New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-22
Unsigned Circular Causes
Much Excitement at
Congress.
"MISAPPROPRIATION
OF $1,000 A MONTH"
Strife Again Enters Ranks OF
Society-RepOrt To-day
Awaited.
Iron The Tribune Bureau. J

Washington, April 81. - Excitement
marked the second day OF the annual
congress OF the National Society OF the
Daughters Of the American Revolution
Reports of the treasurer general and or
other officers were read, and things were
proceeding quietly when the annual
bomb, the amendments to the constitu-
ton, was thrown After several hours
OF lively discussion the matter went over
until tomorrow.
The real event OF the session to-day &C.
Cured this afternoon, when an anony-
nous printed document denouncing the
chairman of the magazine committee
and intmating that there had been mis-
appropriation Of the magazine funds at
the rate OF 100 month since August
was read.
Miss Florence c. Finch, chairman OF
the magazine committee, stepped to the
front of the stage. holding aloft the sheet
of printed paper. entitled important
Statement Concerning Magazine Affairs"
and in almost hysterical tones and with
every muscle OF her face quvering de-
manded that the writer of the document
De CoInpelleu 10 SlSn ntI HdflS 10 IL.
Mystery About Circular.
Miss Eliza o. Dennison. editor of The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Magazine" demanded TO know whether
the document in the hands Of Miss Finch
was the only one in the hall, or whether
Il had been generally circulated. Re
peated efforts to have the question an
swered failed. and the matter bids fair
TO remain mystery.
The exact contents Of the document
were not disclosed. An effort was made
TO keep its contents secret because Of the
furore raised yesterday over the reading
of a letter from a Chicago man de-
nouncing a Southern daughter for wear
ing Confederate badge beside that OF
the Daughters OF the Revolution.
Miss Finch. however, answered the
question as TO the number OF printed
documents by appearing again on the
stage with a large bunch of them in her
hand. Just how they got into the hall
and how they were distributed remained
a mystery until Mrs. Ransdell. OF Illi
nois, insisted on making a statement to
the whole congress She told how she
went into the Illinois room, where dis
cussion Of politics was in progress. and
laid her papers down. Soon she left the
room, and on returning took her bundle
and started along the hall. Various per-
sons handed her papers. the contents OF
which she did not notice When finally
she took her seat with her delegation
she handed out package Of documents
which she had not read, but which she
presumed were given TO her for dlstribu-
ton
The anonymous paper fell into the
hands OF some one, who sent copy TO
Miss Finch.
To Report To-day.
Tomorrow the report of the chairman
Of the magazine committee will be pre-
scented
The storm brought on this afternoon by
the discussion OF the constitutional
amendments and the anonymous docu-
ment would have been averted. or post
pcned, had President Wilson been able 10
keep MS appointment TO receive the
Daughters this afternoon. The reception
was postponed until tomorrow.
II was shown by the report Of the treas
urer general. Mrs. j. u. Ransdell that the
society is flourishing. The debt on Cont
mental Hall was reduced SIS, 600 as against
$1,000 devoted to the same purpose in 1912.
The income for 1914 reached sSl7l9. ms
compared with s69.570 in 1912 and 81 ,0lS In
1918. The net gain in income over ex-
penditure under the Story administration
was shown to be }3l,6i3 81. Another inter-
esting report was that Of Mrs. Henry l..
Mann, which gave the number of Daugh-
ters as s2,ss6, an increase for the year of
5Oi9.