Evening star., 1921-04-22
DUES OCCUPY D. AR.
IN entire SESSION
p sss
Initiation Fees Raised From
One to Five Dollars After
Hot Debate.

OF tne DauSnteTS Ol tht AhiSi'toh A>e "
luton in Continental Memorial Hall.
The congress was considering an amend
ment of the bylaws to increase the mi
tiation fee from ST to s.. which it finally
passed.
The debate was getting keen and there
were many who sought TO be heard on
the question, when il was cut on pS
close vote when the previous question
was put. Even after the congress had
voted to close debate and during the
voting there were numerous Efforts 10
again speak on the matter. Considera-
tion of this one amendment took practl-
Cally the entire morning session
Delegates are today balloting for
the registrar general and eight vice
presidents general The polls Will pc
closed this afternoon. Miss Emma l..
Strider of this city is the lone candl-
date for registrar general, and MIS-
Howard l.. Hodgkins of this city is
a candidate for vice president general
to fill one of the eight vacancies be-
ing voted on. The results OF the elec-
tion will be announced tonlgh'
The night session will be devoted
almost entirely to the presentation of
living pictures o. representative ms
toric women. under the direction Oh
the historian general, Miss Jenn
Winslow ColStrane.
Voting strength Today.
The voting strength of the confer
ence for the balloting today ls l,4o''
according to the final report of the
resolutions committee.
Protest against the reported efforts
TO have Congress authorize the COM
plete destruction of the census rec
ords of 1890, partly damaged in the
recent fire in the Commerce building
was the subject Of a resolution re-
ported favorably today by the resolu-
lions committee and approved by the
other resolutions adopted included
approval of the bill making The
Star Spangled Banner" the official ma
-tional anthem; protest against r.
reverance to the anthem at public
meetings by not remaining at atten-
ton: asking for an immediate appro-
priation by Congress OF money for
putting in sanitary plumbing at Ellis
Island. for providing place where
detained women with babies may
wash clothes. and to provide special
comforts for old people: indorsing
proposed law to punish deSecration of
the flag: indorsing the work of light
houses for the blind. and pledging
support of the congress to obtain leg
islation for the welfare of the Amer
lean Indians.
Demand Release by Russia.
The congress also adopted the
petition of patriotic societies of
Alabama. appealing to Congress to
take immediate action looking to the
release of Capt. Emmett fitzpatrick
of Alabama. the Red Cross worker.
the Russian boIshevik forces since
October sS.1926.
DR.. Kate Waller Barrett. state
regent of Virginia. of Alexandria
offered a resolution indorsing Presi-
dent Harding's policy on PanAmer-
on the attainment of the first step in
this policy by the approval by the
Senate of the Colombian treaty. 1t
was sent to the resolutions committee
for action.
DR.. Barrett also asked that Con-
Eress be petitioned to make provision
for roadway from Washington's
birthplace to the state highway. This
also was sent to the resolutions COM
mittee.
Birth ControI PropaGanda.
Calling attention to the distribution
OF so-called birth control pamphlets,
Mrs johnson of California offered
resolution protesting against this
shameless propaganda" which she de-
clared TO be destructive of the morals
OF the youth OF the country. 1t was
referred to the resolutions commit
tee.
The society was presented today
with an antique jeweled and enam-
eled watch. a revolutionary heirloom
OF the Beecher family. II was pre-
sented by E. Mary Beecher Smith. 1t
VIII be placed in a case in Continental
Hall.
The congress then passed to the
consideration of amendments to the
bylaws. Considerable debate result
ed from the proposal to increase the
Initiation fee from 81 to SIS Efforts
were made to compromise on a So fee
Mrs Henry McCleary. Woe presi-
dent general. told the congress. fol-
rowing display of much opposition to
the increase. that it would be SHOW
OF patriotism to approve il. She told
the congress that she had definitely
determined that members of the
I W. Y" paid more dues per month
than the d. A. r. members paw Tor
year
The subject was developing into
an extended debate when the preyi-
ous question was called for and the
congress voted to cut on further
talking.
The congress rejected the amend
ment for the SO initiation fee. and
on a record vote approved the IS
by vote of 71S to 2l3.
International Organization.
: Urging the formation of an inter-
national organization of the Dauph.
ters OF the American Rsyolution, DR..
L. B Rowe. director general of the
Pan-American Union, spoke al lasf
nights session. He pointed out thai
II would bring together in unity Of
purpose the women of North. South
and Central America.
There should be goyernmen, 70
operation between the United Stafe.
and the Latin Americas. he said and
such an organization of women az
IS proposed would bring the coun-
: tries nearer together in one common
1deaI OF international service. without
which there can be no permanent
peace on this continent
Closing OF the doors of the United
States to immigration until the coun
try can Americanize and asslmiia,e
the aliens now here was urged bv DIR
Charles A. Eaton of New York. He
advocated also the use of the English
language exclusively IN this country.
Other languages. he said, should be
used only as stepping stones to the
English tongue.
The Lafayette tree AT Yorktown was
nominated for "a pIac. in the Hall of
Fame OF the American Forestry As
sociation by Mrs. William w. Rich
ardson. Virginia state librarian of
the d. A. r. Lafayette planted the
tree when he returned to the United
Saates on a visit in 1924.
A road of remembrance, in which
every state could have a part. was
suggested to Mrs. Richardson by p.
3. Ridsdale. secretary Of the Ameri-
can Forestry Association. He urged
that Mrs. Richardson take up with her
organization plans for making the
approach to the battlefield a memorial
drive planted with memorial trees
that would. he said. in the years to