Show lOR DA DAIN D A R L SCRAP ON IN ANNUAL N UAL MEET M ET 0 TWO OlD LEADERS OUT 71 Rachel Foster Avery Firs Vice President and Harriet Harriel Taylor Upton Decline to Fol Foi Follow Follow low the Lead of Mrs Shaw BOTH OF THEM AGAINST THE SOCIETY ELEMENT i Earlier in the Day Recording Secretary Miss Mary R Wilcox Was Censured foi Criticising President General Genera BUILDING FUND SWELLED W vv v ASHINGTON April 19 Tw of the Hold old line leaders ir in inthe the National Suffrage association to today today today day refused to follow the adminis administration administration administration Because of opposition tc certain policies of Rev Dr Anna Howard Shaw president of the or organization organization organization Mrs Rachel Fostez Fostel Avery first vice president and Mrs Harriet Tailor Talor Ta lor Upton treasurer re reo resigned resigned signed their positions The resignations were offered at ata ata ata a meeting of the executive commit committee committee tee Both Mrs Avery and Mrs Up Upton Upton Upton ton consented to serve one month longer but hut declared their successors must be he appointed by hy that time Misa M Shaw Sha is 18 strongly in favor f l having prominent society onna omee din asi Ii women of ot wealth Identified a ti with the suffrage e work while the thi twi tw insurgents it is 18 said ald are opposed ed o c othis this policy polI y Respectful attention was sa the w en today y bo te e ef fore f re th h women suffrage coin committee mi nee if It f the Senate and the judiciary tee of the House Houlle to urge their taus aus Both committees were urged tj t ua uL uLon on the th pro ion the t n il dice ting they would prefer rahI action to no action Mrs Harriett Taylor or r One Otic had no little fun with th the House om oni by begging it to report a gaint ii in t the th resolution for foi a i amendment allowing OHn t J vote She said Raid she he h represents wifehood and household and 1111 ih it she was one jr Jf tOt tnt best be houf keep rs in inthe inthe inthe the room Gentlemen she olle te asked a sin i I v why dont jou O i report against this resolution and gin gns us your our ra for forit forIt forIt it We Ve know you yuu ou are not going to vot vote in favor of it We know al also u o yiu u ai al not joing going to ut u against it You aro ar arjust Just goin c to do nothing at all You Yoi YO Nr e thinly are not afraid of u W have hae h e eno no votes and cant hurt you on Pi Piea 8 then vote agun against t us and tell u Wll liv you do it Plea w gentlemen toil I you do this This Thus is 18 all we wt HI t K Kis it itIs itIs is not very tery yer much Secretary Censured A storm in iii the tI u coi n of O the Natii X a So Society A ciet of the Daughters of th tb tilt Ann Hi an Revolution tuda today and the th en vii 11 an my s forces force were sustained in then skirmish with the opposition I Th iio ne ion in test centered entered around MK MIsS Ii Mav Ma fa v r F Wilcox recording s secretary bel Ili 1 who aj ar jr a parliamentary M w was was Has as censured by b the congie foi fl b i ing in a circular criticism Mtv Mrs In Ma th v vT T Scott president pr geneia Ie 1 1 I of f ti tic te e clety ci ty for the dismissal di isaal of il Ms F An A nII i Continued on Page Six J D R EL SCRAP ON IN ANNUAl MEET Continued from Page One Gerald a clerk at Continental hall for foi alleged The question of disciplining Miss Wil Wilcox Wilcox cox was presented to the convention by y Mrs Scott In her report as chairman of the national board of management Instantly there was a chorus of voices claiming recognition of the chair Final Finally ly Mrs John C Ames of Illinois was recognized and she moved the boards recommendation be adopted This was wasa a II signal for pandemonium Miss Wilcox Wilcox Wil Wilcox cox endeavored to read a II statement de defending defending defending fending her course but was declared d out of order because she was discuss discussing discussIng discussing ing the subject of the boards resolution resolution resolution tion and not Mrs Ames motion A parliamentary wrangle ensued and the convention convent on was then thrown Into con confusion confusion confusion fusion Leaders of both factions were on their feet and motions and counter motions came from all sections of the hall Apology Failed The parliamentarian of the society finally was called to the rescue and when order was restored Miss Wilcox said if she ehe he had offended the president personally or the society she was sorry but she had only tried to right what she believed to be a wrong For the thelast thelast last laft part of the remarks she was again declared out of order The motion of censure then was wag passed In her report as chairman of the board of management Mrs Scott an announced announced announced she would not be a candidate for reelection Mrs Scott presented the report of the thee Memorial Continental hall committee which was followed by contributions td to the building fund A total of was received A report of the treasurer general showed the society had a balance on hand March lurch 31 of |