The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-09-07

Traditions Are Smashed in Notice Sent
State Chapters in Which Offer Is
Made to Furnish Lists and Rates
of Accessible Hostelries.


the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton are more than ordinarily inter
ested in the prospects Of exciting times
at the next conference of the state d.
A. r. which will be held in Milwaukee
with the Milwaukee chapter as hostess,
the second week in October.
DO They Begrudge Expense?
The high cost of living or something
else has affected the spirit of hospital
ity which for years has been D. A. R.
tradition. Wherever the annual con-
ference has been held the visiting
daughters of the chapters, non-voting
as well as voting members, have been
received with open arms. The hospi-
tality of the town was theirs, They
could not pay for room, board, auto
mobiles or anything else it was in the
power of the city hostess to offer. But
there's nothing Of this sort contem-
plated by the Milwaukee chapter which
is to entertain the state conference Oc-
tober Ill and IL.
And the entire affair is said to be
the outcome of politics. There has
been much .buzzing of tongues over the
whole affair in Milwaukee and in other
towns throughout the state where there
are D. A. r.. chapters, ever since the
notices were sent out announcing the
conference for October IL and IL and
politely suggesting that all except vot-
ing delegates were expected to supply
their own room and board and offering
to furnish lists and rates of available
bostelries.
Will Be "Pay' Guests.
The annual luncheons which the pre-
cedent Of years has made hospitable
affairs at which every daughter hap
pening to be in the convention town
was an honored guest will be money
making affairs in Milwaukee. The no.
tice invites all visiting daughters ex-
cept the voting delegates to engage
seats at the informal luncheon at SO
cents per and at the formal luncheon
a. $l.00 per plate
M1lwaukeean Charges Politics
A Milwaukee woman discussing the
arrangements for the conference said
she believed them to be made TO dis
courage attendance of any but accred-
tied voters and thus to make it easier
to railroad through action approved by
the administration, as the fewer there
are present the less probability of agi
tation and discussion exists.
The annual chapter reception has
heretofore taken place on the eve of
the opening of the session which has
been at a. m. Tuesday morning, the
reception being held on Monday night.
This function afforded the delegates an
opportunity to talk over informally
measures which were to come up in the
business sessions and the interchange
of opinion tended to a better under.
standing, it was said,
Reception Postponed Day.
This year the session is shortened by
not opening until p. m. Tuesday and
continuing through Wednesday only.
The annual reception is to be held Tues
day night in the residence of the state
regent, Mrs. John P. Hume. The post
ponement of the reception to Tuesday
night it is said will prevent the discus
sion of state politics until after con-
siderable business has been transacted.
It is also said that as the reception is
to be held in the home Of the state
regent it is probable that those who do
attend will be largely those who are
supporting the administration IS candi-
date and neutrals who are as vet I'M
decided as to what they are to vote
The opposing faction charges this is an
unfair advantage.
1t is said that the present arranoa-
ments will promote the work of an adj
ministration machine if such a machine
exists.
Why One Chapter is Out.
A propos of all this a bit of gossin
has fioated into Kenosha quite directly
from a member of the BENJAMIN Tall
madge chapter of Milwaukee. to the
effect that this chapter refused to be
a co-hostess with the Milwaukee chan
ter in entertaining the state conference
because it 50 thoroughly disapproved Of
the tactics Of the Milwaukee chapter IN
regard to the entertainment, especially
as to the matter of hospitality.
Kenoshans are PeaceabIe.
henosha women seem to wish to keep
Out of any entanglements in connection
with the state squabble in the D. a. r
~ believe the majority of our men,
bers are neutral and certainly the Ke-
nosha chapter hopes for peaceful
state conference and happy outcome
of the biennial election which will