The Corresponding Secretary-General reported the receipt of the following letters: from Mrs. William Wirt Henry, of Virginia, accepting position as chairman of standing Committee on National University; Mrs. James Lyons, of Virginia, accepting position as member of the Advisory Board; letters from the Department of the Interior, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, and War Department, all granting, with pleasure, the leave of absence on May 10 to any members of the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution who may desire it. The Treasury Department and Department of Agriculture refer the question to the President. Letters relative to the election of an Editor for the magazine were read. Mrs. Wilbour, of Rhode Island, desires Mrs. Walworth to continue as Editor; Mrs. Morgan, of Georgia, recommends Miss Janet Richards as Editor; Mrs. Morson, of Alabama, desires that a lineal only be appointed; Rev. J. C. Markham, of New York, strongly recommends Mrs. Walworth's retention as Editor.

Mrs. Clarke, secretary of the Finance Committee, presented for criticism the circular which the committee had been authorized by the Board to have printed and sent to the Chapters. Accepted.

The Recording Secretary-General presented the following committees appointed by the President-General :

Committee on Badges.-Mrs. J. C. Burrows, Michigan, Chairman; Mrs. M. S. Lockwood.

Committee on National Hymn.-Mrs. Joshua Wilbour, Rhode Island, Chairman; Mrs. Schuyler Hamilton, New York; Mrs. S. H. Kerfoot, Illinois; Mrs. C. C. Foster, Indiana.

Addition to Standing Committee on Colonial Home.-Mrs. Leland Stanford, California; Mrs. Schuyler Hamilton, New York; Mrs. Keim, Connecticut.

Mrs. Keim offered the following resolution, which was accepted:

"Resolved, That Mrs. H. M. Shepard, of Chicago, chairman of Building Committee of Colonial Home, be permitted to have the printing and typewriting necessary for the furtherance of the work of her committee done in Chicago, and that bills for such work be honored by the National Society, after approval by the Board of Management.

The chairman of the Magazine Committee presented her report in regard to the printing and publishing of the magazine, and presented bids received from various printers and publishers, with specimens of their work.

The consideration of this report was deferred.

Nominations for Editor were then called for by the Chair, and Mrs. Walworth and Mrs. Lockwood were nominated.

In connection with the election of an Editor the Recording Secretary-General reported the receipt of a circular letter signed by the State Regents of Arkansas, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Vermont, strongly urging the election of a "lineal" Editor.

The vote on the nominations was then taken by ballot. The result was a tie, and the election was postponed. The Corresponding Secretary-General read a letter from the President-General offering the resignation of Mrs. Mary C. Gannett as Recording Secretary-General on account of ill health. The resignation was accepted with regret, and a vote of thanks tendered Mrs. Gannett for her efficient services.

Mrs. Edward Goodfellow was nominated as Recording Secretary-General.

Mrs. C. C. Snyder was elected a Vice-President-General. Miss Desha gave notice that she would offer the following amendments to the By-laws:

"Whereas the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution was organized to honor the men and women who achieved American Independence,' and not for the purpose of complimenting living people; and

"Whereas the Board of Management, early in 1891, for good. and sufficient reasons decided that Chapters should not be named for living people

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I therefore give notice that I will offer the following amendment to the By-Laws :

"ARTICLE XI.

"(7) Chapters must not be named for living persons; and, unless there is good and sufficient reason, they should not be named for persons who belong to a later historical period than the one ending in 1820."

Also to change number of present Article XVIII to XIX, and insert new Article XVIII as follows:

"ARTICLE XVIII.

"Any member conducting herself, either at the Chapter meetings or elsewhere, in a way calculated to disturb the harmony of the Society, or to impair its good name or prosperity, or to injure the reputation of any member thereof, may, after thorough investigation, be reprimanded, suspended, or expelled, as the National Board of Management may decide."

The amendment to Section 6, Article XI, of the By-laws, offered at a previous meeting by Miss Knight, of Rhode Island, was laid on the table.

Miss Desha moved that the President be requested to grant leave of absence to all members of the Society employed in the Departments who wish to go to Fredericksburg on May 10.

Motion carried.

It was moved and carried that the Constitutions be printed

at once.

The thanks of the Board were offered to Hon. T. L. Johnson for a copy of the Congressional Directory.

The Board then adjourned until Friday, May 4, 1894.

May 4, 1894.

An adjourned meeting of the Board of Management was held at 1416 F Street, at 4 P. M. Mrs. Schuyler Hamilton in the Chair.

Present: Mrs. Blount, Mrs. Brackett, Mrs. Burnett, Mrs. Clarke, Miss Desha, Miss Dorsey, Mrs. Geer, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Heth, Mrs. Keim, Mrs. Maddox, Dr. McGee, Miss Miller, Mrs. Mann, Mrs. Tullock, and Miss Eugenia Washington.

The Registrars-General presented the names of 67 applicants as eligible for membership in the National Society; who were accepted.

Mrs. Geer moved that the Board should proceed with the election of an Editor.

Motion carried; and the following nominations were made: Mrs. Lockwood, Mrs. Walworth, and Miss Elizabeth Bryant Johnston.

The vote was then taken by ballot; which resulted in the election of Mrs. Lockwood.

Mrs. Keim offered the following resolution; which was adopted.

Resolved, That Mrs. Lockwood have authority to choose a Business Manager for the magazine, subject to the approval of the Board."

The Vice-President-General in Charge of Organization presented the following names for Chapter Regents: Mrs, Adam Stephen Dandridge, Shepherdstown, West Virginia; Miss Kinnie E. Smith, Parkersburg, West Virginia; Mrs. Annie M. Randolph Hunt, Kingston, Rhode Island.

A correction was made in the case of Mrs. Harriet J. Hawes, Freeport, Illinois, who had been previously confirmed as Chapter Regent in Freeport, Indiana.

The Corresponding Secretary-General reported the death of Mrs. Elizabeth G. Mettler, of Bound Brook, New Jersey, and Mrs. Eliza A. Brown of St. Paul, Minnesota. She was authorized to write letters of condolence to the families of the deceased. A letter was read from a lady whose daughter's papers were filed, but who died before admission was granted. It was decided to admit the papers.

The following letters were reported: From Mrs. Arthur E. Clarke, of New Hampshire, Mrs. Ellen H. Cantrell, Arkansas; and Mrs. Elizabeth Andrew-Hill, Georgia, accepting positions on standing Committee on National University; from Mrs. Shepard, of Illinois, accepting the position as chairman of the Committee on Colonial Home; from Mrs. Jas. S. Peck, of Wisconsin, protesting against the passage of amendment to By-laws which states that all State Regents must be born in the State of which they are Regents; from Mrs. Joshua Wilbour, of Rhode Island, accepting position on Committee on Colonial Home.

Dr. McGee, Chairman of Magazine Committee, stated that the Committee, 4 to 1, had decided that the printing of the magazine should be done in the city where the Editor resides;

and after careful consideration the Committee had decided that in the interest of the best economy the printing and publishing of the magazine should be given to Judd & Detwiler, of Washington, D. C.

Mrs, Henry moved that the bid of Judd & Detwiler be accepted.

Motion carried.

It was moved and carried that the Corresponding SecretaryGeneral inform Mrs. Lockwood of her appointment as Editor of the magazine, and express a desire that she should be present at the next meeting of the Board.

It was moved and carried that all application papers received one month shall be examined and submitted to the Board for acceptance, or returned to the applicants if not accepted, before those received another month are considered.

The Vice-President-General in Charge of Organization read a letter from Miss McAllister, of New York, in regard to the formation of another Chapter in New York City.

Miss Desha offered the following resolution:

"Resolved, (1) That the genealogy of members of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution be published under the name of "The Lineage Book "-the first book to contain the genealogies of the charter members (818), the other books to contain those of 1,000 members, excepting the second, which will contain all between the last charter member and the number 2,000.

"(2). That the first book be printed immediately, and the succeeding books as rapidly as they can be prepared.

(3). That the Chapters be informed that the Lineage. Book, in paper binding, will be sold at 50 cents a copy, and that they be requested to send their orders for the books as promptly as possible, that the Printing Committee may know the number of copies to have printed."

Resolution accepted.

Mrs. Maddox, of California, moved that the Board appoint a Committee of Safety, consisting of five members.

Motion carried.

The following ladies were nominated: Miss Mallett, Mrs. Mann, Miss Eugenia Washington, Miss Desha, and Miss Virginia Miller.