopted. Mrs. VI. \. Ballinger of
the District bobbed up with questions
about bonds that had been sod Mrs
Ball1nSer did not speak to be heard
anu DiI'l controversy arose between
her and the president general. Mrs Bal
Hnger positively declining to go upon the
platform. The president general said ::
We'll. / can't hear d word you say. Mrs.
l-aliinger. What will the congress do
with the report? The congress pro-
ceeded to adopt ii.
Mrs Bal1nger, standing back of Mrs
Smaliwood of the District, appealed from
the decision of the chair Immediately
here was pandemonium, some calling
NO. no.
Skirmish Follows.
Mrs. Smallwood seemed to be urging
Mrs Balinger 10 do something. Mrs
Ballinger would make a motion or ask
question. and get an answer that
seemed unexpected.
As the two ladies were on the main
aisle they were in plain view, and the
congress, catching onto the comedy,
congress, catching to the comedy,
laughed After a skirn1ish the finance
committee got in its report and the audit
Ing committee got in it's. and then the