Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-21

congress Of 1919 may not say that the
State conference must be "A body OF dele
gates elected by the chapters, hut may
possibly say that the state regent and
State viee-regent must be elected by
chapter representation. at the confer
enee, or IL there is no conference, at the
congress
Il see nothing in the constitution to
prevent the transaction by the mass
meeting of Tenn. H. A. r.. of all other
business detection eff other state officers,
ctc.1 than that stated as the special bust
ness of the conference delegated accord
ing to the constitution. II YOU wished
to have Il delegated State conference
larger than the Tenn. representation IN
congress, the chapters could be notified
of the increase to be recommended by
the bylaws committee POSSIBLY an ad-
dition of four to each vote to which each
chapter in the state was entitled) at the
conference, and told TO elect ana SEM
to the conference that many additional
votes. The individuals representing
these additional votes to understand that
they were not part of the conference
the bylaws committee had been approx
ed at meeting in which the CHAPTERS
We're represented as in congress
IF the bylaws committee decided upon
four as the increaese, then each chapter
under so would be represented by its re-
gent and four additional votes. Chapters
between 50 to 90o by regent and four
votes and also by a delegate and four
gent and four votes. delegate and four
votes, fifteen votes in all.
My reason for saying that the confer
ence could only consist of the regular
delegation to congress, is that the con-
stItution states that the state confer
ence may increase this representation
From this you will see that 1t must pc
q vote of the State conference, as de-
fined in the constitution, which decides
what this ratio shall be.
MRS. HOWARD L, HODGKINS,
"Recording secretary General.
The amendment was passed after
the calling of the roll of Chapters and
the secretary's reading the minutes Of
Wednesdays meeting. In passing, a
pretty feature of the chaplain's pray
er may be noted. 1t called for the re-
peating by the ladies Of the Lords
Prayer, which made an impressive
feature of the session.
Letters of sympathy to members IN
great trouble We're voted to be sent.
The Committee on Credentials re-
ported a list of 81 delegates of whom
81 could vote upon revision of bylaws.
Regent Mrs. John a. Morse then or
dered a Shift in the sittings, bring
ing together in one group these Gig
ibles for greater accuracy in voting.
1t was quite job getting the Ia
dies unsnarled and seated as body.
slight mix-up had been made in
filing out voting blanks, but the
Council was courteous and united
promptly what men politicians in the
Capitol might have taken advantage
of. They unanimously voted to make
Mrs. Adella Neasey Moore voting
delegate on learning that she had been
elected by her Chapter but rendered
ineligible by mistake.
Madame Regent stated the pros and
cons of the pulling new delegate
proposition. Her idea was to avoid
the nerve racking difficulties of two
sets of delegates. 1t was moved and
carried TO increase the regular rep
resentation TO the Continental Con-
gress in the ratio Ct A To /, said to-
tai being the representation in the
State Conference.
Mrs Kendall spoke in behalf of two
meetings year, a mass meeting for
business in the fall and one of the
Council in the spring.
Mrs. Allan of Dummer Sewall Chap
ter wanted to know how they could
be entertained.
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