Evening star., 1919-04-17

tuc american revolution, re1OSeQ TO-
day to cut down chapter representa-
tion at the annual meetings. and in
its efforts to revise the constitution
left the attendance section precisely
where it stood twenty eight years ago.
This decision was not reached with
out spirited fight in which the
smaller chapters opposed any change
in the general system of attendance.
The argument that the organization
had outgrown Continental Hall was
met by the answer that the building
could be enlarged. Delegates clam
ored for recognition in the closing
hour of debate, and while many ap-
parently were anxious to speak a call
for vote cut them off.
The question is to come before the
congress again, when the amendments
are considered as a whole.
A proposed. the amepdment pro-
vides that chapters should be repre-
sented at continental congresses by
their rsssnts 81 vice reEsnts and by
bsfs Apd ops additional dAlegate for
each 800 nfembefs THEREAFTER.
It was explained by the president
general that As the auditorium in
which the congresses are held has q
that the society. under the present
laws, has q delegate representation
Of 2.544. including eighty-two ma
tional officers. vice presidents general
equitable plan for reducing delegate
representation had become necessary.
Presents Plan to Cut.
A table prepared by the treasurer
general showed that under the plan
proposed in the amendment repre-
sentation would be reduced by 61s to
q total of 1874.
In Il, this hi sa,h,a genera, redust,on ; the Dis,
chapters. would be reduced from
seventy delegates to sixty-flve,
loss Of twelve. Maryland. with
seventeen chapters. would suffer re-
in to v,rTn,a dSm
with thirty-two chapters. would have
its representation cut from forty-hve
to thirty-hve. a reduction of ten. New
York, with 1874 chapters. would suf-
fer reduction of three in its
Mrs. Metcalf of Massachusetts Offer
ed an amendment to the amendment,
making it read that chapters should
be entitled to one representative for
every lUU memDoTS uTS. WllQ OI
Pennsylvania protested against any
reduction of representation. saying that
| no need has been shown for such reduc-
| ton as yet. Others. speaking for
chapters having a mem bership of less
than 100. protested against what they
believed to be discrimination against
small chapters and in favor of large
ones.
Two-Thirds Vote Necessary.
Prior to taking up the proposed
amendments to the constitution the
president general announced that
amendments to amendments would be
carried by a majority vote, and that
the final draft of the proposed amend
ments would be adopted by two
| thirds vote after completion.
An amendment providing that no
new chapters may be formed in locali-
| ties where one or more chapters al
| ready exist unless such new chapters
have a charter membership of at least
been members. Of the. society for a
longer period than six months also
provoked prolonged discussion. Miss
Hilda Fletcher of this city proposed
an amendment making the period OF
membership one year instead of six
| months. This was defeated. Mrs.
Greenawalt of this city proposed that
fifteen, instead OF twenty-five, new
members be required. This also was
| defeated.
Another amendment offered from
! the floor, but not acted upon, provid-
! ed that no new chapters may be or
ganized in occupied territory unless
existing chapters have attained a
membership of at least fifty.
An amendment adopted provides
that a requisite for delegates to con-
! crosses shall be at least one years
| NJ hershin in the SOcietV.
Resolutions Are Adopted.
Several resolutions read at yester-
| DAYS sessions were presented and
adopted after second reading
| These included the resolution by Mrs.
George Maynard Minor pledging the
society to welcome and promote the
| standing between the peoples of Eng
land and the United States; the reso-
luton by Miss Grace M. Pierca regis
trar general. asking Congress to pro-
vide funds to build and maintain a
| suitable fireproof storage building for
valuable historical papers and docu-
ments now kept in the State, War and
Navy and other unsafe government
buildings; q resolution by Mrs. Laura
T. Cochran Of New York calling on
chapters to prepare and forward to
the societys headquarters here COM
plete rosters of the men and women
in their localities performing war
service, with details of such service:
and a resolution by Mrs. James S.
Wood of Georgia to establish Septem-
ber 6. LaFayette's birthday as q
calendar day Of the society. when all
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