Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-16

The Daughters of the American Revo-
luton. assembled here for their twen-
ty-hrst continental congress, began
their business sessions this morning
with rush. and an evident determine
ton to accomplish as much as DOS
sible before adjournment Reports of
national officers and q number Of the
committees We're submitted and passed
upon by the congress. Mrs Matthew T.
Scott, president general, read her re-
port as chairman of the national board
OF management She did not mince her
words In charging her political oppo-
nents In the D. A. r. with methods. CAL
culated to disrupt the organization.
Mrs Scott urged that the question of
the publication Of the Chalkley manu-
scripts be settled, once and for ALL BY
action OF the congress 1t was determined
| to take up this matter Thursday after
| the minutes. and to thresh it out
The most important political announce
ment of the day came from Mrs Scott,
| through close friends. There is to be no
administration candidate" for president
general next year. in the real sense of
| the term. Mrs. Scott has determined to
Keep her hands OF. it is said. in the selec-
ton OF a candidate. This is understood
to be largely due to the fact that several
Of Mrs. SCOTS friends are offering them
selves as candidates. and she does not
feel that she can favor one over an
other.
This announcement does not mean that
the combination in the D. A. r. which
| now constitutes the administration
party will not offer candidate against.
Mrs. William Cummings Story. In fact.
1t seems likely that the party will be split
In several sections for various candidates,
though 1t may unite In the end in sup
port Of one.
Sorrow Over Ocean Disaster.
Early in today's session the congress
authorized Mrs. Scott to appoint COM
mittee to draft resolutions of sympathy
and distress and grief upon the sinking
Of the Titanic. These resolutions will be
submitted to the congress this afternoon.
The committee consists Of Mrs Thomas
*. Noble and Miss Janet Richards Of the
District Of Columbia. and Mrs. Morgan
renee of Illinois.
Previous to this action, Mrs. William
Cummings Story OF New York, from her
place on the floor. requested. that she be
resolution Of sympathy upon the sink
ing Of the steamer. but Mrs. Scott replied
that she herself intended to look after
that matter.
Report Of Board Of Management.
MIS. Scott report as chairman OF the
national board of management was in
part as follows:
Regular meetings Of the national
BOARD OF management have been held in
June, October. February and April. Spe-
cial meetings have been held in Novem-
Der. December. January and March.
The question OF me Chalkley manu-
scripts has wasted much of the valuable
time Of the board. Discussions in the
twentieth continental congress upon this
| subject were interpreted by your chair
| man as instructions to withhold arrange
menfs for the publication of these man
uscripts until proper examination by an
expert had been made and report of
the work OF the expert given to this con-
gress for action.
This report by competent expert his
torian and genealogfst, now ready to be
presented to this congress. will, we must
hope, bring about final action upon this
narrowing question. The Chalkley manu-
scripts have already cost the society
.45O. II we have q gold mine in these
papers. let US take action accordingly; IL
not l pray you. let this congress dispose
OF the matter finally. so far as the ma
tional society is concerned. by definite &C
| ton duly recorded.