ON BELONGING TO TWO CHAPTERS. The subject of belonging to two Chapters is not touched upon in the Constitution, and it seems to be one that requires some attention from the National Board, as conflicting opinions have been given by the National Officers in answer to inquiries on this matter. The points to be made in favor of this privilege, which, of course, would mean simply honorary membership in one of the two Chapters, are as follows: 1. Many of the members of city Chapters would like to form Chapters in their rural towns or country places in which they pass their summers, but would hesitate to do so if it involves relinquishment of their positions in the city Chapter, the meetings of which they enjoy attending during the winter season. 2. There are no meetings of the city Chapters in the summer time when a large portion of the members are scattered; and consequently some of the most interesting holidays, such as June Seventeenth and July Fourth, find members where they cannot celebrate the day with appropriate ceremonies. 3. It is of great advantage to the Regents of suburban Chapters to have the privilege of meeting with the city Chapters for the purpose of obtaining new ideas for the furtherance of the objects for which the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution is formed. This, of course, can not be done by standing invitations, but they, of course, give no right to address the meeting or ask questions, which privileges would naturally belong to honorary members. It has therefore been suggested that the matter should be laid before the Executive Board, in order to obtain permission for each Chapter to make its own by-laws with regard to this matter, or else to have the National Society introduce a by-law on the subject to be binding on the whole organization. As we all sincerely desire the increase of the Society, and as enthusiasm is more easily aroused by personal experience in a Chapter than by any account of its proceedings, it seems as if members of existing Chapters should not be deprived of all incentive to extend the Society for fear of losing connection with a Chapter which they already greatly enjoy. The effect of a prohibitory resolution would be to chill this enthusiasm and to narrow the growth of the Society. Should objections be made to the danger of a double count, by-laws could stipulate that the members of Chapters received as honorary members in other Chapters should not be reckoned in the annual report to the State Regent, and so all danger of an over-enumeration would be avoided. Should it be necessary to report the number of honorary members, an asterisk and note would indicate in what Chapter such members held a vote. The privilege of honorary membership might include the payment of a small fee, which would be to the advantage of the poorer Chapters, and would be gladly paid by the Regents of country Chapters for the sake of attending the meetings in the city, and would be paid with equal readiness by city members who desire to attend the gatherings of the local Chapter during the summer months. MARY C. ROBBINS, Regent of Old Colony Chapter, D. A. R., Hingham, Massachusetts. IN MEMORIAM. MRS. MARY MORRIS HUSBAND. The Dolly Madison Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, records with sorrow the death of Mrs. Mary Morris Husband, a senior and charter member thereof; who died March 3, 1894, at her late residence, 1323 T Street northwest, in this city. On the occasion of the funeral, a loving tribute of flowers from the Chapter was placed on the casket, where they remained in all their freshness and beauty until reaching their last resting place with the remains, in Laurel Hill Cemetery at Philadelphia. Mrs. Husband, the granddaughter of Robert Morris, the financier of the Revolution, to whose duties and patriotism it was owing that we had a Republic at all, inherited an earnest love of country, well worthy of her ancestry, and had the distinction of being more closely allied to a Revolutionary patriot than most Daughters of the American evolution. (Signed) MARY MORRIS HALLOWELL. At the regular meeting of the Chapter, held at the residence of Miss Mary L. Smith, 1728 Q street northwest, March 20, 1894, the following resolutions were adopted: WHEREAS, in view of the loss we have sustained by the decease of our friend and associate, Mrs. Mary Morris Husband, and of the still heavier loss sustained by those who were nearest and dearest to her; therefore, be it Resolved, That it is but a just tribute to the memory of the departed to say that, in regretting her removal from our midst, we mourn for one who was, in every way, worthy of our respect and regard; Resolved, That we deeply sympathize with the family of the deceased and commend them for consolation to Him who orders all things for the best, and whose chastisements are meant in mercy; Resolved, That as a token of respect, a copy of this testimonial of our sympathy and sorrow be forwarded to the family of our departed friend, and alsɔ placed upon the records of the Chapter. Respectfully referred to the Corresponding Secretary-General of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, for publication in THE AMERICAN MONTHLY MAGAZINE. ANTOINETTE VAN HOOK, Recording Secretary, Dollie Madison Chapter, D. A. R. 秋 MRS. HARRISON PORTRAIT FUND. MARCH, RECEIVED. Mrs. Eldridge Moore, New York.... Mrs Ogden Doremus, New York........ Mrs. Schuyler Hamilton, New York.. Mrs. R. Eccleston Gallier, New York....... Mrs. T. F. Meagher, New York........ Mrs. Charles S. Jenkins, New York... Miss Grace Jenkins, New York.... Mrs. John S. Wise, New York.. Miss Ingraham New York.... Miss H. L. Stanton, New York... Miss Irwin Martin, New York... Mrs. Virginia L. Barrow, New York........ Mrs. Roger A. Pryor, New York.... 2.00 *The name of Mrs. Mills was printed incorrectly in the February list and is therefore repeated. The word subscriber attached to a few names refers back to a list in May Magazine, 1893. A report of the Treasurer of the Portrait Fund was made to the last Congress, and will be found in the published proceedings. The National Committee are unremitting in their efforts to complete the amount required, and hope that every Daughter, who has not already subscribed, will do so at once. Four hundred dollars have been paid to the artist since the Congress. A meeting of the National Committee will be held at an early day, probably on April twenty-sixth, to devise means to complete the fund and to make their final report to the Board of Management with the business entirely closed. ELLEN HARDIN WALWORTH, Treasurer. |